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.
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
Wolf Gourmet 10-Cup Coffee Maker6.8- Brew Quality (SCA certified and brew temperature not published)
- 6.7
- Brewing Control & Programmability
- 7.5
- Build Quality & Durability
- 8.5
- Ease of Use & Cleaning
- 6.0
- Carafe & Heat Retention
- 10.0
- Capacity & Flexibility
- 6.5
- Value for Money
- 0.5
Weakest link: Value for Money — 0.5 of 10, carrying 10 of the 84.6 points scored here.
2
Cuisinart Coffee Center SS-4N16.4- Brew Quality (SCA certified and brew temperature not published)
- 6.7
- Brewing Control & Programmability
- 8.8
- Build Quality & Durability
- 6.5
- Ease of Use & Cleaning
- 7.5
- Carafe & Heat Retention
- 3.5
- Capacity & Flexibility
- 10.0
- Value for Money
- 0.8
Weakest link: Value for Money — 0.8 of 10, carrying 10 of the 84.6 points scored here.
3
Bonavita 8-Cup Coffee Maker6.3- Brew Quality (SCA certified and brew temperature not published)
- 10.0
- Brewing Control & Programmability
- 6.2
- Build Quality & Durability
- 7.5
- Ease of Use & Cleaning
- 5.5
- Carafe & Heat Retention
- 10.0
- Capacity & Flexibility
- 3.5
- Value for Money
- 1.6
Weakest link: Value for Money — 1.6 of 10, carrying 10 of the 84.6 points scored here.
4
Breville Precision Brewer BDC400BSS6.3- Brew Quality (SCA certified and brew temperature not published)
- 8.3
- Brewing Control & Programmability
- 8.8
- Build Quality & Durability
- 5.0
- Ease of Use & Cleaning
- 6.5
- Carafe & Heat Retention
- 3.5
- Capacity & Flexibility
- 7.5
- Value for Money (no price published)
- 5.0
Weakest link: Carafe & Heat Retention — 3.5 of 10, carrying 13 of the 84.6 points scored here.
5
Krups Simply Brew 5-Cup Coffee Maker6.2- Brew Quality (SCA certified and brew temperature not published)
- 5.0
- Brewing Control & Programmability
- 5.0
- Build Quality & Durability
- 6.5
- Ease of Use & Cleaning
- 7.5
- Carafe & Heat Retention
- 3.5
- Capacity & Flexibility
- 6.0
- Value for Money
- 10.0
Weakest link: Carafe & Heat Retention — 3.5 of 10, carrying 13 of the 84.6 points scored here.
6
Cuisinart 14-Cup Programmable6.1- Brew Quality (SCA certified and brew temperature not published)
- 1.7
- Brewing Control & Programmability
- 7.5
- Build Quality & Durability
- 6.5
- Ease of Use & Cleaning
- 7.5
- Carafe & Heat Retention
- 4.5
- Capacity & Flexibility
- 9.0
- Value for Money
- 3.0
Weakest link: Brew Quality (SCA certified and brew temperature not published) — 1.7 of 10, carrying 22 of the 84.6 points scored here.
CarafeGlassFilter TypePaper, Reusable metal meshBrew Size12+ cupsBloom / Pre-infusionNoRead review →PriceFrom $84.997
OXO Brew 9-Cup Drip Coffee Maker5.8- Brew Quality (SCA certified and brew temperature not published)
- 6.7
- Brewing Control & Programmability
- 7.5
- Build Quality & Durability
- 5.0
- Ease of Use & Cleaning
- 5.5
- Carafe & Heat Retention
- 3.5
- Capacity & Flexibility
- 8.0
- Value for Money (no price published)
- 5.0
Weakest link: Carafe & Heat Retention — 3.5 of 10, carrying 13 of the 84.6 points scored here.
8
Ninja CE2514.7- Brew Quality (SCA certified and brew temperature not published)
- 1.7
- Brewing Control & Programmability
- 6.2
- Build Quality & Durability
- 4.5
- Ease of Use & Cleaning
- 6.0
- Carafe & Heat Retention
- 3.5
- Capacity & Flexibility
- 6.5
- Value for Money
- 2.2
Weakest link: Brew Quality (SCA certified and brew temperature not published) — 1.7 of 10, carrying 22 of the 84.6 points scored here.
9
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.