7 Best Coffee Makers (2026): Ratio, Fellow, Moccamaster

LoaderSave StorySave this storyCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyFeatured in this articleBest Drip Coffee Maker OverallFellow Aiden Precision Coffee MakerRead more$400 Fellow Best Small-Batch Coffee MakerRatio Four Small-Batch Brewer (Series 2)Read more$279 Ratio Best Buy-It-for-Life Coffee MakerMoccamaster KBGV Select Coffee MakerRead more$369 $329 (11% off) Amazon Best Drip Coffee Maker Under $100Zojirushi Zutto 5-Cup Drip CoffeemakerRead more$90 $73 (19% off) Amazon Drip coffee has undergone a quiet revolution. The technology behind the best drip coffee makers has evolved rapidly in the past decade, transforming drip coffee machines from a break-room necessity to home office luxury. The best coffee machines now exercise tight control of time and temperature, borrowing techniques from third-wave café pour-overs to create beautiful, gentle, aromatic extraction without the burn or bitterness. Besides, filtered coffee is good for you. As a longtime booster for drip coffee, I'm loving this moment. Drip is now, uh, drip. But despite their newfound sophistication, most of the best coffee makers on this list have a lower difficulty rating than your toaster oven. My top pick, the Fellow Aiden (8/10, WIRED Recommends), is a powerful machine that can account for your local elevation and has special recipes for individual coffee beans, but it's so easy to use, you could give it as a gift to your analog dad. My favorite full-flavored, single-mug device—the newest version of the Ratio Four (8/10, WIRED Recommends)—has only a single button. Without having devoted any effort to its brewing, you can sip your drip coffee at home and say, “Man, I really taste the lychee notes in this natural-process Gesha.” Or just enjoy the delicious, delicious joe. I've also begun reckoning with plastic. Nearly all drip coffee makers, including most of our top picks, contain plastic somewhere in their brew path. This may lead to a very small amount of microplastics in your coffee, even if you've filtered your water. The Ratio Eight Series 2 ($799) and SimplyGoodCoffee plastic-free brewer ($480) are two of the only coffee makers I've seen without any contact between plastic and hot water. After jittering myself up by testing more than two dozen drip coffee makers over the past year, these are my favorite fully automated immersion-brew coffee makers that make flavorful drip, pour-over coffee, or something splendidly in between. If you prefer your caffeine in smaller cups, see our guide to the Best Espresso Machines or the Best AeroPress. Also check out our other coffee coverage, including Best Cold-Brew Devices, Best Latte and Cappuccino Machines, and Best French Press, and stock up on beans with the Best Coffee Subscriptions. Update June 2026: I tested and added the SimplyGoodCoffee plastic-free brewer, added context on microplastics for multiple brewers, and reassessed the Ratio Eight as a plastic-free pick. I also refreshed prices and descriptions, updated several models, and added new context throughout. Compare Top Coffee Makers at a GlanceHow We Test and Select Coffee MachinesDo Expensive Drip Coffee Makers Make Better Coffee?Is SCA Certification Important for Coffee Makers?Why a Coffee “Bloom” Is Important to Drip Coffee MakersHow Big Is an 8-Cup Machine?Honorable MentionsAlso TestedBest Drip Coffee Maker OverallPhotograph: HuckberryPhotograph: Pete CottellPhotograph: Pete CottellChevronChevronSave to wishlistSave to wishlistFellow The Fellow Aiden (8/10, WIRED Recommends), an austerely minimalist black or white box from which wild perfection emerges, looks like it was designed by Stanley Kubrick. Even amid a recent flood of drip-machine innovation, the Aiden set a new benchmark upon its release in 2024—bullseyeing that delicate intersection between a truly great cup of coffee and an easy cup of coffee. The Aiden offers plenty of gee-whiz customization for the geeks, from lightness of roast to brewing temp to bloom duration and even local elevation. But those who just want to press a button and get mind-bendingly good coffee will be able to do so. Just select Guided Brew on the LED menu, choose anywhere from 5 to 50 ounces of coffee, pop in a color-coded basket that takes standard paper filters, and add the amount of coffee the Aiden asks for. Boom: perfection, brewed at 200 degrees Fahrenheit. WIRED contributing reviewer Pete Cottell attests that he used to put creamer in his coffee every day but has since stopped. Coffee from his Aiden is just too good. That said, you can also get way into the weeds on brewing tweaks, if you’d like. Early iterations of the Fellow phone app didn’t do much, but these days, you can customize anything you’d like and build a library of brew recipes. Note that in addition to pour-over–style or drip options, the Aiden’s excellent cold brew is sui generis, mixing a hot coffee bloom with a Japanese-style slow-drip method to make a thin-bodied but vexingly aromatic cold brew in about 90 minu

7 Best Coffee Makers (2026): Ratio, Fellow, Moccamaster

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