Drip coffee makers go on sale every November, but discounts on the good ones are usually modest, and years of price history show what a real deal looks like. A month out, a few are already cheaper than usual: the Ninja Fresh Brew CE251 matches its lowest price of the past year, and the Ninja DualBrew Pro is about $20 under its 90-day average. Others, including the Moccamaster and the Black+Decker, sold for much less last November.
We checked every price against what each machine sold for on Amazon over the past 90 days and its lowest price of the past year, not its list price. Looking for espresso instead? See our espresso machine deals.
Our picks at a glance
8 deals1.A full pot from grounds or one cup from a K-Cup pod, plus a milk frother. About $20 under its 90-day average from Amazon.
2.Wirecutter's top coffee maker: SCA certified, with a timer and thermal carafe. Third-party seller only and above its usual price now.
3.The dependable cheap programmable machine, with two strengths and a small-batch setting. At its lowest price of the past year.
4.The reviewers' favorite for flavor: fast, hot and simple, with a five-year warranty. At its usual price now, not a deal yet.
5.The cheapest thermal carafe with a programmable timer we found. At its usual price now; it sold for about $59 last November.
6.For tinkerers: adjustable bloom, temperature and flow, plus real cold brew. Only a few dollars under its usual price.
7.The single-serve pod pick: quiet, quick and simple. Only a few dollars under its 90-day average right now.
8.A compact SCA-certified brewer for small homes that makes a carafe or a single mug, no pods. About $15 under its 90-day average.
Our picks
#1Best overall
Ninja DualBrew Pro CFP301
by Ninja
The DualBrew Pro takes the top spot because it settles the most common household split: one person wants a pot, another wants a single cup. It brews up to 12 cups from grounds or one cup from a K-Cup pod, and the frother and concentrate setting cover lattes and iced drinks. Tom's Guide lists it as its best versatile coffee maker, and Top Ten Reviews found the coffee rich and flavorful.
If you only brew full pots and drink them black, the OXO Brew 9-Cup below makes better coffee. Tom's Guide found the DualBrew's coffee less refined than the Moccamaster's, and the body is mostly plastic.
At about $200 from Amazon, it is roughly $20 under its 90-day average. It dropped to about $150 the Sunday before Thanksgiving last year, so a deeper cut is possible.
Pros
- +Brews a 12-cup carafe from grounds or a single cup from a pod
- +Fold-away frother for lattes and cappuccino-style drinks
- +Concentrate setting for iced and milk drinks
Cons
- −Mostly plastic body
- −Coffee less refined than the Moccamaster or OXO
- −The specialty concentrate is not espresso
- Capacity
- 12 cups
- Carafe
- Glass
- Delay-brew timer
- Yes
- Brews from
- Grounds or K-Cup pods
Price checked on Amazon Oct 27, 2026, 11:29 AM ET.
#2
OXO Brew 9-Cup Coffee Maker
by OXO
On coffee alone, this is the machine we would buy, and it is Wirecutter's top coffee maker. It is SCA certified, it wets the grounds before the full brew starts, and it keeps coffee in a stainless thermal carafe instead of on a hot plate. You can set it the night before. Tom's Guide found it slower and less premium-feeling than pricier rivals, and owners mention a water tank that fogs up.
It sits at rank 2 because of the price, not the coffee. Amazon was not selling it when we checked, and the cheapest new offer came from a third-party seller at about $250. That is roughly $16 over its 90-day average and double the $125 it sold for in early August. We would wait for Amazon to restock it or for that price to fall.
Pros
- +SCA certified for brew temperature and time
- +Automatic pre-infusion wets the grounds first
- +Stainless thermal carafe, no hot plate
- +Programmable start
Cons
- −Water tank fogs with condensation
- −Some owners report a plastic smell when new
- −Slower than some rivals
- Capacity
- 9 cups
- Carafe
- Thermal
- Delay-brew timer
- Yes
- Brews from
- Grounds
Price checked on Amazon Oct 27, 2026, 11:29 AM ET.
#3Best budget
Ninja Fresh Brew CE251 12-Cup Coffee Maker
by Ninja
For well under $100, the Fresh Brew CE251 is the programmable glass-carafe machine reviewers keep recommending. It makes up to 12 cups, has Classic and Rich strengths, a small-batch setting and a 24-hour delay timer. Coffeeness found it easy to use and clean, and more than 29,000 Amazon owners give it a 4.4-star average.
