Here are 6 anti-plastic coffee machines ! #toxicchemicals #coffeemachine #antiplastic

Here are six options for coffee makers with minimal amount of plastic. Hey, my name is Beatrice. I'm the anti-plastic lady. I do all of this research on how to avoid plastic so you don't have to. So there's lots of different ways to get plastic free coffee, except none of them are really automatic. A glass or stainless steel. French press is a really good way to go. You can also get a Chemex or you could just do like a ceramic pour over. They're not automatic. And when you're really tired in the morning getting ready for work, it would be nice to just press a button and have like plastic free coffee. Right? And before there didn't used to be many options, but a lot more have come to market that I want to go over. All plastic is bad because it leaches toxic chemicals and microplastics. Plus a lot of the times with black plastic, especially it gets contaminated with old electronic e-waste and black plastic also tends to be the most popular. There now have been tons and tons of studies showing that about 30% of all black plastic is contaminated with old electronic e-waste, which means super high levels of mercury. Brominated flame retardants, which were banned in the U.S. like 20 years ago. Lead, hexafuel and chromium. Just lots of really horrible things that you don't want to brew your coffee in. And coffee in particular is a big source of these chemicals and a concern because it has lots of things that makes plastic leach out worse. Those things being heat, acidity, and a fat content. Also, I'm not sure if you've noticed, but the vast majority of coffee makers out there have black plastic filters on the inside where you actually put the grounds and pour boiling hot water over them. Okay. So concerning. Now, first of all, you don't have to buy a new machine at all. You can just get a universal coffee filter that's stainless steel. You can get one off of Amazon for like 12 bucks. Okay. If you're in the market for a new coffee maker and you want to have a minimal amount of plastic, you have some good options out there today. So yeah, number one is the Breville Bambino. This is basically a small automatic espresso maker, but everything that Breville does is really high quality. All their products are super durable, lasts for a long time. With this, you would have to grind the beads separately, but it's small. It's single serve. You can make both like Americano shots, which are like five ounces. Um, although the water tank in the back is plastic. None of the brewing elements are plastic. They're all stainless steel. Number two is the larger version of this. It's called the Breville Barista Express and Impress. And they actually have a few different like versions, um, and variations on this same machine. And it's because it's so popular. It's been around for a long time and it sells really well and it's really high quality. It does look like a classic espresso machine, but this one will grind your beans directly in and then brew your coffee, either espresso or a larger Americano size cup. Now the hopper on the top is plastic, but that's really not going to be getting any plastic into your coffee. And the inside conical burr grinder is stainless steel, which is fabulous. Okay. Number three, the Arc. So this looks like the perfect coffee maker. It's all stainless steel with glass with a glass carafe, which is gorgeous. However, the only caveat I have here is that actual, the actual filter on the inside looks like it might be black plastic. It's stainless steel from the outside, but it's really hard to tell from the videos and the pictures without actually holding one and looking at it. It's hard to tell I'm going to have to reach out to the company and ask. I would love if someone has experience with this machine, if they could share their experience. Number four is that Tachibo. This looks really beautiful. It is a single button espresso maker, which you can also make a full cup of coffee in. Um, it has a stainless steel conical burr grinder on the inside. The only thing I can't determine, which it doesn't say is what the filter is on the inside, whether it's plastic or if, or if it's stainless steel. However, if they're pulling espresso shots, it probably has to be stainless steel. I would love a full answer on that. However, this one does look really, really beautiful. You'd be able to, again, have this in your bedroom or next to your desk in your office. Um, number five is the Zwilling and Finagy. And this is as close to a plastic free coffee maker. That's fully automatic that you can get. Okay. It's a traditional multi-cup coffee machine. And the actual filter is stainless steel, which is amazing. Um, it comes with a glass carafe, which is absolutely beautiful. Everything Zwilling is really high quality. I love their products. Past models of the Zwilling and Finagy did not have a stainless steel filter, but the new ones do. So I highly recommend this one. It's pretty price accessible as well. Really good option. And then last, but certainly not least is the Ratio 8. This is the most gorgeous coffee maker that I've seen. And it is basically plastic free, which is absolutely amazing. Basically it's like pour over coffee. That's done automatically for you. It's absolutely gorgeous. It's all hand-blown glass and it's designed and assembled in Portland, Oregon. It's definitely a little bit pricey. The Ratio 4 machine is a little bit smaller. That one's under $300. And that filter on the inside, you can get with stainless steel and it doesn't have to be black plastic. If you're having your coffee beans and your water that are not hot, just being held in plastic, the amount of plastic leaching into that is going to be very, very minimal.