Bonavita8 Cup Coffee Maker

Machine smart and looked great in kitchen. Very easy to use then taste...most disappointing despite using correct grinder. Impossible to empty flask, liquid ie coffee gets stuck under rim. Probably rinsed 6 times and then to return had finish with numerous kitchen towels. The rim also oozed coffee down outside. Returned after one four cup use....I should add did not retain heat over 3hrs period.

I saw this coffee maker on American Home Test Kitchen. They were right in recommending it. Good size coffee makes 8 cups and thermos decanter keeps coffee warm for hours. Made coffee at 8am and still warm at 2pm. Brewed with just water twice before making coffee. Coffee is MUCH better than either my percolator or single cup drip. Not bitter and has full coffee flavor. Super easy to use . Does not reduce down coffee like burner style carafes. At nearly $200 a bit pricey but worth it. Very durable.

Es una cafetera muy simple para bien: Le pones café de preferencia recién molido, le pones agua, colocas la jarra y presionas el botón. Si tienes tiempo de esperar un poquito más puedes usar el modo pre-infusión, sujetando presionado el botón tres segundos hasta que pite dos veces y luego presionando otra vez para iniciar la cocción, la diferencia en sabor es leve pero suficiente, el café es delicioso en ambos modos, el segundo le da un poco más intensidad.PROs:- El tanque trae medidas de peso de café en los aforos de las tazas, por si se te olvida o quieres preparar una cantidad distinta a la habitual.- La cocción es relativamente rápida, el agua no tarda mucho en bajar y cae con la temperatura correcta para hacer un café delicioso.- El portafiltro es extraíble por lo que es más fácil de limpiar.- La jarra mantiene el café calientito como por tres horas, suficiente para tomar café toda la mañana o la noche.Contras:- El hecho de que la cocción sea abierta quiere decir que durante la cocción la cafetera avienta un montón de vapor para arriba, lo que no es conveniente si lo querías poner en un muele de madera como es mi caso, estás avisado.- La jarra sostiene un resto a la hora que la vacías, inclusive si la enjuagas se queda con agua, quien haya diseñado la jarra no quería que se quedara sin agua nunca.- 8 tazas no es tanto, suficiente para hasta cuatro personas, si necesitas servir a más gente o tomar más de una vez tienes que preparar otra vez o bien mejor comprar la que sigue que es más grande.

I liked this unit so much I bought a second unit for our vacation condo. Thermal carafe units are usually expensive and this is no exception. It was a replacement for a Krug Costco unit which I cannot find anywhere now and a Cuisinart unit which was cheaper but very cheaply built. I liked its ease of use (really only an on/off switch, no complicated electronics), its sturdy construction, its attractive design, the very hot water and efficient heater, the speed that it makes coffee, and the clear container for water which makes it easy to control the quantity made. Contrary to some reviews, I found it easy to pour and empty. The design of the carafe top and the way it screws into the base (the pourer is in the top, not in the base( makes for a tight seal and thus the coffee stay hot and fresh for hours. I like this unit and am surprised that I have never seen it in a bricks and mortar store. Our units are two years old now and going strong. Worth every penny,

Got it out of the box, plugged it in, and it never worked.Brand new and KAPUT.We are very happy with the Mellita Look.

We have been using a K-cup type coffee maker and thought it would be nice to get one that uses coffee in a basket to drip into a pot. The pot is a vacuum sealed carafe and the basket sits very neatly on top of the carafe The reservoir is clear and easy to read the cup measurements for filling with water.We have tried several different types of coffee and have been very pleased with the depth of flavor using the recommended measurement of ground coffee/cup. I think that our taste will cause us to begin using a little less coffee/cup, but this is an option based on individual preference.We order the 8 cup model since we often have visitors that we serve coffee. We were a bit surprised to find that the measurement for a cup is 6oz, not 8oz. It was our fault to not notice that before ordering, but I don't think we would have not ordered it because of that.I am an Americas Test Kitchen fan and they recommended this coffee maker a while back, but withdrew their recommendation recently. They said that there was something going on with the company, but that seems to have been resolved. I would say that I found their reason to recommend was "right on". The water percolating from the reservoir onto the coffee is kept at the correct temperature to extract the best of the coffee. The switch to turn it on/off is the only thing that is operable. No tiimer, etc. Just a simple, well made machine that makes great coffee.