Reddit mentions of Breville BDC600XL YouBrew Drip Coffee Maker

My cousins have a drip machine that grinds the beans fresh for each pot - you fill a reservoir with whole beans. It does a pretty solid job. Like this:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B005I710MW?pc_redir=1408505061&robot_redir=1

To make good coffee, your priorities should be as follows 1) freshly ground coffee 2) freshly roasted beans, 3) a consistent grind size.

Because of this, most people here will tell you to spend nearly all of your money on a grinder, because it takes a good machine to get a good consistent grind (minimum of $75 if you go with an electric grinder, and about $25 if you use a hand grinder), and after that you can brew good coffee in just about anything.

However, I'm assuming your wife wants something that's convenient- something that she can just press a button and go. that's why, if you're willing to put up $200 for that ninja brewer, I'd suggest the [Breville YouBrew] (http://www.amazon.com/Breville-BDC600XL-YouBrew-Coffee-Maker/dp/B005I710MW). Basically, put in freshly roasted whole bean coffee into the hopper, press a button, and it grinds it, doses it, and brews it. You can select single cup or pot. It's like the convenience of a kuereg, but better coffee x 1000.

I would not try to make coffee house drinks at home. They usually don't taste very good unless you have a monster budget. However, if you want to fake it, you can buy an aeropress or a [steam powered "espresso" machine] (https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=steam+powered+espresso+machine&tbm=shop&spd=13194822130003573794) I would just buy the cheapest one you can find. I put quotations around espresso because it's not real espresso, however, it makes stuff that kinda tastes like espresso. The real reason you want this, as opposed to the ninja, aeropress, or moka pot is because of the steam wand. Steam wands are basically all the same, and you can froth up milk perfectly fine with it, even if the coffee it makes isn't the greatest. The ninja has an agitator. I've seen and used these types of frothers in other products like the nespresso, and they suck. You want a steam wand and a frothing pitcher instead.

I'm not necessarily knocking the ninja, it actually seems like a fine device. I'm just guessing that for that price, you are going to forego the grinder and use dunkin donuts ground coffee from the store. Your money would be better spent on a good grinder and good beans, or a device that has a built in grinder, as the youbrew does.

Edit- Whoops, that youbrew doesn't look like it's in stock anywhere. This would be my next choice, but I don't have any experience with it. http://www.amazon.com/Capresso-464-05-CoffeeTeam-Digital-Coffeemaker/dp/B002EVOVPI/ref=sr_1_7?s=kitchen&ie=UTF8&qid=1449601787&sr=1-7

In general, the grind and brew machines dont get much love here, but I have heard good things about the Breville youbrew (http://www.amazon.com/Breville-BDC600XL-YouBrew-Coffee-Maker/dp/B005I710MW/ref=sr_1_1?s=home-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1422296600&sr=1-1&keywords=breville+youbrew)

alternatively, a French press is dead simple to use and doesn't require the babysitting that other methods need - just grind that amount you want, pour in the water just off the boil, wait 4 minutes, plunge and pour into your travel mug. During that 4 minutes you can be making breakfast, or any number of other things.

The Breville BDC600XL YouBrew is my preferred drip machine. It makes a fantastic cup of coffee for being drip.

Features:

• Built in burr grinder with 0.5lbs air tight hopper
  
• Thermal carafe
  
• Adjustable steeping time (strength)
  
• Single-Cup feature
  
• Gold tone re-usable filter
  
• Even shower of water to get all the grind
  
  Well though out pieces:
  
  A couple things that impressed me is all the little things Breville thought through, such as..
  
  
• A motorized lever pushes the spring to open the drip, not the pressure of the carafe (like so many drip machines do). So when you go to remove the grind there's no coffee making mess. The spring is already closed before you open the latch.
  
• Motorized metallic plate in front of the grind chute. So once the grind completes, it seals off any steam/humidity from getting into the chute/grinder keeping it clean and dry.
  
• Under the hopper is a mini-brush to enable you to clean out the chute and grinder.
  
• Carafe is pre-heated before the water begins to flow. The thermal qualities are fantastic as well.
  
• You don't have to use all the water in the reservoir, you can pick how much to use with each brew.
  
  Overall, I love this drip machine. It's clean, it's efficient, and it makes some great coffee.
  
  EDIT: I forgot to mention one thing I don't like about it (but found it minimal impact), it tends to use way too much bean if you fill the hopper. However, I prefer to weigh out the beans per fl. oz. I use - I just put in the amount I need and don't let it "pick" for me.

This one does pots and single cups: http://www.amazon.com/Breville-BDC600XL-YouBrew-Coffee-Maker/dp/B005I710MW

I recently came across this sub and I want to invest in something good but I admit I am lazy and want to just push a button and have everything done. The aero press isn't for me as I like multiple cups at a time. I right now have a perculator but it is super annoying to clean all the time. So my question is what are your thoughts about the Breville?

I've already got a Breville YouBrew to replace my Keurig. The Keurig is still going strong after over two years of use, but with DRM in v2.0 I'm not buying a second.

Good reviews, fresh-ground beans every time, and fully customizable brew size / strength / temperature.

http://www.amazon.com/Black-Decker-DCM18S-Personal-Coffeemaker/dp/B00005MF9C

I have this and it makes a great cup of coffee. Once you know how many scoops you need it will always be the same.

I also have this and it makes great coffee. You can really dial it in for single cups. It steeps the coffee before letting it out into the cup and its just amazing.

http://www.amazon.com/Breville-BDC600XL-YouBrew-Coffee-Maker/dp/B005I710MW/