Holiday Always makes my special thanks for coffee. Between year-end deadlines, dealing with relatives, scheduling all the gatherings, Zoom calls, and events, I feel like I need a gallon to get started some mornings. To help with that, we’ve pored over all the coffee deals for the Black Friday weekend to pick out the best deals on coffee makers, pods, and espresso machines.
Update November 26th: We’ve added the AeroPress Go, VSSL Java Grinder, and Tea Spot tea.
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coffee subscription offer
The first step to improving the quality of your coffee is to use fresh beans. You can search for local roasters, or use a coffee subscription service to have freshly roasted beans delivered to your door. Atlas is one of our favorite services because it brings you coffee from all over the world.
Trade Coffee tops our list of premium coffee subscriptions. Trade Coffee features small roasters brought to your door. Trade doesn’t roast its own beans, but instead partners with hundreds of small roasters across the country to bring you the best small-batch beans. There are all sorts of deals on the site right now, and in addition to discounts, most orders come with a free bag of coffee. The $59 Sparrow’s chocolate and coffee gift box ($10 off, plus a free bag of coffee) looked especially enticing.
Blue Bottle was one of the older coffee subscription services. It’s still great, though it doesn’t have as wide a selection as some of the newcomers. Where Blue Bottle stands out is freshness—the company promises to ship your coffee to you within 24 hours of roasting.
The term quintal refers to the weight of coffee beans bought and sold in South America, so it’s an apt name for the service, which deals directly with growers and roasters in some of the most famous coffee-growing regions of Central and South America. Shipping direct from origin within one to three days of roasting means the coffee will be as fresh as possible when it arrives. A side benefit is that more of the proceeds from coffee sales go directly to growers and roasters in the country.
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Our favorite espresso machine, the Diletta Mio, is on sale for Black Friday. The machine is pretty new, and we haven’t seen it discounted or discounted since it was released this summer. It makes great espresso elegantly and consistently, with pro-grade features like a built-in brew timer and PID (a computer that makes sure the boiler is hitting) perfect temperature).
De’Longhi’s La Specialista Arte espresso machine is a bit like the poster child for home espresso machines. It’s curvaceous and shiny, with just the right number of buttons front and center, and a pressure gauge to ensure that espresso is extracted as consistently as possible. This one includes a built-in grinder and a small platform for raising and lowering shot glasses. That means there’s plenty of room under the handle for a full-size coffee mug if you want to skip the shot and go straight to sipping.
The Solis Barista Perfetta Plus is an excellent standard espresso machine. It brews clean, consistent espresso without taking up too much counter space. Its compact frame is one of its best features, and it fits right between the size of a toaster and rice cooker without rearranging any large countertops.
It’s not the most portable espresso machine (it’s also heavy), but it produced the best extraction of any portable espresso machine we tested. It’s simple to use – just follow the instructions in the company video – easy to clean and allows for a lot of experimentation.
If you’re not ready to drop hundreds (or over a thousand) of dollars into an espresso machine, this espresso machine is a great option. It produces consistent, creamy espresso, steam, and milk froth without breaking the bank.
Mr. Coffee’s One-Touch is our top pick for latte and cappuccino makers. WIRED reviewer Jeffrey Van Camp says it can extract the best possible espresso from just about anything—he even tested it with standard Maxwell House coffee and it delivered an acceptable espresso. It doesn’t get you the same full-bodied flavor as a Breville machine, but this one is more affordable.
The Barista is a stripped-down version of the aforementioned One-Touch, but it’s still a solid machine for just $200 before discounts. It’s more plastic than the One-Touch, so you’ll have to hold the handle in place as you rotate it into place.
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It’s not a huge discount, but it’s our favorite cold brew coffee maker. It makes about 32 ounces of coffee at a time. All you need to do is put the kibble in the basket and slowly pour water into the basket. Then let it sit at room temperature or in the fridge for 24 hours and that’s it.
County Line Kitchen is a family owned business in Wisconsin. Its Cold Brew Maker uses the trusty ol’ 2-quart mason jar and stainless steel strainer basket for brewing. You fill the basket with plenty of coffee grounds, slowly pour in up to 64 ounces of cold water, and let it sit for 24 hours. When done, remove the colander and pour out with the lid.
