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Serious Eats / Chloe Jeong
Whenever people ask me to recommend a gift for a coffee drinker (as someone who’s worked in the specialty coffee industry for 16 years), I ask: How much tinkering does this person like to do? For some, the allure of coffee is spending the afternoon adjusting their espresso grinder to pull the perfect shot. For others, coffee is best when it’s available quickly, and in large quantities. There are great coffee gifts for both kinds of people included in this guide, and for those that fall somewhere in the middle.
From ways to grind, brew, and drink, the items below cover every aspect of the coffee experience (from automatic drip to pourover to espresso). And remember: Even the best-equipped home baristas could use more filters and cleaning supplies.
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Automatic Drip
For those who want a brewer that'll do all the work or just drink a lot of coffee, an automatic drip machine is a great choice.
A reliable, easy-to-use auto-drip machine, the OXO 8-cup brewer was our favorite coffee maker under $200. With a wide spray head and a programmed bloom cycle, the OXO even saturates grounds and heats water to an ideal brewing temperature.
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Serious Eats / Ashley Rodriguez
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The Ratio Six scored top marks in our taste tests with a unique spiral spray head, auto-bloom cycle, powerful boiler, and quick brew times. Its sleek, modern design looks great on every counter, and you always know exactly where you are in a brew cycle by its indicator lights. It’s a great splurge pick for anyone who demands ultimate coffee quality and aesthetics in a single package.
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Serious Eats / Ashley Rodriguez
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The Baratza Encore performed nearly as well as our overall winner in our coffee grinder testing but at nearly $100 less. One of the best parts of any Baratza grinder is the construction: Almost all of the moving parts are easy to access and can be replaced, making each model a long-term countertop staple. The Encore has a consistent enough grind profile to brew great coffee on any automatic drip machine.
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Weighing out your coffee can improve the consistency and quality of your brews, and the OXO Precision Coffee Scale is a great way to elevate anyone’s drip coffee routine. With a built-in timer and a .1-gram resolution, this scale is also a nice gift for anyone who's curious about pourover brewing.
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Serious Eats / Jesse Raub
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Heating water can leave residual mineral buildup, called scale, in your coffee brewer’s boiler. Biocaf Descaling Powder (with natural, biodegradable ingredients) breaks down the scale, keeping your brewer running smoothly and preventing clogs.
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Even if your coffee maker is spotless, coffee oils can build up in the carafe and impart old, stale flavors to fresh brew. Biocaf machine cleaner quickly breaks down oils and makes a great gift for anyone who wants their coffee to taste fresh every morning.
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Serious Eats / Jesse Raub
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These grinder tablets flush out old coffee grounds and absorb oils as they work through the grinder, ensuring only fresh coffee is making it into your filter.
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Serious Eats / Ashley Rodriguez
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Designed with input from professional baristas, the notNeutral Lino line features a flat handle flush with the lip that allows for better thumb placement, making each mug easier to hold and drink out of (and one of our favorites overall). Their 10-ounce mug is the perfect size for drip coffee, and the vertical mug shape will keep coffee hotter than a wide, bowl-shaped cup.
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The Carter Move travel mug is designed to make your on-the-go coffee experience more like drinking from your favorite mug at home. With an easy-to-clean ceramic interior, the Carter picks up fewer coffee oils, which can develop musty odors and flavors. It also features a wide mouth that allows you to fully take in the coffee’s aroma while you’re drinking.
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With a digital thermometer readout and an internal heating element, the Ember Travel Mug lets you know exactly how hot your coffee is and keeps it at your favorite drinking temperature for hours, making it our top pick. It’s considerably pricier than a standard travel mug, but great for people who have a long commute or find their office coffee unpalatable.
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Manual Brewing
If you’re looking for a hands-on approach or just like the freedom to brew smaller amounts of coffee, there are a handful of great manual brew options out there.
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With a flat bottom and small exit holes, the Kalita Wave supports excellent coffee bed geometry, promoting even saturation. The top pick in our pourover testing, this brewer is also nearly indestructible and easy to travel with. The 185 size is ideal for 16 to 24 ounces, so it’s perfect for people who want to brew two to three mugs of coffee at a time. If you’re buying this, stock up on the matching filters too.
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Serious Eats / Jesse Raub
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A 4-ounce ramekin is a perfect vessel for weighing out doses of coffee while also being a great place to set a pourover dripper after you’re done brewing to collect drips. While any ramekin will work, I'm partial to these reasonably priced ones from Dowan.
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Serious Eats / Jesse Raub
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The eminently portable AeroPress Coffee Maker gets a boost from the Prismo attachment, which adds a pressurized valve where the standard filter holder screws on and helped the duo score high during our taste tests. Because the Prismo functions as a reusable filter, it eliminates the need to buy (or pack, for those traveling) paper filters. If you already know an Aeropress lover, the Prismo on its own fits all models and is a great upgrade.
