Comparison · updated 2026-11-02

Chemex vs Simply Good Coffee Brewer vs Fellow Aiden: what touches your coffee

We checked every part water and coffee touch in 11 brewers: Chemex, Simply Good's plastic-free Brewer, Fellow Aiden, plus Ratio, Moccamaster, Breville, Cuisinart, OXO, Hamilton Beach and Ninja.

How to read verdicts: Pass = primary food/water contact is metal, glass, or disclosed silicone-only seals with no plastic. Partial = usable if you skip a coated accessory, or plastic remains on lids/seals. Fail = plastic or fluoropolymer/nonstick cooking surface in the normal use path.

This is a brew-path materials comparison, not a taste test. A Chemex is one piece of borosilicate glass plus a paper filter, so nothing else touches the coffee. Simply Good Coffee's 2nd-gen Brewer is the only automatic drip machine here whose maker lists every water and coffee contact part: 304 stainless steel, borosilicate glass and medical-grade silicone seals, with no plastic or aluminum. Fellow Aiden is a great brewer, but Fellow says it is built from BPA-free plastic (PPO), stainless steel and silicone, without saying which parts are plastic, so it fails our rule. Ratio Eight Series 2 keeps plastic away from hot water but stores cold water in a Tritan tank, so it scores Partial. Every mainstream drip machine we checked (Moccamaster, Breville, Cuisinart, OXO, Hamilton Beach, Ninja) has plastic in the brew path.

