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Moccamaster
D3 · Level 1 · Electric, no logic An electric rock

Moccamaster

Technivorm Moccamaster KBGV Select filter coffee maker.

Amazon US, October 2026. Prices change.

A copper heating element, a bimetal switch and a glass jug. Every machine is assembled and tested by hand in the Netherlands, and every part can be bought on its own. It brews a litre in six minutes and has never asked for a password.

Repairable
Opens with common tools, spare parts are available, and replacement parts work without the maker unlocking them.

Where to buy

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Alternatives

Spend more, spend differently or spend less.
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Upgrade pickWorth it if you use it every day.

Moccamaster KBGT

The same machine with a thermal jug instead of a hotplate, so the coffee stays hot without cooking.

3
AlternativesDifferent, not better or worse.

V60 and hand grinder

No switch at all. Three minutes of pouring instead of six of waiting.

In the sheet · C3 · Level 0
$300–305Buy now

Chemex Classic, 8 cups

One glass flask and a thick paper filter. Brews for four and goes in the dishwasher.

4
More bang for the buckNearly as good for a lot less.

Bonavita 8-cup coffee maker

One button, a showerhead and a thermal carafe, for about half the price.

BLACK+DECKER 12-cup coffee maker

An on-off switch and a glass jug. It makes coffee and nothing else.

Upgrade pick

  • Moccamaster KBGT The same machine with a thermal jug instead of a hotplate, so the coffee stays hot without cooking.

Alternatives

  • V60 and hand grinder No switch at all. Three minutes of pouring instead of six of waiting.
    $300–305Buy now
  • Chemex Classic, 8 cups One glass flask and a thick paper filter. Brews for four and goes in the dishwasher.

More bang for the buck

  • Bonavita 8-cup coffee maker One button, a showerhead and a thermal carafe, for about half the price.
  • BLACK+DECKER 12-cup coffee maker An on-off switch and a glass jug. It makes coffee and nothing else.

Some links earn us a small commission. It never changes the order.

Survival checklist

What it survives, next to the smart one it replaces.
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=SURVIVES(threat)Survives…
ThisMoccamaster
What it replacesSmart oneNespresso Vertuo Next
2
Power cut
FALSE
FALSE
3
Wi-Fi goes down
TRUE
#DEPENDS
4
The company switches off its servers
TRUE
#DEPENDS
5
Someone tries to hack it
TRUE
FALSE
6
A firmware update goes wrong
TRUE
FALSE
7
Twenty years from now
TRUE
#DEPENDS
8
=COUNTIF(TRUE)Total
5 of 65/6
0 of 60/6and three maybes

The smart one is the Nespresso Vertuo Next.

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One switch, hand-assembled, fixable for decades.

Moccamaster

$359
Repairable
Moccamaster$359
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