KBT

I'll be the first to say the usual answer of Technivorm Moccamaster. Literally only 2 switches, on/off and half/full brew. I really like mine, they're hand made, it's built like a tank and you get a lifelong warranty.

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

The Moccamaster is one of the simplest brewers out there. My mother uses pre-ground supermarket coffee in her KBGT and she enjoys it. We grind our own for our KBT. The whole point of weighing the beans is to get repeatable results. You can certainly use scoops but your coffee may vary slightly from

Technivorm Moccamaster coffee maker. A fancy drip machine. Use it everyday.

There are all sorts of techniques out there (stir, pause and let bloom, get a new showerhead, etc. etc.) but I’d suggest forget all of that. The Moccamaster became popular and well liked brewing just as is, following Technivorm’s instructions. As for the divots in your grounds I get that every now a

I have a Fellow Ode Gen 2 and a Moccamaster KBT, it’s an excellent combo. As far as a scale, I’ve always used a simple kitchen scale and it gets close enough for me. I don’t recommend the upgraded burrs, those are mostly to attempt to get the Ode down to espresso levels, which you don’t need. James

I like the Moccamaster's simplicity and commitment to repairability. And I like that the KBT (and KBTS, which is the model I have) uses a thermal carafe instead of a burner. I bought it to replace a crappy super cheap drip machine. Yes, the coffee is better, even the same basic canister of pre-groun

Consumer reports had Cuisinart DCC-3200 as the top rated model with a 5 (out of 5) on brew performance. And this has Technivorms and Fellows on their list. Those get penalized on ease of use or ease of cleaning, or carafe handling, but also have 5 on their brew performance. I own the Cuisinart and w

Just how much controllability are you looking for? I cannot speak to the brewers you listed, but I recently got an Oxo 8-Cup on sale for when I wanted a lower effort workflow than using a V60 or Aeropress. Only used it a couple weeks so far but does a decent job and is a fraction of the price of the

My recipes with Moccamaster KBT and Fellow Ode Gen 2 with a medium roast. 32G/500M/5.2 grind size/half drip speed 48G/750M/7 grind size/half drip speed 64G/1L/7 grind size/full drip speed Start, have drip closed. When water starts, start 1 min timer. At 1 min, turn off machine. Stir grounds. Open dr