Looking for a Ninja coffee maker? I test them for a living, and these are my 3 top recommendations for espresso and drip coffee

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Ninja doesn't just produce coffee makers — its multi-function brewers can prepare drip coffee, espresso, and even cold brew, all in one. As TechRadar's resident coffee expert, I'm consistently impressed by their all-round performance, so I was delighted to see that so many of them have received big price cuts for Amazon Prime Day.

• Browse the full US Amazon Prime Day sale
• Check out the full Prime Day sale in the UK

Here I've put together a list of my three favorite Ninja brewers, plus links to all of today's best prices in both the US and the UK. If you can't see the Ninja coffee machine you're after, I've also provided links below that will take you directly to the appropriate deals pages at all the major retailers.

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Amazon: limited time Prime Day deals
Best Buy: up to $100 off Ninja coffee makers
Kohl's: offers on hot and cold Ninja brewers
Ninja: save on espresso and drip machines
Target: Ninja Luxe Café deals on now

UK links

Amazon: Prime Day deals end tonight
Argos: save 20% with the code RED20
Currys: up to £70 off Ninja appliances
John Lewis: Ninja deal prices matched
Ninja: big savings on espresso machines

Best all-round

Ninja Luxe Café Premier

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Ninja Luxe Cafe Premier coffee maker on kitchen counter — (Image credit: Future)

This Ninja coffee maker (originally called the Luxe Café) is a makes espresso, filter coffee, and cold brew all in one, and is excellent for beginners. When preparing an espresso, for example, the machine does the hard work of dialing in the grinder for you, suggesting an appropriate grind size and then funneling the prepared coffee neatly into the filter basket.

A calibrated tamper helps you create a perfectly even bed of coffee, and once the handle is inserted under the brewing group, the Luxe Café Premier will time your shot to make sure it's not extracting too fast or slow.

You can push the steam wand down into your milk jug to use the automatic frothing system, or lift it a few degrees to use it manually, depending on how confident you feel. We found that the auto system worked equally well with dairy milk and plant-based substitutes like oat and almond.

The Luxe Café Premier takes the trial and error out of making coffee, handling the trickiest barista tasks for you and helping even first-time users produce a consistently well-extracted brew with a fully rounded flavor, and comes highly recommended.

Read our full Ninja Luxe Café Premier review

Best automatic

Ninja AutoBarista Pro

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The Ninja AutoBarista Pro is another multi-function coffee maker, but unlike the Luxe Café, this is a fully automatic machine that handles the entire brewing process for you. Just pick your preferred drink from the full color touchscreen, then sit back while the Pro does the work.

This is an upgraded version of the original AutoBarista, with the added benefit of swappable bean carafes so you can choose between two different coffees on the fly (perfect if, like me, you prefer to switch to decaf in the afternoon), plus an expanded menu. The 'Grind IQ' feature automatically dials in the ideal grind size for your chosen beans, and you can choose to brew hot or cold, with the latter producing a mellow, smooth-tasting drink that's ideal for summer days.

The automatic milk frother is a real highlight as well. During our tests it worked equally well with dairy and plant-based milk, and can produce different textures depending on the drink you've selected, with just the right proportions of steamed milk and foam.

Read our full Ninja Autobarista Pro review

Best for drip coffee

Ninja Prestige DualBrew System

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This two-in one coffee maker, also known as the Ninja Espresso and Coffee Barista System in the US, is part drip coffee maker, part Nespresso machine — and it's ideal for mornings when you're feeling groggy and want to enjoy a fresh brew as quickly as possible.

The drip coffee maker on the left-hand side offers a choice of brew sizes, three profiles (normal, rich, and over ice), and a timer so you can prepare everything last thing at night. When you wake, the double-walled carafe will be full of fresh coffee, kept at the ideal temperature by a smart hot plate designed to avoid overheating your drink and spoiling its flavor — and it works.

The Nespresso machine on the right-hand side uses Nespresso Original pods (the ones shaped like a little top hat) and again offers a choice of three brew sizes. Once it's reached temperature (both parts of the Barista System use the same water tank), it can brew a very nicely balanced espresso in about a minute.

Read our full Ninja Prestige DualBrew System review