Materials table

Pass Passes
Chemex Chemex Classic Series Pour-Over Coffeemaker (6-Cup)
ChemexCM-6A / Classic 6-Cup
Pass
Price
$49.50 (checked 2026-11-02)
Food-contact
Borosilicate glass vessel (one piece); Paper filters (Chemex Bonded, consumable); Wood collar + leather tie sit outside the brew path
Made in
Glass made in Taiwan and Germany (Classic series); inspected, polished and hand-tied in Massachusetts, USA
Warranty
Not a powered appliance. Chemex does not warranty against breakage; warranty claims need proof of purchase from an authorized seller
Fellow Stagg XF Pour-Over Set
FellowStagg [XF] Pour-Over Set
Pass
Price
$99.95 (checked 2026-11-02)
Food-contact
Stainless steel dripper body; Silicone gasket (disclosed); Borosilicate glass (double-wall carafe); Paper filters (consumable)
Made in
Not confirmed this check
Warranty
Confirm on Fellow site at purchase
Simply Good Coffee Simply Good Coffee Plastic-Free Brewer
Simply Good CoffeeThe Brewer (Plastic-Free), 2nd Gen
Pass
Price
$399.99 (checked 2026-11-02)
Food-contact
304 stainless steel: boiler, internal plumbing, shower arm and head, filter basket and lid, reservoir floor cover, carafe top; Borosilicate glass: water reservoir, boiler (up-pipe) tube, carafe; Medical-grade silicone: reservoir cover, carafe lid seal, connectors, drip stop
Made in
China (Simply Good Coffee FAQ)
Warranty
5-year replacement warranty (brand page)
Partial Partial
Ratio Ratio Eight Series 2 Coffee Maker
RatioEight Series 2
Partial
Price
$699.00 (checked 2026-11-02)
Food-contact
Eastman Tritan TX2001 water tank (cold water only, per Ratio); Handblown borosilicate glass water lines; Aluminum flash heater (hot water passes ~2 in.); 304 stainless steel showerhead; FDA silicone gaskets/tubing (two in hot path); Double-wall stainless brew basket; Glass carafe, or stainless thermal carafe with silicone lid
Made in
Not confirmed this check
Warranty
Not confirmed this check (see Ratio warranty page)
Fail Fails
BrevilleBDC465
Fail
Price
$349.95 (checked 2026-11-02)
Food-contact
BPA-free plastic: filter basket housing, cone basket, basket holder, carafe lid/rim (Breville support); Removable 60 oz water tank with Claro Swiss filter (tank material not itemized by Breville); Stainless mesh basket filter; dual-wall thermal carafe
Made in
Not confirmed this check
Warranty
Not confirmed (retailers list 1-yr [Amazon] and 2-yr limited [Equator]); check Breville at purchase
Cuisinart Cuisinart PerfecTemp 14-Cup Programmable Coffeemaker
CuisinartDCC-3200 / DCC-3200NAS
Fail
Price
$89.95 (checked 2026-11-02)
Food-contact
BPA-free plastic parts contacting water/coffee (manual: "All parts that come in contact with coffee or liquids are BPA free"); Gold-tone permanent filter (or #4 paper); Glass carafe on warming plate; Charcoal water filter in reservoir
Made in
Not confirmed this check
Warranty
Limited warranty (length not confirmed this check)
Fellow Fellow Aiden Precision Coffee Maker
FellowAiden
Fail
Price
$399.95 (checked 2026-11-02)
Food-contact
BPA-free plastic (PPO per Fellow help center); Fellow does not say which parts; Stainless steel, including double-wall vacuum carafe; Silicone (steam seal and other parts)
Made in
China (Aiden safety manual: "Designed in San Francisco, Made in China")
Warranty
2-year standard warranty, extension optional (Fellow)
Hamilton Beach46310J (46310)
Fail
Price
$49.99 (checked 2026-11-02)
Food-contact
Plastic (Amazon.ca material field; Hamilton Beach doesn't itemize); Swing-out brew basket (material not stated); Optional permanent filter: nylon (Hamilton Beach accessory); Glass carafe on keep-warm plate
Made in
China (Amazon.ca item details)
Warranty
1 year (Amazon.com listing); Hamilton Beach points to the Use & Care booklet
OXO OXO Brew 9-Cup Coffee Maker
OXO9-Cup Brew (8710100)
Fail
Price
— (checked 2026-11-02)
Food-contact
Plastic parts, BPA-free (hands-on review; OXO does not publish a brew-path materials list); Silicone water bridge and silicone mixing tube (OXO manual); Double-wall stainless thermal carafe
Made in
Not confirmed this check
Warranty
2-year (OXO manual)
Technivorm Moccamaster Technivorm Moccamaster KBGV Select
Technivorm MoccamasterKBGV Select
Fail
Price
$369.00 (checked 2026-11-02)
Food-contact
Metal + BPA/BPS/BPF/phthalate-free plastic (brand materials line; parts not mapped); Copper boiling element (brand FAQ); Glass carafe on hot plate
Made in
Netherlands (handmade at the Technivorm factory)
Warranty
5 years; brand repairs for life
NinjaCE451
Fail
Price
$119.99 (checked 2026-11-02)
Food-contact
Plastic, BPA-free (Target spec: Material: Plastic); 70 oz removable water reservoir (material not stated by Ninja); Permanent screen filter; glass carafe on warming plate
Made in
Not confirmed this check
Warranty
1-year limited (SharkNinja)

