Makita has come out with a new cordless jobsite coffee maker, DCM501Z, which can be powered by their 12V or 18V battery packs.
The Makita DCM501Z coffee maker can brew a 5 oz cup of coffee in 5 minutes when powered by an 18V LXT battery, and (3) 5 oz cups of coffee with a 5.0Ah battery.
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When paired with an 18V 4.0Ah battery it can brew up to 2-1/2 5 oz cups of coffee, and up to 2 cups with a 3.0Ah battery.
- Works with (60mm) single-use coffee pods or ground coffee
- Can brew a 5 oz cup of coffee in 5 minutes
- Permanent drip filter, no paper filter required
- Compact design: 8-9/16″ tall
- 3-1/2″ cup clearance
- Boil dry protection – turns off if there’s insufficient water
- Weighs 4.8 lbs with battery
- Folding top handle
- 240ml water tank capacity
- Ground coffee requires 160 ml water, coffee pod requires 120 ml
Brewing time is a little longer with a 12V CXT battery – 7 minutes instead of 5 minutes.
While you can use 12V CXT batteries, the online user manual says that the 1.5Ah and 2.0Ah batteries will only brew up to 100 ml and 140 ml, respectively. A full cup of ground coffee requires 160 ml and takes 7 minutes with a 4.0Ah battery (BL1041B).
Price: $99
It looks like the Makita coffee cup and a cover are included with the bare tool.
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First Thoughts
Looking at the product images, I think that the new Makita cordless coffee maker is a big improvement compared to the first generation model.
It looks like this new model is cordless-only, but I don’t think anyone will mind.
The new coffee maker works with Makita 12V Max and 18V Li-ion batteries, but you’re not going to get much done with their smallest battery packs. Aim for at least a 12V 4.0Ah battery or 18V 3.0Ah battery at the least.
It takes a whole lot of energy to heat up water, so the runtimes aren’t surprising.
Is the 240 ml (8.11 oz) water tank large enough? Up to (3) 5 oz cups of coffee at 5 minutes each? This is more of a personal-use machine.
Where can one get 60mm coffee pods? I can only find random brands on Amazon.
Obviously, there was enough demand for Makita to improve upon their first model and come out with this redesign. I think that some users will be happy, but others might wish for more.
The 12V Max and 18V dual-compatible battery port seems like a good idea. But would it have been better if it was designed as a dual-18V adapter that allowed for two 18V 5.0Ah batteries to brew up to six 5 oz cups consecutively? I guess then the water tank would need to be bigger. But as it is, you can’t brew a full 5.0Ah battery’s worth of coffee on just one fill-up.
I’m not much of a coffee drinker. How does one make hot chocolate in one of these? I guess you just set it to brew without coffee, and then mix in most of a hot chocolate packet?
It’s a nice touch that it comes with a Makita-branded mug, and a nice one too from the looks of it.
Is this a HOT new product? Let the details percolate for a little before you answer.
Rex
i need Milwaukee to come out with one here soon or im buying some Mikita soon
Doresoom
You might be waiting a while, Makita has a patent on their coffee makers.
glenn
I bought one of these November last year and now use it most days. Initially I bought it on a whim for the odd use for camping, at work in winter etc but after a few uses it now lives on the kitchen bench replacing my old espresso machine
What I like most about it is after loading it up in the morning, I press the button and go have a shower and by the time I finish, the coffee is made and its cooled enough to drink.
Run times are good enough for my uses and I get 2 x 160ml cups out of one 4.0ah CXT battery. I haven’t timed it and I could be wrong, but it certainly doesn’t feel like 7 minutes to do a 160ml cup, feels more like 3-4 minutes with the 12v battery. It is noticeably faster using an 18v battery but I have more 12v batteries than 18’s so that’s what I use. I will time it next time I use it and post the results here.
I am certainly no coffee snob and I don’t use pods but use ground coffee as I prefer mine a weaker than most do and am happy with the cup it makes.
Apparently Makita Australia were very surprised and caught out at how quickly it sold out in Australia. They ran out of stock in about a month from release and it has been on backorder since December and will be available here again at the end of this month.
glenn
First coffee since I posted. I was a bit out time wise, slightly ove,r 160ml took 6 min 8 sec using a 12v max battery.
Will use an 18v next time and post the time.
Jared
This is basically what I hoped Dewalt would come out with, minus perhaps the odd-ball coffee pod size. I’m jealous.
Just FYI, something is odd about this part of your post: “it can brew up to 2-1/2″ 5 oz cups of coffee”. I don’t normally measure my coffee by the inch.
Stuart
Sorry, habit.
It’s not just me! A recent Worx description was talking about their 1/4″ sheet sander. I’ve done that before, too.
A W
There an error in the first sentence (I would delete the “is”).
Interesting post. I wonder if other tool brands will start coming out with these.
How many cycles can a typical cordless battery go through in it’s lifetime? This would be an expensive way to brew coffee twice a day.
A W
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Lol, I knew it was dicey to call out someone else’s typo while punching this in on my phone!
Stuart
Sorry, thanks, fixed!
It’s the boss’s fault for asking me to come to work on a Sunday.
