Best Stainless Steel Drip Coffee Makers
The best stainless steel drip coffee makers, ranked by our review scores. The only finish that looks the same in ten years: it does not yellow, fade or chalk. What it does do is show fingerprints and, in hard water, spots - and brushed and polished behave completely differently there, with polished collecting marks hourly and brushed forgiving them. The word is also used loosely. On cheaper machines "stainless steel" often describes a trim panel or a steel-look wrap over plastic rather than a steel body, so it is worth reading which part the maker is talking about.
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.
Stainless Steel Drip Coffee Makers, ranked by score
scored on what the maker publishesOpen a row for the score working1
Wolf Gourmet10-Cup Coffee MakerFrom $599.956.9How it scored
Brew Quality6.7SCA certified and brew temperature not publishedBrewing Control & Programmability7.5Build Quality & Durability8.5Ease of Use & Cleaning6.0Carafe & Heat Retention10.0Capacity & Flexibility6.9Value for Moneyweakest link1.1carries 10 of the 82.6 points scoredPrice from$599.95Score6.9CarafeThermalFilter TypePaperBrew Size7-10 cupsRead the Wolf Gourmet 10-Cup Coffee Maker review →2
Bonavita8-Cup Coffee MakerFrom $1786.6How it scored
Brew Quality10.0SCA certified and brew temperature not publishedBrewing Control & Programmability6.2Build Quality & Durability7.5Ease of Use & Cleaning5.5Carafe & Heat Retention10.0Capacity & Flexibilityweakest link3.1carries 10 of the 82.6 points scoredValue for Money3.4Price from$178Score6.6CarafeThermalFilter TypeFlat-bottom filter basketBrew Size3-4 cups, 7-10 cupsBloom / Pre-infusionYesRead the Bonavita 8-Cup Coffee Maker review →3
Cuisinart14-Cup ProgrammableFrom $84.996.5How it scored
Brew Qualityweakest link1.7SCA certified and brew temperature not publishedcarries 22 of the 82.6 points scoredBrewing Control & Programmability7.5Build Quality & Durability6.5Ease of Use & Cleaning7.5Carafe & Heat Retention4.5Capacity & Flexibility10.0Value for Money6.5Price from$84.99Score6.5CarafeGlassFilter TypePaper, Reusable metal meshBrew Size12+ cupsBloom / Pre-infusionNoRead the Cuisinart 14-Cup Programmable review →4
CuisinartCoffee Center SS-4N1From $349.956.4How it scored
Brew Quality6.7SCA certified and brew temperature not publishedBrewing Control & Programmability8.8Build Quality & Durability6.5Ease of Use & Cleaning7.5Carafe & Heat Retention3.5Capacity & Flexibility10.0Value for Moneyweakest link1.7carries 10 of the 82.6 points scoredPrice from$349.95Score6.4CarafeGlassFilter TypeReusable metal meshBrew Size5-6 cups, 12+ cupsRead the Cuisinart Coffee Center SS-4N1 review →5
BrevillePrecision Brewer BDC400BSS6.3How it scored
Brew Quality8.3SCA certified and brew temperature not publishedBrewing Control & Programmability8.8Build Quality & Durability5.0Ease of Use & Cleaning6.5Carafe & Heat Retentionweakest link3.5carries 13 of the 82.6 points scoredCapacity & Flexibility8.1Value for Money5.0no price publishedPricePricing N/AScore6.3CarafeGlassBloom / Pre-infusionYesRead the Breville Precision Brewer BDC400BSS review →6
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 →7
OXOBrew 9-Cup Drip Coffee Maker5.8How it scored
Brew Quality6.7SCA certified and brew temperature not publishedBrewing Control & Programmability7.5Build Quality & Durability5.0Ease of Use & Cleaning5.5Carafe & Heat Retentionweakest link3.5carries 13 of the 82.6 points scoredCapacity & Flexibility8.8Value for Money5.0no price published8
NinjaCE251From $89.995.0How 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 & Cleaning6.0Carafe & Heat Retention3.5Capacity & Flexibility6.9Value for Money4.7Price from$89.99Score5.0CarafeGlassFilter TypePaper, Reusable metal meshBloom / Pre-infusionNoRead the Ninja CE251 review →9
TechnivormMoccamaster KBGV Select 10-Cup4.0How it scored
Brew Quality5.0SCA certified and brew temperature not publishedBrewing Control & Programmabilityweakest link1.2carries 16 of the 82.6 points scoredBuild Quality & Durability6.5Ease of Use & Cleaning3.0Carafe & Heat Retention3.5Capacity & Flexibility5.0Value for Money5.0no price published











