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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

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  1. 1Bonavita8-Cup Coffee MakerFrom $189.997.2

    How it scored

    Brew Quality10.0
    brew temperature not scored
    Brewing Control & Programmability5.0
    Build Quality & Durability6.9
    Ease of Use & Cleaning5.5
    Carafe & Heat Retention10.0
    Capacity & Flexibilityweakest link2.0
    reservoir not publishedcarries 10 of the 88.1 points scored
    Value for Money6.2
    Price from$189.99
    Score7.2
    CarafeThermal
    Filter TypeFlat-bottom filter basket
    Brew Size3-4 cups, 7-10 cups
    Bloom / Pre-infusionYes
    Read the Bonavita 8-Cup Coffee Maker review →
  2. 2Wolf Gourmet10-Cup Coffee MakerFrom $599.956.3

    How it scored

    Brew Quality2.9
    brew temperature not published
    Brewing Control & Programmability7.5
    Build Quality & Durability9.4
    Ease of Use & Cleaning6.0
    Carafe & Heat Retention10.0
    Capacity & Flexibility8.0
    reservoir not published
    Value for Moneyweakest link1.8
    carries 10 of the 88.1 points scored
    Price from$599.95
    Score6.3
    CarafeThermal
    Filter TypePaper
    Brew Size7-10 cups
    Read the Wolf Gourmet 10-Cup Coffee Maker review →
  3. 3Cuisinart14-Cup ProgrammableFrom $84.996.1

    How it scored

    Brew Qualityweakest link0.7
    brew temperature not publishedcarries 30 of the 88.1 points scored
    Brewing Control & Programmability10.0
    Build Quality & Durability6.9
    Ease of Use & Cleaning7.5
    Carafe & Heat Retention4.3
    Capacity & Flexibility10.0
    reservoir not published
    Value for Money10.0
    Price from$84.99
    Score6.1
    CarafeGlass
    Filter TypePaper, Reusable metal mesh
    Brew Size12+ cups
    Bloom / Pre-infusionNo
    Read the Cuisinart 14-Cup Programmable review →
  4. 4OXOBrew 9-Cup Drip Coffee Maker6.1

    How it scored

    Brew Quality8.6
    brew temperature not scored
    Brewing Control & Programmability7.5
    Build Quality & Durability5.0
    Ease of Use & Cleaning5.5
    Carafe & Heat Retentionweakest link2.9
    carries 13 of the 88.1 points scored
    Capacity & Flexibility8.0
    reservoir not published
    Value for Money5.0
    no price published
    PricePricing N/A
    Score6.1
    CarafeGlass
    Read the OXO Brew 9-Cup Drip Coffee Maker review →
  5. 5CuisinartCoffee Center SS-4N1From $349.955.6

    How it scored

    Brew Quality2.9
    brew temperature not published
    Brewing Control & Programmability10.0
    Build Quality & Durability6.9
    Ease of Use & Cleaning7.5
    Carafe & Heat Retention2.9
    Capacity & Flexibility10.0
    reservoir not scored
    Value for Moneyweakest link2.7
    carries 10 of the 88.1 points scored
    Price from$349.95
    Score5.6
    CarafeGlass
    Filter TypeReusable metal mesh
    Brew Size5-6 cups, 12+ cups
    Read the Cuisinart Coffee Center SS-4N1 review →
  6. 6BrevillePrecision Brewer BDC400BSS5.2

    How it scored

    Brew Quality3.6
    brew temperature not published
    Brewing Control & Programmability7.5
    Build Quality & Durability5.0
    Ease of Use & Cleaning6.5
    Carafe & Heat Retentionweakest link2.9
    carries 13 of the 88.1 points scored
    Capacity & Flexibility10.0
    reservoir not published
    Value for Money5.0
    no price published
    PricePricing N/A
    Score5.2
    CarafeGlass
    Bloom / Pre-infusionYes
    Read the Breville Precision Brewer BDC400BSS review →
  7. 7KrupsSimply Brew 5-Cup Coffee MakerFrom $34.995.1

    How it scored

    Brew Qualityweakest link2.1
    brew temperature not publishedcarries 30 of the 88.1 points scored
    Brewing Control & Programmability5.0
    Build Quality & Durability5.6
    Ease of Use & Cleaning7.5
    Carafe & Heat Retention2.9
    Capacity & Flexibility6.0
    reservoir not scored
    Value for Money10.0
    Price from$34.99
    Score5.1
    CarafeGlass
    Filter TypePaper, Reusable metal mesh
    Brew Size5-6 cups
    Read the Krups Simply Brew 5-Cup Coffee Maker review →
  8. 8TechnivormMoccamaster KBGV Select 10-Cup5.1

    How it scored

    Brew Quality7.9
    brew temperature not published
    Brewing Control & Programmabilityweakest link0.0
    carries 10 of the 88.1 points scored
    Build Quality & Durability6.9
    Ease of Use & Cleaning3.0
    Carafe & Heat Retention2.9
    Capacity & Flexibility8.0
    reservoir not published
    Value for Money5.0
    no price published
  9. 9NinjaCE251From $89.994.5

    How it scored

    Brew Qualityweakest link0.7
    brew temperature not publishedcarries 30 of the 88.1 points scored
    Brewing Control & Programmability10.0
    Build Quality & Durability4.4
    Ease of Use & Cleaning6.0
    Carafe & Heat Retention2.9
    Capacity & Flexibility5.0
    reservoir not published
    Value for Money7.4
    Price from$89.99
    Score4.5
    CarafeGlass
    Filter TypePaper, Reusable metal mesh
    Bloom / Pre-infusionNo
    Read the Ninja CE251 review →
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