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
Bonavita8-Cup Coffee MakerFrom $189.997.2How it scored
Brew Quality10.0brew temperature not scoredBrewing Control & Programmability5.0Build Quality & Durability6.9Ease of Use & Cleaning5.5Carafe & Heat Retention10.0Capacity & Flexibilityweakest link2.0reservoir not publishedcarries 10 of the 88.1 points scoredValue for Money6.2Price from$189.99Score7.2CarafeThermalFilter TypeFlat-bottom filter basketBrew Size3-4 cups, 7-10 cupsBloom / Pre-infusionYesRead the Bonavita 8-Cup Coffee Maker review →2
Wolf Gourmet10-Cup Coffee MakerFrom $599.956.3How it scored
Brew Quality2.9brew temperature not publishedBrewing Control & Programmability7.5Build Quality & Durability9.4Ease of Use & Cleaning6.0Carafe & Heat Retention10.0Capacity & Flexibility8.0reservoir not publishedValue for Moneyweakest link1.8carries 10 of the 88.1 points scoredPrice from$599.95Score6.3CarafeThermalFilter TypePaperBrew Size7-10 cupsRead the Wolf Gourmet 10-Cup Coffee Maker review →3
Cuisinart14-Cup ProgrammableFrom $84.996.1How it scored
Brew Qualityweakest link0.7brew temperature not publishedcarries 30 of the 88.1 points scoredBrewing Control & Programmability10.0Build Quality & Durability6.9Ease of Use & Cleaning7.5Carafe & Heat Retention4.3Capacity & Flexibility10.0reservoir not publishedValue for Money10.0Price from$84.99Score6.1CarafeGlassFilter TypePaper, Reusable metal meshBrew Size12+ cupsBloom / Pre-infusionNoRead the Cuisinart 14-Cup Programmable review →4
OXOBrew 9-Cup Drip Coffee Maker6.1How it scored
Brew Quality8.6brew temperature not scoredBrewing Control & Programmability7.5Build Quality & Durability5.0Ease of Use & Cleaning5.5Carafe & Heat Retentionweakest link2.9carries 13 of the 88.1 points scoredCapacity & Flexibility8.0reservoir not publishedValue for Money5.0no price published5
CuisinartCoffee Center SS-4N1From $349.955.6How it scored
Brew Quality2.9brew temperature not publishedBrewing Control & Programmability10.0Build Quality & Durability6.9Ease of Use & Cleaning7.5Carafe & Heat Retention2.9Capacity & Flexibility10.0reservoir not scoredValue for Moneyweakest link2.7carries 10 of the 88.1 points scoredPrice from$349.95Score5.6CarafeGlassFilter TypeReusable metal meshBrew Size5-6 cups, 12+ cupsRead the Cuisinart Coffee Center SS-4N1 review →6
BrevillePrecision Brewer BDC400BSS5.2How it scored
Brew Quality3.6brew temperature not publishedBrewing Control & Programmability7.5Build Quality & Durability5.0Ease of Use & Cleaning6.5Carafe & Heat Retentionweakest link2.9carries 13 of the 88.1 points scoredCapacity & Flexibility10.0reservoir not publishedValue for Money5.0no price publishedPricePricing N/AScore5.2CarafeGlassBloom / Pre-infusionYesRead the Breville Precision Brewer BDC400BSS review →7
KrupsSimply Brew 5-Cup Coffee MakerFrom $34.995.1How it scored
Brew Qualityweakest link2.1brew temperature not publishedcarries 30 of the 88.1 points scoredBrewing Control & Programmability5.0Build Quality & Durability5.6Ease of Use & Cleaning7.5Carafe & Heat Retention2.9Capacity & Flexibility6.0reservoir not scoredValue for Money10.0Price from$34.99Score5.1CarafeGlassFilter TypePaper, Reusable metal meshBrew Size5-6 cupsRead the Krups Simply Brew 5-Cup Coffee Maker review →8
TechnivormMoccamaster KBGV Select 10-Cup5.1How it scored
Brew Quality7.9brew temperature not publishedBrewing Control & Programmabilityweakest link0.0carries 10 of the 88.1 points scoredBuild Quality & Durability6.9Ease of Use & Cleaning3.0Carafe & Heat Retention2.9Capacity & Flexibility8.0reservoir not publishedValue for Money5.0no price published9
NinjaCE251From $89.994.5How it scored
Brew Qualityweakest link0.7brew temperature not publishedcarries 30 of the 88.1 points scoredBrewing Control & Programmability10.0Build Quality & Durability4.4Ease of Use & Cleaning6.0Carafe & Heat Retention2.9Capacity & Flexibility5.0reservoir not publishedValue for Money7.4Price from$89.99Score4.5CarafeGlassFilter TypePaper, Reusable metal meshBloom / Pre-infusionNoRead the Ninja CE251 review →











