Best Black Pour Over Coffee Makers
The best black pour over coffee makers, 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
Bee House Ceramic Pour Over Dripper7.7- Brew Quality & Consistency
- 8.5
- Flow Rate & Control (hole diameter not published)
- 7.1
- Build Quality & Durability
- 7.5
- Filter Availability & Cost (filter cost per 100 not published)
- 10.0
- Value for Money (no price published)
- 5.0
Weakest link: Value for Money (no price published) — 5.0 of 10, carrying 12 of the 75 points scored here.
2
Melitta Pour-Over Coffee Brewer with Glass Carafe6.5- Brew Quality & Consistency
- 7.0
- Flow Rate & Control (hole diameter not published)
- 5.0
- Build Quality & Durability
- 6.0
- Filter Availability & Cost (filter cost per 100 not published)
- 10.0
- Value for Money (no price published)
- 5.0
Weakest link: Flow Rate & Control (hole diameter not published) — 5.0 of 10, carrying 18 of the 75 points scored here.
3
MiiR Pourigami Portable Pour Over Dripper6.1- Brew Quality & Consistency
- 6.5
- Flow Rate & Control (hole diameter not published)
- 5.0
- Build Quality & Durability
- 7.5
- Filter Availability & Cost (filter cost per 100 not published)
- 5.0
- Value for Money (no price published)
- 5.0
Weakest link: Flow Rate & Control (hole diameter not published) — 5.0 of 10, carrying 18 of the 75 points scored here.
4
OXO Brew Single Serve Pour-Over with Water Tank6.1- Brew Quality & Consistency
- 6.0
- Flow Rate & Control (hole diameter not published)
- 5.0
- Build Quality & Durability
- 6.0
- Filter Availability & Cost (filter cost per 100 not published)
- 10.0
- Value for Money (no price published)
- 5.0
Weakest link: Flow Rate & Control (hole diameter not published) — 5.0 of 10, carrying 18 of the 75 points scored here.
5
Melitta 64007 Pour-Over Coffee Brew Cone6.0- Brew Quality & Consistency
- 6.5
- Flow Rate & Control (hole diameter not published)
- 5.0
- Build Quality & Durability
- 4.5
- Filter Availability & Cost (filter cost per 100 not published)
- 10.0
- Value for Money (no price published)
- 5.0
Weakest link: Build Quality & Durability — 4.5 of 10, carrying 16 of the 75 points scored here.
6
Fellow Stagg [X] Pour-Over Set5.6- Brew Quality & Consistency
- 6.7
- Flow Rate & Control (hole diameter not published)
- 5.0
- Build Quality & Durability
- 7.5
- Filter Availability & Cost (filter cost per 100 not published)
- 0.0
- Value for Money (no price published)
- 5.0
Weakest link: Filter Availability & Cost (filter cost per 100 not published) — 0.0 of 10, carrying 14 of the 75 points scored here.