BUNN BT Velocity Brew 10-Cup Thermal Carafe Home Coffee Brewer, Black
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Product Summary
Manufacturer: BunnBrand: Bunn
Model: BTX-B
Color: Black/Stainless
Product features:
- Reservoir-style home brewer makes up to 10 cups of coffee in just 3 minutes
- Stainless-steel water tank; 800-watt heater and internal thermostat
- Sprayhead design improves coffee-flavor extraction; hot water available for tea
- Stainless-steel vacuum-insulated carafe; close-and-brew lid; vacation switch
- Measures 14 by 7 by 15-2/7 inches; 3-year limited warranty
Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of BUNN BT Velocity Brew 10-Cup Thermal Carafe Home Coffee Brewer, Black
Customer Review: Thermo-Cool
Summary: 3 Stars
I bought the first Bunn home model when it came out many, many years ago, the one with the funny little rounded carafe. I bought a second one in the 90's when that one died; my sister is still using it. I purchased this Thermo-Fresh around 3 years ago when I started working a lot out of my home office. My two conventional Bunn pots got too hot on the burner and would start tasting burned after an hour or so. I wanted a pot that would not only allow me to drink off the same pot for several hours, but would also travel to my desk.
This pot is exactly like the home Bunn except that the burner heater and glass carafe have been replaced with a Nissan stainless steel carafe. Those familiar with Bunn know that they keep a pot of water hot and ready in the tower behind the carafe. When one pours a new pot of water into the top, that forces the hot water from the tower into the grounds. This is why it is so much faster than a conventional drip maker.
What's the drawback? Unlike a restaurant or coffee shop, most of us make one pot per day. That means that when one makes coffee every morning, the coffee is being made with with day-old water. If you think this makes no difference, draw a glass of water and leave it sitting on your counter for 24 hours, then taste it. This is not an issue in a commercial setting where many will make a fresh pot each hour. How important this is to your palate is up to you.
The Bunn does require its own type of maintenance. There is a long flexible cable provided that has to be threaded up into the pot from below to clean the water channel. I have found that vinegar cleans the pot better than the powders made for drip makers. Of course, one has to run a few pots of water through afterward to get all the vinegar out of the tower.
So why only 3 stars? The carafe. Unlike multiple other reviewers, I never had leakage at all. Perhaps lucky. My problem is that unless drunk very quickly, the carafe simply doesn't do a good job at keeping the coffee hot. This is not particular to Bunn; Krups, GE, Mr. Coffee, any brand that uses a metallic carafe will have the same problem. Though it is delightful that one can drop this s.s. carafe without breaking it, these are nowhere near as efficient as the classic glass liner. Even with never taking the top off, within an hour or so the coffee would require a nuke in the microwave to get it decently hot again. Back in the 80's I had an Oster drip pot with a thermal carafe. I used it the same way--to brew and then park on my desk. The difference was, the Oster had a glass-lined vacuum carafe like the traditional Thermos. That carafe would keep the coffee hot a minimum of 2 hours before requiring reheating. Trouble was, one day after a few years I dropped the carafe which ended its days. Now, one way to get these metal carafes to keep the coffee hot longer is to preheat the carafe with hot water. But doesn't that defeat its purpose, not to mention the speed advantage of the Bunn? Keep in mind I don't like coffee near-boiling, nothing like it. But I do like it hotter than lukewarm.
I still own this Bunn, and occasionally if I am entertaining I'll pull it out and use it. After all, it did cost nearly $150. It is far from my favorite pot, though, and I wouldn't buy it again. Not because it has any defects other than its basic design. For the same reason, I wouldn't purchase any of its competitors with a metal carafe. This may or may not be important to anyone reading this review, but if one likes consistently hot coffee over a fairly short period of time (30 min. or less), one might give it a second thought.
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Description of BUNN BT Velocity Brew 10-Cup Thermal Carafe Home Coffee Brewer, Black
Nothing brews like a Bunn! Using coffee brewing technology perfected in over 40 years of service to the restaurant industry, Bunn has built the perfect home brewing system. Bunn's unique reservoir-style unit brews up to 10 cups (50-oz) of coffee in just 3 minutes --- and keeps hot water available for tea or other uses, as you need it. This U.S.A.-assembled unit features the Classic Bunn thermal carafe home brewer design, is constructed of commercially-rated materials with stainless steel accents and comes complete with an internal stainless steel water tank and a stainless steel vacuum insulated carafe. A 3-year limited warranty helps ensure satisfaction.Drip Coffee Machines
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