Bunn NHB Professional Home Brewer, Black Review

I'm fond of some of the 'thicker' smokier coffees.Mocha Matari (while difficult to find) is among my favorites.Normal drip pots (including some expensive ones) don't provide the complexity of flavor I enjoy.(I suspect the water is too hot, the brewing cycle is too long, and the coffee is over-extracted.)

One of my daughters is a coffee fanatic.She brought me some Ethopian coffee that she insisted I just had to try.So I ground it up, brewed it with the Bunn, and tasted it.The coffee was great.But my daughter's comments were revealing."This tastes so good at home, but so much better here.My birthday is coming up -- I know what I want for a gift."

And that's basically what it comes down to.Even supermarket "100% Columbian" coffee tastes pretty good, better than it has any right to taste.

There are a couple of down-sides, though.It keeps the water hot all the time, and that means that the water evaporates over time.Get accustomed to brewing a pot a day, and if you brew two pots in a row, you'll get more water than you expect and the coffee will be thin.Go away for the weekend, and you'll have less water than you expected when you return.Also, the brewing does not over-extract the coffee compared to most other brewing machines, and that means that to get the strength of coffee you want, you'll probably want to use about 20% more coffee than what you're accustomed to.Also, the quick extraction seems to brew the coffee with less caffeine, so if coffee is something you use to get started after not enough sleep, and not something to savor, this may not be for you.

But what you get in return is something that doesn't just open your eyes, but that tastes better than you probably thought was possible.For my money, there is no second choice.

Also -- stock up on the Bunn filter papers.They're deeper, and that's necessary to keep grounds from overflowing.The quick brew cycle means that there's more water in with the coffee than with typical coffee brewers, and standard filters can't contain all that water.

-R

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The Bunn NHB gives the classic Bunn home brewer a new look for the 21st century, merging Bunn's long-standing commercial quality brewing unit with a bold, new, stainless and black design. Best of all, this brewer makes 10 cups of exceptional, cafe quality coffee in less than 3 minutes. Who could ask for anything more?

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Cuisinart DCC-1100 12-Cup Programmable Coffeemakers Review

After buying a succession of cheap coffee makers which broke down after a year or two and made mediocre coffee, I decided to upgrade to Cuisinart.
I don't agree with the negative comments about this product.
The clock is easy to program and it's clearly indicated that you should either use paper or gold filter (twice in the instructions). It's also easy to pour water in the reservoir if you use the carafe.You can turn the coffee maker to the left, and the reservoir opening is easily accessible.Its opening is by no means tiny, as a reviewer described it.
The center funnel which holds the filter is well situated and there is very little risk of dropping coffee grounds into the water reservoir.
The carafe is well designed, with a comfortable handle.It pours neatly, without dripping coffee all over the counter, something which always happened with my old Mr. Coffee.
You do have to realize the lid snaps down on top of the carafe.This is not explained in the instructions.
Most importantly, it makes an excellent coffee.
There is a 3 year guaranty which is more than I have seen for others.
So far, I have no complaint, and I am glad I bought this product for a great price.

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Housed in a classic design with stainless-steel accents, this fully automatic 12-cup coffeemaker features 24-hour programmability--great for waking up to the aroma of fresh-brewed coffee. The unit offers a 1- to 4-cup setting for brewing a smaller amount, and its brew-pause function allows for pouring a cup before the brew cycle has completed. The included 12-cup carafe provides an ergonomic handle, a knuckle guard, and a dripless pour spout for comfortable, drip-free serving. For added convenience, the coffeemaker comes with a self-clean function and a 60-second reset, which "remembers" settings and where it was in the brewing process. A gold-tone coffee filter and a charcoal water filter are included to ensure fresh, delicious-tasting coffee. The coffeemaker measures approximately 8 by 8 by 14-1/4 inches and carries a three-year limited warranty.

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