I've said it before, and I'll say it again: there is no definitive one best pour-over coffee maker or one best coffee maker. Each brewer has its own strengths and weaknesses. I could wake up one morning craving an AeroPress, but the next day want nothing more than a V60 to caffeinate my morning.

Even so, if you only want to buy one coffee maker, it can be tricky to figure out precisely which one is for you. I'm very lucky in that I have what feels like every single coffee maker ever made, but that's only because it's my job to review them. If I had any other job, I'd only have one, believe me.

Two of the most famous manual coffee makers are the Hario V60 and the AeroPress. The V60 is a Japanese funnel-shaped paper filter coffee maker known for its delicate flavors and cult following. Sim

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