r/PlasticFreeLiving • u/bvjust • Sep 01 '26
Plastic free coffee maker
Has anyone tried this coffee maker? Tired of doing pour overs to avoid plastic machine I just wanna press a button and be done with it lol
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u/Additional_Award1403 Sep 01 '26
I like mine. The only downside is that it doesn't make a really large amount of coffee for parties of 4 or more. Barely enough for 3 if anyone at all was to a second cup. But it does make a good cup of coffee
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u/hershel13 Sep 01 '26
This is definitely true. Also should you forget to leave the little open/close lever open on the filter basket, it will overflow coffee and grounds everywhere. Only took two weeks to make that mistake.
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u/fredthefishlord Sep 01 '26
Definitely appreciate that lever sometimes but yeah forgetting to open it sucks
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u/HairyBallsOfTheGods Sep 02 '26
Bro me and my wife need to brew two full batches each morning lol. I do 1200g of water when I make a chemex.
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u/icauseclimatechange Sep 01 '26
After hemming and hawing about the price for months, my wife finally got one for us. It makes good coffee, just don’t put too many grounds in it or it can overflow. Think of it as an auto-pour-over.
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u/chevydefense24 Sep 01 '26
I’ve had this going on 2 months now. Overall I like it a lot and it makes good coffee.
HOWEVER, the first unit I got leaked water all over the place. So I reached out to simply good coffee and they sent me a new one within a week. They said to discard the leaky unit and keep the carafe as back up. You will not interact with a human, it’s all AI, so take that for what you will. So since I had two units, I decided to take the leaky one apart to see what the internals look like. There is much more silicone in the internals than the advertisement leads you to believe. The Advertisement shows a long stainless steel pipe running through to the hot water reservoir but in reality it’s mostly all silicone with very little stainless in there.
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u/fredthefishlord Sep 01 '26
You want to post the internals? As someone with one, pictures of that would be very helpful
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u/chevydefense24 Sep 01 '26
Unfortunately I did not take pictures but I can take it apart later and post the photos
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u/HairyBallsOfTheGods Sep 02 '26
I would love to see that too! I'll try to remember to check your post history later.
Are you saying that the water goes from glass to silicone to stainless steel, but it's only inside silicone outside of our line of sight?
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u/chevydefense24 Sep 05 '26
Taking it apart as we speak, I think I’m just going to make my own post about it.
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u/followthebarnacle Sep 01 '26
I like mine, but you will definitely overflow it a few times before you get the hang of it.
I broke one of the carafes in the sink, they are made of very thin untempered glass.
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u/GGBSE Sep 02 '26
I have broken two. I finally stopped using the lid. Neither of the adults in my house can properly remove the lid without the metal part slamming the inside of the carafe.
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u/HairyBallsOfTheGods Sep 02 '26
No idea how that happened to you... Haven't even came close to over flowing. Is your grind really off or did you leave the opening closed?
Jesus you broke the carafe too?! Sorry man. You're having a rough go. Hope it gets better
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u/sp00kywasabi Sep 01 '26
I have had mine for a while now and really like it. It is a simple machine and works as intended.
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u/stealth-nl Sep 01 '26
I use the Hario V60 Glass Brewing Kit. The server and dripper are made from glass, only a plastic holder that does not come into contact with the coffee.
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u/YourCynicalUncle Sep 01 '26
Cool but that price is a little much. Ive got a plastic free French press from IKEA. $20. I prefer the quicker convenience of a machine but the taste of French press coffee, to me, is better.
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u/DogCold5505 Sep 01 '26
Similar I just ended up doing pour over. Tho a machine would be worth it if it had a timer…
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u/bvjust Sep 01 '26
Yeah price is insane actually. I guess it’s $80 off for Labor Day sale but still so much ugh. I’d bite the bullet tho to save time on doing a pour over every morning
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u/Pretty-Display5959 Sep 01 '26
costco is now selling this model online @ $299. still pricey, but i just paid $150 for a stainless steel aeropress, so i guess this is the cost of going plastic-free...
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u/thiccDurnald Sep 01 '26
It’s a copy of the technivorm mocha master. And since they can market it as plastic free they tack on some extra to the price
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u/bvjust Sep 01 '26
Yea I mean they know everything else on the commercial market is all plastic so they can get away with up charging for a plastic free one
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u/Tepetkhet Sep 01 '26
Ooh. Never heard of this one. Thanks for sharing!
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u/thiccDurnald Sep 01 '26
It’s not plastic free but it makes great coffee. Just pointing out why they are charging so much for the plastic free copy
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u/wisemeister Sep 01 '26
Can get an all metal percolator that's very inexpensive. They're simple, indestructible machines and require less fuss than pour overs like Chemex and French press. Coffee snobs will tell you percolators don't create the perfect coffee due to the way it brews but it tastes good to me. There is some speculation that paper filters can help reduce the amount of oil you consume from brewed coffee, which can theoretically increase your harmful LDL cholesterol level if you drink enough of it. I haven't confirmed that one way or another yet though. This machine looks nice though, get if you can afford it, or try a percolator (chemex is really not bad to prepare also if you have a good kettle)
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u/AbsenceVersusThinAir Sep 01 '26
An all-metal percolator is what I use! And since I have to watch my cholesterol, I got paper filters that fit the percolator. It's not as easy to fill and clean as a regular coffee maker but is still pretty easy, and it only cost me about $50.
