The ultimate guide to brewing the best coffee at home

It is the best-selling type of coffee maker in the US for good reason – simply spoon in your grounds, fill the water reservoir and fresh coffee is a button-press away. With programmable and set-and-forget options to choose from, we round up our favorites for every budget.

This one is for those who like their coffee strong, hot and reminiscent of mornings in an Italian piazza. Our testing has put hundreds of machines through their paces to compare what you get for every price point, and see how good they are for home use.

Plastics are not only a blight to our planet, but can impair the taste of a good cup of coffee too. That is one of the many reasons we have sourced and tested the best coffee makers made from low-toxin materials for a cleaner, tastier brew.

This makes simply delicious coffee. Whether you want a single serving or enough for eight, the OXO delivers flavorful filter coffee in a matter of minutes. It's small, sleek, and easy to use. All our product testers loved it.

Read our Oxo 8-Cup Brew Coffee Maker review

The Breville Barista Pro is everything you need in an espresso machine. It’s the perfect balance of hands-on and automated. Our tester is an ex-barista, and she says it's the best espresso machine she's ever tested.

Read our Breville Barista Pro review

Pod coffee doesn't score top marks for flavor, but it will for speed. This can make tasty, black coffee in seconds. You can get a milk frother in one of Nespresso's bundles if you want lattes, and there are flavored Vertuo pods, too.

Read our Nespresso Vertuo Next review

Our easy-to-follow guide will have you making delicious espresso, latte and French press at home in no time. We share baristas' tips and tricks for making lots of different types of coffee.

It is so much easier to make a beautiful coffee, when you have everything you need, close to hand. Here are our must-haves for a stylish and smooth-running setup.

The best coffee isn't possible if your machine is not well-kept. Read about how to clean and protect your coffee maker to make sure you get the most from every brew.