We Investigated 9 Coffee Machine Brands (Only 4 Are Worth the Money) A chemical banned in 144 countries just turned up in coffee machines sitting on kitchen counters across America right now. Federal recalls, lead-soldered boilers, and plastic that breaks down at brewing temperature. All in machines marketed to trusting families. But press the button on the wrong machine, and what you’re really pouring into your cup is microplastics, aluminum particles, phthalates, and mold residue dressed up as your morning ritual. If this has been your daily habit for ten, twenty, thirty years, every single one of those particles has [More]