Scarpozzi
Lifer
I have a Bunn coffee maker. It brews a pot in 3 minutes or less. It has a holding tank of hot water, so it's almost always ready to brew and because the water has already reached optimal temp, it extracts more oil/flavor from the coffee than the other coffee pots on the market.
They run about $100 and requires Bunn branded coffee filters. They are taller than others and a specific thickness. If you use a shorter or thicker filter, the flow of water will cause the grinds to rise up in the basket and overflow into your pot. The speed of the flow caused me to increase the amount of coffee I brew with to get the same strength I was used to with my Black & Decker coffee pot. I also had to increase the amount of water to get the strength right. I used to make 6 cups of coffee and this coffee pot requires about 8 cups minimum for my likeness due to the water flow speed.
Having said all that, after making the adjustments and getting everything the way I like it, I prefer my Bunn to the Black & Decker (Which I still use at our lake house on weekends).
FWIW, I use ground Eight O'clock Columbian. I probably use about 8-10 tablespoons of ground coffee per 8-10 cups of water and drink my coffee black these days (just cut sugar cream out a month ago for marathon training 😀)
I can taste the Kcups plastic from my Keurig and the water temp is too low to extract the flavor from the coffee. Luckily, I only paid $20 for my B30. I only used it a handful of times because my employer put in a Starbucks franchise one building over and only charges $0.46 to put coffee in my plastic mug (cheaper than most Kcups).
They run about $100 and requires Bunn branded coffee filters. They are taller than others and a specific thickness. If you use a shorter or thicker filter, the flow of water will cause the grinds to rise up in the basket and overflow into your pot. The speed of the flow caused me to increase the amount of coffee I brew with to get the same strength I was used to with my Black & Decker coffee pot. I also had to increase the amount of water to get the strength right. I used to make 6 cups of coffee and this coffee pot requires about 8 cups minimum for my likeness due to the water flow speed.
Having said all that, after making the adjustments and getting everything the way I like it, I prefer my Bunn to the Black & Decker (Which I still use at our lake house on weekends).
FWIW, I use ground Eight O'clock Columbian. I probably use about 8-10 tablespoons of ground coffee per 8-10 cups of water and drink my coffee black these days (just cut sugar cream out a month ago for marathon training 😀)
I can taste the Kcups plastic from my Keurig and the water temp is too low to extract the flavor from the coffee. Luckily, I only paid $20 for my B30. I only used it a handful of times because my employer put in a Starbucks franchise one building over and only charges $0.46 to put coffee in my plastic mug (cheaper than most Kcups).
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