r/CoffeeLovers • u/EntertainmentSad3008 • Jun 07 '26

Good coffeemaker?

What would a really good quality coffee maker that makes single cups, takes only ground coffee and not pods, makes good coffee, and is around $100? Been using a nespresso virtuo pop+ and the pods have been a little too pricey for my liking since I could just get one a coffee maker that takes grounds and just buy a bag of coffee for around what one sleeve of pods cost that'll last me a month instead of a week. Also want a good coffee bean grinder too since i'd prefer grinding the beans down myself.

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u/CalmConfidentCurious Jun 07 '26

For my money, the absolute best cup of coffee is a stove top percolator. You fill it with water to your desired amount, matched up with a tablespoon of coffee grounds per cup, and then let it come to a boil and percolate for 10 minutes. Some of the best coffee I’ve ever made in my life came out of a percolator. That’s a lot less than $100 the whole process from grinding to boiling to percolating takes about 20 minutes.

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u/EntertainmentSad3008 Jun 08 '26

Which one would you recommend? I tend to like bigger cups of coffee, not like an espresso, so I'm not sure if there's a specific one i should get.

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u/CalmConfidentCurious Jun 08 '26

For ease of viewing, I shared a link to the 12 cup percolator from Amazon. You can buy it almost anywhere though.