An Ultimate Guide: Best filter coffee makers [2020 edition]

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Moccamaster Cup One coffee maker is on the top position of the best filter coffee makers. The machine offers extraordinary performance and brews phenomenal coffee. The machine does not come with a permanent filter. Instead, the users need to use a standard #1 cone paper filter to brew coffee. This filter coffee machine is a great choice for dedicated coffee aficionados who can appreciate nuances in flavor and quality. The machine also comes with an unparalleled 5-year warranty. Furthermore, Moccamaster actively avoids some potentially harmful materials in the manufacturing process. This is one of the best filter coffee makers available.

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Ninja Hot and Cold Brewed System can be a great selection if you are looking for the best filter coffee maker. Although it comes with a permanent filter, many coffee lovers successfully use #4 cone filter in the filter holder. There are two filter holders (orange for coffee, and green for tea), which the machine automatically recognizes with the Auto-IQ technology and adjusts brewing accordingly. If you wish to use a paper filter, make sure that the permanent filter is removed from the filter holder. If both a permanent filter and paper filter are used together, there will be leaking. Regardless, we love the machine for its versatility and flexibility. It brews various beverage sizes (from a small cup to a 10-cup carafe). Ninja Hot and Cold Brewed System comes with settings to regulate bloom time and strength. Ninja Hot and Cold Brewed System can be ordered in two different models: with glass carafe (CP301) or with thermal carafe (CP307). Overall, we love this machine and recommend it as the best filter coffee maker.

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Ninja CE251 is the best filter coffee maker at an affordable price. Unlike Ninja Hot and Cold Brewed System, Ninja CE251 is a drip coffee machine. It can brew 12 cups of coffee into a glass carafe. According to the manufacturer, the coffee maker can take a standard #4 cone paper filter to brew delicious filtered coffee. The filter coffee maker brews excellent coffee thanks to its phenomenal design. It allows to obtain richer, deeper and more subtle coffee flavors thanks to hotter coffee function and strength control. Everything about the design makes complete sense. The machine is intuitive and easy. Comes with perks that make coffee brewing easy and convenient (full programmability, mid-brew pause).

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Hamilton Beach 49980A coffee maker combines a single cup and a full carafe at fantastic $-$$ price point. This best filter coffee maker gives a lot of flexibility and offers an extraordinary price-to-value ratio. Because this is a 2-way coffee maker, it will require two different paper filters. The single serve side should be compatible with a #1 cone paper filter, while the drip coffee side is compatible with a 8-12 cup cupcake-style paper filters. 49980A coffee maker comes with a couple of interesting features to improve convenience and coffee flavor. The carafe side of machine is programmable (24 hours in advance). Both sides (single serve and a drip coffee) allow to select desired strength (bold/classic).

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Cuisinart DCC3200 offers an extraordinary price-to-value ratio. This filter coffee maker has become a landmark in many households across the US. As a drip coffee maker, DCC3200 can brew filter coffee with the use of a standard #4 cone paper filter. The machine also comes with a gold-tone permanent filter. However, this one does not brew filter coffee. The machine has earned glowing feedback on its durability, functions, brew quality and design. The features allow to brew hot, flavorful coffee. Cuisinart offers all US buyers a 3-year warranty. Some of the features include 24-hour programmability, strength control and carafe temp.

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Cuisinart Coffee Center (S15) is among the best filter coffee makers. It can brew a full carafe and a single cup. There’s one problem with this machine. A full carafe side can brew filtered coffee with the use of a standard #4 cone paper filter. However, a single serve/single cup side only brews from coffee pods (one-time use and reusable). Therefore, Cuisinart Coffee Center is not a fully filter coffee machine. Despite this, the coffee maker gives more control in the brewing process to regulate strength (bold/classic coffee), temperature (hotter / cooler water), and programmability (24 hours in advance). However, the machine is extremely expensive in comparison with other best filter coffee machines.

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Redline MK1 coffee maker can be a fantastic proposition among filtered coffee makers. With its elegant and stylish exterior, the machine reminded us of upscale drip coffee makers. Redline did not include some of the useless features that improve convenience (such as a timer). Therefore, Redlinke MK1 brewer is much more affordable than other similar filter coffee machines. However, Redline MK1 includes some more advanced technologies that improve the quality of coffee beverage, such as pre-infusion mode. The machine was extremely easy to use. At its price point, we believe the Redline MK1 offers a very strong price-to-value offer.

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OXO Barista Brain 9-cup coffee maker is among the best filter coffee machines. It can brew a full 9-cup carafe filled with delicious filtered coffee. The machine sets itself apart with a uniquely beautiful design and sophisticated technology. As a drip coffee maker, OXO Barista Brain offers unparalleled control in the brewing process. It allows to easily control brewing temperature, program different brews, and set everything up. We did not expect to achieve such high quality coffee beverages from a home coffee maker. Yet, OXO Barista Brain allowed us to enjoy a pour-over quality coffee, and we loved it.

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KRUPS Simply Brew is a 5-cup drip coffee maker with a glass carafe. It’s a fairly new coffee maker that started to sell in mid- to late-2019. Though overall extremely simple, the machine can brew filter coffee. Instead of using a permanent filter, it will be necessary to replace it with a standard #2 cone paper filter. The machine comes with a brew pause, which prevents accidental dripping when the carafe is taken out. Furthermore, the coffee maker is extremely affordable in a low $-price point.

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Mr Coffee 12-cup coffee maker is among the best coffee makers that brew filtered coffee. In order to brew filtered coffee, we need to use a standard #4 cone paper filter. What we love about this filter coffee maker is its extreme affordability. We are also impressed with the feature set that improves convenience, e.g. full 24-hour programmability. BPA-free, but contains LOTS of plastic chemicals unknown to us.