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ModelVerdictPriceFood-contact materialsMade inWarranty
Pass Passes
Chemex CM-6A / Classic 6-CupPass$49.50
checked 2026-11-02
Borosilicate glass vessel (one piece); Paper filters (Chemex Bonded, consumable); Wood collar + leather tie sit outside the brew pathGlass made in Taiwan and Germany (Classic series); inspected, polished and hand-tied in Massachusetts, USANot a powered appliance. Chemex does not warranty against breakage; warranty claims need proof of purchase from an authorized seller
Fellow Stagg [XF] Pour-Over SetPass$99.95
checked 2026-11-02
Stainless steel dripper body; Silicone gasket (disclosed); Borosilicate glass (double-wall carafe); Paper filters (consumable)Not confirmed this checkConfirm on Fellow site at purchase
Simply Good Coffee The Brewer (Plastic-Free), 2nd GenPass$399.99
checked 2026-11-02
304 stainless steel: boiler, internal plumbing, shower arm and head, filter basket and lid, reservoir floor cover, carafe top; Borosilicate glass: water reservoir, boiler (up-pipe) tube, carafe; Medical-grade silicone: reservoir cover, carafe lid seal, connectors, drip stopChina (Simply Good Coffee FAQ)5-year replacement warranty (brand page)
Partial Partial
Ratio Eight Series 2Partial$699.00
checked 2026-11-02
Eastman Tritan TX2001 water tank (cold water only, per Ratio); Handblown borosilicate glass water lines; Aluminum flash heater (hot water passes ~2 in.); 304 stainless steel showerhead; FDA silicone gaskets/tubing (two in hot path); Double-wall stainless brew basket; Glass carafe, or stainless thermal carafe with silicone lidNot confirmed this checkNot confirmed this check (see Ratio warranty page)
Fail Fails
Breville BDC465Fail$349.95
checked 2026-11-02
BPA-free plastic: filter basket housing, cone basket, basket holder, carafe lid/rim (Breville support); Removable 60 oz water tank with Claro Swiss filter (tank material not itemized by Breville); Stainless mesh basket filter; dual-wall thermal carafeNot confirmed this checkNot confirmed (retailers list 1-yr [Amazon] and 2-yr limited [Equator]); check Breville at purchase
Cuisinart DCC-3200 / DCC-3200NASFail$89.95
checked 2026-11-02
BPA-free plastic parts contacting water/coffee (manual: "All parts that come in contact with coffee or liquids are BPA free"); Gold-tone permanent filter (or #4 paper); Glass carafe on warming plate; Charcoal water filter in reservoirNot confirmed this checkLimited warranty (length not confirmed this check)
Fellow AidenFail$399.95
checked 2026-11-02
BPA-free plastic (PPO per Fellow help center); Fellow does not say which parts; Stainless steel, including double-wall vacuum carafe; Silicone (steam seal and other parts)China (Aiden safety manual: "Designed in San Francisco, Made in China")2-year standard warranty, extension optional (Fellow)
Hamilton Beach 46310J (46310)Fail$49.99
checked 2026-11-02
Plastic (Amazon.ca material field; Hamilton Beach doesn't itemize); Swing-out brew basket (material not stated); Optional permanent filter: nylon (Hamilton Beach accessory); Glass carafe on keep-warm plateChina (Amazon.ca item details)1 year (Amazon.com listing); Hamilton Beach points to the Use & Care booklet
OXO 9-Cup Brew (8710100)Fail—
checked 2026-11-02
Plastic parts, BPA-free (hands-on review; OXO does not publish a brew-path materials list); Silicone water bridge and silicone mixing tube (OXO manual); Double-wall stainless thermal carafeNot confirmed this check2-year (OXO manual)
Technivorm Moccamaster KBGV SelectFail$369.00
checked 2026-11-02
Metal + BPA/BPS/BPF/phthalate-free plastic (brand materials line; parts not mapped); Copper boiling element (brand FAQ); Glass carafe on hot plateNetherlands (handmade at the Technivorm factory)5 years; brand repairs for life
Ninja CE451Fail$119.99
checked 2026-11-02
Plastic, BPA-free (Target spec: Material: Plastic); 70 oz removable water reservoir (material not stated by Ninja); Permanent screen filter; glass carafe on warming plateNot confirmed this check1-year limited (SharkNinja)
Quick answer: want zero plastic and don't mind pouring by hand? Get a Chemex (about $50) or the Fellow Stagg [XF] set. Want a machine to do it? Simply Good Coffee's Brewer (2nd Gen) is the only automatic drip brewer we found whose maker names every brew-path part, and none are plastic. Ratio Eight S2 is the runner-up if a plastic cold-water tank is acceptable to you.

What we checked

Checked but not scored

Recall check 2026-11-02 (America/Los_Angeles): CPSC SaferProducts API (records through 2026-10-29) and Health Canada recall open data (updated 2026-10-30), matched by brand and model. No recall matches any model on this page. Before buying any glass carafe or French press secondhand, look up its model number at cpsc.gov/Recalls. FDA doesn't recall brewing appliances, so it wasn't applicable. Prices were checked 2026-11-02 on the linked brand pages unless a card says otherwise.

