A general rule of thumb is that quality coffee makers don't come cheap. Electrolux hopes its new $150 (AU$215, £105) Expressionist Thermal Coffee Maker will buck the trend by brewing drip java well at a reasonable price. Disclosing plans to bring the small appliance to US shores at KBIS 2016, Electrolux equipped the Expressionist with hardware and thoughtful design touches typically reserved for premium coffee machines. These attributes include a big shower head for fast extraction, removable water tank, plus a thermal carafe.
Beating the low-price barrier
I've encountered only a handful of automatic drip coffee makers under $200 that were worth the money. Specific examples are the extremely flexible Ninja Coffee Bar ($149, AU$210, £105) , the no-frills and speedy Bunn Velocity Brew BT ($170, AU$240, £120), and our Editor's' Choice award winning Bonavita BV1900TS ($190, AU$270, £130).
Enter the $150 Expressionist Thermal Coffee Maker. Its creator Electrolux claims it's every bit of a drip coffee brewing champ as other top performers in its price class. In fact, company representatives told me at KBIS 2016 that Expressionist will likely receive SCAA (Specialty Coffee Association of America) approval. If so, the machine will join an exclusive group of crack coffee pots, such as the Technivorm Moccamaster KBT 741 ($299, AU$425, £210), Bonavita BV1900TS ($190, AU$270, £130), and Oxo Barista Brain 12-cup Brewing System.
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