BUNN GRB Velocity Brew 10-Cup Home Coffee Brewer, Black
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Product Summary
Manufacturer: BunnBrand: Bunn
Model: GRX-B
Color: Black
Product features:
- Brews 4 to 10 cups (20 to 50 -ounces) in about 3 minutes
- Glass carafe and porcelain-coated warming plate with lighted on/off switch
- Unique sprayhead ensures even, complete coffee flavor extraction
- Stainless steel internal hot water tank keeps water heated to optimal brewing temperature of 200 degrees F
- 3-Year limited warranty
Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of BUNN GRB Velocity Brew 10-Cup Home Coffee Brewer, Black
Customer Review: New Styles be damned. This is the best design of all for several reasons
Summary: 5 Stars
After trying the NHBX(then returning & coming home with 2 replacements of same model before giving up)which I immediately disliked for the dull, cheap "Old Mr. Coffee" like soft, flexible plastic that surprised me coming fromBunn, I was left wondering why on the Bunn site the model pictured has a glossy finish while the three I got from two different stores looked as though they were rubberized.
Secondly. The thing that infuriated me the most was every one of them had a warped reservoir cover. Not just cosmetic but practical as it should shut tightly to prevent evaporation which does happen. But mainly it just looked crappy.
From there I switched to the BX line. This seemed a re-colored version of the "Bunn-O-Matic" we had for a decade or so when I was a kid until the notorious leaking began.
The problem with the BX is the exact same problem. The rather unwieldy top portion is weighty enough that unless you take care to never touch it & when you must for cleaning, always hold a hand steadily under the bottom of it, you can't help the rocking that does happen with that design teetering on what is essentially a rather narrow water tower. It may dazzle the obsessive compulsive out there with a penchant for stainless steel & blackthemed kitchens (but note them - Stainless had a heyday in the 70's it passed because of the same problem with Steel appliances that has not changed, they're a pain to clean & keep free of fingerprints - they've been hot for long enough that I'll guarantee you a color or few will soon be the big thing in kitchens. And I say that as one who knows the industry that works to purposely drive colors of everything from home furnishings to clothing out of style while deciding what they'll shove down our throats for the next decade)
The BX has not one visible stainless steel exterior part but rather what looks like some colored material, vinyl? paper thin aluminum sheath I don't know but I tried two of that model. The top moves too much to keep it from eventually leaking & frankly, more importantly unlike the old model of the seventies with integrated colors the light almond top, textured beige, brown water chamber & brown (almost Ebony) base that looked likeporcelain kept the proportions of the machine from seeming as oddly out of balance as the new BX looks.
Finally I found a store carrying the GRXB & while at first I thought the lady of the house was going to consider it to be too much plastic & not modern enough, I really roughed it up in the store. A: The reservoir top shuts tight and evenly. B: The plastic of the body is that hard shiny type that you'd expect from an appliance in this price range and most importantlyC : the body style i.e. the tank being encased in the full width squared off body completely eliminates that delicate balance problem that creates the dreaded rocking.
At last I was thrilled with my purchase and surprised that once at home and in place I found it is not nearly so large or unwieldy looking as it appears on a store shelf. The dimensions are quite reasonable and because the lines are so clean without any bizarre race car shapes that so manycoffee makers that can't hold a candle to the most important part of any Bunn - the brew quality - it actually looks great on the counter. Might you have to pull it out an inch or two when you fill it. Maybe, I found a spot in my kitchen where I don't but if that's going to be a deal breaker for you then you clearly have never known the coffee that only aBunn can produce.
Enough has been written about why Bunn's brew system of constant steady, turbulence producing water flow keeping a steady not spitting fluctuating water temperature is so important. As a long time coffee fanatic who for the past 20 years has wrestled with the only other perfect coffee maker on earth the 1940's-1960 SunbeamCoffeemaster Vacuum method brewer perfect for the exact same reason. Exactly THREE minutes of contact with ALL of the grounds evenly then DONE.
Nothing else can accomplish that but a Bunn without the chore of wrestling with a Vacuum Brewer's filter mechanism's not to mention that A: if you're like me and prefer some filtering effect of paper or in the case of the old Silex/Vacuum brewers cloth the prep and clean up is a pain. Certainly not 4 minutes from grinding the beans to having a full pot of flawless coffee the likes of which you will never get outside of a 5 star restaurant (there's a reason that all of them as with restaurants use the exact same method whetherBunn or another close imitative brand) It's the temperature, flow rate and all important showerhead design to stir up the grounds.
