Amazon Basics 12-Cup Coffee Maker

Best Coffee Maker? $20 vs $150 – Let’s Find Out!

What We Loved

• Carafe pour consistency
  no spills or drips in pour test
• Carafe thermal retention
  holds temperature almost unchanged after an hour
• Ease of cleaning
  comes with reusable mesh filter
• Ease of refilling water tank
  smaller opening but still spill-free
• Overall cup quality / flavor balance
  633 ppm TDS—best of budget models
• Water-level visibility
  clear window shows exact fill

Just Okay

• Brew-temperature accuracy
  171 °F—cooler than ideal
• Carafe brew time
  finishes in 7 min 50 s

Needs Improvement

• Heating-element power
  least powerful element in lineup