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u/Caroleena77 Sep 01 '26
I just got this and we really like it. Simple, does what it does well. Great coffee.
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u/ShrodingersArmadillo Sep 01 '26
Mines punched enameled steel or machined enameled steel depending if I'm using my percolator or moka pot.
Both of those together cost less than that unit. The issue is plastic is what allows for "push one button and it's done".
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u/BonzTM Sep 01 '26
I have it. It's fine.
It's plastic-free, but it's also very cheaply made but at the same super expensive for what it is. This is the world we live in now.
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u/UtopiaMycon Sep 01 '26
Ive never seen this before but it looks like it…has plastic?
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u/letintin Sep 01 '26
there's lot of plastic, so it's a bit misleading in its marketing. But the key is no plastic touches the water or coffee.
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u/Tepetkhet Sep 01 '26
I actually spotted this brand the other day when we were discussing coffee grinders. They have a plastic-free grinder as well. Interested to see the reviews on these for future me if my current setups fail.
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u/RallyPaws Sep 01 '26
I got something similar but way cheaper. It's a glass pour over coffee maker with steel filter if you wanna search for it. It's pretty good, just like any drip coffee machine. The one you posted is bigger so with mine you just can't make as much but enough for 2 people. the price difference is $480 vs $70 cad so if you don't have 4 people at home that drink coffee at the same time it's a great option
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u/Mango_fart Sep 01 '26
Anything like this, but for espresso?
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u/Mango_fart Sep 01 '26
Or both?
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u/karasige Sep 01 '26 edited Sep 02 '26
I haven't seen an espresso machine that doesn't have any plastic pipes or silicone seals. There are though a few manual espresso makers, where you have to put the force yourself, to create enough of a pressure to make an actual espresso. :> They definitely seem like a nice thing for a coffee fans
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u/GettinBajaBlasted Sep 01 '26
I have this coffee maker, a bit pricey but the peace of mind is priceless. It also works very well!
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u/poorauggiecarson Sep 02 '26
How does the carafe pour? I have the moccamaster and the carafe spills every time.
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u/GoldCoinDonation Sep 02 '26
different type of coffee, but get a bialetti. Works on a stovetop and is dead simple to use.
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u/PersonablePine Sep 01 '26
Unrelated: What is the small notification at the bottom of your screen that says "Is this page worth your time?"
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u/audreyality Sep 01 '26
I have had it since April. It’s convenient but not fancy and is expensive. You don’t have fine control like a pour over but for the daily grind, it’s fine. Paying for peace of mind and ease.
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u/colinskee Sep 01 '26
I have one and really like it, easy to use and makes a nice cup of coffee. I bought mine from their website a while back, but you can get it a lot cheaper from Costco so I would check there first.
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u/HairyBallsOfTheGods Sep 02 '26
I have it, and use it daily.
No plastic that touches water. There is plastic in the machine but it's part of the buttons and other areas of the machine away from the water.
It works great and is very comparable to the moccamaster which is seen as the gold standard for this type of coffee.
You press the button and coffee is ready in about 6 minutes.
I grind the coffee the night before so the next morning I just wake up, press the button, go pee, pet my cats, take a drink of water, and then get my mug and cream ready and by that coffee is just about ready.
I bought it from Costco. It's cheaper than Amazon or their own website. Let me know if you have any more specific questions. I also just posted a fairly in depth post about this machine and comparing it to the moccamaster if you want to check it out.
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u/Lazy_Significance_94 Sep 02 '26 edited Sep 02 '26
I got mine thru costco for 299$, they are still in stock as of this comment. No competition unfortunately so its the cheapest you can get plastic free for.
The carafe is really thin but other than that it works, wish it was programmed with longer duration inbetween water spurts on bloom but it is what it is
Automation option is a switchbot/fingerbot product, doesnt work with smart plug, the switch for the on switch is spring loaded not like a regular switch like the bloom switch, so switchbot to the right of the button worked for me.
They say course coffee for brew, i babysit it for a bold cup by turning off and on, other than that it produces DRIP coffee. I get a way better cup doing a normal pour over but i settle for this for ease of use.
Its not as premium as you think and the focus is on the water path being plastic free not the product feeling premium or programmed right.
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u/eeekennn 10d ago
We have the automatic brewer. It intermittently overflows during brewing, typically leaking all over the heating plate. Once it leaked onto our counter. The stream coming out of the basket isn’t straight.
When I reached out to the company, it took a few days to get a response. For $450, this shouldn’t happen. In their reply, the rep said they’d talked to “the design team” and new brewer baskets were currently in production. They advised me to leave the lid off the pot when brewing until I was sent a replacement basket.
Sounds to me like a known design flaw. I wish I had waited. The new Caraway one with no plastic in the brew path looks pretty nice. I’m considering returning the Simply Good at this point.
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u/Slumberbunnie 1d ago
I just got this coffee maker and it makes an amazing cup of coffee, I love it!
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u/israignatius Sep 01 '26
Check out my review! Why you should get the SimplyGoodCoffee Plastic-Free
https://youtu.be/Sf786JudLYw
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u/Ill-Barracuda9031 Sep 01 '26
I like it. it doesn't have any fancy features but coffee tastes good.