Technivorm Moccamaster 69212 Cup One, One-Cup Coffee Maker 10 Ounce Polished Silver

Near Perfection, Low Maintenance
5-YEAR UPDATE: The machine is still going strong. I descale with white vinegar every 80-100 brews (I use the filter box as a guide; once I’ve finished the box of filters, I know it’s time to descale. I’ve never opened it up to clean the interior, although it would probably be a good idea to do so now. The warranty is up, so I feel comfortable taking it apart to see how the guts have held up in these 5 years. If I remember, I’ll take pictures and post them here. I use 3-stage filtered tap water, and I’ve never noticed an unusual amount of scale buildup. I’ve also tasted my coffee alongside distilled water with 3rd Wave Water mineral supplements, and haven’t noticed much of a difference. This machine can handle 1-2 cups of coffee per day for 5 years, I can confirm. This machine will keep its 5 stars. If I could go back and do it again, I *may have chosen a batch brewer that could brew more than 1 cup, for all the cases where I’ve had to make coffee for visitors. But for most days of the year, it’s just me drinking coffee in my house. For times where I need to make coffee for visitors, I use my 1L French Press. My Baratza Encore on setting 10-14 works great, yielding 10-12 oz of brew in 2:30-3:30. My next drip brewer will probably be a Moccamaster again. Love mine!UPDATE: 2 months after my original impressions, I’ve gotten into the groove of using it and how to get the most out of it. I’ve concluded that setting-and-forgetting this machine sufficiently renders great coffee without altering anything out of standard coffee making procedure. The damp coffee grounds left after brewing do indeed still form a cone-pyramid shape, but I haven’t noticed hardly any difference from when I stir the grounds during brewing 2-3 times vs. not touching it at all. This bumps the machine from 4 to 5 stars. This is the best single serve machine on the market. Now read my review below and keep in mind what I just mentioned.I’m going to be rather critical of this machine since I spent a pretty penny on it. But if this gets 4 stars, 99% of other auto-drip brewers probably get 1-2 stars.This machine is fantastic. I’ve put about 15 cycles through it, and the ones where I measured temp, they all came out to ~198-200F, and all went thru the brew process of 300g/10oz water (medium fine grind) in about 5 mins total, from flipping the switch to the last drip, 5:30 at the longest. So it does what it says it’s supposed to, which is great.A few design features confuse me. The lid that sits atop the reservoir and drip cone sits a little precariously (it wants to tip if you touch the cone side). This is minor, but I feel like maybe a hinged joint on the reservoir side and the cone side would be more robust. Additionally, the drip spout is a simple U-shaped tube (longer on one side). I wonder why Technivorm didn’t follow the design of the other higher volume brewer models and design a shower-head design instead of just a dripper that drops water right into one spot the whole brew process instead of the even showering you see in bigger models. I don’t think this would necessarily lead to better flavor, but from what I know about pour-over coffee, a more even wetting of grounds is always better. The grounds do seem to all get wet, but once dry, they form an inverted cone/canyon once the brewing is done. I stir the grounds/water after about 30 seconds to hopefully combat this possibly negative effect. I’m too fiddly to resist, but the coffee tastes great either way. The reason I included this tidbit is that if you pay this much for a brewer that is supposed to be mostly autonomous, there should have to be minimal interference for good coffee. This is probably why I’m putting 4 stars instead of 5. If someone provides me with enough compelling evidence that this doesn’t matter, I’ll change it to 5.The coffee is excellent. Without the cup preheated, and waiting about a minute after brewing ends, the coffee is at the perfect temp for drinking. The mug is nice as well, and the filters seem to be flavorless/neutral.This sits in my office and gets to brew 2 * 10oz cups for me daily (Onyx Geometry, Colombia/Ethiopia blend is great through this). If you only plan to brew for yourself, this machine is perfect, because if I brewed 2 cups a day through a machine with a thermal carafe or burner, that 2nd cup would be stale/lukewarm 6 hours later, I almost guarantee it (even the good Zojirushi carafes/warmers cool off after about 4-5 hours). So it’s a quick, fresh cup on demand. DO NOT buy this if you plan to brew for multiple people or an office. Grab one of the bigger volume models.

Easy to use and solid build
After reading many reviews and looking at many coffee makers, I wanted a reliable, non-espresso, single-cup coffee maker and this one got very good marks from the coffee subreddit and from several friends who know coffee well. It’s easy to assemble, easy to use, makes a single 10oz cup of coffee with extremely reliable, consistent temperatures in 5-6 minutes for the cost of water, one 10-cent filter, and 17oz of roasted coffee that I grind with my Encore grinder fresh. I usually drink a single cup per day and no one else in my family drinks coffee, so making a whole pot is a waste. This is cheaper than the pod machines, better coffee (if you buy it–and fresher), and still very fast and consistent. Estimated cost is around 50 cents per cup in materials (filter and coffee), give or take based on how premium the coffee and such. Beats the heck out of a restaurant, and I’ve started to like it black rather than the cream and sugar/flavor I was adding (only been drinking coffee 3 years, only liked it black for a month or two!).I prefer lighter roasts which are harder to find in pods anyway. This thing gets high ratings and their claim (which I have not verified) is that it quickly heats water to just under boiling and keeps it there from the start to the finish even over one cup, while larger pot drip machines start cooler and only warm up near the end, making them not ideal for single cup brewing which is what I wanted (they also make larger pot machines that make coffee the same way).Functionally, it couldn’t get much simpler. Fill water to the line in the back, make sure filter and ground coffee are in the removable brewing cup, verify mug is under nozzle, and flip power switch on. Hot water bubbles up the very simple handle-like spout, drops onto the coffee at just the right rate, and a single stream of coffee comes out into the mug below. Power turns off when water is empty (sometimes it will self-flip the power button off, sometimes it doesn’t–it still powers off, I just have to make sure to turn the switch off before I add water next time if I’m not quite ready for it to auto-start). I use reverse-osmosis water and, while I’m sure the mineral content isn’t ideal (should be almost none with RO water), it also doesn’t really create scale build-up, but there are cleaners that can be run through if necessary. I’ve only had this around a month or two so far. The build is like a tank, I can’t imagine there’s much to break (the mechanism is quite simple) and it has a 5-year warranty if it does. It’s more expensive than the entry-level drip machines but way cheaper than a full espresso setup. Super happy! I’m contemplating buying either another Cup One or maybe a full pot version for my office if enough others are interested.

Es sin duda alguna una maquina robusta, sólida y con calidad excelente. Produce café con excelentes características y la temperatura exacta en cada taza. Recomiendo este producto ampliamente.

I am quite pleased with this, now. At first I was disappointed — the coffee was too weak for my taste. But I experimented and eventually found a grind setting and an amount of coffee that gives me the kind of strong coffee I like. I haven’t had any trouble with the little hole clogging. I wash the basket immediately after making my coffee and occasionally stick a dental brush in it. I always wet the filter with hot water before making coffee so that gives me a chance to check that water is flowing from the basket. The tiny hole is essential to the process: A bigger hole, or more holes, would result in weaker coffee.This was extremely expensive (even though I bought mine from the warehouse) so I hope it lasts several decades. It’s nice to be able to make a good, single cup of coffee!