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Which Home Coffee Machines Earn Their Price Tags? | Focus Group | WIRED

The Fellow Aiden Precision Coffee Maker, the Zojirushi Zutto 5-Cup Drip Coffeemaker, the OXO Brew 9-Cup Coffee Maker, the Moccamaster KBGV Select Coffee Maker and the Mr. Coffee Perfect Brew. We asked three typical coffee drinkers to put these five home coffee makers to the test to see which one (if any) are worth their…

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The Fellow Aiden Precision Coffee Maker, the Zojirushi Zutto 5-Cup Drip Coffeemaker, the OXO Brew 9-Cup Coffee Maker, the Moccamaster KBGV Select Coffee Maker and the Mr. Coffee Perfect Brew. We asked three typical coffee drinkers to put these five home coffee makers to the test to see which one (if any) are worth their price tag. Which coffee maker is best? Let’s ask the Focus Group.

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Fellow:
Moccamaster – KBGV Select Coffee Maker:
Oxo Brew 9-Cup Coffee Maker:
Mr. Coffee Perfect Brew:
Zojirushi – Zutto 5-Cup Drip Coffeemaker:

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0:00 Focus Group: Coffee Machines
0:22 First Impressions
1:43 Brew Test
5:10 Taste
7:45 Price Guess
9:47 Final Thoughts

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26 Comments

  1. @darrelljohnston8676

    April 9, 2026 at 4:16 pm

    None of those, I want to put water in it, put the coffee in and turn it on and leave it. I don’t want any fancy dials or all that BS.

  2. @spaceslothirl

    April 9, 2026 at 4:27 pm

    If you’re looking to buy something and Zojirushi makes one, just buy it.

  3. @Ficon

    April 9, 2026 at 4:30 pm

    Unless you are James Hoffman, the only thing that actually changes brew quality is the grinder. $80 for a Kingrinder and a $50 drip machine will get you 95% of the way to a four-figure Reddit setup. You can adjust the grind size to match the extraction of any machine and fix the too acidic/too bitter/too weak complaints in the video.

  4. @noodtayne599

    April 9, 2026 at 4:54 pm

    you didn’t set up the moccamaster beforehand…

  5. @crazyquilt

    April 9, 2026 at 5:08 pm

    Just to add to the chorus, I’ve had a Moccamaster for 20 years, and it’s pretty clear there’s still nothing that comes close for an electric drip machine. I prefer the insulated steel carafe, however; no coffee should be sitting on a hot plate, plus it’s more durable.

  6. @starkparker16

    April 9, 2026 at 5:08 pm

    Pour over set-ups are tastier, cheaper and easier to clean than these contraptions

  7. @SkyGravity137

    April 9, 2026 at 5:11 pm

    The best coffee maker remains a ceramic pour over topper for your coffee mug. And it’s also the easiest.

  8. @frankedmiston408

    April 9, 2026 at 5:18 pm

    Unsubscribed. Hope the one click you got out of me was worth the click bait.

  9. @susanmolnar9606

    April 9, 2026 at 5:18 pm

    Why don’t they have a percolator to try??? Give me a break.

  10. @neuro.weaver

    April 9, 2026 at 5:54 pm

    My SIEMENS Porsche Design TC-91100 looks great and has been brewing me perfect coffee for over 15 years now.

  11. @jmchau

    April 9, 2026 at 6:08 pm

    My son has the OXO, the start button makes me crazy and it takes me a couple of try’s to get it brewing. a friend has the mochamaster and it makes excellent coffee.

  12. @TheSquizzles

    April 9, 2026 at 6:16 pm

    Your website is seriously so bad. I can barely use it. It doesn’t even function sometimes

  13. @cottonblossom993

    April 9, 2026 at 6:21 pm

    C .. taste is everything.

  14. @wildeturkey2006

    April 9, 2026 at 6:23 pm

    Asking Americans about coffee is like asking a deaf person what’s their favourite record album.

    • @John_Hoover

      April 9, 2026 at 7:36 pm

      Do you lump all black people into one gigantic pool too? How about Latinos? Asians? 🤨

  15. @mcgarnagle6102

    April 9, 2026 at 7:21 pm

    These are the 3 dumbest people in the world. The Moccamaster is 2 pieces and they said it was complex.

  16. @SimonVelazquez

    April 9, 2026 at 7:36 pm

    Oxo’s 8-cup brewer would’ve been a better pick. But it still doesn’t live up to my Moccamaster.

  17. @monosy1ab1k

    April 9, 2026 at 7:57 pm

    Doing this without manuals for each is dumb, but then I thought maybe you did it that way for comedic results… But yeah no, not worth it, that was dumb

  18. @jbnelson

    April 9, 2026 at 8:06 pm

    I love my Fellow Aiden

  19. @jbnelson

    April 9, 2026 at 8:08 pm

    Never have I trusted a coffee maker review video less

  20. @apteryx13

    April 9, 2026 at 8:09 pm

    Love my Moccamaster, and their warranty is the best, bar none. Anything wrong, they fix or replace it. No questions asked.

  21. @jd-py5nm

    April 9, 2026 at 8:14 pm

    love my moccamaster

  22. @st33ldi9ital

    April 9, 2026 at 8:15 pm

    i prefer no plastic. and no paper filters. also wtf kinda garbage review is this can’t even use a coffee machine and don’t even show brewing with the winner?

  23. @Gawriify

    April 9, 2026 at 8:38 pm

    none of them would be my option…. i used Bialetti stove top espresso maker for years…. before i bought an actual espresso machine that i use daily now … (i use jura ena 8)

  24. @jackharvey5499

    April 9, 2026 at 8:55 pm

    French press anyone?

  25. @Jebusankel

    April 9, 2026 at 9:21 pm

    0:59 turn the cawfee machine awf

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