Owners overwhelmingly praise the Ninja DualBrew for its versatility, brewing both grounds and pods from a single cup up to a full pot, and often call it a cheaper, less wasteful alternative to a Keurig. It's widely described as easy to use and reliable over years of daily use. The main gripes are occasional watery or sour-tasting coffee, pod filters that can tear, and minor drip-stop messiness, with one owner noting it's only worth the price if you'll use all its features.
78% of 32 verified owners recommend the Ninja DualBrew, based on real owner verdicts aggregated from Reddit, enthusiast forums, and YouTube.
190 comments reviewed · scored on the 32 clearest verdicts
78%
Recommend
25 owners
6%
Neutral
2 owners
16%
Don't recommend
5 owners
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What owners like
Versatile: brews both grounds and K-pods, hot or iced · 14 · 44%
Single cup up to a full carafe, with many brew sizes · 8 · 25%
Cheaper and better-valued than comparable Keurig machines · 4 · 13%
Reusable filter option cuts down on K-cup waste · 4 · 13%
Easy to use and holds up well with daily use · 4 · 13%
What owners flag
Coffee can taste watery, sour, or bitter to some · 3 · 9%
Pod inner filter can tear and dump grounds into the cup · 2 · 6%
Drip-stop isn't immediate, leaving drips that stain the hot plate · 1 · 3%
Not worth it unless you actually use all the brewing modes · 1 · 3%
Who it's for
A great fit if
Households juggling a full pot and single cups
Coffee drinkers cutting K-cup waste with grounds or reusable filters
Cold brew and over-ice iced-coffee fans
Buyers wanting Keurig versatility for less money
Look elsewhere if
Drinkers who find drip tastes watery or sour
People who won't use the pods, drip, and frother features
Retailers' own star averages, for comparison — separate from our vetted owner-verdict score above.
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YouTube▼ don’t recommend
“your video did nothing to help me understand how to use this pos machine”
YouTube▲ recommend
“Works great so far.”
YouTube— neutral
“I’ve only owned a regular coffee maker it’s a bit overwhelming”
Reddit— neutral
“I got the Ninja DualBrew from Costco last year and it's serviceable. Programmable, does specialty "espresso" ish coffee too. You can do K cups if you want.”
YouTube▲ recommend
“I really love it.”
Reddit▼ don’t recommend
“And the new ninja dualbrew with a single needle, after I did the calibration brew and set everything up, the first donut shop pods I tried the inner filter tore and dumped grounds.”
YouTube▲ recommend
“I also realize how simple this machine is to use”
Reddit— neutral
“currently have a Ninja DualBrew from before me knowing better, but it works for now”
Reddit▼ don’t recommend
“First I tried the Ninja dualbrew pro bc it had k-cup, drip, and just hot water option. I made so much coffee in it over one weekend trying to get it to taste as good as my Bunn, but I ended up returning it bc it everything I tried tasted watery.”
YouTube— neutral
“I don’t like to use pods the coffee is to weak and the reusable ones leave grounds”
Reddit▼ don’t recommend
“I have the Ninja DualBrew Pro CFP301 and the coffee it makes tastes sour to me. I’ve tried different coffees (Nebula by Mother Tongue Coffee, Bom Senso by Huckleberry, both dark roasts which is my preference), tried different amounts of grounds and nothing works.”
YouTube▲ recommend
“I love my Ninja and I love my coffee”
YouTube— neutral
“I don’t like the plastic straw in the middle of the coffee pot”
Reddit▼ don’t recommend
“My last coffee maker was a Ninja DualBrew. It was heavier by far. All the plastic was thicker (and there was a LOT of plastic). The glass of the carafe was probably thicker, too. I dropped the removable water reservoir, made of much thicker plastic than the MM, and it shattered everywhere. No replacement was available anywhere, and the whole machine was rend”
YouTube▲ recommend
“im loving the richness of my coffee using this new coffee maker”
YouTube▲ recommend
“I adore this machine!”
Reddit▼ don’t recommend
“The control circuit board has a fault. The BREW button sporadically works and only after cutting power for hours.”
YouTube— neutral
“I’m on the fence at this point when doing a full craft using four scoops of medium grind will get a whole bunch of grinds in the coffee”
YouTube▼ don’t recommend
“I give this coffee maker 0 start, that one we got leak while poring the brewed coffee. 😢”
Reddit▲ recommend
“We got a Ninja DualBrew - we usually make 2 cups for us in the morning but I like that you can do a whole pot. Or if I’m doing cold brew, my husband can make 1 cup right into his coffee cup/travel mug. You can also get a reusable filter so no waste! We use the k cup function from time to time but there’s a separate insert for it.”
YouTube▼ don’t recommend
“I have a new out of box and keep getting CL 09 and Error 01???”
YouTube▲ recommend
“I feel pretty good about it”
YouTube▲ recommend
“very happy with it so far”
YouTube▼ don’t recommend
“I bought this machine and my pods get grounds in the coffee”
