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Best coffee makers for ’22

- CNET.com

Having good coffee at the start of the day shapes how your day is going to be. So it is a must to get a great coffee maker. While making coffee can be hard, there are coffee machines that can help. But making great coffee is hard, even for a machine. To do it right, many variables must come into alignment: Hot water needs to hit coffee grounds within a precise temperatur­e range. The entire brewing process has to happen within an ideal window of time too. Only a handful of drip coffee makers can pull off this sort of alchemy — the vast majority don’t, and the java that they make tastes awful.

We have, however, found some noteworthy exceptions on the market that brew great coffee. Even better, you don’t need to spend an arm and a leg to get the best coffee maker. Sure, you could drop almost $500 on a trickedout Ratio Eight that’s as gorgeous as it is capable, or put a dent in your wallet with monthly K-cup purchases for your Keurig. But all it takes is less than 20 bucks to get the single-serve Oxo Pour-Over funnel, which makes a first-rate cup and easily bests your typical Keurig coffee pod.

And those aren’t the only brewers that a coffee lover might want to check out. There’s also the Oxo Brew 8-Cup, a winner of our Editors’ Choice award and our pick for all-around best automatic coffee brewer. Another is the KitchenAid Siphon Brewer, which uses an ancient technique to achieve dramatic and outstandin­g results. No matter your budget or preferred brew strength, there’s a machine on this best coffee makers list that’ll fit your drip needs perfectly. We promise, you’ll never have

to drink coffee from pods or an ancient coffee pot again.

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CNET PHOTOS GE Appliances Cafe Specialty Drip Coffee Maker.

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