brewers

Plastic-Free Coffee Brewers Sell Out as Manufacturers Rethink Injection-Molded Parts

WIRED's review of the Ratio Eight Series 2 ($799) and Simply Good Coffee Plastic-Free Brewer ($480) shows a small-appliance niche moving from injection-molded plastic to 304 stainless steel, borosilicate glass, and medical-grade silicone. Simply Good Coffee has sold out production runs more than once since launching its plastic-free machine last year, signalling demand for plastic-free food-contact surfaces. Material substitutions raise production costs but open a differentiation strategy for OEMs.