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Moccamaster (Technivorm)

KBGV Select

Minimal plastic contact Recommended $150+

The beloved hand-built drip machine - copper heating element, glass carafe, repairable for decades. Not plastic-free though: the outlet arm and brew basket are BPA-free plastic in the water/coffee path (outlet arm is swappable for stainless - see the hack).

Plastic-free verdict: Minimal plastic contact

The Moccamaster is far better built than a typical drip machine - a copper heating element, a glass carafe, and a repairable design that lasts decades - but it is not plastic-free. Hot water is dispensed through a plastic outlet arm, and the brewed coffee passes through a plastic brew basket. Both are BPA/BPS/BPF/phthalate-free, and Moccamaster defends the plastic on performance grounds. That puts it at minimal-contact as shipped: real plastic in the hot water and coffee path, but a limited, food-safe amount in an otherwise metal-and-glass machine. Notably, both plastic parts can be swapped out - the outlet arm for a stainless one and the brew basket for a ceramic pour-over cone - which converts the brew path to fully plastic-free (see the hack).

Verification: Manufacturer confirmed · reviewed 2026-07-06

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What it's made of

PartMaterialFood contact
heating element / hot water tube
copper boiling element - the water heating path
 Copper Yes
water outlet arm
BPA-free plastic; hot water flows through it onto the grounds. Moccamaster sells a stainless steel replacement (see hack).
 Plastic (other / unspecified) Yes
brew basket
BPA-free plastic; holds the filter and grounds, brewed coffee passes through it. Can be swapped for a ceramic brew cone (see hack).
 Plastic (other / unspecified) Yes
reservoir & brew-basket lids
BPA/BPS/BPF/phthalate-free plastic; over the cold reservoir, not in the brewed-coffee path
 Plastic (other / unspecified) No
carafe
glass carafe models; a thermal stainless carafe version is also sold
 Soda-Lime Glass Yes

A cult-favorite automatic brewer, hand-assembled in the Netherlands, SCA certified, and famous for lasting decades with cheap replaceable parts. For a plastic-free kitchen it's a nuanced pick: most of the machine is metal and glass, but the two parts hot water and coffee actually flow through - the outlet arm and the brew basket - are BPA-free plastic. The upside is that both are replaceable: swap the outlet arm for the stainless one and drop a ceramic pour-over cone in place of the plastic brew basket, and the whole brew path becomes plastic-free (see the hack). If you'd rather not mod anything, the Simply Good Coffee Brewer ships with a plastic-free water path outright.

Pros

  • Exceptional build quality; hand-made, repairable, lasts decades
  • Copper heating element, glass carafe; SCA certified brew quality
  • Plastics are BPA/BPS/BPF/phthalate-free
  • Outlet arm upgradeable to stainless steel

Cons

  • Not plastic-free as shipped - the outlet arm and brew basket (water/coffee path) are plastic
  • Reaching plastic-free requires two aftermarket swaps (stainless arm + ceramic cone)
  • Premium price
  • Plastic parts are hand-wash only

Make it better

Convert to a plastic-free brew path (stainless arm + ceramic brew cone)

Minimal plastic contact  →  Plastic-free easy

Swap the two plastic parts in the water/coffee path - the outlet arm and the brew basket - for a stainless outlet arm and a ceramic pour-over cone. The brew path then becomes copper, steel, ceramic, paper, and glass - fully plastic-free.

  1. Replace the plastic outlet arm with Moccamaster's stainless steel one (drops in, no tools)
  2. Remove the plastic brew basket entirely
  3. Set the ceramic brew cone (on its stainless bracket) on top of the carafe where the basket sat
  4. Add a size 4 paper filter and brew as normal - hot water now flows steel-to-ceramic-to-paper-to-glass

Categories: Drip Coffee Machines

Sources

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