Coffee Lovers ‘Finally Found the One’ in the OXO Brew Coffee Maker

A good drip coffee maker is surprisingly hard to find, especially if you’re the lone coffee drinker in your household, like I am. I don’t need a full carafe for myself, and I want a machine that’s worth the precious counter space I’ll be giving up. OXO’s shopper-loved 8-cup coffee maker is compact and brews 1 to 8 cups, so you’re not tossing stale coffee at the end of the day. With more than 2,700 five-star ratings, coffee lovers say the machine is “perfect in every way” and “worth every penny” — and it’s on sale.

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The OXO Brew 8-Cup Coffee Maker is a classic drip coffee machine, so you don’t need to mess with pods. You can opt for the stainless steel carafe, but the glass version is nearly $70 less with the current discount. Plus, there’s a built-in warming plate to keep your brew piping hot “for at least four hours” until you’re ready to drink, according to one customer who’s had the machine for five years with “zero complaints.” A second reviewer said the glass carafe is “far superior” to the stainless steel one after making the swap. “It looks better, pours smoothly, keeps coffee hot, and is easy to clean,” they added.

While it may look like your average coffee maker, this OXO machine heats the water up to 194°F to 205°F, adhering to the Specialty Coffee Association’s recommended brewing temperature. The rain showerhead-like water component also blooms the coffee grounds before brewing to extract more flavor. The result is a “rich, robust brew that is smooth rather than bitter,” according to one buyer. “This machine makes coffee taste like it came from a coffee shop — complex, dimensional flavor with lots of aromatics,” said a second shopper. Although it’s not programmable ahead of time, the same person said the cycle only takes “five minutes or less.” A third person was transported to “coffee heaven” with this OXO machine after a “mishap with a brand‑new Mr. Coffee.”

Shoppers also rave about how easy it is to clean the OXO coffee maker. The machine has a light that turns on every 90 cycles to remind you to descale. “We wanted to shorten the prep and clean-up time and also move away from the sludge-filled last cup offered by the French press,” said one reviewer who felt they “finally found the one” when they got the OXO Brew machine. They also liked that the showerhead component is removable for easy cleaning.

At 14.75 x 9.5 inches, the coffee maker has a relatively slim profile for tucking into a corner or adding to a small coffee bar. And one buyer said the single-serve function works like “a dream” with its smaller basket for brewing directly into their mug. Another coffee drinker noted that the single-serve feature is great for an afternoon pick-me-up after brewing a full pot in the morning. “I bought this six months ago to stop all the trash and money my wife and I were dumping into our K-Cup habit,” they said, adding that they “highly recommend” the OXO Brew as an alternative to pod-based machines.

With the current deal, the OXO Brew 8-Cup Coffee Maker is a versatile machine that can give small and large households their caffeine fix. If you’re in the market for other OXO tools, I’ve rounded up a few for storing, grinding, and brewing your beans.