Compare the Top 6 Drip Coffee MakersFrequently Asked QuestionsHow We Tested and Chose the Best Drip Coffee Machines AccordionItemContainerButton LargeChevron I've been a drip coffee fan—some might say fanatic—for quite some time. Cheap drip coffee makers tend to work a similar way: Coffee is heated till it boils underneath the burner plate. The best modern drip coffee machines now often also offer a bloom cycle, in part because consumers are now more likely to use better, freshly ground beans in their drip coffee. There's very little standardization in coffee makers, but the answer tends to be that most but not all American drip coffee makers use 5 ounces as a standard serving size. Hot coffee, cold coffee, iced coffee, pod coffee.