Caraway’s $495 coffee maker is designed to keep plastic out of your morning cup of joe

Caraway spent years designing pretty pans without the toxic coatings. Next, it’s coming for the coffee maker. The brand’s first appliance, which launches today for $495 online and at Crate & Barrel stores, took five years and 10 pending patents. The result is a sleek 10-cup coffee maker that, unlike almost every competitor on the market, has zero plastic components in its brew path. For Caraway, this product is the continuation of a broader goal. The company was founded in 2019 by Jordan Nathan after he experienced “Teflon flu,” a condition caused by inhaling fumes from burning polymer products; in Nathan’s case, a nonstick pan. His first product was a line of Teflon-free ceramic pots and pans with delightfully color-coordinated exteriors. Since then, the Caraway CEO has expanded the brand’s wares into knives, cutting boards, trash cans, and more. [Photo: Caraway] “Our mission is really simple: to create the first generation of nontoxic homes,” Nathan says. Caraway’s thesis is that there’s a consumer niche out there that’s willing to invest more in their home goods for both health-conscious and aesthetically pleasing design. So far, that’s proven true. The company has accumulated …