14 Great Gifts for Coffee Lovers

The Calphalon Special Brew BVCLDCG1 is a terrific drip brewer from a brand known for its cookware. It earns an Excellent brew performance score in CR’s tests, and Calphalon brewers in general earn a Very Good rating for predicted reliability based on data from our member survey. This model is a bit bulky, but it offers brew-strength control, programming, an LED display, and a 10-cup glass carafe. It comes in a stainless steel finish that should match other stainless steel appliances nicely.

If you or a loved one just have to use freshly ground coffee beans for every brew, check out the Black+Decker Mill & Brew CM5000B, which features a built-in grinder. This 12-cup brewer performs well in our tests, receiving a Very Good rating for carafe handling, and it’s easy to use and clean. In addition to its grinder, this Black+Decker features a permanent filter, auto-shutoff, brew-strength control, and programming, making it a great countertop companion for your daily grind.

One of the most versatile coffee makers we’ve tested, the 10-cup Ninja Specialty CM401 is a terrific all-in-one machine, capable of brewing hot and iced coffee, lattes, macchiatos, and other specialty brews. In our tests, it receives an Excellent rating for brew performance, and its glass carafe handles with ease. This model is also packed with features, including an over-ice brew mode for iced coffee, a built-in milk frother, brew-strength control, and brew-size adjustment for everything from travel mugs to full carafes.

Have a college student on your gift list this year? The inexpensive Black+Decker Brew’N Go DCM18S single-serve machine brews a decent cup of coffee directly into its 15-ounce thermal travel mug. But it scores only Fair for convenience, and CR testers found it a bit difficult to clean. Still, it could be a fine choice for a small apartment, or anywhere else you want a very compact, simple model built to serve just one.

In our cold-brew tests, the Cuisinart Automatic Cold Brew Coffeemaker DCB-10 performs better than automatic models that cost nearly twice as much. It receives a Very Good rating for ease of cleaning; most parts are dishwasher-safe, unlike many of the other models in its class. This Cuisinart comes with a glass carafe (not plastic, like some competing models) and brews in 25 to 45 minutes.

Primula Burke Cold Brew Coffee Maker PBPBK-5101 is the most inexpensive cold-brew coffee maker in our ratings—and one of the best. It receives an Excellent rating for convenience. This model comes with a glass carafe, and most of its parts are dishwasher-safe. It’s the only model that calls for a full 24-hour brew time, but you might find the results worth the wait.

The Bodum Bistro Electric Burr Coffee Grinder earns solid scores in all of our grind-performance tests, including an Excellent rating for coarse grind performance (great for cold-brew and French-press coffee). This model is easy to clean but not as convenient to use as other top-performing models because of unclear markings on its controls. The machine is also one of the two noisiest grinders in our tests—we’re talking loud enough that constant exposure over a long period of time could cause hearing loss. But because you’re using your coffee grinder only for a minute or two at a time, it’s more of an annoyance than a health concern. This model features 12 grind settings, an auto-stop feature, and a timer.

The Oxo Brew Conical Burr Coffee Grinder is a fantastic grinder all around and one of the more affordable models that performs well in our tests. It receives strong scores in grind performance, making it a good choice for any brew method you want to use. It also earns a Very Good rating for convenience, thanks to its clearly marked and easy-to-use controls. Our testers found it extremely easy to clean, too, because it has a removable hopper. This Oxo is a bit noisy, but nothing like the Bodum above. It features 15 grind settings, a 12-ounce bean hopper (one of the largest in our ratings), an auto-stop feature, and a timer.

Great for fans of pour-over coffee, the AmazonBasics kettle is made of stainless steel and is one of the least expensive in our tests. It’s small, though, holding just 4 cups of water—the least of the kettles we test. It’s among the fastest to bring our testing standard of 4 cups of water to a boil, clocking in at just under 4 minutes and earning a Very Good rating in our time-to-boil tests. This kettle is harder to clean than some other models, however.

The 7-cup Cuisinart PerfecTemp CPK-17 boils about as fast as the other kettles in our ratings. It costs more than most of the models we’ve tested, but it has six preset temperature settings for making different types of teas or French-press coffee, and it boasts a generous three-year warranty. This stainless steel kettle garners Very Good ratings in our convenience and cleaning tests, meaning you’ll have no trouble reading its markings or cleaning it.