The Best Cheap Coffee Maker – Hamilton Beach 12-Cup Coffee Maker

Coffee is IMPORTANT … so don’t diss it! 😀

If you’re someone who wants a decent cup of coffee for a budget-friendly price, a budget coffee maker is for you. However, a budget coffee maker, by definition, will not make you the perfect cup of coffee (we tried!). If you’re looking for the best flavors, you’ll probably want to experiment with a pour-over setup or one of the machines from our original guide to the coffee makers. In a side-by-side taste test, the OXO On 9-Cup, our pick from that guide, made much better coffee than even the best machine covered in this review.

The Hamilton Beach 12-Cup Coffee Maker (46205) made a good cup despite being the cheapest coffee maker we tested. It has a removable water reservoir for easy filling, a rotating base to make it easy to access, a compact footprint, a bold-flavor mode, and a simple interface with clearly labeled buttons.

Our testers, including the Lofted roast masters, were very pleased with the taste of the Hamilton Beach using Lofted’s high-end beans, though it wasn’t nearly as good as the $200 OXO. Using pre-ground Dunkin Donuts coffee, however, our tasters actually preferred the Hamilton Beach to the OXO because it made a very smooth and agreeable pot of coffee without bringing out too much flavor. At 6 minutes, 30 seconds, the Hamilton Beach also had one of the quicker brew times in the lineup, which is a boon for those who need their coffee quickly.

Source: Engadget