The build is plastic, and the carafe sits on a hot plate, so a pot left for an hour or two starts to taste stewed. If you brew and walk away, the thermal Black+Decker below avoids that.
This is a real, if modest, saving. At about $70 from Amazon it is roughly $9 under its 90-day average and matches its lowest price of the past year, which is why it takes our budget badge.
Pros
- +24-hour delay brew
- +Classic and Rich strength settings
- +Small-batch setting for a few cups
- +Easy to use and clean
Cons
- −Plastic construction
- −Hot plate stews coffee left for long
- Capacity
- 12 cups
- Carafe
- Glass
- Delay-brew timer
- Yes
- Brews from
- Grounds
Price checked on Amazon Oct 27, 2026, 11:29 AM ET.
#4Best premium
Moccamaster KBGV Select (Matte Black)
by Moccamaster
The KBGV Select is the brewer coffee reviewers keep coming back to. Reviewed and Tom's Guide both name it their favorite, citing smooth coffee, quick brewing and a precise water temperature. It is SCA certified, handmade in the Netherlands and covered by a five-year warranty, and the controls amount to a power switch and a full or half carafe selector.
That simplicity is also the catch: there is no timer and no single-cup setting, and the glass carafe sits on a hot plate. Expert Reviews felt it was less substantial than the price suggests.
We list the Matte Black because it was $10 cheaper than Polished Silver when we checked. At about $360 from Amazon it is at its usual price, so this is not a deal yet. It fell to about $209 the Sunday after Thanksgiving last year, and Moccamaster discounts often differ by color.
Pros
- +Smooth, full-flavored coffee in reviewers' tests
- +Brews a full carafe quickly at a precise temperature
- +Handmade in the Netherlands, five-year warranty
- +SCA certified
Cons
- −No timer or delay brew
- −No single-cup setting
- −Glass carafe sits on a hot plate
- Capacity
- 10 cups (40 oz)
- Carafe
- Glass
- Delay-brew timer
- No
- Brews from
- Grounds
Price checked on Amazon Oct 27, 2026, 11:29 AM ET.
#5
Black+Decker CM2035B 12-Cup Thermal Coffee Maker
by BLACK+DECKER
The CM2035B is the cheapest way we found to get a thermal carafe and a programmable timer in one machine. Reviewed named it its best-value coffee maker, and Bob Vila's tester used one at home for six months, crediting the strength selector and the pause that lets you pour a cup mid-brew.
Do not expect the carafe to match the OXO's. One owner measured the coffee at about 149°F after two hours, which is warm rather than hot, and Reviewed rated it less durable than pricier machines.
At about $85 from Amazon, it costs what it has averaged over the past 90 days, so there is no saving yet. It sold for about $59 in mid-November last year, and that is the price we would hold out for. Until then, the Ninja CE251 is cheaper.
Pros
- +Thermal carafe and programmable timer at a low price
- +Sneak-a-Cup pause mid-brew
- +Strength selector
- +Smooth coffee in Reviewed's testing
Cons
- −Carafe keeps coffee warm rather than hot
- −Less durable than pricier machines
- Capacity
- 12 cups
- Carafe
- Thermal
- Delay-brew timer
- Yes
- Brews from
- Grounds
Price checked on Amazon Oct 27, 2026, 11:29 AM ET.
#6
Breville Luxe Brewer Thermal BDC465
by Breville
The Luxe Brewer is for people who want to adjust the brew rather than accept a default. You can set the bloom time, water temperature and flow rate, it makes true cold brew, and it fills a 12-cup thermal carafe. Tom's Guide said it was the fastest drip brewer it had tested, Good Housekeeping's lab ranked it first for versatility, and TechRadar named the UK version its top drip machine. It replaces the Precision Brewer, which was out of stock on Amazon when we checked.
It is large, and it is new: only 137 Amazon owners had rated it when we checked, averaging 3.3 stars, so the long-term record is thin. If you will never change a setting, the OXO Brew 9-Cup gives you SCA-certified coffee for less.
At about $341 from Amazon, it is only about $6 under its usual price. It fell to about $280 in February.
