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Review on ☕ Kalita Coffee Maker Black ET-102: Brewing Perfection for Coffee Enthusiasts by Tom Ball

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Great coffee maker, less plastic, affordable, works in the US

Coffee maker works great. There is a copper pipe that heats the water so no hot water is being fed through the plastic pipes. However, it touches the plastic shower head and goes through the Kalita plastic brewer, but I plan to replace it with steel, glass, or ceramic. Or I use my steel Kalita which I use for pouring over, it's just a different shape. This is the cheapest coffee maker with the fewest plastic parts I could find. And I love Kalita products so I had to try this. It also works great with American outlets, I've seen reviews that say you need a converter or something, but that's not the case when it works great here in Pennsylvania. You don't need a converter, it works perfectly in your home here in the US. I would buy it again and buy another one for my office. The hotplate also stays on until you turn it off, so I haven't checked to see if it turns off automatically after an hour. And all the directions are in Japanese, so don't go there. The coffee is likely to brew better and come into contact with less plastic than almost any coffee maker under $300. I wish they had made one without the plastic brewer or the steel showerhead. Even if it were two or three times more expensive, I would buy it.

Cons
  • Crumpled packaging