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Not an expert or authority, but I have owned one (KBGT). It does brew very good coffee, but other coffee brewers out there can as well. The difference with the Moccamaster is that many people consider it a buy-it-for-life purchase. They are hand made (https://youtu.be/W8_NXtwr-qg). They maintain ide

Technivorm Moccamaster coffee maker. It will outlive you and make perfect coffee every single day for eternity.

Most cheap coffee makers (and even some of the expensive automated ones) use the same heating element for the hot plate and to heat the water. That means they have to make a sacrifice both ways. Heating plate is too hot and cooks the coffee, but its not quite hot enough to get a proper extraction on

You're not supposed to use citric acid with Moccamaster. It can leave a bad taste. A long blogpost in Finnish. A reddit post about the aftertaste Moccamaster's own cleaning guide: do not use (organic) descaling agents based on citric acid, as this results in a lasting bad taste of coffee because the

This is a classic case of the Moccamaster hype muddying the waters about what it is. The Moccamaster is a well built vintage design that's main strength is it's simplicity and consistency. It uses parts that are easy to replace and are consistent with parts used decades ago. It heats water at the co

I'm a coffee farmer. Let's talk about the coffee you're using. The better the coffee maker, the more it's going to reveal deficiencies in the coffee you use. Commodity coffee is strip picked. Under-ripe, over-ripe, and actually-ripe coffee cherry all go into the same hopper and are processed all at

Technivorm Moccamaster, the absolute gold standard for coffee machines and it does go on sale at Amazon regularly; you’ll pay for it but it makes drip coffee that tastes like pour over in a consistent basis and it is very easy and quick. You also want to make sure you are grinding the beans fresh in

Buy a moccamaster coffee maker. You’ll spend less in the long run (plus, makes great coffee).

Do not use your coffee pot to refill the water reservoir for any coffee maker. Coffee is hydrophobic and despite looking clean that coffee pot likely has coffee oils on it. Perhaps you do a deep cleaning every time, but adding coffee oil to the internals of a coffee machine isn't a great idea. Despi

I’ve had several SCA certified coffee makers (including Ratio 6) and the Moccamaster is hands down my favorite. It’s well made, reliable, easy to clean, easy to replace parts if needed, and makes a great cup of coffee that’s equally as good or better than the other SCA machines. Other newer coffee m