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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

scored on what the maker publishesOpen a row for the score working
  1. 1Wolf Gourmet10-Cup Coffee MakerFrom $599.956.9

    How it scored

    Brew Quality6.7
    SCA certified and brew temperature not published
    Brewing Control & Programmability7.5
    Build Quality & Durability8.5
    Ease of Use & Cleaning6.0
    Carafe & Heat Retention10.0
    Capacity & Flexibility6.9
    Value for Moneyweakest link1.1
    carries 10 of the 82.6 points scored
    Price from$599.95
    Score6.9
    CarafeThermal
    Filter TypePaper
    Brew Size7-10 cups
    Read the Wolf Gourmet 10-Cup Coffee Maker review →
  2. 2Bonavita8-Cup Coffee MakerFrom $1786.6

    How it scored

    Brew Quality10.0
    SCA certified and brew temperature not published
    Brewing Control & Programmability6.2
    Build Quality & Durability7.5
    Ease of Use & Cleaning5.5
    Carafe & Heat Retention10.0
    Capacity & Flexibilityweakest link3.1
    carries 10 of the 82.6 points scored
    Value for Money3.4
    Price from$178
    Score6.6
    CarafeThermal
    Filter TypeFlat-bottom filter basket
    Brew Size3-4 cups, 7-10 cups
    Bloom / Pre-infusionYes
    Read the Bonavita 8-Cup Coffee Maker review →
  3. 3Cuisinart14-Cup ProgrammableFrom $84.996.5

    How it scored

    Brew Qualityweakest link1.7
    SCA certified and brew temperature not publishedcarries 22 of the 82.6 points scored
    Brewing Control & Programmability7.5
    Build Quality & Durability6.5
    Ease of Use & Cleaning7.5
    Carafe & Heat Retention4.5
    Capacity & Flexibility10.0
    Value for Money6.5
    Price from$84.99
    Score6.5
    CarafeGlass
    Filter TypePaper, Reusable metal mesh
    Brew Size12+ cups
    Bloom / Pre-infusionNo
    Read the Cuisinart 14-Cup Programmable review →
  4. 4CuisinartCoffee Center SS-4N1From $349.956.4

    How it scored

    Brew Quality6.7
    SCA certified and brew temperature not published
    Brewing Control & Programmability8.8
    Build Quality & Durability6.5
    Ease of Use & Cleaning7.5
    Carafe & Heat Retention3.5
    Capacity & Flexibility10.0
    Value for Moneyweakest link1.7
    carries 10 of the 82.6 points scored
    Price from$349.95
    Score6.4
    CarafeGlass
    Filter TypeReusable metal mesh
    Brew Size5-6 cups, 12+ cups
    Read the Cuisinart Coffee Center SS-4N1 review →
  5. 5BrevillePrecision Brewer BDC400BSS6.3

    How it scored

    Brew Quality8.3
    SCA certified and brew temperature not published
    Brewing Control & Programmability8.8
    Build Quality & Durability5.0
    Ease of Use & Cleaning6.5
    Carafe & Heat Retentionweakest link3.5
    carries 13 of the 82.6 points scored
    Capacity & Flexibility8.1
    Value for Money5.0
    no price published
    PricePricing N/A
    Score6.3
    CarafeGlass
    Bloom / Pre-infusionYes
    Read the Breville Precision Brewer BDC400BSS review →
  6. 6KrupsSimply Brew 5-Cup Coffee MakerFrom $34.996.1

    How it scored

    Brew Quality5.0
    SCA certified and brew temperature not published
    Brewing Control & Programmability5.0
    Build Quality & Durability6.5
    Ease of Use & Cleaning7.5
    Carafe & Heat Retentionweakest link3.5
    carries 13 of the 82.6 points scored
    Capacity & Flexibility5.6
    Value for Money10.0
    Price from$34.99
    Score6.1
    CarafeGlass
    Filter TypePaper, Reusable metal mesh
    Brew Size5-6 cups
    Read the Krups Simply Brew 5-Cup Coffee Maker review →
  7. 7OXOBrew 9-Cup Drip Coffee Maker5.8

    How it scored

    Brew Quality6.7
    SCA certified and brew temperature not published
    Brewing Control & Programmability7.5
    Build Quality & Durability5.0
    Ease of Use & Cleaning5.5
    Carafe & Heat Retentionweakest link3.5
    carries 13 of the 82.6 points scored
    Capacity & Flexibility8.8
    Value for Money5.0
    no price published
    PricePricing N/A
    Score5.8
    CarafeGlass
    Read the OXO Brew 9-Cup Drip Coffee Maker review →
  8. 8NinjaCE251From $89.995.0

    How it scored

    Brew Qualityweakest link1.7
    SCA certified and brew temperature not publishedcarries 22 of the 82.6 points scored
    Brewing Control & Programmability6.2
    Build Quality & Durability4.5
    Ease of Use & Cleaning6.0
    Carafe & Heat Retention3.5
    Capacity & Flexibility6.9
    Value for Money4.7
    Price from$89.99
    Score5.0
    CarafeGlass
    Filter TypePaper, Reusable metal mesh
    Bloom / Pre-infusionNo
    Read the Ninja CE251 review →
  9. 9TechnivormMoccamaster KBGV Select 10-Cup4.0

    How it scored

    Brew Quality5.0
    SCA certified and brew temperature not published
    Brewing Control & Programmabilityweakest link1.2
    carries 16 of the 82.6 points scored
    Build Quality & Durability6.5
    Ease of Use & Cleaning3.0
    Carafe & Heat Retention3.5
    Capacity & Flexibility5.0
    Value for Money5.0
    no price published
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