Product notes

Pass Passes

Chemex Chemex Classic Series Pour-Over Coffeemaker (6-Cup)

Chemex Classic Series Pour-Over Coffeemaker (6-Cup)

Pass

Chemex · Model CM-6A / Classic 6-Cup

Why: Non-porous borosilicate glass vessel; wood collar and leather tie do not contact brew. Paper filters only. Fully plastic-free brew path for manual pour-over.

Price checked
$49.50 · 2026-11-02
Chemex.com list price, checked 2026-11-02 PT.
Food-contact
  • Borosilicate glass vessel (one piece)
  • Paper filters (Chemex Bonded, consumable)
  • Wood collar + leather tie sit outside the brew path
Made in
Glass made in Taiwan and Germany (Classic series); inspected, polished and hand-tied in Massachusetts, USA
Warranty
Not a powered appliance. Chemex does not warranty against breakage; warranty claims need proof of purchase from an authorized seller

Watch-outs

  • Not automatic
  • Glass is breakable
  • Coffee cools faster without insulation

Sources

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Fellow Stagg XF Pour-Over Set

Fellow Stagg [XF] Pour-Over Set

Pass

Fellow · Model Stagg [XF] Pour-Over Set

Why: Brand materials line: stainless steel dripper body, disclosed silicone gasket, borosilicate glass carafe, paper filters. No plastic brew reservoir. Silicone gasket is disclosed (allowed under methodology).

Price checked
$99.95 · 2026-11-02
Fellow list price, checked 2026-11-02 PT.
Food-contact
  • Stainless steel dripper body
  • Silicone gasket (disclosed)
  • Borosilicate glass (double-wall carafe)
  • Paper filters (consumable)
Made in
Not confirmed this check
Warranty
Confirm on Fellow site at purchase

Watch-outs

  • Manual pour-over (not automatic)
  • Hand wash recommended for double-wall glass

Sources

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Simply Good Coffee Simply Good Coffee Plastic-Free Brewer

Simply Good Coffee Plastic-Free Brewer (2nd Gen)

Pass

Simply Good Coffee · Model The Brewer (Plastic-Free), 2nd Gen

Why: Simply Good lists every water/coffee-contact part: 304 stainless steel, borosilicate glass and medical-grade silicone, with no plastic and no aluminum. Silicone seals do touch water and coffee (the brand says so); our method allows disclosed silicone, so it passes.

Price checked
$399.99 · 2026-11-02
Brand sale price (list $479.99), checked 2026-11-02 PT; brand page showed estimated shipping by Nov 10.
Food-contact
  • 304 stainless steel: boiler, internal plumbing, shower arm and head, filter basket and lid, reservoir floor cover, carafe top
  • Borosilicate glass: water reservoir, boiler (up-pipe) tube, carafe
  • Medical-grade silicone: reservoir cover, carafe lid seal, connectors, drip stop
Made in
China (Simply Good Coffee FAQ)
Warranty
5-year replacement warranty (brand page)

Watch-outs

  • Silicone seals contact water/coffee (disclosed)
  • Plastic exterior parts are outside the brew path per brand
  • 1st Gen sold out; 2nd Gen (stainless boiler) is current
  • Made in China

Sources

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Partial Partial

Ratio Ratio Eight Series 2 Coffee Maker

Ratio Eight Series 2 Coffee Maker

Partial

Ratio · Model Eight Series 2

Why: Ratio publishes a part-by-part list. The cold-water tank is Tritan plastic, and hot water passes briefly through an aluminum heater. After that it touches only glass, stainless steel and two silicone gaskets. Plastic never touches hot water, but it does hold your cold water, so it scores Partial.

