The invention provides a beverage maker comprising a pressure-controlled switching valve (1) that comprises the following components: a valve body (20) comprising an internal switching space (21); a switching device (40) being movably arranged in the internal switching space (21) and comprising two functional valve members (41, 42) that are arranged and configured to seal respective fluid outlet openings (23, 24) of the valve body (20) in respective positions of the switching device (40); a position setting device (30) for displacing the switching device (40) under the influence of fluid pressure acting on the position setting device (30) at one side thereof; and a biasing mechanism (70) acting on the entirety of the switching device (40) and the position setting device (30) coupled thereto. One side of at least a functional portion (31) of the position setting device (30) is open to a conduit system of the beverage maker.