Moccamaster (Technivorm) - KBG

I received a brand new matt black Moccamaster. Based on some of the comments on here I looked it over very carefully. It looks pristine. My reaction probably will get me kicked off the Island. First, the coffee. Following the enclosed recipe, I hand ground 41 grams of very good coffee (Perc Wilton Benitez Colombia) in a Pietro Pro at 7.5. I added 6 cups of water. The coffee was very nice. Maybe not as bright as a pour over but for a larger group really solid. Second, impressions of the machine. It obviously works well. My only surprise was how thin the plastic and glass was. It did not have the requisite build quality its retail price would expect. Granted I did not pay retail, but it just seems cheep to me. That said, my wife hates all the crazy coffee stuff I do and will really like a nice pot of drip coffee. Cheers.

Get a mocca master

I have had both. Thermal is indeed better because the heat from the other one, with the glass carafe and the heat plate under it is supposedly bad for the coffee. But i really like the glass carafe looks though

I have a moccamaster kbg with a hot plate and glass pot. When its finished brewing I just turn it off.. coffee stays hot for a while nu just sitting in the pot with his friends, they keep eachother warm 🥰

Woo! Love mine. Got this model but in Dark Blue.

I also got this in matte black for Black Friday for $160 and was underwhelmed. For $160 I’m keeping it because I like how it looks and it does make a better cup than my outgoing $80 cuisinart but that feels much higher quality and is significantly heavier than the moccamaster. I agree that the carafe feels extremely delicate and fragile, I thought at this price there would be less plastic but the whole exterior is very thin soft/pliable plastic. Everything about it feels fragile, and looking at old reviews on YouTube the devices seem to have more “weight” to them and just look nicer so I wouldn’t doubt corners were cut to make this price range for the bulk of prime day orders. If I pulled the trigger when this was at normal price I would have returned it for sure, even if it was over $200 I think I still would have. The coffee is good and if it last at least the 5 years of the warranty i won’t complain past this post but for those that have a older model would be cool to see a comparison of weights between the base units and the carafes to see if less and cheaper/thinner materials were used because there is no way I can believe anyone who paid over $300 for this could Justify that price.

Ours is the black one we got in ‘17.

Moccamaster is amazing. Read the reviews. I have a green one

I think this posts nails it. I looked at them in person and knew what to expect on the flimsy ancillary components. At $340 I was not a buyer but at $200 i was because I like how it looks. It brews fine coffee, not any better than the SCA certified Bunn HB it replaced but just as good and its more fun to use every morning which made it worth the extra $60 bucks (but barely).

The moccamaster retains a few ounces of water in the boiler everytime you use it. I don’t see how the tank and boiler are any dryer than any other coffee maker. I had a Bunn HB which has a tank that doubles as a boiler at the top and is fed by gravity to the coffee funnel directly below it. That one would empty all but a few drops. Actually, that Bunn has a much more elegant operating design than the MM. But I was bored and wanted something different and cooler looking after it got taken out by lightning.

I would not buy it if you are making less than 20 oz (600ml) each use. You can do it but it’s not really designed to make optimal brew less than that without grinding pretty fine and you may or may not like the results. As for questions about build, yes the boiler is well made and reliable. Unfortunately this is somewhat offset by relatively cheap plastic ancillary parts. However, with care and hand washing they should last and specific problems mostly fall under the category of annoyance considering how expensive it is. As far as longevity, I have had good but less expensive ones last until I got tired of them and the plastic brew parts got so tainted with old coffee taste that I was done with it. All these parts are easily replaced on a moccamaster but they cost as much as a whole cheap coffeemaker. The main reason people think cheaper ones don’t last long is because they never descale them or they spill coffee into the reservoir and generally they get all gross. The moccamaster design helps reduce the coffee in the reservoir problem and when people spend $350 on a coffeemaker they tend to take care of it better. The coffee will be better coming from the moccamaster due to some subtle design factors but if you are not a coffee aficionado you may not find the difference overwhelming…unless you are coming from a Keurig.

It’s like a lot of things. On a straight dollar and cents basis you probably can’t. You could buy 12 cheap coffee makers for the price of a moccamaster and even if they only last five years each you would be good for the next 60 years. In my experience they will last ten years if you take care of them. If you’re over 20 or 30 years old, you’re probably good. But if you value getting up in the morning to make coffee in something that you like the way it looks and it looks and feels like a quality piece of equipment, there is a certain value in that. That’s why I think it’s a shame the external plastic parts are not up to par with the rest of it. But some people don’t even notice that.

I love mine BUT I wish they would've gotten some engineers involved in the shape of the pour spout of the glass carafe. If you fill it to the top, you have to pour insanely slowly to avoid dribbling all over the place because of surface tension. Both putting water in the reservoir and pouring your coffee. Freaking Pyrex figured it out; how about they throw some of that $350 toward research and development for a carafe that pours well?! Lol. Mine is safety orange btw, never seen a cooler-looking coffee maker.

I have one and only brew about 680ml of coffee daily / about 23oz. We have the model with the smaller glass pot that is switchable between a full and partial pot. Has been going strong brewing every single day the last few years.

Love the thermal too! I got the 10 cup version which is glass on the inside. I do think it improves taste!