Price checked
$699.00 · 2026-11-02
Ratio list price, checked 2026-11-02 PT.
Food-contact
  • Eastman Tritan TX2001 water tank (cold water only, per Ratio)
  • Handblown borosilicate glass water lines
  • Aluminum flash heater (hot water passes ~2 in.)
  • 304 stainless steel showerhead
  • FDA silicone gaskets/tubing (two in hot path)
  • Double-wall stainless brew basket
  • Glass carafe, or stainless thermal carafe with silicone lid
Made in
Not confirmed this check
Warranty
Not confirmed this check (see Ratio warranty page)

Watch-outs

  • Tritan cold-water tank
  • Aluminum heater in hot path (short contact)
  • Polymer base/body outside the water path

Sources

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Fail Fails

Breville Luxe Brewer Thermal

Fail

Breville · Model BDC465

Why: Breville lists construction materials as metal and plastic. Breville support told a Best Buy shopper the BDC465 has BPA-free plastic in the mesh filter basket housing, the cone basket, the basket holder and the carafe lid and rim. Fails our plastic-free brew-path rule.

Price checked
$349.95 · 2026-11-02
Breville.com list price 2026-11-02 PT; Amazon showed $340.99 the same day.
Food-contact
  • BPA-free plastic: filter basket housing, cone basket, basket holder, carafe lid/rim (Breville support)
  • Removable 60 oz water tank with Claro Swiss filter (tank material not itemized by Breville)
  • Stainless mesh basket filter; dual-wall thermal carafe
Made in
Not confirmed this check
Warranty
Not confirmed (retailers list 1-yr [Amazon] and 2-yr limited [Equator]); check Breville at purchase

Watch-outs

  • Plastic baskets and carafe lid
  • Successor to the discontinued Precision Brewer

Sources

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Cuisinart Cuisinart PerfecTemp 14-Cup Programmable Coffeemaker

Cuisinart PerfecTemp 14-Cup Programmable Coffeemaker

Fail

Cuisinart · Model DCC-3200 / DCC-3200NAS

Why: Cuisinart's manual says all parts that touch coffee or water are BPA-free, which means plastic is in the water path. The glass carafe doesn't change that. Fails our plastic-free rule.

Price checked
$89.95 · 2026-11-02
$89.95 (list $119.95) for DCC-3200P1 per cuisinart.com and Home Depot listings in search results 2026-11-02; cuisinart.com blocked our direct fetch, so treat as unverified.
Food-contact
  • BPA-free plastic parts contacting water/coffee (manual: "All parts that come in contact with coffee or liquids are BPA free")
  • Gold-tone permanent filter (or #4 paper)
  • Glass carafe on warming plate
  • Charcoal water filter in reservoir
Made in
Not confirmed this check
Warranty
Limited warranty (length not confirmed this check)

Watch-outs

  • Plastic reservoir

Sources

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Fellow Fellow Aiden Precision Coffee Maker

Fellow Aiden Precision Coffee Maker

Fail

Fellow · Model Aiden

Why: Fellow official help: Aiden uses polyphenylene oxide (PPO), stainless steel, and silicone; PPO is BPA-free. Product page: “BPA free-food grade plastic, stainless steel, and silicone.” Carafe is double-wall stainless. Plastic in the machine (chosen for thermal stability) fails plastic-free brew-path rule. Fellow still does not map PPO to tank vs lines vs showerhead.

Price checked
$399.95 · 2026-11-02
Fellow list price, checked 2026-11-02 PT.
Food-contact
  • BPA-free plastic (PPO per Fellow help center); Fellow does not say which parts
  • Stainless steel, including double-wall vacuum carafe
  • Silicone (steam seal and other parts)
Made in
China (Aiden safety manual: "Designed in San Francisco, Made in China")
Warranty
2-year standard warranty, extension optional (Fellow)

Watch-outs

  • PPO plastic in appliance
  • Part-by-part PPO map still unpublished

Sources

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Hamilton Beach FrontFill 12 Cup Programmable Coffee Maker

Fail

Hamilton Beach · Model 46310J (46310)

Why: Hamilton Beach does not publish brew-path materials for this model. Amazon lists the material as plastic. Its brand-sold permanent filter is nylon, and the replacement brew basket is plain black (material not stated). A budget plastic drip machine, so it fails.

