Ninja Specialty Coffee Maker CM401
Exact average 72.8 · 1 printed, 4 estimated
Tom's Coffee Corner's review from 2023 has no printed score; we read it as 40/100. The other 4 average 81.
Image: Ninja5 professional reviewers tested the Ninja Specialty Coffee Maker CM401, and 4 recommend it.
Reviewed by Tom's Guide, Coffeeness, Bob Vila and 2 more
The catch: The milk frother is manual and not very hot.
4 of these 5 outlets print no score. We estimated theirs from the review text, then adjusted the estimates against the ratings outlets actually print (ours ran slightly low). An estimate is never higher than 92.
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What 5 critics said
Highest score first · all converted to 0–100- 75Tom's Guide
A flexible machine that makes decent coffee and good cafe-style specialty drinks at a fair price.
Read Tom's Guide review - 83est.Coffeeness
A stylish, versatile drip machine with several brew styles that the reviewer found solid and its pick among Ninja models.
Read Coffeeness review - 83est.Bob Vila
Named runner-up among dual coffee makers: versatile and surprisingly affordable, with strong brew in the rich setting.
Read Bob Vila review - 83est.The Strategist
A staff writer who uses it regularly says the specialty setting makes a thick, strong concentrate that suits lattes.
Read The Strategist review - 40est.Tom's Coffee Corner
While the coffee maker has a versatile design and useful features, the reviewer finds the coffee consistently tastes like plastic or chemicals, making it difficult to recommend.
Read Tom's Coffee Corner review
"Est." means the outlet printed no score, so we estimated one from its verdict and checked our estimates against ratings outlets print. How we check estimates
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- Tom's Coffee Corner on YouTube ↗Counted in the score: 40
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What critics praise most
No clear pattern.
What critics dislike most
No clear pattern.
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Common questions
Is the Ninja Specialty Coffee Maker CM401 worth it?
Most critics think so: 4 of 5 recommend it. The milk frother is manual and not very hot.
Do critics agree about the Ninja Specialty Coffee Maker CM401?
One critic disagrees: scores range from 40 (Tom's Coffee Corner) to 83 (Coffeeness), a spread of 43 points across 5 reviews. Tom's Coffee Corner's review from 2023 has no printed score; we read it as 40/100. The other 4 average 81.
What is the best alternative to the Ninja Specialty Coffee Maker CM401?
The Fellow Aiden Precision Coffee Maker (critic score 84), best overall.