Recommend your coffee maker

[Anonymous]

I am in the market for a new coffee maker and a new coffee grinder. We bought one of those combo Keurig and drip coffee machines a few years ago. Don’t use the kcups anymore and fresh grind daily but it’s been tasting off for a while and the carafe does not hold the heat.
Are you using a coffee maker you love?
Preferences:
Temperature control - I like my coffee as hot as possible. A really good insulated carafe helps.

Timer - I’d love the option of setting it the night before. Even better, I’d love for it to grind freshly on its own (is that a thing?)

I am considering an espresso maker (I would use it for lattes mainly) but we drink a lot of drip coffee. I’d love an espresso machine that also makes regular drip coffee. Is that even a thing?

Any recommendations welcome!

[Anonymous]

We have a Technivorm Moccamaster for drip coffee, a Rancilio Silvia espresso maker and a Rancilio Rocky burr grinder.

[Anonymous]

A brewer certified by the Specialty Coffee Association will provide the best coffee. https://sca.coffee/certified-home-brewer

A separate grinder is needed with most brewers. I use and like a Breville Smart Coffee Grinder Pro, but you can find grinders at higher and lower price points with larger and smaller footprints to suit your budget and space.

Some superautomatic coffee machines will grind and brew with one touch without needing a separate grinder, and most make a wide range of coffee drinks like espresso, cappuccino, latte, flat white, lungo, and others, depending on the brand and model. They are typically fairly expensive, however. Krups is one company which makes such machines which brew regular coffee as well as a variety of specialty coffee drinks. Some other brands/models do not brew regular coffee, only espresso-based drinks.

One caveat about superautomatics - you usually cannot remove and clean the burrs in the grinder mechanism so you should not use oily beans which over time will leave a built-up residue on the burrs. That still gives you an essentially infinite choice of beans, but you're restricted to lighter/medium roasts, since dark roasts are often too oily.

[Anonymous]

I have this Barsetto, and it's amazing.
https://doutoui.myshopify.com/products/barsetto-grind-and-brew-automatic-coffee-maker-with-digital-programmalbe-drip-coffee-machine-10-cups-black

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We have a Technivorm Moccamaster for drip coffee, a Rancilio Silvia espresso maker and a Rancilio Rocky burr grinder.

How is the technivorm?

[Anonymous]

Have you tried cleaning it?