The Breville Precision Brewer Thermal in brushed stainless steel is another high-quality and programmable coffee maker that makes a superb cup of joe. It’s a great choice for one of the best drip coffee makers. The 60-ounce coffee maker has two brew baskets: One is wide and has a flat bottom (for larger amounts of coffee), and the other one is smaller and cone-shaped (for smaller quantities). Although the water reservoir isn’t removable, it’s surprisingly wide, eliminating any concern about spilling water all over the place, as some of us are prone to do when distracted. Another nice touch is that the reservoir measures water in both ounces and cups, in addition to having line indicators for a cup, half a carafe, and a whole carafe. I tend to brew between 16 and 20 ounces, and when it’s less than 20 ounces, the Breville Precision Brewer is intuitive enough to notice this, and then it automatically adjusts the brew settings to ensure that I’m getting a robust flavor.
The coffee brewer has simple functions: one dial, one start and cancel button, and an LCD screen. There are several brew settings to choose from: fast, gold, strong, over ice, cold brew, and My Brew. When using the My Brew setting, the coffee can be customized by bloom time (from 30 to 60 seconds), brew temp (between 197 to 204 degrees is recommended), and flow rate (slow, medium, fast). When the brew cycle has finished, the clock displays the time since brewed.
Pros:
- Various brew options including over ice and cold brew
- Dual filter baskets
- Thermal carafe
- SCA certified brewer
Cons:
- Water tank isn’t removable
- Dimensions: 9.44″ x 14.17″ x 17.32″
- Brewing capacity: 8 ounces/60 ounce water tank
- Descaling indicator: Yes
- Programmable: Yes
If you want to hone your barista skills, impress your friends and family members, and spend less time at the coffee shop, consider the De’Longhi Magnifica Evo Coffee and Espresso Machine. Not only does it brew delicious coffee, but the high-quality machine can also make espresso, cappuccino, latte macchiato, over ice, and customized latte. The machine can also dispense hot water for hot chocolate and tea. The LatteCrema System technology uses a manual froth maker to create textured art, and the frother can be used with regular milk and alternative milks.
In addition, the coffee and espresso maker has a conical burr grinder with 13 settings, but it can be bypassed to use ground coffee instead to make a pot or cup of coffee. Even though the programmable coffee and espresso machine has a lot of functions, using it was a breeze. That’s because of the color touch icons on the top of the coffee brewer.
