Best Green Coffee Makers
Brewers in green, ranked from our reviews. Green is the finish that has quietly replaced stainless as the way a machine says it was chosen rather than issued, and it splits into two families that look nothing alike: the deep olives and forest greens, which read almost as neutrals and sit with wood and brass, and the pistachios and sages, which are unmistakably a colour and date faster. Both hide coffee splashes better than white and show dust less than black. Makers file it under Evergreen, Olive Tapenade, Pistachio and Sage, and those are four very different rooms.
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
YETI Rambler 34oz French Press7.9- Brew Quality & Filtration (mesh fineness not published)
- 6.2
- Build Quality & Durability
- 9.1
- Heat Retention
- 10.0
- Ease of Cleaning
- 9.0
- Pour & Handling (weight not published)
- 7.5
- Value for Money (no price published)
- 5.0
Weakest link: Value for Money (no price published) — 5.0 of 10, carrying 12 of the 82.1 points scored here.
Read review →PricePricing N/A2
AeroPress Clear7.8- Brew Quality & Filtration
- 9.5
- Build Quality & Seal (replacement parts sold not published)
- 7.1
- Ease of Use & Cleaning (dishwasher safe only)
- 10.0
- Portability (weight not published)
- 3.3
- Value for Money
- 7.4
Weakest link: Portability (weight not published) — 3.3 of 10, carrying 18 of the 74.2 points scored here.
Read review →PriceFrom $49.953
Keurig K-Mini Single Serve Coffee Maker7.2- Drink Quality (pump pressure not published)
- 6.3
- Capsule System & Choice
- 8.5
- Running Cost Per Cup (cost per cup not published)
- 10.0
- Ease of Use & Speed
- 7.5
- Build Quality & Reliability
- 5.0
- Maintenance & Cleaning
- 4.5
- Machine Value for Money
- 10.0
Weakest link: Maintenance & Cleaning — 4.5 of 10, carrying 10 of the 87 points scored here.
4
Black Rifle Coffee Club7.0- Cancelling, Skipping & Getting Out
- 7.8
- Cost Per Bag, and Per Kilo
- 7.0
- Freshness & Roast Dates (roasted to order only)
- 5.0
- Choice & Personalisation
- 6.6
- What Actually Arrives
- 6.5
- Delivery & Straight Answers
- 8.0
Weakest link: Freshness & Roast Dates (roasted to order only) — 5.0 of 10, carrying 16 of the 84.6 points scored here.
Read review →PricePricing N/A5
GROSCHE Milano Stone6.8- Brew Quality (pressurised basket not published)
- 7.1
- Build Quality & Materials (gasket and replacement gasket sold not published)
- 8.0
- Ease of Use & Cleaning
- 4.5
- Heat Source Compatibility
- 5.0
- Value for Money
- 10.0
Weakest link: Ease of Use & Cleaning — 4.5 of 10, carrying 16 of the 70.2 points scored here.
Read review →PriceFrom $12.996
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Breakfast Blend K-Cup Pods6.4- What Is In The Capsule
- 7.0
- Cost Per Cup, and Per Kilo
- 5.0
- Recycling & Disposal (home compostable and kerbside recyclable not published)
- 5.0
- System, Range & Availability
- 7.8
- Sourcing & Certification
- 6.6
Weakest link: Cost Per Cup, and Per Kilo — 5.0 of 10, carrying 22 of the 87.8 points scored here.
Read review →PricePricing N/A7
Starbucks Espresso Roast by Nespresso for Vertuo6.0- What Is In The Capsule
- 7.5
- Cost Per Cup, and Per Kilo
- 1.1
- Recycling & Disposal (home compostable and kerbside recyclable not published)
- 8.0
- System, Range & Availability
- 7.2
- Sourcing & Certification
- 8.4
Weakest link: Cost Per Cup, and Per Kilo — 1.1 of 10, carrying 22 of the 87.8 points scored here.
Read review →PricePricing N/A8
Breville Bambino Plus BES5005.8- Shot Quality & Extraction (non-pressurised basket, bottomless available and pump not published)
- 7.3
- Steam Power & Milk Texturing
- 6.2
- Build Quality & Durability
- 4.4
- Ease of Use & Learning Curve (shot timer, pressure gauge and pressurised basket not published)
- 6.2
- Maintenance & Cleaning (plumbable and bottomless not published)
- 5.0
- Workflow & Ergonomics (tank, footprint only)
- 6.7
- Value for Money (no price published)
- 5.0
Weakest link: Build Quality & Durability — 4.4 of 10, carrying 16 of the 70.1 points scored here.
Read review →PricePricing N/A9
Technivorm Moccamaster KBGV Select 10-Cup4.0- Brew Quality (SCA certified and brew temperature not published)
- 5.0
- Brewing Control & Programmability
- 1.2
- Build Quality & Durability
- 6.5
- Ease of Use & Cleaning
- 3.0
- Carafe & Heat Retention
- 3.5
- Capacity & Flexibility
- 5.0
- Value for Money (no price published)
- 5.0
Weakest link: Brewing Control & Programmability — 1.2 of 10, carrying 16 of the 84.6 points scored here.
Read review →PricePricing N/A
Green is the rarest finish here that still has enough machines to make a list. Under twenty offer one, and they cluster at two ends: heritage enamel on stovetop and pour-over ware, and the sage and olive tones that have arrived on modern kettles and drip machines.
The shortlist is genuinely short
With this few options, the useful order is reversed. On most colour pages you pick the machine and then check the colour; here it is worth deciding you want green first, then choosing the best machine that comes in it, because insisting on both the finish and a particular specification will usually leave you with nothing.
Sage, olive, forest and mint are not interchangeable
Pale sage reads as a neutral and sits quietly next to wood and stone. Forest and British racing green read as a statement and want a plain background. Mint belongs to a different decade entirely. All four are filed as green here, so judge from the photograph rather than the word - the gap between them is far wider than the gap between two blacks.
Check the spares before you commit
Fashion colourways are produced in short runs, and green is the shortest of them. Where a machine has a coloured part you might reasonably break - a carafe, a lid, a water tank - it is worth confirming a replacement exists in that finish, because after a run ends the only spare available is usually the black one.
Common questions
Which green should I be looking at?
There are two families here and they look nothing alike. Deep olives and forest greens read almost as neutrals and sit with wood, brass and dark counters; pistachios and sages are unmistakably a colour and are the ones that date. Both are on this page and each card says which.
Is mint green the same as green?
Not here. Mint and seafoam sit closer to turquoise than to green, and a reader searching for a green machine and getting a turquoise one has been given the wrong answer. The green-blues are kept separately.
What do makers call green?
Evergreen, Olive Tapenade, Pistachio, Sage and Spring Green are all in this catalogue, and Spring Green is the trap: Stanley sells a press under that name and the flask is turquoise, so it is on the teal page rather than this one. Where a maker names its own shade we keep that name and file the machine by what the photograph shows.
Does sage green work with wood worktops?
It is close to the ideal partner for them. Sage is a desaturated green with a grey base, so it sits with oak, walnut and bamboo without competing, and it reads as a neutral from any distance. Deeper greens work too but assert themselves; against a busy grain a forest green machine becomes the focal point of the counter.
Why is green so hard to find on coffee equipment?
It is a fashion colour rather than a staple, so it appears in short production runs and disappears when they end. Manufacturers commit long-term inventory to black, white and steel because those always sell; everything else is produced to a forecast. That is also why a green machine you like is worth buying when you see it.