Coffee Maker Frigidaire 1-Cup Single Serve Retro: This Frigidaire machine was speedy and did the job. It has no frills and is the cheapest option on the list, costing just $38. It looks and feels a bit cheaper than others on this list, but it will brew a cup of coffee in less than 2 minutes.
Proctor Silex single-serve coffee machine: The Proctor Silex entry on this list is at the same level as the Frigidaire above. It’s a bit slower than that one, but provides a similar bargain price.
Hamilton Beach FlexBrew Single-Serve Coffee Maker: The Hamilton Beach Single-Picture option is still fairly affordable at just $75, but it does have an extra feature: regular and forceful settings. In our tests, the forceful setting actually had a modest but real boost in coffee strength.
Hamilton Beach FlexBrew Dual Coffee Maker: This coffee maker is basically the Hamilton Beach above connected to a drip coffee maker. The single serving did not perform noticeably differently than its standalone counterpart. It’s slightly cheaper than the Keurig K-Duo listed above, but the K-Duo seems more solidly made and brews coffee slightly better.
Cuisinart Coffee Center 2-in-1 coffee machine:The Cuisinart 2-in-1 Coffee Center brews both single-serving and carafe sizes, with both bold and regular options. It has extra features, like the option to keep a carafe of coffee at different temperatures, but none of them make it comparable to the K-Duo, which seemed more solidly built and brewed better in our tests.
Sleek K-Supreme: The K-Supreme, like the other Keurig machines on the list, performed slightly better than the other brands. It’s a smaller option with a detachable reservoir. It has four size options and a setting for forceful coffee and ice brewing. If you want a few more options than the K-Mini but don’t want to get flooded, this is a good choice.
Ninja Dual Brew Pro: This Ninja coffee maker can do it all, and it was a close competitor to the K-Cafe Clever in the best customization category. It can froth milk from jugs and coffee pods, and even has a separate warm water dispenser, all in a smaller footprint than the K-Cafe Clever. In my opinion and in our tests, it doesn’t brew as well as the K-Cafe Clever, but at $180, it’s relatively inexpensive.
