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Breville's newest drip brewer (2025): fast, SCA-approved, and its thermal carafe kept coffee hot for over four hours in both TechRadar's and Tom's Guide's tests. But it's pricey for a machine that only brews coffee, both reviewers call the instructions poor, no parts are dishwasher-safe, and we found no large owner-review sample yet.
Common Breville Luxe Brewer Thermal problems
- Expensive for a coffee-only machine
Tom's Guide says it is quite expensive and still feels expensive for a 'one-trick-pony machine', with fewer features than the Fellow Aiden. TechRadar lists it at $349.95 for the thermal version.
Source: Tom's Guide review, TechRadar review - Poor instructions and small tank handle
Tom's Guide calls the user manual 'shockingly bad' and needed several tries to work out cold brew. TechRadar says the printed instructions could be clearer and the water-tank handle is too small to carry a full tank.
Source: Tom's Guide review, TechRadar review - Big footprint, hand-wash only, 2-year warranty
Tom's Guide says it is about 16 inches tall and almost 15 inches wide and didn't fit its tester's home kitchen; no parts are dishwasher-safe; and the 2-year warranty trails Fellow's and Braun's 3 years and Aarke's 5. TechRadar instead calls the footprint very small.
Source: Tom's Guide review, TechRadar review
What owners like
- Excellent thermal carafe
TechRadar calls it the best insulated carafe it has used: a half carafe was still 149°F after four hours. Tom's Guide says the thermal carafe keeps coffee hot for over 4 hours and it didn't taste burnt or stale.
Source: TechRadar review, Tom's Guide review - Very fast, great-tasting coffee
Tom's Guide brewed 60 oz in 3 minutes 15 seconds, faster than the Moccamaster's 6 minutes, and found the coffee balanced and layered. It is SCA-approved with a PID controller.
Source: Tom's Guide review - Removable tank, extras in the box
Both reviewers praise the removable water tank and the cone and flat filter baskets plus a reusable mesh filter; TechRadar notes a delayed-start timer and an included water filter.
Source: TechRadar review, Tom's Guide review
- You want the cheapest good drip maker
- You have little counter or cabinet space (about 16 inches tall)
- You want a proven long-term track record
- Keeping a pot hot for hours without a hot plate
- Very fast full pots (60 oz in about 3 minutes)
- People who want to tweak bloom and temperature, or try cold brew
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What experts say
- TechRadar: Five-star review (first reviewed July 2025): the best insulated carafe it has used, a removable tank and a well-designed interface. Cons: a small tank handle and unclear printed instructions.
- Tom's Guide: Recommended: the fastest drip brewer it has seen with great-tasting coffee, but a bad manual, a big footprint, hand-wash-only parts and a 2-year warranty.