When OXO approached me about sending me their new 8 cup coffee maker for review, I was a little leery. This is a manual brewing blog after all and I have been championing manual brewing methods for the last six years. After some deliberation, I decided a sponsored OXO 8 cup coffee maker review could be fun. The auto drip coffee maker scene has seen some changes since I last visited the subject in 2014. Let’s see what this new wave of automatic brewers is all about.
2026 Update: Five Years Later, I’m Still Brewing with the OXO 8 Cup Coffee Maker
I originally published this article in 2020. After using this machine pretty consistently, I wanted to revisit my thoughts on the brewer and share some observations from years of use.
It has been more than five years since I first reviewed and the OXO 8 Cup Coffee Maker and I have to admit that it has occupied a spot on my counter for most of that time (see What Gear Earned a Spot on My Coffee Counter for Five Years?).
My overall evaluation of this coffee maker remains mostly unchanged. It has proven durable and reliable through years of consistent use. Surprisingly, I have rarely used the single-cup brewing option. In fact, I’m not even sure where I put the single-brew attachment. I appreciate that single-cup brewing is an option with this machine, and it might persuade some people away from K-cups. If I am making one cup of coffee, I would prefer to make a pour-over instead of setting up the machine for single-cup brewing.
One issue that I have encountered a few times involves the thermal carafe. Because the opening where coffee enters the carafe is relatively small, it can occasionally become blocked by coffee residue, oils or a haphazardly placed coffee ground. A few times, this has resulted in my coffee overflowing onto the counter instead of flowing properly into the carafe.
The solution is pretty simple. The opening needs to be kept clean and clear for the carafe to function properly. My personal workaround has been even simpler. When brewing, I usually remove the carafe lid entirely and switch the brewer to single-cup mode. This disengages the automatic stopper in the filter basket while eliminating any possibility of the carafe opening becoming blocked.
After brewing hundreds of pots of coffee with the Oxo 8 Cup Coffee Maker, I can still recommend it. It remains one of the better automatic coffee makers I’ve used and continues to brew an excellent pot of coffee with the push of a button.
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