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$20 Coffee Maker vs $150 – Clear Winner!

May 2024 · 17 min · 15 products tested

His winner

GE (refurbished)

It is a good all around coffee maker with the most powerful heating element

  1. 1stGE (refurbished)
  2. 2ndNinja
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Results, round by round

Water Temperature

Higher is better, in °
  1. 1Ninja191.1°Amazon
  2. 2GE (refurbished)187.2°Amazon
  3. 3Braun185.2°Amazon
  4. 4BUNN184.8°Amazon
  5. 5Black+Decker183.2°Amazon
  6. 6Cuisinart183.2°Amazon
  7. 7Mueller181.9°Amazon
  8. 8Krups179.6°Amazon
  9. 9Hamilton Beach178.7°Amazon
  10. 10Mr. Coffee177.8°Amazon
  11. 11Proctor Silex177.6°Amazon
  12. 12Taylor Swoden176°Amazon
  13. 13Makita (cordless)173.5°Amazon
  14. 14Amazon Basics171.1°Amazon
  15. 15Better Chef169°Amazon

Brew Time

Lower is better, in s9 of 15 products have agreed numbers, so no leader is marked
  1. 1BUNN120sAmazon
  2. 2Braun435sAmazon
  3. 3Cuisinart458sAmazon
  4. 4Black+Decker460sAmazon
  5. 5Amazon Basics470sAmazon
  6. 6Hamilton Beach470sAmazon
  7. 7Mr. Coffee490sAmazon
  8. 8Taylor Swoden490sAmazon
  9. 9Krups530sAmazon

Coffee Solubles

Higher is better, in ppm14 of 15 products have agreed numbers, so no leader is marked
  1. 1Makita (cordless)663ppmAmazon
  2. 2Hamilton Beach655ppmAmazon
  3. 3Ninja638ppmAmazon
  4. 4GE (refurbished)637ppmAmazon
  5. 5Amazon Basics633ppmAmazon
  6. 6Krups628ppmAmazon
  7. 7Taylor Swoden627ppmAmazon
  8. 8Black+Decker625ppmAmazon
  9. 9Mueller622ppmAmazon
  10. 10Better Chef621ppmAmazon
  11. 11Cuisinart619ppmAmazon
  12. 12Proctor Silex616ppmAmazon
  13. 13Mr. Coffee614ppmAmazon
  14. 14Braun612ppmAmazon

Everything he tested

Results were read from the video's captions by two AI models, and only the numbers both agree on and that he says out loud are shown. Some results appear only on screen in the video. Check the video before you buy.