Pros
- +Adjustable bloom time, temperature and flow rate
- +Makes true cold brew
- +Fast brewing in Tom's Guide's test
- +SCA certified
Cons
- −Large footprint
- −Short track record so far
- Capacity
- 12 cups
- Carafe
- Thermal
- Delay-brew timer
- Yes
- Brews from
- Grounds
Price checked on Amazon Oct 27, 2026, 11:29 AM ET.
#7
Keurig K-Supreme
by Keurig
If everyone in your house drinks one cup at a time, a pod machine is simpler than any carafe, and the K-Supreme is the Keurig Tom's Guide recommends for most people. Its MultiStream head spreads water across the whole pod, it ran at a quiet 65 dB in Tom's Guide's test, and the tank is large enough for several cups between refills.
The usual Keurig trade-offs apply: pods cost more per cup and create waste, and the coffee trails a good drip machine. Tom's Guide also found the brew-over-ice setting weak. If you want a pot from grounds as well, the Ninja DualBrew Pro does both.
Amazon's listing shows a $190 list price, but that is not what it sells for. At about $100 from Amazon it is a few dollars under its 90-day average, and it sold for $90 in August.
Pros
- +Quiet, measured at 65 dB by Tom's Guide
- +MultiStream head soaks the whole pod
- +Large removable water tank
Cons
- −Pods cost more per cup than ground coffee
- −Coffee trails a good drip machine
- −Brew-over-ice setting makes weak drinks
- Capacity
- One cup at a time
- Carafe
- None
- Delay-brew timer
- No
- Brews from
- K-Cup pods
Price checked on Amazon Oct 27, 2026, 11:29 AM ET.
#8
OXO Brew 8-Cup Coffee Maker
by OXO
The smaller OXO suits one- and two-person homes. It brews a full thermal carafe or a single mug without pods, it is SCA certified, and there is no hot plate to cook the coffee. Tom's Guide called it close to perfect apart from one major flaw, and Real Homes found the coffee smooth enough to drink black.
That flaw is the water tank, which is awkward to fill. There is no timer either, and the small basket takes its own filter size, so buy the right filters with it. If you want to wake up to coffee, the OXO Brew 9-Cup has a timer.
At about $198 from Amazon, it is around $15 under its 90-day average. It dropped to about $154 just before Christmas last year.
Pros
- +Brews a full carafe or a single mug
- +SCA certified
- +Thermal carafe, no hot plate
- +Coffee smooth enough to drink black
Cons
- −Awkward water tank
- −No timer or delay brew
- −Small basket needs its own filter size
- Capacity
- 8 cups
- Carafe
- Thermal
- Delay-brew timer
- No
- Brews from
- Grounds
Price checked on Amazon Oct 27, 2026, 11:29 AM ET.
How to choose a coffee maker this Black Friday
Choose the carafe first. A thermal carafe (both OXOs, the Black+Decker and the Breville) holds coffee without a heater, so it does not turn bitter as the morning goes on. A glass carafe on a hot plate (both Ninjas and the Moccamaster) is fine if you finish the pot within an hour.
Decide whether you need a timer. If you want coffee ready when you wake up, skip the Moccamaster and the OXO Brew 8-Cup, which have none. Every other drip machine here has a delay-brew setting.
Treat SCA certification as a taste shortcut. It means the brewer reaches the right water temperature and brew time. The OXO Brew 9-Cup and 8-Cup, the Moccamaster and the Breville carry it.
Count ounces, not cups. A coffee maker cup is 4 to 6 oz, so a 10-cup machine fills about three large mugs. Pods suit homes where people drink one cup at a time; for two or more coffee drinkers, a drip machine is cheaper to run.
Ignore the list price and check the seller. Amazon lists the Keurig at $190, but it has averaged about $103 over the past 90 days. Judge each deal against the recent average and 12-month low we quote in every Pick, and note that the OXO Brew 9-Cup was only available from a third-party seller when we checked. Amazon usually extends returns over the holidays, but confirm the return date on your order page.
How we chose these coffee maker deals
Every deal on this page was selected and checked by Ed Hollinghurst. We start from products with a strong track record in independent reviews and owner feedback, then compare the current Black Friday price against the product's typical selling price over the past months, not just the inflated list price. A deal only makes the cut if the product is genuinely good and the discount is real.
Product prices and availability are accurate as of the date/time indicated and are subject to change. Any price and availability information displayed on Amazon.com at the time of purchase will apply to the purchase of this product.
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