Moccamaster 53941 KBGV Select 10-Cup Coffee Maker, Polished Silver

I don't consider myself to be a coffee connoisseur, yet here I am...For most of my life I've used Mr. Coffee coffee burners. And while I noticed that the coffee I was making (wasting) did not taste as good as the coffee from nice restaurants and coffee shops, I didn't really care much, and kind of assumed it was due to their expensive makers and fancy coffee. It turns out that was only partially true. About 7 years ago my most recent coffee burner died, so I went to my favorite coffee burner store, Home Depot. I found a $20 Black & Decker 5-cup coffee burner. Except, it didn't burn the coffee. The maker included a reusable mesh filter. Combining the additional solute from the mesh filter, with coffee that was brewed at the correct temperature...my world was changed. I began sampling fancier coffee's that my deluxe $20 maker was worthy of. I even joined a coffee club. Whenever I had guests over, I'd brew a pot of coffee and wait for the compliments. And generally, friends and family did often comment that they really liked my coffee.Now that you know my life story and we are basically best friends, let's talk about the Moccamaster. A few years after the purchase of my $20 deluxe coffee maker I went to visit a cousin in Portland. For those of you that don't know, Portland basically invented coffee. My cousin roasted his own beans and brewed in a retro-looking Moccamaster. The coffee we drank that week was phenomenal. I searched some of his equipment and was immediately put off by the price. I'm, uh...rather cheap. This fancy coffee lifestyle would be relegated to vacations and special occasions. A few years, pounds, and pay raises later, my mom has moved in with me. It didn't take her long to discover my coffee. And while I'm happy to share, we have found the 5-cup capacity of my $20 maker to be a little short of our need. The Moccamaster has definitely been on my mind since my trip to Coffee-land. It has double the capacity, 40 ounces. It's a done deal.Here is what I like about it:- Handmade by Dutch gnomes (or maybe humans...it's all really unclear)- Retro design and color options- Makes truly great coffee- Includes a 5-year warranty- Replacement parts make it highly serviceable- *Designed for the connoisseur (see below)Here is what I dislike about it:- It's too expensive- Plastic parts feel thin and cheap- Minimal user settings- *Designed for the connoisseur (see below)Cost is relative. For someone spending $10 a day at Starbucks, the Moccamaster may save you significant money over time. I was never doing that. I upgraded from the cheapest maker I could find. I've justified this as a "treat yo'self" purchase. As my $20 deluxe coffee maker showed me, you don't need to spend big money to have a decent cup of Joe.*It's designed for the connoisseur. What I mean is that it's not packed full of typical "American" safety features. For example, you can remove the filter basket cover to stir, or just watch the coffee blume. My $20 deluxe maker stops dripping if the lid is opened. The showerhead of the Moccamaster is stainless steel and fully exposed while brewing. You are freely able to put your hands on it and burn the heck out of yourself. I personally appreciate that it was not ruined by lawyers. This is also reflected in the fact that the carafe is not dishwasher safe. It's clearly designed for someone that is a coffee enthusiast, willing to take the time and put in the work to prepare a quality cup of coffee. Personally, I fall somewhere in the middle. Is there room for improvement by making the plastic parts and carafe dishwasher safe? I think so!At the end of the day I do recommend it for those that know what they are looking for.

I love the design, the ease of use, the clear water container which is a nice change from the interior one on my previous machines, and most of all, the coffee.This machine is simple. It’s very easy to see the exactly how much water you’re pouring in. There’s an on/off switch, and a selector switch which sets the brewing cycle, either for more or less than a half pot.The brew time is a bit slower when you select half pot or less, and the hot plate will turn off automatically a bit sooner. You can use this setting even when you make more than half a pot.I use a fairly coarse grind (coarser than grocery store ground coffee). This works well for me. Moccamaster includes a chart that shows water to coffee ratios for various amounts, based both on number of scoops with the included scoop, and grams. I find their recommendations based on grams to give better results, but you can adjust the amount of coffee to find what’s best for you.There is no timer, no clock, no lights or buttons aside from the two I’ve described, and the simplicity of the machine is part of its appeal.I’ve read some criticisms of the way the water is distributed over the ground coffee, and with a full pot, this may be something to watch. The spray arm doesn’t extend across the full diameter of the basket, so about 30 seconds after brewing starts, I use a spoon to stir the coffee grounds a bit to make sure they all get wet. But this isn’t necessary and I only do it because I think it produces a better cup of coffee. All of the coffee grounds will get wet without this step, but some won’t get as much time to “bloom”.I haven’t run a cleaning and descaling cycle yet, but the products for this are less expensive than for my previous machine.Some people don’t like the plastic parts, but they’ve been fine for me.This machine is made in the Netherlands and comes with a 5-year guarantee. Moccamaster sells replacement parts (carafe, plastic parts, spray wand, etc) at reasonable prices, too.I was lucky to get my candy apple red model on sale (about $80 off), so check for sale prices before you pay full retail, but it’s worth it I even at full price.EDITED to add: Rinsing the filter after you place it in the basket, then dumping out the water, will remove most of the paper taste from the filter, and it will also help the water to distribute farther and more evenly during brewing. It’s a fast, easy step, and it *is* included in the instructions, but somehow I missed it until I watched a YouTube video talking about the best brewing technique for the Moccamaster.