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Serious Eats / Jesse Raub
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An absolute necessity for pourover brewing, the Fellow Stagg EKG has a precise spout and weighted handle that makes controlling pours effortless. Its programmable temperature settings were the most accurate out of all the kettles we tested, not to mention its stylish design which looks great on every counter.
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Serious Eats / Ashley Rodriguez
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The Fellow Clara dominated our testing by brewing great-tasting coffee and keeping it hot with its dual-wall design. It’s a great upgrade for anyone with an old French press on their counter that’s seen better days but also makes a wonderful introduction to manual brew methods for anyone looking to learn how to brew with a French press.
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Serious Eats / Ashley Rodriguez
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For folks who stick to French presses and tea, the Fellow Corvo EKG sports all the accuracy and speed of its Gooseneck counterpart, only with a faster-pouring spout, which is suitable for Aeropress or French press brewers. It also had the best temperature accuracy in our tests.
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Serious Eats / Amanda Suarez
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If you have a giftee who prefers iced coffee, the OXO Compact Cold Brew Coffee Maker brews a great-tasting cold brew with a unique, easy-to-use spring-loaded release valve that makes filtering and cleaning simple.
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Serious Eats / Ashley Rodriguez
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As our top-performing grinder, the Baratza Virtuoso+ delivers the speed, consistency, and precision necessary for getting the most out of your manual brew methods. Like the Encore mentioned above, it’s easy to replace parts when needed, making it a great long-term investment.
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Serious Eats / Russell Kilgore
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A good handheld coffee grinder delivers precision grinding capabilities at a lower price point than many burr grinders and is more compact, storable, and portable. The 1Zpresso J Manual provided amazing quality coffee during our testing, and routinely ground coffee twice as fast as other handheld coffee grinders.
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Serious Eats / Jesse Raub
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With a built-in timer, .1-gram resolution, a real-time flow indicator, and Bluetooth connectivity, the Acaia Pearl was the most responsive and accurate coffee scale we tested. Its sturdy construction makes it a great upgrade pick for anyone who likes to tinker with their pourover brewer.
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Serious Eats / Jesse Raub
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Brew equipment can develop a build-up of coffee oils over time, and Biocaf Coffee Equipment Cleaning powder gets glass, metal, and ceramics sparkling clean. While this product works great on all brewing equipment, it’s highly recommended for cleaning French press screens, and this version is packaged in bulk so you can use exactly as much as you need every time.
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Grinding coffee can produce a fair amount of static, which causes coffee chaff to scatter across the countertop. For folks who brew frequently, the Pallo Grindmaster brush features a flat stretch of firm bristles to sweep up your countertops and a circular ring of soft bristles for detail cleaning around your grinder.
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With a wide enough opening to accommodate an AeroPress and any pourover dripper, the Fellow carafe is sturdy, lightweight, and perfect for brewing one to two cups of coffee at a time.
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Serious Eats / Jesse Raub
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Clocking in at an 800-milliliter capacity, the Hario V60 Insulated Server sports dual wall insulated construction to keep your large brews hot to the last sip. It’s a great option for people who like to savor their coffee all morning long.
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The Manual Slow System is an all-in-one set for people who want their coffee brewing to look as good as it tastes. Centered around an amber glass carafe, the Slow System features a pourover dripper for coffee, a strainer lid for coffee, tea, and cocktails, and matching amber glass mugs and rocks glasses. You can even buy extra mugs separately to expand your set.
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Serious Eats / Jesse Raub
Espresso
Espresso can end up as much of a hobby as it is a brew method, but these picks are great to help introduce anyone to pulling shots at home without spending thousands of dollars on high-end home equipment.
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The Breville Bambino Plus was our top pick for both its approachability and performance. With a number of automated features and a compact design, it's a small espresso machine that can make anyone a home barista with programmable shot volume and an auto-steam function for milk.
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Serious Eats / Ashley Rodriguez
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The Breville Barista Express Impress is by far our favorite espresso machine with a built-in grinder. It has an automated coffee portioning system and assisted tamping lever that makes sure you get the proper amount of coffee grinds with each dose. Plus, it pulled great-tasting shots during our testing. It's a little pricey, but since you don't need to buy a separate grinder, it's a great gift option.
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Serious Eats / Jesse Raub
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The Gaggia Classic Pro is a great entry point for people who want to pull shots like a pro and don’t mind tinkering. With pro-sized 58-millimeter portafilters, it’s a prime candidate for our basket upgrade recommendations and temperature surfing protocol. For people who want a project, there are a variety of aftermarket kits available to replace screens, add timers, and even a digital temperature control module (though some of these options will void any warranty from the manufacturer).
