OXO 8-Cup Coffee Maker: The Quality Coffee Keurig Alternative

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The Keurig might be one of the most ubiquitous coffee makers in America. It’s quick, fits in nearly any kitchen, and lets you brew individual cups of coffee. But it’s terrible environmental impact and dubious coffee quality make it, and any other pod-based brewers, an unfortunate choice for the modern coffee drinker. What if we could get better quality coffee in a more sustainable package? That’s where the 8-Cup Coffee Maker from OXO comes in. This brewer pairs quality coffee with convenient brewing in a footprint that will fit any kitchen!

Versatility

Now you may be thinking, I don’t need an 8 cup coffee maker. Why make a whole pot of coffee when I really just want one cup? I imagine most Keurig users see this as the primary benefit of the single-cup machine. So let’s start there. Thanks to the single-cup brewing option in the OXO 8-Cup Coffee Maker, you no longer need to brew a whole pot when you only really need a single cup.

Easy to Use

The transition between brewing a full pot and single-cup requires only a simple flip of a switch on the brew basket, making the OXO 8-Cup Coffee Maker exceptionally easy to use. The simplicity doesn’t stop there either. The clearly marked measurements on the water tank and dosing spoon take the guesswork out of the brewing experience. While the actual act of brewing comes down to the press of a single button, the brewer will take care of the rest.

Quality

Don’t mistake simplicity for a lack of quality. Unlike the Keurig, OXO built this coffee maker to brew with SCA Gold Standard ratios and recipes to produce the highest-quality drip coffee. The precision temperature control ensures the coffee is brewed at the ideal temperature to extract the most flavor from the grounds. Pod-based coffee makers brew quickly but brew at less than ideal temperatures. This results in sour, under-extracted coffee and leaves a lot of flavor in the grounds. The coffee then drips into the double-walled insulated carafe to stay hot until you’re ready to enjoy it. The carafe keeps coffee hot using passive thermal retention rather than adding heat like a hot plate like a regular coffee maker, which will eventually burn the quality coffee you just brewed.

Sustainability

While you certainly have the option of using freshly ground coffee in a Keurig, as you should to get the highest quality coffee, Keurig’s obvious glaring flaw is its primary use of single-use plastic brewing cups. You can reduce your environmental impact by removing the option of plastic brewing cups altogether. The OXO 8-Cup Coffee Maker uses standard paper filters, which are compostable along with your used coffee grounds.

Conclusion

The sleek design and small footprint of OXO’s 8-Cup Coffee Maker makes it a great fit for any kitchen. Its comparable price point, higher quality brewing, convenient features, and superior sustainability make it an easy replacement for wasteful pod brewers while giving you an even better cup of coffee.