I have been wanting to buy one of these for a very long time but couldn't bring myself to dump my old coffe maker when there was nothing technically wrong with it. Enter: Prime Day. The hardest part of the decision was picking a color!Before we bought this, our morning coffee was split between Bialetti/Moka Pot, Chemex, and our old drip machine. My wife and I have always felt the chemex makes the best coffee, but it's the most time-consuming method which requires constant attention during the brewing process. After a couple weeks of drinking coffee from the Moccamaster, I can assure you that the coffe it makes is awesome! You have to do your partand make sure your coffee is ground properly and weighed out, but within 5-6 minutes youll have a pot of incredible coffee. Totally smooth, no bitterness, just like pour-over but with the convenience of an automatic machine.A few pro tips:Get a good burr grinder to ensure your grind (and your extraction) is consistentget a scale to make sure you are using 55 grams of coffee per liter of waterGet a separate pitcher to fill your water resevoir, even if your carafe is clean it will still contaminate your machine withsediment and oils leftover from your coffee.Desclae your machine about every hundred brews

This review is for the Moccamaster 53934 KBGV Select. I am a craft coffee roaster...I roast my own coffee purchased from all over the world. I want a coffee brewer that does justice to the effort that I have put into buying and roasting my green coffee beans.If you're like me, you're not just wondering if the Moccamaster is a good coffee maker, but you are wondering if it is the one to buy...is it worth the money? With that in mind, I will talk about the Moccamaster 53934 KBGV Select and compare it to a competing coffee maker in hopes of being of assistance in making your decision; but I won't go into great detail so I'm not repeating marketing hype.The Moccamaster 53934 KBGV Select is a really pretty machine. It looks just like it's pictured on Amazon. I bought the teal model. So, if you like the looks in the pictures, then you'll like the looks of the machine. It meets the SCAA gold cup standard for brewing, and so it does make very good coffee. It takes a standard #4 cone filter which are easy to find. It has a switch that can be set to either half pot or full pot (the primary reason I bought this particular model). The carafe is glass and it is thin; nothing wrong with that but don't dink it on the counter or the sink as it will likely crack. Having said that, I think that coffee brewed in glass tastes a tiny bit better....maybe. I can tell very little difference between coffee brewed in glass and that brewed in stainless. By all accounts, the internal working of the coffee maker are excellent and should be expected to last a long time. In short, it a good coffee making machine and it brews good coffee. Now the cons: The lid over the water reservoir and the lid over the coffee filter are both loose pieces. No big deal, but when you are filling the water and putting coffee in the filter, you have to kind of juggle those loose lids and find a place to put them on the counter that is out of the way. Not a deal breaker, but be aware that this adds just a bit of "busyness" to the coffee brewing process. Also, the power switch which initiates the brew keeps the hot plate on will stay on for like 100 minutes if you do not remember to turn it off, even if the carafe is not on the machine. I would think a machine of this quality would have some kind of sensor to turn the hot plate off if the carafe is not on the machine. One final note; I purchased my Moccamaster 53934 KBGV Select during Prime days for $245 instead of the normal $349...the lowest price ever offered by Technivorm. I have always wanted a Moccamaster, but without that $104 savings? I would not have purhcased it. $349 is too much for a household coffee maker. For that matter, so is $245.I also own the OXO 9 Cup maker with a stainless thermal carafe. It is an attractive, modern looking machine. It also is a SCAA gold cup standard coffee brewer that can make a half or whole pot. The carafe is virtually indestructible and keeps a full pot of coffee very hot for a long time (1.5-2 hours). Both the water reservoir lid and filter housing lid are hinged permentantly to the machine so they are never in the way or taking up counter space. Are the internal working as highly engineered and constructed as those of the Moccamaster 53934 KBGV Select? Probably not. But, I've had my OXO for three years and it works flawlessly every time. OXO engineers their products well and I expect their machine to last a long time. The OXO does not have a hot plate so no issue like that of the Moccamaster. One neat thing it does do; it senses if the carafe is in place and if it is not in place you cannot brew. Nice safety/convenience feature, I think. Cons: none really, unless you consider a stainless carafe a con. I do not. There might be a miniscule difference in taste (one that cannot be quantified), but I cannot definitively say there is. I have been drinking my own roasts for the last three years brewed in the OXO. Every good roast has tasted good; every poor roast has tasted poor. But, that's on me the roaster....not on the brewer. At just about $200 full price, the OXO is a bargain compared to the Moccamaster.If you chose to buy the Moccamaster 53934 KBGV Select you've got a very good machine. If you pay $349 for it, I have to say that you spent a lot more money for a coffee brewer than you needed it. If you really want the Moccamaster, buy it and be proud of it. You'll like the coffee. If you want a very good coffee maker and you don't absolutely have to own a Moccamaster, be a better steward of your money and buy the OXO for about $200 or less. You won't be dissapointed with either brewer, but you might be disappointed with yourself for spending more than you need to for a good coffee maker.FYI: 1)The Moccamaster 53934 KBGV Select is about 14" tall and the OXO is about 15"...if this matters to you. 2) I use the Melitta Bamboo #4 filters on both machines because they don't impart a papery taste to the coffee...IMO.Hope this help you!

If you’re really super sensitive to taste and take your coffee black then taste is of paramount importance: glass carafe for the win! I bought the stainless steel carafe version and was disappointed, I toyed around with it for a month trying to see if the steel needed to be seasoned, if I tinkered with the potency, but I ultimately returned it because nothing could erase the off taste no matter what I did. Then in my googling I discovered that there is indeed a “thing” about sensitive taste/black coffee drinkers and preferences for glass: to know I’m indeed not crazy: PRICELESS - I ordered the glass version and INSTANTLY IN HEAVEN!!! PERFECTION!!! So, if you’re a black coffee drinker you know what to do ;) (If you take cream/sugar you likely won’t even notice)