Keurig K-Cafe
Score: 75/100
Ninja Specialty Coffee Maker
Score: 81/100Rankings
The Ninja Specialty Coffee Maker delivers versatile brewing with four styles, including a rapid 10-minute Cold Brew, and serves up to a 10-12-cup carafe. Its frother's limited heat and larger footprint are trade-offs. Perfect for coffee enthusiasts seeking pod-free flexibility and iced coffee options.
The Keurig K-Café SMART is a Wi-Fi enabled single-serve brewer with a built-in frother, large water tank and programmable features, delivering café-style drinks with smart convenience. Its plastic, bulky design and reliance on K-Cup pods may deter users seeking a more compact or versatile machine. Ideal for small households or office break rooms that value connectivity and specialty-drink capability.
| Attribute | | |
|---|---|---|
1 cups | 12 cupsbest | |
7.5 cupsbest | 7 cups | |
| ↓ lower better | 5.74 kg | 4.19 kgbest |
— | 120 Vbest | |
| ↓ lower better | — | 1,550 Wbest |
— | 1 yearsbest | |
31.75 cm | 38.2 cmbest | |
2 items | 6 itemsbest |
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| Attribute | | |
|---|---|---|
Capacity(2) | ||
Brew Capacity (Cups) (cups) | 1 cups | 12 cups |
Water Reservoir Capacity (cups) | 7.5 cups | 7 cups |
Features(1) | ||
Number of Included Accessories (items) | 2 items | 6 items |
Build & Design(6) | ||
Weight (kg) | 5.74 kg | 4.19 kg |
Height (cm) | 31.75 cm | 38.2 cm |
Width (cm) | 29.72 cm | 22.2 cm |
Depth (cm) | 38.86 cm | 30.5 cm |
Primary Material | Plastic | Metal/Plastic |
Filter Type | K-Cup | Permanent |
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Professional reviewers highlight the K-Café SMART as a versatile, smart-connected coffee maker that excels at producing café-style milk drinks, thanks to its integrated frother, Multistream extraction, and app control, while noting its bulkier plastic design may limit placement in tight kitchens.
Everyday users consistently praise the speed and quality of lattes, the convenience of a large water reservoir, and the range of brew options, but they frequently mention confusion over dimensions and the need for regular cleaning of the frother and reservoir.
“"love cold brew but hate how long it takes"”
Professional reviewers commend the Ninja Specialty Coffee Maker for its rapid 10-minute Cold Brew, four distinct brew styles, and pod-free flexibility that reduces waste. They also appreciate the even-saturation showerhead and Thermal Flavor Extraction that enhance flavor consistency, though they note the built-in frother's limited heat and the warming plate's auto-off as drawbacks.
Everyday users consistently praise the quick Cold Brew, bold iced coffee, and the ability to switch between single-serve and full-carafe brewing without measuring. Common complaints focus on the frother's insufficient heat, the need to re-warm the carafe after auto-off, and the bulkier footprint of larger models.
