Best Black Accessories
The best black accessories, ranked by our review scores. Black is the finish that hides coffee itself best - splashes, staining round a drip area, scorch on a hotplate - and hides dust and fingerprints worst. The decision inside it is matte or gloss, and makers rarely say which: matte forgives handling, gloss shows every touch and every water spot. The one thing to check is the material under the colour. Black anodised aluminium and powder-coated steel hold their finish for years; black ABS plastic goes chalky under UV, and a machine that lives on a sunlit counter will show it.
Ranked by our review score, which is worked out from the specifications each maker publishes rather than from opinion, so you can open the arithmetic on any product page. Anything commercial is labelled and sits outside that order, and how we score explains what each criterion measures.
Ranked, and why
scored on what the maker publishes · open a row for the working1
AirScape Coffee Storage Canister 2.2lb6.8- Build Quality & Durability (material only)
- 10.0
- Ease of Use & Cleaning
- 6.9
- Compatibility
- 6.0
- Value for Money (no price published)
- 5.0
Weakest link: Value for Money (no price published) — 5.0 of 10, carrying 16 of the 60.3 points scored here.
2
Normcore Espresso Knock Box 1L6.8- Build Quality & Durability (material only)
- 10.0
- Ease of Use & Cleaning
- 6.9
- Compatibility
- 6.0
- Value for Money (no price published)
- 5.0
Weakest link: Value for Money (no price published) — 5.0 of 10, carrying 16 of the 60.3 points scored here.
3
PowerLix Milk Frother Pro6.7- Build Quality & Durability (material only)
- 10.0
- Ease of Use & Cleaning
- 3.8
- Compatibility
- 6.0
- Value for Money
- 8.0
Weakest link: Ease of Use & Cleaning — 3.8 of 10, carrying 18 of the 60.3 points scored here.
4
Normcore 58mm Bottomless Portafilter6.3- Build Quality & Durability (material only)
- 10.0
- Ease of Use & Cleaning
- 3.1
- Compatibility
- 8.0
- Value for Money (no price published)
- 5.0
Weakest link: Ease of Use & Cleaning — 3.1 of 10, carrying 18 of the 60.3 points scored here.
5
Normcore WDT Distribution Tool V3 with Stand5.2- Build Quality & Durability (material only)
- 10.0
- Ease of Use & Cleaning
- 3.1
- Compatibility
- 4.0
- Value for Money (no price published)
- 5.0
Weakest link: Ease of Use & Cleaning — 3.1 of 10, carrying 18 of the 60.3 points scored here.
MaterialAnodized CNC aluminium handle, 304 stainless steel needles, American walnut standNeeds Other KitYesRead review →PricePricing N/A6
Normcore 58mm Spring-Loaded Tamper V44.6- Build Quality & Durability (material only)
- 10.0
- Ease of Use & Cleaning
- 3.1
- Compatibility
- 3.6
- Value for Money
- 3.1
Weakest link: Ease of Use & Cleaning — 3.1 of 10, carrying 18 of the 60.3 points scored here.
MaterialStainless steel flat base with an anodised aluminium handle, standNeeds Other KitYesRead review →PriceFrom $43.997
Normcore 58mm Magnetic Dosing Funnel V24.1- Build Quality & Durability (material only)
- 5.0
- Ease of Use & Cleaning
- 3.1
- Compatibility
- 3.6
- Value for Money (no price published)
- 5.0
Weakest link: Ease of Use & Cleaning — 3.1 of 10, carrying 18 of the 60.3 points scored here.
MaterialAnodized aluminium with nine neodymium magnetsNeeds Other KitYesRead review →PricePricing N/A