The Makita Coffee Machine: A Bizarre Battery-Powered Brewer

When I was in construction, my coworker bought one of these and it was awesome. When we brought it out, people did indeed think it was weird...for all of 3 seconds and then asked if we could make them a cup. At one point in turned into a game of "where is the weirdest place we can make coffee?". 35 feet in the air in warehouse joists, on a moving forklift, in the middle of a job site meeting, in traffic, etc. Self control was the hardest part. We hadn't had unfettered access to coffee before and I ended up drinking so much that I could see 3 days into the future and communicate with bees. It also upped my cigarette consumption because waiting for a cup to brew was the best excuse for a 5 minute break. So I did the healthy thing and quit construction and cigarettes. To really answer your question: Novelty. That's about it. I've also used regular plug-in cheapo coffee makers and they were way better but not as fun.

It doesn't just make coffee, it makes friends too.

In Canada, if you rolled onto a job site with that, you’d be a legend. The only problem is you’d have people bugging you for coffee all day

I think one thing that needs to be kept in mind, is the fact that, the target audience for the brewer is likely going to be proper construction workers, where there will be plenty of the larger high-power batteries to spare for all of the tools they use through the day. The smaller battery that you used with the machine is more for light home use, you use that with your lighter duty tools for any fix-up jobs you might have at home, since you dont need power for quite a few hours, just a few minutes.

I work in an office where the management decided all coffee makers brought in by the staff had to be taken home as they were not tested for safety. Mind you, you can't sell something in Australia that does not meet Australian safety standards. Typically the manufacturers submit their products for testing and approval, so the coffee makers were safe. The management don't provide any tea or even instant coffee, so you have to bring everything in to work if you want a cup of coffee. Anyway after everyone took their coffee machines home I purchased one of these and set it up on my desk. Within 30 Minutes I was ordered to remove it due to the "rules". I responded your reason for making us take our machines home is that they might be "unsafe" as they plug into the 240V AC power. This coffee machine runs on batteries so I am complying with your "rules". The manager was not happy that I had beat them at their own game. They had no choice other than to let the coffee maker stay. Now the office is full of these little Makita coffee machines and battery chargers.

This video is a fever dream. I barely got over the fake stache and the incredible intro, when the barbershop ad sucker punched me, before the surprise kettle as a finisher. Outstanding job by James and his team.

The best part from this video for me was using the power tool to grind on the manual grinder. It even fits in the stock head of the tool, no adaptor needed! Tried a batch now and it went through literally in seconds. This will change my life for the better. No longer will I have to flex my muscles every god damn morning. Thanks James! You rock!!!!!!

‘Dusty, broken tea leaves, sewn into a paper coffin’ love it 🤣🤣🤣🤣

I recently had a contractor replace my roof, and I warned them upfront that the amenities of my home were limited because of extensive renovations. They used a bitumen blow torch at the lowest setting to heat a large Moka pot. A week later, the roof was done and my whole garden was fertilized with coffee grounds.

The Makita Kettle, honestly, was a twist of a product I was not expecting.

you can tell this man hasn't worked in the trades because one cup of Makita coffee and you're a legend

Excellent video! As a barbershop harmony singer myself, I must applaud your quartet — they were quite good! Only missed opportunity was for them to use the "thorough beep" as their pitch pipe. 😂 That moment did give me quite a good laugh, though!

I've worked as an electrician in the northern US. In the wintertime the ability to make a hot cup of coffee in my car was a godsend. Just reach in the back, yoink a battery out of my bag, and bob's your uncle. Also, tradesmen are just large children with power tools. You'll get made fun of for anything on the job site, but the coffee machine will turn into a game. Can we make attic coffee? Can we make coffee under the house? Can we rope up some lights before the coffee is done? All kinds of shenanigans. It's easy overthink this little guy, but I worked residential jobs. We didn't have break rooms or anything like that. We just had to go to our cars for lunch. Sometimes the closest gas station was an hour away and this thing got the job done more than a few times. For the people that could use it, it's great. For the people that don't it's silly.

The industrial setting, the moustache, the barbershop quartet. And a quirky coffee contraption to match. James continues to push coffee content to greater heights, and I am buckled in for the ride.

Four months ago, YouTube randomly suggested this video to me. Four months later, I'm a proud owner of an AeroPress, 1ZPresso Q2, and a plethora of coffee beans from around the world. Thank you James, for being you.

As most have said, it makes more sense when you realize that people who use power tools will often have quite a few Makita batteries there and charged and also often a total lack of wired power, or it's far away, lots of others need to use etc. Add to that the fact that a Mr coffee is going to last about 2 days being moved to / from / around a building site before it's broken to bits. It is a a bit silly but not as silly as you might think. I'd go for a kettle and a French press as well though

James Hoffman is the only YouTuber who would review a coffee machine with a fake moustache and hire a barbershop quartet to sing while he does an ad read

This is no longer a coffee channel. It is now an art channel, where coffee is simply the subject being discussed

The cinematic, the ad, the “alternative” brew, just bravo Sir

Omg I love this so much! I was shook when he brought the kettle out! 🤣 I think this is the best video James & his team has put out. BRAVO 👏🏽 And kudos to Makita for making these items. But I agree that just a cup, an aeropress, the drill operated grinder & the battery operated kettle is a much better set up. ☕️