Even amid a recent flood of drip machine innovation, the Aiden set a new benchmark upon its release in 2024, bullseyeing that delicate intersection between a truly great cup of coffee and an easy cup of coffee.
Those who just want to press a button and get mind-bendingly good coffee will be able to do so. Just select Guided Brew on the LED menu, choose anywhere from 5 to 50 ounces of coffee, pop in a color-coded basket that takes standard paper filters, and add the amount of coffee the Aiden asks for.
Community members consistently recommend the Fellow Aiden for café-quality coffee at home, praising its precision brewing and ease of use.
The Fellow Aiden is the rare machine that satisfies both the button-press crowd and the obsessive tinkerer, and it makes drip coffee so good that longtime creamer users have quit cold turkey.
The Breville Bambino Plus is the top espresso machine pick from both Serious Eats and WIRED, praised for its 3-second heat-up, PID temperature control, and microfoam-quality steam wand. Compact, beginner-friendly, and consistently excellent.
The Barista Express Impress bundles a grinder, intelligent dosing system, and tamping arm into one machine, making it the easiest all-in-one path to great espresso. A smiley face tells you when your dose is correct.
The OXO Brew 9-Cup hits every mark for a great drip machine: SCA-certified brewing temperature, excellent showerhead coverage, thermal carafe, and programmable timer. Intuitive enough to use without reading the manual.
The De'Longhi Rivelia learns your drink preferences by time of day and serves up 16 automatic drinks with interchangeable bean hoppers. It scored 95/100 in Good Housekeeping testing and is the top automatic pick from both WIRED and Good Housekeeping.
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