“I bought the Ratio 6 and the ceramic dripper with insulated carafe (a separate add-on bundle). I bought this with the intention of eliminating as much plastic as possible in the making of my morning coffee which is why I opted to use something other than the carafe that came with the machine (the dripper for that one is a high-quality plastic). Buying it this way made my total purchase cheaper than going with the Ratio 8. I will say it is the most beautiful coffee maker I've seen and it makes the best cup of coffee I've had. It's easy to use and very quiet. No obnoxious beeps to disturb the early morning peace. The only reason I knocked off a star is that the water fill labels are mismatched slightly. There are markings on both sides of the reservoir and when I fill it to the fill-line on one side it doesn't match up to the other side by about a 1/4". It's a small detail, but worth noting for quality control. All-in-all I love this coffee maker and would recommend it to everyone.”
“The Ratio Six is great. Each brew is smooth and full-bodied; it certainly makes our chaotic mornings easier to contend with when the coffee is ready to go. The only downside that cost a star is the pour--it is not enjoyable as the coffee tends to sputter out in various directions, and forget trying to get the coffee into your thermos/mug when you're down to the last third of the pot. Aside from tilting the pot 180 degrees (a sprinkle of hyperbole here), you'd have to remove the cover to get the rest of the coffee out and into your container of choice with minimal spillage.”
“Beautifully designed machine with quality finishes. The way it's built, this thing should make delicious tasting coffee for a long time. Extremely happy with my purchase.”
“Nice aesthetic and great tasting coffee most of the time. The filters delivered with the brewer were crushed and the pleats were not staying. This resulted in the shower head hitting the top of the crinkled filter paper and it collapsing on the bed of grounds, interrupting the saturation and brew process. In subsequent brews, this happened 40% of the time. Quite frustrating, but when it works it makes delicious coffee. Going to buy crisp new filters and retest.”
“The full-pot brew is exceptionally good - tastes as though you made the perfect pour-over. However, trying to replicate that on the way down through smaller pots is difficult, though still very good.
Happy with the purchase and would recommend it to people who care about their coffee.”
