The Fellow Aiden meets
the OXO Brew 9-Cup Coffee Maker
The batch brewer that also nails a single precise cup. We tested it head-to-head against the OXO Brew 9-Cup Coffee Maker across 6 key dimensions.
Fellow Aiden
“The batch brewer that also nails a single precise cup”
OXO Brew 9-Cup Coffee Maker
“Forbes Vetted's pick over the Moccamaster, with an even showerhead and a thermal carafe”
Head-to-Head Breakdown
Strengths & Weaknesses
Fellow Aiden
- Whole Latte Love measured a 24% extraction yield on the default brew, the highest of the SCA brewers it tested
- Brews a full 1.5 L batch or a single precise cup with its own showerhead, and Lance Hedrick ran a V60 inside it
- Per-pulse temperature control from 122 to 210°F plus downloadable roaster recipes in the Fellow app
- Lance Hedrick, The Real Sprometheus and Whole Latte Love all called out the plastic shell at a $400 price
- The single dial is slow to navigate, and it asks for water volume first instead of coffee dose
- Lance Hedrick found the straight-walled carafe spills when swirled and the water output can drift 5 to 8%
OXO Brew 9-Cup Coffee Maker
- Forbes Vetted's blind taste panel chose it over the $369 Moccamaster KBGV Select by 2 to 1
- The circular Rainmaker showerhead saturates the coffee bed evenly with no manual stirring
- The thermal carafe held 166°F after an hour in Forbes Vetted's test, and a 24-hour timer has coffee ready when you wake
- At 17.2 inches tall it can be a tight fit under standard 18-inch upper cabinets, per Forbes Vetted
- The narrow thermal carafe is hand-wash only and needs a bottle brush to clean
- The rounded, spring-loaded brew basket will not sit flat on a scale, and there is no temperature or recipe control
The Verdict
Our Bottom Line
Ryan at Prima Coffee called the Fellow Aiden a 'dream coffee maker' for recipe nerds. Nick at Whole Latte Love measured a 24% extraction yield and 1.67% TDS on his test batch, the highest and heaviest cup in his entire SCA-brewer lineup. Those are numbers that manual pour-over experts chase for years with $200 kettles and $500 grinders. The Aiden hits them on its default setting.
Fellow Aiden
Ryan at Prima Coffee called the Fellow Aiden a 'dream coffee maker' for recipe nerds. Nick at Whole Latte Love measured a 24% extraction yield and 1.67% TDS on his test batch, the highest and heaviest cup in his entire SCA-brewer lineup. Those are numbers that manual pour-over experts chase for years with $200 kettles and $500 grinders. The Aiden hits them on its default setting.
- You alternate between single cups on weekdays and a full 10-cup batch on weekends
- You buy light or dark roasts and want to set brew temperature and pulses to suit each bag
- You like downloading recipes from roasters and scheduling brews from your phone
- Your kitchen has standard upper cabinets, since the Aiden stands only 12 inches tall
- You are willing to spend about $400 for the most control any home batch brewer offers
OXO Brew 9-Cup Coffee Maker
The OXO Brew 9-Cup is the automatic brewer to buy if you want specialty-grade drip coffee without paying specialty prices. Forbes Vetted put it head to head with the $369 Moccamaster KBGV Select, the machine most coffee people treat as the benchmark, and the OXO won. Two of the three tasters on Forbes Vetted's blind panel picked its cup as stronger and more rounded.
- You want SCA-certified drip coffee for about $230
- You brew 2 to 9 cups at a time for a household and want them hot an hour later
- You want the pot ready when you wake up without an app or Wi-Fi setup
- You drink medium roasts and want a balanced cup with no tinkering
- You have open counter space or more than 18 inches under your upper cabinets