My Favorite Coffee Maker Is up to 30% Off on Cyber Monday
The Moccamaster Technivorm is one of a million sold on Cyber Monday. If you’re interested in the best tech on sale today, check out our Best Cyber Monday Tech Deals page for a broader look at all the best discounts you can get right now. Prices are correct at the time of writing, but you can expect them to fluctuate and stock to sell out, so don’t hesitate if you see a sale that interests you.
I was a Keurig guy for a long time and was happy with it. I loaded the K-Cup into my single-serve machine , and within two minutes my morning was saved. However, I had two problems with my Keurig: First, I hated the daily waste of K-Cups, even though “recyclable” cups came on the market a few years ago. And secondly, using the machine was a bit cumbersome when trying to make more than one cup at a time. For example, it would be nice to fill a travel mug, but one cup is not enough and two cups risk overflowing. And if we had several guests who wanted a cup of coffee, they would have to wait in line, since my machine prepares exactly one portion at a time. So I started looking at a more traditional coffee maker—one that could make an entire cup of coffee with just one paper filter—so that if I had guests over or wanted to fill a travel mug, it wouldn’t be a problem.
Although I would probably be satisfied with a standard coffee maker, I was interested in the Moccamaster Technivorm and never had the opportunity to look for another coffee maker. This thing has it all: it’s stylish, it brews 40 ounces of coffee at a time, and it supposedly optimizes coffee brewing speed to extract the “full flavor” of the coffee and maximize its “complexity, flavor and aroma.” I have no scientific or expert training when it comes to “extracting” coffee, I just like a good cup and this thing produces a pot of good coffee every time. ( This YouTube review does a good job of explaining the device in more detail.)
When it comes to making coffee, I quite often use the Mockamaster’s tips that are posted online (although they should also come in paper form with your machine). It gives the recommended ratio of water to ground coffee for whatever amount of coffee you want to brew (I usually brew a liter at a time, which equates to six scoops of two tablespoons of Moccamaster, or 55 ounces), as well as advice on what to do , if the strength has dropped: If your coffee is too strong, Moccamaster recommends adding hot water. But if it’s too weak, Moccamaster doesn’t recommend adding more ground coffee: instead, he advises “exploring different coffees or roast profiles to find the one that best suits your taste.” To me, this sounds like a very polite version of “your coffee is garbage, dude.”
From a beginner’s perspective, everything about this Moccamaster machine is amazing except the price. This thing retails for $359, which is expensive the last time I checked. That’s why when I saw that Technivorm was on sale on Cyber Monday, I had to write about it.
Unfortunately, the deal is already faltering. Amazon originally sold this machine at half price for Black Friday. But that sale has since ended. But many colors are still on sale at 30% off. At the time of writing, this includes Pepper Yellow, Black, Matte Black, Orange, Caramel Apple Red and Stone Grey. Some colors sell better: Off White is $197 and Rose Gold is $244.
If you don’t have a color preference, get Off White now: you’ll be spending $197 on an amazing coffee maker that usually costs $150 more. However, I would recommend viewing the different colors before purchasing to see if the deal has changed at all since this article.