Best Grey Pod Machines
The best grey pod machines, ranked by our review scores. The compromise finish, and a sensible one: neutral in a kitchen that is neither white nor black, and better at hiding marks than either of them. Grey also tends to be the colourway a maker keeps longest, which matters more than it sounds - a discontinued colour means a replacement carafe or lid that no longer matches.
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
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.
2
Ninja CFN601 Espresso & Coffee Barista System6.3- Drink Quality (pump pressure not published)
- 7.0
- Capsule System & Choice
- 5.0
- Running Cost Per Cup (cost per cup not published)
- 5.0
- Ease of Use & Speed
- 5.8
- Build Quality & Reliability
- 7.5
- Maintenance & Cleaning
- 8.0
- Machine Value for Money
- 6.0
Weakest link: Capsule System & Choice — 5.0 of 10, carrying 18 of the 87 points scored here.
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Nespresso Vertuo5.3- Drink Quality (pump pressure not published)
- 8.7
- Capsule System & Choice
- 0.0
- Running Cost Per Cup (cost per cup not published)
- 0.0
- Ease of Use & Speed
- 8.5
- Build Quality & Reliability
- 6.5
- Maintenance & Cleaning
- 8.0
- Machine Value for Money (no price published)
- 5.0
Weakest link: Capsule System & Choice — 0.0 of 10, carrying 18 of the 87 points scored here.
4
Nespresso Vertuo Pop+ Deluxe5.0- Drink Quality (pump pressure not published)
- 8.3
- Capsule System & Choice
- 0.0
- Running Cost Per Cup (cost per cup not published)
- 0.0
- Ease of Use & Speed
- 8.5
- Build Quality & Reliability
- 4.5
- Maintenance & Cleaning
- 6.5
- Machine Value for Money
- 7.6
Weakest link: Capsule System & Choice — 0.0 of 10, carrying 18 of the 87 points scored here.
5
Nespresso Vertuo Up4.8- Drink Quality (pump pressure not published)
- 8.7
- Capsule System & Choice
- 0.0
- Running Cost Per Cup (cost per cup not published)
- 0.0
- Ease of Use & Speed
- 8.0
- Build Quality & Reliability
- 5.0
- Maintenance & Cleaning
- 6.5
- Machine Value for Money (no price published)
- 5.0
Weakest link: Capsule System & Choice — 0.0 of 10, carrying 18 of the 87 points scored here.