Technivorm Moccamaster KBGV

“You're buying a very durable coffee maker that's great at getting hot temps. The moccamaster is renowned because of its design that gets hot water (200+ F) immediately.”

“It makes good coffee, but not as food as you’d expect with all the hype. It makes better coffee when you babysit it, manually pausing for bloom, and stirring the slurry.”

“the first day I made coffee with it I was driving to work drinking it and going "man is it in my head because I was so excited to try it or is this coffee insanely good?”

“I love my Moccamaster! I have no idea how it makes such great coffee given it's just a drip machine, but whatever deal the designers made with the devil did the trick.”

“It’s going to taste as good as other brewers Or manual methods that get the water up to 200°F. I think the main selling point is that it will last a very long time.”

“Majority plastic, loose parts all over. Cheap glass carafe that feels it will break on impact from normal activity. Hot coffee-yes! I don’t see any other benefit”

“it makes a good cup of coffee, is well built and has the ability to be repaired by you. But you can get just as good a cup of coffee for less than half the price.”

“There’s a gasket at the top of a glass stem which carries the steam/water up into the metal arm which delivers the coffee. My gasket got brittle and cracked.”

“We have had ours, I believe, over 20 years! Bought it when Sweet Maria's first offered it, along with a Rancilio grinder, still going strong... Have not had to replace anything on the Technivorm”

“the plastic seems a bit flimsy/cheap. I have the glass carafe and surprised that it hasn't broken yet as it's paper thin. Coffee grounds don't seem to be evenly watered and need to be stirred while brewing”

“After hundreds of cups of coffee, we can honestly say there is a difference. We have produced more coffee per brew and more cups per day. The flavor is outstanding.”

“Moccamaster doesn't recommend using distilled or something like zero water as it makes the water pull out the copper from the element causing it to degrade faster”

“it takes a little work to keep the showerhead working smoothly. It needs to be very level, and I've had problems when it gets even a little bit of scale build-up.”

“I have been beyond thrilled with the purchase and just wish I’d done it sooner in retrospect. The Select is brilliant because I only make a half pot in the morning”

“to get decent coffee out of the Moccamaster select you need to brew about 3 large Coffees in one go so if its just you drinking coffee don't bother as reheating the coffee makes it taste significantly worse.”

“My only annoyance with technivorm products have been the hotplate (as in, I wish I could just keep it permanently off), and for the models with the basket that cannot open unless you use the original carafe.”

“The Moccamaster has its own extraction profile, which meant we were now on a 6 month hunt to find a roast that fit our specific flavor profile preferences. It’s a good machine. Very, very consistent.”

“am feeling rather underwhelmed at the feel of it. The plastic is cheap and thin feeling, the two switches feel like they will break within the year”

“I love my MM, don’t get me wrong. However, it will never fully replace a pour over for me. I’ve tried to make full pots on the mochamaster of processed beans like cofermented beans and it’s horrible every time.”

“it has turned out to be one of the best choices I made. I can have good coffee at home whenever I want but I agree it does needs to be cleaned and descaled 3-4X a year to keep it working at its best.”

“Uneven blooming-the water does not spread over the grounds. You will end up with dry coffee sections unless you stir the grounds in once or twice.”

“I have had one for about 8 years and it looks like I bought it last week. It makes good coffee, but it definitely needs some manual intervention”

“Indeed, the Moccamaster brews a complex and smooth pot of coffee that ranked the highest—and continues to—in our taste tests. This machine also fills a full pot quickly—a necessity for the morning rush.”

“The spray pattern is horrendously small and doesn't evenly saturate the #4 cone filter. I don't understand how this is so universally loved.”