Plastic-free coffee makers: which ones keep plastic out of the brew
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Short answer: of the 44 coffee makers we checked against each seller's own listing, 10 have no plastic in any listed part, including Tachikichi V60, Double Mesh Metal Dripper, Cookies and Cream Dripper.
The ranking
| # | Product | Score | Non-plastic parts | What the listing states |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tachikichi V60 (HARIO) | 100/100 at 80% confidence | 1 of 1 | dripper body: glazed ceramic |
| 2 | Double Mesh Metal Dripper (Hario) | 100/100 at 80% confidence | 1 of 1 | dripper: stainless steel |
| 3 | Cookies and Cream Dripper (Hario) | 100/100 at 80% confidence | 1 of 1 | body: ceramic |
| 4 | Original 8-Cup Pour-Over Coffee Maker (Cosori) | 100/100 at 80% confidence | 2 of 2 | carafe: glass; filter: stainless steel |
| 5 | V60 Ceramic Coffee Dripper 02 Metallic Colors (Hario) | 100/100 at 80% confidence | 2 of 2 | coating: titanium dioxide coating (tio2); dripper: porcelain |
| 6 | V60 01 Ceramic Ice Crack (Hario) | 100/100 at 80% confidence | 1 of 1 | dripper: porcelain |
| 7 | Frieling Double Walled Stainless Steel French Press Coffee Maker (Frieling) | 100/100 at 80% confidence | 3 of 3 | carafe: stainless steel; basket: stainless steel; plunger: stainless steel |
| 8 | Ceramic French Press (16oz) with Stainless Steel Plunger Screen & Lid (Chantal) | 100/100 at 80% confidence | 4 of 4 | plunger: stainless steel; body: stoneware; lid: stainless steel |
| 9 | 9094 Press filter coffee maker (Alessi) | 100/100 at 80% confidence | 2 of 2 | body: 18/10 stainless steel mirror polished; glass: heat resistant glass |
| 10 | KONA French Press Coffee Maker Large Comfortable Handle & Glass Protecting Stylish Stainless Steel Frame 34 oz (KONA) | 100/100 at 80% confidence | 3 of 3 | body: glass; frame: stainless steel; infuser filter system: stainless steel |
| 11 | V60 Glass Dripper 02 Walnut Series (Hario) | 83/100 at 80% confidence | 2 of 3 | body: heatproof glass (hario glass®); base: walnut wood; silicone rubber holder: silicone rubber |
| 12 | Glass Coffee Maker (Hario) | 83/100 at 80% confidence | 2 of 3 | dripper: stainless steel; server: borosilicate glass; band: silicone rubber |
| 13 | Outdoor V60 Metal Dripper 02 (Hario) | 75/100 at 80% confidence | 1 of 2 | holder: silicone rubber; dripper: stainless steel, no coating |
| 14 | French Press (Le Creuset) | 75/100 at 75% confidence | 3 of 4 | body: stoneware; vessel: borosilicate glass; lid: stainless steel |
| 15 | Ceramic French Press (28oz) with Stainless Steel Plunger Screen & Lid (Chantal) | 75/100 at 75% confidence | 6 of 8 | plunger: stainless steel; plunger: stainless steel; body: ceramic |
Where plastic shows up in coffee makers
- Lid: plastic in 7 of the 13 listings that state it.
- Handle: plastic in 5 of the 9 listings that state it.
- Dripper: plastic in 5 of the 19 listings that state it.
Those are the parts to read closely on any listing before you buy.
What the research says
We found that food containers exposed to high-temperature released more than 10 million microplastics per mL in water.
Source: Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2022. Quoted verbatim.
No polymer in the hot-water path when the carafe is glass or steel
Source: Biodynamic Coffee (Holistic Roasters). Quoted verbatim.
How we checked
Every material above is quoted from the seller's own listing; nothing is inferred. Parts a listing does not state count as unknown and lower the score. The full method. Browse every product: Coffee makers, French presses, Espresso makers, Coffee grinders.