Bunn coffee maker?

Jeff423 said:
According to most of the coffee snobs I know this is the unit that makes the best brewed coffee: Amazon.com: Technivorm Moccamaster Thermal K 741 AO (2012 Model) Coffee Brewer With Glass Decanter (Brushed Matte Silver): Appliances
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I'm nowhere near being the kind of connoisseur that insists on that level of perfection. But then as my sister delicately implies sometimes, I have the tastes of a possum. Part of her evidence for this is that I wasn't moved to ecstasy by "The Blues Brothers" and have never seen or really wanted to see "Gone With The Wind", but that's a whole other story.

If there are Kroger stores in your area, try their house-brand French or Italian roasts--I prefer the Italian. Makes coffee that suits me just fine brewed strong in a Black & Decker clone of the Mister Coffee.
 
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Oh yea said:
Amen to the grinder. Back when I was heavily into espresso and followed the espresso newsgroups it was understood that a $400 grinder and a $200 espresso maker made better espresso than the reverse. The same goes for brewed coffee. I have a Mazzer Mini and it would probably make coffee from a Mr. Coffee taste good.

Jeff
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Jeff423 said:
That is until you get to a Clover. If you can find one they are about $10K
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If I have $10K to spend, it sure isn't gonna be on a coffee pot! I was all set to hit the submit button on the order form for an Ed Brown 1911, and chickened out because it was just slightly less than $4K.

Now, if I win the lottery....nope, still won't do it. That's just wrong! The coffee pot I mean...if I win the lottery, Ed Brown is gonna get some business! Or I might just have a 1911 completely custom built: the GKC Special. :)
 
I guess I'm a dinosaur. I like my Folgers Butternut in an old fashioned perk pot.
That stuff is really strong by the time I get up in my morning groggy state....but it's dang good.:cool:
Jim
 
P&R Fan said:
I guess I'm a dinosaur. I like my Folgers Butternut in an old fashioned perk pot.
That stuff is really strong by the time I get up in my morning groggy state....but it's dang good.:cool:
Jim
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I use a perk pot when camping. Also makes great tasting coffee but requires a bit of skill for timing, measuring etc. I'd point out that this is also a " closed system" like the HB brewstation. The engineer in my thinks this makes a difference. The coffee drinker in my knows it :-)
 
Jeff423 said:
According to most of the coffee snobs I know this is the unit that makes the best brewed coffee: Amazon.com: Technivorm Moccamaster Thermal K 741 AO (2012 Model) Coffee Brewer With Glass Decanter (Brushed Matte Silver): Appliances

That is until you get to a Clover. If you can find one they are about $10K

You Can?t Afford This Coffee Maker - Feature - Food News

Jeff
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I have now seen it all........I love coffee but not that much....I get by with Kona once in a while but at 42.00 per lb. One key is heat....Don't use expensive coffee and then tepid water.....almost boiling water is best, most consumer machines don't get close.
 
The Mrs. just bought one. Should have done it decades ago. Yes we had to buy the filters on line 1000 to a pack. That almost a 3 year supply if you use a pot a day. Best coffee we have ever had. And very fast to make a pot.
 
Well, I unboxed it and set it up. I'm looking forward to tomorrow morning to see how it makes coffee...it sure makes hot water fast and hot! I can see using this to make hot water for when we brew iced tea.
 
Jeff423 said:
Amen to the grinder. Back when I was heavily into espresso and followed the espresso newsgroups it was understood that a $400 grinder and a $200 espresso maker made better espresso than the reverse. The same goes for brewed coffee. I have a Mazzer Mini and it would probably make coffee from a Mr. Coffee taste good.

Jeff
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True. I went through several plastic cased burr grinders before I bit the bullet and bought a Kitchenaid Pro.
KitchenAid® Pro Line™ Coffee Mill - Bed Bath & Beyond
 
I made coffee with the Bunn this morning, and it was great! Fast and great tasting coffee, and very hot!

Based on just one day's experience, I'm think I'm going to like this.
 
If this is like the commercial ones, the reason it brews so fast is it has a water reserve that the machine maintains hot. So, when you go to make coffee and add water it uses the previously heated water to make the coffee, and then stores and heats the new water for the next pot. We had Bunn's in our office for years, but over a three day weekend it would "cook off" the water reserve, and you had to add water before making a first pot in the AM. If you are going on a trip, I recommend you unplug the pot so it doesn't burn up.
 