I remember at first I hated the new design of the carafe on the Bunns, liking the shape of the one from the 70's so I measured and found a brand new "Old Stock" 8 cup on eBay & while it not only fit perfectly and looked great (I usually only make 6 cups which is 30 oz. at a time so the 10 cup was not important for it's extra10oz [when will this industry get that no one uses dainty little 5 oz. cups anymore. No one I know uses a cup smaller than 8-12 oz. So an important thing to consider when brewing.
I realized after a few days why they changed the design. The advent of the water hold feature that keeps the water from "dropping" until you close the fill lid did away with the need for that water pitcher and the shapely carafe does not pour to emptying over the fill grid easily without spilling all over.
Once I got that I found that I really do like the new design. My initial reaction was that it reminded me of the Braun's and severalKrups I've gotten no more than a year or two out of over the years when taking a break from the Vacuum brewers as they're not easy to find in new condition and I owned so many it was sometimes lucrative to sell them to collectors as a SunbeamCoffeemaster from the 50's that's an 8 out of 10 condition can fetch a lot of money.
The Bunn's carafe is so much sturdier than it's Braun/Krups counterparts. Heavy, can take quite a rap against a faucet that would have shattered the others, as I've found several times.
Lastly Why anyone would choose to narrow their options by opting for the thermal carafe version when there are definitely times when serving a number of people and having to make a fewpotfuls makes having the glass version with warming plate a plus as does the measuring of water being so much easier with the glass.
You people do know you can go into any store or anywhere online and buy a much nicer more decor friendly GLASS Lined i.e. TRULY THERMAL carafe don't you. A steel linedthermos is NOT keeping anything "Piping hot" unless you have a real sensitivity problem with your tongue. Try taking a candy or meat thermometer & test the temperature after 3 minutes. And the one thing Bunn's not spending a lot of money on is their Thermal Carafes, they're as cheaply made, cheap looking and downright ugly as can be.
Trust me, go with the glass with warming plate & go buy a glass lined thermal carafe you really love the design of. And you know what. Even a true glass lined thermos is going to have a considerable drop in temperature as the level of what's in it goes down as the more air that's in it, the faster the temperature drops and if you know anything about coffee, you should know that heat by way of warming plate is not the only thing that degrades the flavor of coffee. Using a thermal carafe buys you maybe an extra 10-15 minutes of palatable flavor. You're too used to inferiorcoffee makers of the spit wide variety of temperature water while taking 15 minutes to create unbearably bitter, weak brew.
One thing with the Bunn I see many complain about is the complaints of needing to use too much coffee. I'll bet they're using those too small cone shaped scoops that becameprevalent with the Krups as that was their invention because they took so long to brew with water that started too hot it was their answer, make weaker coffee and the public won't notice. I know I used to work for them.
Remember the scoop that used to come with the old Chock Full'ONuts Coffee? That is a proper measure. I use one that size. I use 4 level scoops that size then set my grinder for 12 cups and FINE to make 6Bunn Cups (30oz.) if you're using Bunn brand filters you should not ever have overflow unless you make a pot full. You might have a learning curve with your grinder & adjust the fineness relative to how many cups you're making, I switch to medium if making 10 cups or I set it to 8 cups at Fine setting but not an overflow yet. Perhaps some of those people are using burr grinders which for which "Fine" is much finer than a blade grinder but as I do not make espresso orTurkish or Cuban coffee, I'm not enough of an idiot to spend over $150 on a grinder when I've owned many over the years and just keeping them clean was enough to make me give away ones that cost me nearly $300.
Get yourself a $20 Mr. Coffee at Target. I hate all things Mr. Coffee as a rule but let me tell you they really perfected blade coffee grinders there. And I repeat. I ONLY USE IT FOR REGULAR DRIP coffee so I don't want to hear from obsessive elitist fanatics.
Get the GRXB or GRXW (Color?) you will thank me. PS: Learn to love "CERTIFIED" refurbished products. If certified they're great. A savings plus a product that's more than had any bugs or faulty parts gone over an extra time. But they must be legit. Not just the claim of a crookedeBay seller. There are a lot of products out there called refurbished that are just returns stuck back in the box, sent to a clearing house & sold by those crooks.
Description of BUNN GRB Velocity Brew 10-Cup Home Coffee Brewer, Black
With Velocity Brew - our traditional quick brewing brewers - water is kept at the optimal brewing temperature in an internal hot water tank. This means it's ready to brew when you are and deliver delicious, hot coffee in about 3 minutes.Drip Coffee Machines
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