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Serious Eats / Ashley Rodriguez
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While other Baratza grinders can achieve a fine enough grind for espresso, the shot-pulling process is so precise that most grinders don’t have enough settings to truly dial in your coffee. With a macro and micro adjustment level, our favorite espresso grinder, the Baratza Sette 270 offers (you guessed it!) 270 different grind settings to perfectly hit your desired espresso ratio and time. It even served as our control grinder for espresso machine testing. Sporting a unique inverted conical burr setup, the coffee from the Sette series falls directly into your basket and even has a programmable timer for consistent dosing.
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Serious Eats / Jesse Raub
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A Great Combo Tamper/Distribution Tool
Crema Coffee Products Distrubtor/Leveler & Hand Tamper
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Courtesy of Amazon
The key to a well-pulled espresso shot is an evenly distributed and compacted coffee bed. This used to involve a lot of technique, training, and practice, but newly designed distribution tools and flat palm tampers can help any espresso novice build consistency into their routine. Available in all basket sizes, this is a great option to pair with any espresso machine.
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An Espresso Basket Upgrade for 58-Milimeter Portafilters
VST Espresso Filter Basket
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Courtesy of Prima Coffee
VST manufactures precision espresso filter baskets for professional espresso machines, but some home machines also feature a 58-millimeter basket. With straight sides and precision-drilled holes, the VST baskets are industry standard for consistent, high-quality espresso extraction. Each basket also goes through an imaging process to ensure every hole on the basket is to spec and comes with its own printout to prove its precision.
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Espresso filter baskets aren’t always machined to precise standards—baskets that taper tend to have dead zones in the corners that force water to move towards the middle of the puck, and sometimes the holes themselves aren’t evenly punched out. The IMS Precision baskets are a great option for Breville users who have 54-millimeter portafilters, as VST only manufactures 58-millimeter baskets.
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Serious Eats / Ashley Rodriguez
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Nothing makes backflushing your machine easier than Biocaf cleaning tablets. Featuring their biodegradable cleaning powder that breaks up coffee oils compressed into easy-to-dose tablet form, the Biocaf tablets are ideal for home espresso users.
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The angled head and firm plastic bristles of the Pallo Coffee Tool are perfect for scrubbing your machine’s dispersion screen and gasket. With a dosing scoop on the other side to measure an ideal dose of loose coffee cleaning powder, it’s an indispensable item for any home barista.
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Wiping down the steam wand with your basket wiping cloth is a big no-no, so Rhinowares' color-coded set of barista towels is perfect for keeping things organized. With a general cleaning cloth, a coffee cloth, and two steam wand towels, it’s a great starter set for encouraging good coffee hygiene.
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The perfect size for an espresso or a macchiato, these notNeutral demitasse cups feature the same flat handle as their entire Lino line, which make them a favorite of ours. They're easy to pour into, and wide enough to catch espresso streams from both spouts.
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This knock box is a little pricier than our other favorite models, but its sleek design and attractive walnut lid are definitely worth it.
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Serious Eats / Jesse Raub
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Even though moka pots don't technically make espresso, they're the cheapest and best way to make strong espresso-like coffee. In our testing, the Bialetti Moka Express was the best one out there: It's affordable, pressurizes evenly, and brews great coffee.
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Pulling a moka pot from the heat just as it starts sputtering is key for sweeter brews. Serious Eats / Jesse Raub
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Keeping your coffee in its sealed bag is the best way to keep it fresh, but once that bag is open, a coffee canister is a good way to maintain that freshness. Our favorite model is the Fellow Atmos Vacuum Canister, which uses vacuum pressure to push the air out, keeping your coffee from oxidizing too soon.
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Serious Eats / Irvin Lin
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We usually don't like fully automated coffee makers, but the Spinn Pro Coffee Maker is an exception: It uses a centrifugal brewing chamber that allows it to make espresso, drip coffee, or even iced coffee at the touch of a button. While we still prefer separate drip coffee makers, semi-automatic espresso machines, and cold brew coffee makers, Spinn can do all three with surprisingly good results. It's a great option for anyone who likes the convenience of a pod machine but wants freshly ground and brewed coffee.
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FAQs
What should I put in a coffee gift basket?
This totally depends on the coffee drinker! However, a bag of coffee (we suggest heading here or to your local coffee shop to pick one up), a travel mug, and a package of coffee machine descaler or coffee grinder cleaning tablets would probably be appreciated.
What should I get the coffee lover who has everything?
Well, if they have all of the coffee gear and cleaning supplies they could possibly want, a gift card to their favorite local coffee shop (for coffee or to buy beans) would be helpful.
Why We're the Experts
- Jesse Raub is the commerce writer for Serious Eats and helped to update this article. He's worked for 15 years in the specialty coffee industry.
- He's our resident coffee expert, having tackled numerous coffee-related stories for the site, including reviews of coffee scales and handheld coffee grinders.
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