These are fascinating times in the world of specialty coffee. Companies like KitchenAid and Breville are broaching new ground in the popular world of “manual pourover” and “single cup coffee brewing”. Other companies that normally would never be associated with specialty coffee are doing the same.
One such company is OXO.
Well known for their line of kitchen gadgets and accessories, OXO made their first foray into coffee a few years ago with their (sadly deficient) press pot brewers. In more recent years, the company has expanded quite a bit into new offerings that feature… electronics. Electrical power. Most notably are their SCA certified Barista Brain automatic drip coffee makers, and their electric pour over kettles with temperature control.
But that isn’t the only venture into specialty coffee OXO has made in the past year or two. They also have a new manual pourover device designed for single cup brewing, and two pour over kettles — one with a built in thermometer, one without — which will give the current favourites (the Hario Buono and the Bonavita) a run for their money.
For this First Look, we’ll be diving slightly deep into OXO’s Single Serve Pour Over Coffee Maker. They actually market it as the OXO Auto Drip Pour Over Coffee Maker, and in this first look, you’ll see why this 360ml (12oz) max brewer gets that moniker, and why that feature makes it ideal for the office.
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