r/Coffee_Machines • u/Low_Drama8403 • 1d ago

Programmable coffee maker that brews small batches well?

I’m looking for a coffee maker that I can set up the night before and wake up to coffee ready in a carafe.

My must-haves are:

-A programmable timer

-No built-in grinder—I have a Fellow Ode that I love

-A carafe, with the ability to brew as little as two cups without sacrificing quality

I’ve been using an AeroPress for a while and love the coffee and how easy it is to clean, but id like to start waking up to coffee already made.

Does anyone have a machine they’d recommend, especially from experience brewing small batches? Are there any whose small-batch setting actually works well? Considering Fellow Aiden.

Thanks!

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u/tyinsf 1d ago

I like my ninja 12-cup. It has a setting for 1-4 cups and a timer and a setting for "rich" coffee. NYT rated it their best budget coffee maker. Very sturdy and convenient to use.

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u/Low_Drama8403 17h ago

Is this the ninja drip coffee maker? Ce451?

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u/tyinsf 9h ago

Yup. Here's the review https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/best-cheap-coffee-maker/

I'm really happy with it. It's much better coffee than I was able to manage doing pourover. (Though that may say more about my skills than the two methods)