Price checked
$49.99 · 2026-11-02
hamiltonbeach.com and Amazon.com both $49.99 on 2026-11-02 PT.
Food-contact
  • Plastic (Amazon.ca material field; Hamilton Beach doesn't itemize)
  • Swing-out brew basket (material not stated)
  • Optional permanent filter: nylon (Hamilton Beach accessory)
  • Glass carafe on keep-warm plate
Made in
China (Amazon.ca item details)
Warranty
1 year (Amazon.com listing); Hamilton Beach points to the Use & Care booklet

Watch-outs

  • Materials not disclosed by brand
  • Older 46310 page marked no longer available; 46310J is the current listing

Sources

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OXO OXO Brew 9-Cup Coffee Maker

OXO Brew 9-Cup Coffee Maker

Fail

OXO · Model 9-Cup Brew (8710100)

Why: OXO does not publish which parts touch water. Its manual names silicone parts in the water path, and a hands-on review describes BPA-free plastic parts and a clear fixed water tank. We score it Fail as plastic in the brew path, flagged as not fully verified. OXO's "required material disclosures" page lists AB1200 metals (aluminum, chromium, nickel and others), not polymers.

Price checked
Price: varies / not listed · 2026-11-02
No live OXO price (page 404 on 2026-11-02).
Food-contact
  • Plastic parts, BPA-free (hands-on review; OXO does not publish a brew-path materials list)
  • Silicone water bridge and silicone mixing tube (OXO manual)
  • Double-wall stainless thermal carafe
Made in
Not confirmed this check
Warranty
2-year (OXO manual)

Watch-outs

  • Brew-path plastic not itemized by OXO (unverified by part)
  • OXO product page for the 9-Cup returned 404 on 2026-11-02 and the model is not in OXO's current coffee-maker listing (replacement parts still sold). Not marked discontinued without confirmation.

Sources

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Technivorm Moccamaster Technivorm Moccamaster KBGV Select

Technivorm Moccamaster KBGV Select

Fail

Technivorm Moccamaster · Model KBGV Select

Why: Excellent brewer, but Moccamaster lists its materials as "Metal / BPA, BPS, BPF, and phthalate-free plastic" and does not claim a plastic-free water path. The plastics are tested to be BPA/BPS/BPF/phthalate-free, but plastic in the brew path still fails our rule.

Price checked
$369.00 · 2026-11-02
Moccamaster USA list price, checked 2026-11-02 PT.
Food-contact
  • Metal + BPA/BPS/BPF/phthalate-free plastic (brand materials line; parts not mapped)
  • Copper boiling element (brand FAQ)
  • Glass carafe on hot plate
Made in
Netherlands (handmade at the Technivorm factory)
Warranty
5 years; brand repairs for life

Watch-outs

  • Plastic in brew path (brand does not say which parts)
  • Do not use RO/distilled water (brand: damages copper element)

Sources

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Ninja Fresh Brew 14-Cup Programmable Coffee Maker

Fail

Ninja · Model CE451

Why: Target's spec sheet lists the material as plastic and the machine as BPA-free. Ninja sells the 70 oz removable reservoir and the brew basket as separate replacement parts but doesn't publish what they're made of. Plastic in the water path, so it fails.

Price checked
$119.99 · 2026-11-02
sharkninja.com list price 2026-11-02 PT.
Food-contact
  • Plastic, BPA-free (Target spec: Material: Plastic)
  • 70 oz removable water reservoir (material not stated by Ninja)
  • Permanent screen filter; glass carafe on warming plate
Made in
Not confirmed this check
Warranty
1-year limited (SharkNinja)

Watch-outs

  • Brand does not itemize plastics

Sources

Retailer link (not an Amazon Associates link). Disclosure.

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