-Bonavita 8 Cup Coffee Maker, One-Touch Pour Over Brewing with Thermal Carafe, SCA Certified, Stainless Steel (BV1900TS)

A GREAT coffee brewer!
Well, so far, my new Bonavita BV1900TS Coffee Brewer is brewing beyond my expectations. The coffee is great, and so is the carafe, unlike some reviewers’ statements here. After running three cycles of tap water, here are my results of the third cycle – after about a half an hour cool down period. I never pre-heated the carafe, and it was about room temp before the third cycle. I used two different digital thermometers which I had previously tested as accurate with boiling water, and ice water. All readings are in Fahrenheit.1. Placing the thermometer in the steady stream from the spray head showed 204 degrees.2. Inside carafe after brewing stopped (no coffee or filter in basket) showed 190 degrees.All seemed very well, so I went straight to a coffee test. I used freshly ground Haitian Blue beans from Fresh Roasted Coffee (See here). My usual routine is two 20oz cups initially, with about 16oz poured each time. So, I filled the brewer up to the 6-cup line (approximately 30oz – 887 grams if interested) with bottled spring water. I ground 40gms of the beans, and poured them into one of the provided paper filters (see my side note near the end of this review). I placed the basket on top of the room temperature carafe and placed the assembly on the brew plate. I seldom drink strong coffee, so my water/coffee ratio was about 22 to 1 instead of the 15 to 1 that many “experts” often recommend. But, as with my previous Bunn MCU single-cup (See here), I used the pre-infusion option. I turned it on, and here are my timings:0:00 to 00:40 – Initial water heating0:40 – Gurgling began and drops of water for pre-infusion began dripping1:05 – Water drops mostly stopped and pre-infusion soaking continued1:30 – Regular coffee brewing began – more gurgling4:45 – Water in reservoir was depleted and louder gurgling started5:00 – Gurgling stopped but some dripping continued5:15 – Auto-shutoff ended the brewing process5:20 – Removed assembly, and still had some water in basket, and slight dripping from it6:00 – Removed basket when water was gone, and measured coffee temp in carafe – 179 degreesPut the lid on the carafe, poured my first 16oz cup, and measured the cupped coffee at 173 degrees. Then, I proceeded to enjoy a wonderful cup of coffee! I restrained myself, and waited an hour before getting my second cup.After the hour was up (actually 1 hour and 10 minutes), I measured the temp of the coffee – in the carafe. 158 degrees. Perfectly acceptable to me.A day later, and probably my third or fourth brewing, I was called away from home right after I poured my first cup. I got home four hours later, and I measured the temp of the second cup still in the carafe. 121 degrees with the room at 66 degrees. Drinkable for me without even nuking it, but probably not for most diehard coffee drinkers though. But, I was still impressed with the 55 degree differential after four hours!So, overall, I have to rate the Bonavita BV1900TS and the carafe with a hearty 5 stars. Both the brewer and the carafe met or exceeded my expectations with everything that mattered as far as coffee brewing and heat retention was concerned. The spray head seemed to work perfectly and appeared to flow evenly from all holes, although the drips seemed to switch among different holes at times – a plus, in my opinion, if anything.As a side note, my Capresso 560.01 Infinity Conical Burr Grinder (See here) does grind the beans quite finely even at the coarsest setting, so the water on top of the grounds at the end of the brewing cycle could be attributed to that fact. Capresso did kindly offer to adjust my grinder, but I declined since it would entail packing, shipping, waiting, etc. Someday, I plan to upgrade to a higher-end grinder, but it all seems doable for now. My only complaint is, as some have noted, getting the last of the coffee poured from the carafe is a bit awkward, but not enough of an issue to reduce my 5-star rating.I hope my details help you when checking out various coffee brewers. At the moment, I feel that I made the right decision. Should my opinion change after using this brewer over a longer time, I will provide an update.Just to note for this review, I did NOT receive a discount (except for the $8.62 Amazon’s BIGTHANKS discount that could have been applied to any purchase) or any other compensation for my purchase or my review. Also, please note that I have no connection to Bonavita except for being a very satisfied customer at this time. All opinions stated here are completely my own. Heck, I don’t even have an Amazon affiliate code for the links.

Pros:Easy to clean carafe and basketEasy to fill with water and check fill linesStainless carafe means that there is no warming plate to burn out over timeSpecialty Coffee Association approvedQuick and consistent brew time (see above point)No bull$&!+ features or buttons. You fill the basket with grounds, fill the reservoir with water and push the On/Off switch to On. No delay timers, no brew strength buttons, no cleaning buttons, no clocks. Just On/Off. It turns off on it’s own when it’s done brewing. I love things that are this simple.I think it looks good and it has a small footprint on my counterBoth pro and con:The carafe has a lid that needs to be unscrewed and completely removed in order to place the coffee basket for brewing. It’s annoying to have to store a lid somewhere else and attach every time after brewing. The positive side of this (which in my opinion far outweighs the negative) is that the seal on this lid is perfect and the lever activated pour spout gives a perfect pour every time. Press to pour, release to stop. No nonsense.Cons:So much plastic I worry about it long term. The bottom of the coffee basket was discoloured after 2 uses. Discoloured spot hasn’t grown or gotten whiter since but it is something I am monitoring.If I leave my coffee maker plugged in between brews at least a day apart I can’t start the second brew without needing to unplug from the wall and leave it for at least 2 minutes. If I don’t and I push the On/Off switch it makes a click noise and it turns itself off within 1 second. Maybe mine is defective. Maybe I didn’t read the instruction manual and it’s supposed to be unplugged all the time.

Es una cafetera muy simple para bien: Le pones café de preferencia recién molido, le pones agua, colocas la jarra y presionas el botón. Si tienes tiempo de esperar un poquito más puedes usar el modo pre-infusión, sujetando presionado el botón tres segundos hasta que pite dos veces y luego presionando otra vez para iniciar la cocción, la diferencia en sabor es leve pero suficiente, el café es delicioso en ambos modos, el segundo le da un poco más intensidad.PROs:- El tanque trae medidas de peso de café en los aforos de las tazas, por si se te olvida o quieres preparar una cantidad distinta a la habitual.- La cocción es relativamente rápida, el agua no tarda mucho en bajar y cae con la temperatura correcta para hacer un café delicioso.- El portafiltro es extraíble por lo que es más fácil de limpiar.- La jarra mantiene el café calientito como por tres horas, suficiente para tomar café toda la mañana o la noche.Contras:- El hecho de que la cocción sea abierta quiere decir que durante la cocción la cafetera avienta un montón de vapor para arriba, lo que no es conveniente si lo querías poner en un muele de madera como es mi caso, estás avisado.- La jarra sostiene un resto a la hora que la vacías, inclusive si la enjuagas se queda con agua, quien haya diseñado la jarra no quería que se quedara sin agua nunca.- 8 tazas no es tanto, suficiente para hasta cuatro personas, si necesitas servir a más gente o tomar más de una vez tienes que preparar otra vez o bien mejor comprar la que sigue que es más grande.

Brews great coffee when it works.Worked great initially.However it has a habit of stopping brewing in the middle of brew, eventually getting to the point of not brewing or having to stand by the coffee maker and restarting it every 2 min.No point in paying a premium for this coffee maker if it can’t brew the coffee (not matter how good the coffee may be )I would NOT reccomend buying this product, wasted my money. Meanwhile the Oxo 8 cup I bought for my in laws at the same time is not only cheaper but still going strong.