I’m not perfect, and sometimes 2, 3, 4 readings and I’ll still miss typos or errors. If nobody points them out, it might be months or years before I catch it myself, if at all. As long as you mean well in pointing out an error, or at least aren’t mean about it, I’m 100% appreciative.
Hoser
I for one would mind that it’s cordless only. I have the previous generation coffee maker and appreciate the 120V option. I’ve pulled the coffee maker out later at night and made coffee for everyone on the job and I would hate to have to keep swapping batteries, especially since I’m not big into the Makita platform. I wish I could see what the basket looks like, I like how I can use paper coffee filters and ground coffee in the first gen coffee maker, it makes it much easier to clean up when using it on job sites.
Raoul
I’ve been wishing for a Flexvolt K-cup brewer since Flexvolt was released. I would think they could get the brew times down with the higher voltage. They should be plug in as well imo.
Ben Siefert
I want Dewalt to come out with the K-cup version as well I would buy it.
glenn
It comes with 2 different holders, one is for capsules and the other has a removable reusable mesh filter. Diagram on page 5.
https://www.makita.com.au/media/documents/manuals/DCM501Z_manual.pdf
Hoser
I like the idea of using those pod filters. I hate extra waste, but that would be quite convenient on the job-site.
Nate Bezanson
Who cares what battery system it’s on? Heating elements are heating elements, as long as the voltage is somewhat close, you should be good. Print a new battery sled for whatever system you prefer, or scavenge some cheap tool for its connector, and wire it up.
I’ve made Black & Decker weedwackers run on Ryobi packs, Ryobi fans run on benchtop power supplies, random soldering irons run on Ryobi and Milwaukee packs, third-party LED lights run on pretty much everything that’d couldn’t outrun me…
Frank D
A device like this should be dual power for me.
If we can have dual power flood lights, fans and other tools, a high wattage thing like this should absolutely be as well. 110v for stationary use with multi day projects. 18v for when you’re on the go every day, working out of the truck or trailer, working away from power and not wanting to run a generator, …
Perry
I’ve seen these pop up on Amazon over the last few months. While I wish that my first gen coffee maker was more refined, I agree with the others that dual-use is necessary.
Steven
Wheres the makita mix master? Makita toaster oven? I love coffee as much as everyone else(drinking some as i write) but has makita slumped into an innovation drought? I know this coffee kajjigger isnt new….but it is truly necessary? Where did the developers get the demand from?
Kent hanson
First guy I talked to who got one is a tower crane operator and he loves it.
Stuart
Purchase orders can say a lot.
Julian
The first Makita coffee maker would make about 1/2 of a standard household mug of coffee. Was just a tease of a coffee maker.
James C
Does it get longer runtimes if the water is at a higher ambient temperature to begin with? Maybe Milwaukee should make one with a Packout solar powered preheating water reservoir.
David Zeller
You could get a standard camping one and be set.
dave9
Yes, any (normally designed) coffee maker will use less power with hotter water because it takes less energy to steam it.
However if the coffee ground basket/reservoir is not large enough for the higher steam condensation rate, it might overflow.
I don’t see the point, I mean that with a solar reservoir, is going to be a huge contraption when the point is presumably the portability? You can just supply your own solar pouch to heat water then dump it into the coffee maker the same as you otherwise would to make coffee, except in the morning, just how hot is that water going to be if the sun hasn’t been up for long? I guess you could sleep with it to have it nearer body temperature, I have done that with water on winter camping trips to keep it from freezing. Just make sure it doesn’t spill in your sleeping bag.
Steve the Gullible
Now this is almost worth switching platforms for. I’m not even a big time coffee drinker but DeWalt better get in gear. There are days when I’d swap the dozen or so DeWalt tools I’ve got for a good cup of coffee. If Dad would have had this he’d have never left the deer stand.
TonyT
Just go multi-platform like many of us here, or look into battery adapters.
Wayne R.
I must be older than I feel… I remember when guys would bring a Thermos fulla joe. Or wait for the Roach Coach. No one ever (ever) said, “Ya know, I sure would like a fresh brewed cuppa bout now.” Probably would’ve been thought a weird joke if it had ever been heard…
Julian
There’d be a line of guys waiting to make a cup just so they could stand around for 5min.
Bro
anyone know what pods work with this?
Shoaib
I am one of those people who likes good coffee made in lots of different ways. I won’t even tell you how many coffee makers I have in my home. Sometimes I want a nice strong cup of percolated coffee, other times, something with a good thick crema, and still other times, a press pot of moka pot. I will say that I have two moka pots – one aluminum and one stainless steel. If you can find the stainless steel variety and can afford the slightly higher price, I recommend it for a slightly less “metallic” flavor.
dave9
Seems pretty niche to me, more often I’d rather a metal cup and butane stove or campfire to heat it, or even a DIY candle in a can if you set it up to be windproof and have these multiple minutes to wait.
Yes it would be instant or pre-brewed coffee. I’m more picky about lugging gear and cost than I am about gourmet coffee.
Plain grainy
I’m thinking a regular electric coffee maker plugged into a Dewalt power station. Get a plain style coffee maker, not a high frills model. As the power station doesn’t produce clean power, and might fry high tech features.