H Richard said:
If this is like the commercial ones, the reason it brews so fast is it has a water reserve that the machine maintains hot. So, when you go to make coffee and add water it uses the previously heated water to make the coffee, and then stores and heats the new water for the next pot. We had Bunn's in our office for years, but over a three day weekend it would "cook off" the water reserve, and you had to add water before making a first pot in the AM. If you are going on a trip, I recommend you unplug the pot so it doesn't burn up.
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That's exactly what it does...keeps the water hot...the instruction manual says it is intended for daily use (which it will get at my house!) and that if you are not going to use it for more than a couple of days, to turn the vacation switch off. (This is a separate switch from the heating plate switch, which controls the heat plate the glass carafe sits on.) I'm a little paranoid about forgetting to turn off the hot plate, but I'm going to make it a routine to turn it off after my second cup of coffee (the manual says not to let coffee be heated for more than 30 minutes, or it will turn bitter) sort of like muscle memory to take off the safety on a 1911.

If I want a 3rd mug of coffee (the mug I use is large, and actually holds about 3 regular cups, so by two mugs the pot only has about 3 cups left, enough for one more mug) then I'll just heat it in the microwave, or make a fresh pot.
 
About turning off the hot plate, you'll get in the grove in no time. I turn it off as I get my 3rd (and last) mug of coffee. I also rinse out the grounds basket and coffee decanter at the same time. I'm the only one that uses the bunn in my house and the coffee goes fast enough that the last mug still tastes good.
 
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M&P Freak said:
About turning off the hot plate, you'll get in the grove in no time. I turn it off as I get my 3rd (and last) mug of coffee. I also rinse out the grounds basket and coffee decanter at the same time. I'm the only one that uses the bunn in my house and the coffee goes fast enough that the last mug still tastes good.
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Ditto here. I fill to the 10 cup line and get three nice mugs of coffee. Of the posting on here is hot and heavy I may tale several hours to finish the pot, but the coffee is still fine.

I use the water for ice tea all the time. I put my tea bags in the strainer and run a pot of water through, then sometimes I'll take the tea bags out of the strainer and steep them longer in the pot. Otherwise I will just run cool water over the bags in the strainer to rinse them into the pot.


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I'm a BUNN reseller and they make good equipment. A little on the pricey side, but it'll be the last coffee maker you'll ever buy.
 
This topic came up a couple of years ago. With over 25 yrs at a fire station I've seen the life and death of many coffee makers. My impression of Bunn machines, Plus-fast as hell Minuses-on all the time heating water,wasting energy,adding to mineral build-up and possibility of a major malfunction plus the speed of brewing seems to require more coffee to get the same strength of brew as a "normal" machine. I'm using a Black & Decker in the crud hiding black color that has done a fine job for many years and will most likely replace it with another just like it.
 
setxn said:
...the speed of brewing seems to require more coffee to get the same strength of brew as a "normal" machine.
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Well, I only have one day's experience, so take it for what it's worth, but when I made coffee this morning, I used the same amount of coffee and water I always do (even though my Krups held 12 cups, I always put 10 cups of water in it.) The coffee that came from the Bunn this morning seemed to have a better flavor. Not earth-shatteringly better, but a subtle, slightly richer taste.

Maybe I wanted it to taste better, to justify the purchase, but quite honestly, the cost I paid was about the same I would have paid for another Krups, since the Bunn was on sale...or more accurately, I ended up getting it at a sale price. The day I bought it, it was priced at $129; two days later, it went on sale for $109. I called the store, and they gave me back the $20 difference. :) The Krups model like the one I had is $99, so only a $10 difference in what I ended up paying.
 
2nd day report: fast, hot, and wonderful (and the coffee wasn't bad, either! :D)

Just kidding...the coffee was indeed made fast, very hot, and tasted great.

Don't worry, I'm not going to continue giving a daily update...I'm glad I got the Bunn.
 
It's like that new car smell, fresh clean coffee maker flavor. I hope you get many years of good brew from it, and I bet it will get better care than one that gets sentenced to a fire station.
 
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