Oxo is a killer brand for most coffee equipment, and this machine is no exception. The showerhead is designed to saturate the coffee grounds as evenly as possible, ensuring you get the most flavor out of your coffee without oversaturating any one area – which can be a problem with drip machines. If you’ve ever seen coffee grounds after brewing and it looks like water is running down the center, you’ve experienced bitterness in your coffee. Oxo’s spout is designed to avoid that coffee nightmare.
The AeroPress Go (9/10, WIRED Recommends) is just a little bigger than a coffee mug, very lightweight, and one of the best coffees you’ll drink on the go. It’s just as good as the standard AeroPress — easy to use, good at reducing bitterness — just smaller. AeroPress is very forgiving. It’s hard to make a bad cup of coffee, though it may take some experimentation to get it to make coffee exactly the way you want it.
A good drip machine should spray your coffee grounds evenly, and it should have some programmable features. This machine excels at both and even includes a built-in scale for measuring just the right amount of coffee. But perhaps its best trick is that, among all other functions, you can also use it as a hand-pour dripper.
The Cafe’s drip coffee maker is everything you could want from a high-end drip coffee maker. It makes great coffee, well-balanced and free of burnt notes. The spout ensures that the ground is watered evenly and quickly, which are the two keys to making high-quality coffee with a drip filter.
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One of our favorite coffee grinders, the Oxo Conical Burr Grinder is our top pick for anyone looking to try coffee and pick up a grinder for the first time. It’s inexpensive, reliable, and offers a level of consistency (and precision) that you can’t get out of a blade grinder. No matter how you make your coffee, the burr grinder ensures you get the most out of your beans. A premium version with a built-in scale is also on sale for $240 ($60 off).
The Solis Scala Zero is a solid all-around burr grinder that is a good choice for beginners. It can be ground fine enough for espresso or coarse enough for pour-over — or anything in between. It’s also surprisingly small for a burr grinder, which is always a plus in smaller kitchens.
For those looking for an ultra-tough hand grinder, the Java is our top choice. The sleek, slender, aircraft-grade aluminum tube is strong enough to double as a weapon, yet (relatively) lightweight. The handle is also very clever. It folds up and gives you a lot of leverage when you’re grinding, then it folds up, screws into the top, and you can use it as a hook to hang your Java up when you’re done. Java is capable of grinding everything from French-press kibble to espresso-fine.
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It may not be the kind of cup you want to replace all Your mug, but the Ember mug2 is a fun desktop gadget for any work-at-home setup. It has a small charging pad that doubles as a coaster, keeping your coffee hotter than ever in a standard mug.
Enjoy your coffee life with some piping hot frothy milk. With a little practice, this affordable, handheld, battery-operated frother can whip up cappuccino-quality froth. While you’re at it, pick up our favorite stainless steel milk jug for $10.
You’ve probably seen these jugs on the countertops of your favorite cafe. Fellow’s Stagg EKG Electric Kettle (8/10, WIRED Recommends) has a slim gooseneck for precise control when you’re brewing your pourover coffee, but it’s also a great everyday electric kettle that sits on almost any countertop It all looks great.
Zojirushi’s classic 16-ounce travel mug is BPA-free and features a wide mouth opening that holds ice (if you’re brewing coffee). The lid locks to avoid accidental spills, I (Adrienne) accidentally left hot tea inside for 18 hours and when I carefully opened it again it was still hot.
If you want to improve your coffee brewing, use a scale. You’ll need it to weigh beans, pour coffee, espresso, etc., and the only way to reproduce the results is if you know what you’re doing. This scale is an affordable model that still offers everything you need.
Don’t want coffee? How about some tea? We love buying our tea locally, but not everyone lives near a good tea shop. I’ve come to rely on Tea Spot, which offers everything from loose-leaf teas to wonderful brew cups to tea subscriptions. This deal is great all over the site, including two of my favorites, Morning Mojo and Climber’s High Chai.
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Want to browse sales for yourself? Here are some of the top retailers participating in the Black Friday deals.
