FellowAiden Precision Drip Coffee Maker, Thermal Carafe, Perfect Temperature Control, Bloom Cycle, Single Serve to 10 Cup Capacity, Matte Black

Warning...You will be hooked on Fellow products!I have owned several high-end coffee makers over the years and the Fellow Aiden Precision Coffee Maker is the best one I have ever owned! If you are a true coffee lover, this is a game changer! The quality of the brew is unmatched.It not only has a sleek look but its performance is off the charts. It gives you the perfect cup of hot coffee in style every time. I love the removable water tank on the side and not having a glass carafe! This machine can make cold brew, single cup and more. I love that there are so many variations.The set up was easy and I love that it has customizable settings and profiles. Fellow has really thought of everything in the Brew profile and there is even more on the Fellow app.The machine is easy to clean and set up. Every evening I just pick the profile for the next morning and perfect pot of coffee is waiting for me every time.If you are a serious coffee lover, the Aiden is worth every penny.

I might have a hard time figuring out what NOT to like about this machine. Sure, it's a little on the pricey side but what it is capable of is quite impressive. Best of all, it makes "The perfect cup of coffee" every time!Ready to read more? Then buckle up!...I can't recommend enough to read the directions. Setting it up isn't that difficult - it just takes some time.Getting the perfect cup of coffee? That's going to take a few trial runs and I **HIGHLY** recommend using a scale measured in grams. My wife and I make an 8 cup pot of coffee each morning and we use the standard ratio of 1:16 which asks for 75 grams of dark roast. At first, my wife didn't follow the directions and tried to do things the way we did with our old coffee pot - NOOOO!!! This device is meant for making a perfect cup or pot of coffee so following the recommendations is crucial for success! Normal brew coffee is a 1:16 water to grounds ratio. Want it stronger? Lower the ratio (i.e. 1:15 or 1:14). Want it weaker, raise the ratio (i.e. 1:20). The Fellow Aiden is meant to make coffee how YOU prefer it. Just take my advice and use a scale or buy one - you won't be sorry you did.We personally just use the guided brew but I personally have a profile set up should I want a stronger cup of coffee than what my wife likes. I have now made a pot of coffee and I've also made a smaller 3 cup batch which requires using a different filter. What's great is the machine will tell you to switch the filter container and swap the hose to single cup vs. batch brew. 8 cups of coffee takes exactly 10 minutes. 3 cups takes about 6 minutes. A one and a half cup takes only 4 minutes. When it brews coffee, it is very quiet. This thing is AWESOME!The carafe is nice too, it does keep things nice and hot for at least an hour but we're usually pouring our morning cup(s) within 30 minutes of it automatically brewing. Some reviews complain about it not keeping coffee hot? Well drink it after it's done brewing because that's when it is best!Setting up the timer is extremely simple and we prefer doing it on our phone just because it's a larger viewable real-estate vs the circular window.Just be careful! When testing this and learning how to use it, we left a batch of coffee in the carafe and forgot to empty it. We woke up this morning to a floor with coffee on it that we had to clean up. The machine does not have an overflow sensor on it and since it's not glass, you can't see if there is something inside of it. Not the machines fault but something to be aware of!Ultimately, if this appliance can last us a good amount of time, we will be happy. Coffee makers don't seem to last as long as they used to. The machine looks great and it is a nice compact form that SHOULD fit in most counter spaces as you can see in my photos.In conclusion, I do recommend it for how well it makes coffee and how configurable it is to your own personal taste(s). I'm not an expert but I enjoy a nice cup of coffee in the morning. This excels at doing just that!

I'm overall very happy with this machine.It absolutely nails it at light roasts. I got an ILSE coffee subscription for Christmas and they've sent mostly light roasts so far, but I was struggling to get good results from it with my small pump-based espresso machine. This machine brews light roast so well that my non-coffee-drinking wife is starting to drink them.It looks really nice on my counter. I especially love the carafe maybe to an unreasonable level. It's absolutely beautiful and keeps coffee hot longer than it feels like it should. It sparks so much joy when I pick it up. I bet I end up using the carafe to serve tea and other hot liquids too.What I didn't know beforehand was how excellent this machine is at brewing small batches. I was under the mistaken assumption that espresso was a much more efficient way to brew coffee but that's not really the case -- I use about the same amount of coffee for a double shot americano as I do 2-cups brewed in the Aiden. And again, the Aiden beats my espresso machine in taste for light roasts. And the Aiden can scale to 10 cups when I host.I haven't gotten into custom profiles yet, but seems neat. For now I just appreciate that the machine tells me how much coffee to put in it. I saw someone made a Home Assistant plugin for it too that I'm excited to try out.I was a little apprehensive seeing the abysmal reviews on the iOS app. But IDK seemed fine to me. I had one glitch hitting the 'Create Account' button where it was hidden behind the keyboard but restarting the app solved it. Otherwise the app worked fine for me. I doubt I'll be in the app much regardless.Overall I'm very happy with this machine. It makes delicious coffee in various quantities, looks beautiful, and is easy to use.