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Best Portable Coffee Makers

Don't show up anywhere without your cup of Joe

Angela Lashbrook, Consumer Reports Senior Home & Trends Writer.

By Angela Lashbrook
Senior Home & Trends Writer

November 3, 2023

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Various portable coffee makers on a metal table — Six portable coffee makers—(left to right) AeroPress, Bodum, Dripkit, Stanley, Pipamoka, and Espro—battle for the prize. Who will win?

Traveling can often come with anxiety. Sure, you could focus on the positives—fresh air, good food, the great outdoors—or you could do what I do and think about what could go wrong. What if my flight is delayed? What if my seatmate won’t stop talking to me the entire trip? What if my hotel has bed bugs?

What if my destination doesn’t have good coffee?

I am limited in my ability to address the first three questions. I can, however, assist with the nightmare of scenario four: Your destination has bad coffee.

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Angela Lashbrook

Angela Lashbrook is a senior multimedia content creator at Consumer Reports. She has been with CR since 2021 and covers a wide range of topics, but she is particularly interested in anything health- or parenting-related. She lives with her husband, their son, and her dog, a Libra named Gordo.