Fellow Aiden Precision Drip Coffee Maker, Thermal Carafe, Perfect Temperature Control, Bloom Cycle, Single Serve to 10 Cup Capacity, Matte Black

Honestly, I love it more than I thought I would. I'm one of those people who agonizes over a purchase like this, pours over youtube videos, review sites (from wirecutter to seriouseats to rtings), finally makes up my mind, then has buyer's remorse before I even buy it. So after a solid month of internet research and consulting with friends and coworkers, I finally took the plunge. And I couldn't be happier. Here are few things I knew I'd like and others I was worried about, all of which you'll see ended in complete satisfaction across the board.Knew I'd LikeCoffee quality: First and foremost, the coffee tastes absolutely incredible. Clean, sweet, rich, with no excess bitterness or acidity any more that the roast level and tasting notes intended. We usually use the batch brew, and occasionally I'll do a single serving of 3 cups, and both have been tremendouslLooks: This is thing is killer in my kitchen. Matches my black appliances perfectly and what a talking piece. Understated yet futuristic all at once.Removable reservoir: An absolute game changer. I don't know how I'd ever go back to having to haul a pitcher over and awkwardly pour in water when I can use my sink to fill it. No leaking whatsover. Like not even a drop.Wasn't sure but now I'm soldInterface: I had myself freaked out that all the settings would be cumbersome. Honestly, this thing is highly customizable but not at all complicated. From instant brew to completely manual, it's intuitive and simple.Screen size: It could be bigger, but I'm not complaining. It's more that sufficient. It's a coffee maker after all, not an OLED tv.Carafe: Amazing design. I don't have to strain my wrist to clean it, and the coffee stays really hot for an hour and warm for 2-3.Build quality: I don't mind the plastic at all. The pieces close securely and again, though plastic, it's solid for sure.Oh, and did I mention the coffee? It's really just the best coffee I've ever made. And that includes aeropress, manual pour over, the moccasmaster, and various breville units. Comparable in price to other high end machines, this thing outperforms and then some.

This is an amazing coffee maker! I’ve used this everyday for the past week and the programming and functions are great. It comes with the ability to pair to an app which then allows for easier programming on brew specifics and makes scheduling a brew incredibly easy. However, the app isn’t required! Everything can be changed easily on the dial settings on the brewer itself. The brew quality is just as good as a pour over and allows for a batch brew with pour over quality. I’ve worked for years as a barista and would say this is definitely the best at home brew system I’ve ever used. It’s quiet, easy to clean, and incredibly customizable. It even comes with several preset recipes based on the roast of coffee and tells you how many grams to use of each bean. I would recommend this to anyone— experienced barista or coffee amateur! Additionally, it looks very sleek and very cool :)

This is the absolute best coffee maker that can make 1 of 2 cups of fantastic coffee or a big carafe holding 1.5L of coffee. Whether you use the recipes that are created by Fellow or your own using the App , you will still make some of the best coffee you have ever tasted.The Fellow Aiden may take a day or two getting used to but once you get the hang of it you will never make coffee on another coffee brewer again with the exception of espresso. Like any other coffee brewer the Aiden can’t make a cup of true espresso. I personally believe that if it could the making of espresso would not only add to the cost of the Aiden but also subtract from its purpose—brewing a really fantastic cup of coffee.If you have ever watched some of the various coffee ‘experts’ review the Aiden on YouTube one of the negative points they make is the build quality. However, I can tell you now that Fellow has to have done something about it. The reviewers all claimed that the plastic was too soft, of a very low quality causing the Aiden to bend under pressure when pressed down with some minor force on the top right corner. It even showed than when this happened the seams on the top of the brewer separated that again showed the poor quality of the build all to keep the price down as much as possible.When I received my Aiden it was the first thing I checked because had it been true I really might have returned it to Amazon. BUT, it simply was not true. I can only assume that Fellow changed the plastic used in the manufacturing process because my Aiden is made of a strong plastic of high quality. THANKFULLY!Of all the coffee brewers made today of high quality, this one is the best I have ever considered. Because of the carafe’s straight walls when emptied there is no coffee retained as is in all other carafes. There is nothing at the pour spout to keep some of the coffee in the carafe.The water tank holds 1500 ml of water which equals the maximum size of the carafe. And the water tank is removable for easy filling. Two brew baskets come with the Aiden. One is for making 1-4 cups of coffee and the other for 5+ cups. The filters used are the Melitta #2 for 1-4 cups and the Melitta flat bottom 8-12 cup filters for the 5+ cups of joe. Also in the same area is the brew head. In there you will find a switch with 15 holes where the water comes through and down onto the coffee grounds. When the green coded cone-shaped brew basket is selected for making 1-4 cups of coffee, you must turn that switch counterclockwise or to the left so that water comes out of only three (3) holes which are located dead center of the brew head. If you forget to make the correct shower head selection the Aiden will remind you with some beeps and will refuse to brew the coffee. On the flip side of that coin, when wanting to make 5-12 cups of coffee you must select the blue brew basked and turn the selection switch clockwise. This will open all 15 drip holes so that all the coffee grounds in the round, flat-bottom brew bracket will be properly doused in water for making the best pot of coffee possible. And like the other basked of choice, the Aiden will not brew the coffee until the switch is turned to the proper position.When you first plug in the Aiden you will be made to input certain settings so that it can properly make coffee. Those settings include the language, the chime, clock in 12 or 24-hour time, and even your elevation above sea level where the Aiden is currently, etc. On the Aiden there is a small round, full-color screen where everything from settings, menus for brewing coffee, the recipes I mentioned earlier, and even a game to play. Once you go through all those selections and menus you may find that it is too small for inputting your own coffee recipes and other things. Almost everything you can do on the screen and the control knob you can do on the App that you can download to your iPhone or Android-based phone. I strongly suggest that you download the Fellow Aiden App as soon as you unbox your Aiden, plug it in and follow the instructions for setting it up.The App is extremely easy to use which give you almost complete control over making coffee of your choice. You can create your own recipes and through the App have the Aiden make that coffee recipe for you. You can control things such as bloom time, bloom Ratio, bloom temperature, number of pulses (up to 10), time between pulses, and time of each pulse, etc. And there are many recipes of coffees that Fellow provides at no cost when you set up the Aiden to your WiFi network. Basically stated, Fellow has made making coffee not only easy and fool proof but has provided everyone with the best coffee maker on the market today.I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THE FELLOW AIDEN COFFEE BREWER!

The Fellow Aiden Coffeemaker is the best. We highly recommend it and have to our friends and family. The quality of the roast is top-notch, and you can customize it to your specific tastes. It's easy to use, and as a bonus, is easy to clean. This is some of the best coffee I've ever had, and it's right here in my kitchen, no barista with a fancy machine needed. We also love that the sleek design fits right in with our decor and looks nice out on on the counter. It's definitely worth the cost.