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Best Drip Coffee Makers Under $50
The best drip coffee makers under $50, ranked by our review scores. Entry money, and the point of this list is which ones are honest at the price rather than which ones are cheapest.
How this list is ordered
Ranked by arithmetic, not opinion. Every score is worked out from the specifications each maker publishes, so you can open the working on any product page. Anything commercial is labelled and sits outside that order, and how we score explains what each criterion measures.
Drip Coffee Makers Under $50, ranked by score
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KrupsSimply Brew 5-Cup Coffee MakerFrom $34.996.1How it scored
Brew Quality5.0SCA certified and brew temperature not publishedBrewing Control & Programmability5.0Build Quality & Durability6.5Ease of Use & Cleaning7.5Carafe & Heat Retentionweakest link3.5carries 13 of the 82.6 points scoredCapacity & Flexibility5.6Value for Money10.0Price from$34.99Score6.1CarafeGlassFilter TypePaper, Reusable metal meshBrew Size5-6 cupsRead the Krups Simply Brew 5-Cup Coffee Maker review →2
Hamilton Beach46310 12-Cup ProgrammableFrom $34.995.9How it scored
Brew Qualityweakest link1.7SCA certified and brew temperature not publishedcarries 22 of the 82.6 points scoredBrewing Control & Programmability6.2Build Quality & Durability4.5Ease of Use & Cleaning7.0Carafe & Heat Retention3.5Capacity & Flexibility8.1Value for Money10.0Price from$34.99Score5.9CarafeGlassFilter TypePaperBrew Size12+ cupsBloom / Pre-infusionNoRead the Hamilton Beach 46310 12-Cup Programmable review →3
BLACK+DECKERBlack and Decker CM1160B 12 CupFrom $34.995.8How it scored
Brew Qualityweakest link1.7SCA certified and brew temperature not publishedcarries 22 of the 82.6 points scoredBrewing Control & Programmability5.0Build Quality & Durability5.5Ease of Use & Cleaning7.0Carafe & Heat Retention3.5Capacity & Flexibility8.1Value for Money10.0Price from$34.99Score5.8CarafeGlassFilter TypePaperBrew Size12+ cupsBloom / Pre-infusionNoRead the Black and Decker CM1160B 12 Cup review →4
Mr. Coffee12-Cup ProgrammableFrom $34.995.7How it scored
Brew Qualityweakest link1.7SCA certified and brew temperature not publishedcarries 22 of the 82.6 points scoredBrewing Control & Programmability5.0Build Quality & Durability4.5Ease of Use & Cleaning7.5Carafe & Heat Retention3.5Capacity & Flexibility8.1Value for Money10.0Price from$34.99Score5.7CarafeGlassFilter TypePaper, Reusable metal meshBrew Size12+ cupsBloom / Pre-infusionNoRead the Mr. Coffee 12-Cup Programmable review →5
BLACK+DECKERBlack and Decker CM0915BKD 12 CupFrom $27.975.3How it scored
Brew Quality3.3SCA certified and brew temperature not publishedBrewing Control & Programmabilityweakest link2.5carries 16 of the 82.6 points scoredBuild Quality & Durability6.5Ease of Use & Cleaning5.0Carafe & Heat Retention3.5Capacity & Flexibility8.1Value for Money10.0Price from$27.97Score5.3CarafeGlassFilter TypePaperBrew Size12+ cupsBloom / Pre-infusionNoRead the Black and Decker CM0915BKD 12 Cup review →6
Amazon BasicsDripFrom $18.895.1How it scored
Brew Qualityweakest link1.7SCA certified and brew temperature not publishedcarries 22 of the 82.6 points scoredBrewing Control & Programmability3.8Build Quality & Durability4.5Ease of Use & Cleaning6.5Carafe & Heat Retention3.5Capacity & Flexibility5.6Value for Money10.0Price from$18.89Score5.1CarafeGlassFilter TypeReusable metal meshBrew Size5-6 cupsBloom / Pre-infusionNoRead the Amazon Basics Drip review →7
BLACK+DECKERBlack and Decker DCM600B 5-CupFrom $26.994.8How it scored
Brew Qualityweakest link1.7SCA certified and brew temperature not publishedcarries 22 of the 82.6 points scoredBrewing Control & Programmability2.5Build Quality & Durability6.5Ease of Use & Cleaning4.0Carafe & Heat Retention3.5Capacity & Flexibility5.6Value for Money10.0Price from$26.99Score4.8CarafeGlassFilter TypePaperBrew Size5-6 cupsBloom / Pre-infusionNoRead the Black and Decker DCM600B 5-Cup review →8
Mr. Coffee12-Cup SwitchFrom $404.6How it scored
Brew Qualityweakest link1.7SCA certified and brew temperature not publishedcarries 22 of the 82.6 points scoredBrewing Control & Programmability2.5Build Quality & Durability4.5Ease of Use & Cleaning3.5Carafe & Heat Retention4.5Capacity & Flexibility8.1Value for Money8.5Price from$40Score4.6CarafeGlassFilter TypePaperBrew Size12+ cupsBloom / Pre-infusionNoRead the Mr. Coffee 12-Cup Switch review →
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