By

Emma Wartzman,

a senior kitchen and dining writer at the Strategist.

Previously, she was an editor at Bon Appétit and has worked in food media for nine years.

Every year for Prime Day, the Technivorm Moccamaster goes on sale, and every year I maintain it’s one of the smartest items you can buy. In case you’re unfamiliar, this is both a premium and dead-simple coffee maker. You fill the basket with grounds and click a single button. Still, it’s widely and enthusiastically recommended by many coffee professionals because of its stable temperature control and even brewing — not always what you’ll find with electric machines.