Customer Reviews With Photos

This coffeemaker has a reservoir that holds water so you don't have to fill it up all time. It's easy for me to brew just one cup of coffee when I want it, or to brew a whole pot for company. The reusable filter is nice, but you also have the option of using paper filters. There is a bit of a learning curve (at least there was for me). I had to keep the manual close by for the first couple of days. Fortunately the manual was very clearly written and answered all of my most pressing questions. The warming function only keeps the pot of coffee warm for an hour and it's not as hot as I would like it. It's a bit pricey, but you do save a lot of counterspace.

Leaks when using and fill lid broke off. DO NOT PURCHASE!!

A decent sized coffee press. Large enough for enternaining, or most of a day's supply of coffee. It is stainless so it will not shatter if dropped or knocked onto the floor. It is a double wall construction, though not a "vacuum" type of vessel as the outside of it does get warm once there is hot water poured in. Use care and common sense when assembling the press: face the spout away from you as you prepare your coffee and make sure the bevel of the top is also pointed away from you. Once hot water is in the press it, it is possible to "launch" some water or coffee out of the spout as you reassemble it, and the design of the cover tends to deflect the stream outward. With all that said, it is well made press, and a decent value for the money. It does not alter flavor of coffee or tea in ways some plastics might. Cleaning is easy, though you will want to have a plier to hold the shaft when it is time to clean the pressing screen assembly, at least for the first time as they get threaded quite snug and the press knob tends to be what unscrews instead. The pot is about 750mL even though the box says it is 1 liter. If you are like me and tend to nurse a pot of coffee all day, I have heated a full liter of water in the heating pot, filled the press and poured a tall cup of coffee, and then carefully raised the press assembly just enough to lean against the side of the pot and poured in the remaining heated water into the press and continue to let it steep on the grounds. I usually use Espresso ground coffee at one rounded tablespoon per cup, so about 3 table spoons of coffee (4 if I heat up a liter of water.), though reglar grounds will work too. If you want the best coffee you can get, make sure to completely wash the press after each use to remove old grounds, tannins and any Fusile oils that remain, especially in the mesh and mesh supports.

I originally bought the white one (from Williams and Sonoma). It immediately got marks from touching ANYTHING. Like if you clean it in your sink and it touches the side of the sink, mark! If you see it in your drying area and it brushes any pots, pans, flatware, etc, mark! THESE MARKS ARE NOT WASHABLE and after a year, well, see the photo. I have common white plates, bowls, coffee cups, serving bowls, mixing bowls, etc, that I've used for years. None of them have a single mark. Whatever this white coating on this coffee press is though, it wasn't designed for actual use in a kitchen. I like the press itself though, even though it's expensive. I tried to replace this one with another from coffeemakers.us.com and in the end I just bought another of this same model except this time I got a non-painted one. That says that, as far as operation goes, I like this coffee press. Just avoid the painted ones! IMO they should take the painted ones off the market until they figure out a better paint that doesn't have this issue.

Place it on a mat to protect your surface and keep an eye on the area around the cord! Luckily we keep our coffee maker on a silicon mat designed to prevent spills from getting to the surface of the furniture. It is also in an open area, at the end of our counter. Luckily I noticed the water gathering under the back, around electrical cord before it became a problem. When making coffee, steam and condensation gather on the inside of the lid. After the coffee is done, when you lift the lid, water trickles down the back of the coffee maker. Now, there is a little 'lip' on the back that I presume is supposed to catch and prevent the water from making its way to your counter-top. ahhh no... it just waits until you least expect it then drools its way on down . Basically that little lip just redirects the water along until it dribbles off the lip and down the unit, gathering around the bottom. I used the coffee maker several times before I noticed there was a puddle of water all under the unit, around and under the cord. The first picture is after one use -my opening the lid to remove the old grounds. This is a rather serious design flaw. UPDATE: Down-grading my review to one star! Bought on May 6, 2023 and the water gathering at the back is just ridiculous. The added pictures show how much water gathers when as you open the lid (to prepare the next pot). I'm not talking immediately after the last pot either... I make ONE pot each morning. Next morning, after I get rid of the old grounds and grind fresh beans, I have to pick this *&$&#^ thing up and remove all the water from under it. Update 2: We made it two months before finally deciding it just wasn't worth the headache. I have gone with buying a replacement (Mr coffee carafe with the removable water container). That's what we had before and it is just so much better than this thing..

Love this coffee maker cause we love strong coffee not that crappy capsules.

My ninja broke down so i ordered this one so i could have coffee…right!? Well it arrived FAST. It brews: Hot water but does NOT brew coffee. And it does not come with an instruction book so you have to download it from a scan square bar. That doesn’t work either. I am so frustrated and so upset. I have a long trip to make in the morning and wanted coffee ready to go. Now I not only have to get up earlier but i have to BUY coffee at a kiosk. I am so not happy at all. Last time i buy an “excellent refurbished” ANYTHING

This was continuously described as being a 30 CUP CAPACITY urn. It is not. It is small and I measured it to check it's real capacity. It was 19 1/2 cups to fill it to the falsely imprinted 30 cup max mark on the inside. I had no time to replace before my party so I just had to make more batches. It makes me mad that they lie not only in the description, but to print a 30 cup mark in the metal of the interior. I'm surprised no one else has mentioned this in the reviews.

Excellent little coffee maker perfect for taking on trips makes it really hot coffee doesn’t use the pot so you can just bring a canna coffee with you comes with a little travel mug looks like it’s pretty well insulated stainless steel and the big thing is it does not leak when you turn it upside down or knock it over I would highly recommend it . The little paper coffee filters sold separately on coffeemakers.us.com fit perfect

We use a variety of coffee machines both at work and in our primary residence and weekend home. At work and in house number one we have been using Nespresso Virtuoline for over a year. I have thought it a big improvement over Nespresso Original but wanted to try an "original" model again for two reasons: 1. we had one in our hotel room in New York last Spring and liked it, and 2. coffeemakers.us.com has sent me a enormous number of "original" capsules to review. So I set up this attractive, white cappucino maker next to the Virtuo machine. I like its small footprint and the color is nice, although my wife's reaction is that "it's white - it's going to make coffee - it's going to turn black." Not sure she's right about that but that was her reaction. The milk frothing mechanism does seem to work although the disassembly, washing, and reassembly instructions seem extremely complicated. The parts are supposed to be top drawer dishwasher washable (and that's the recommended procedure) but the parts are so small there is no way I can put them all in the top drawer of the dishwasher (unless I get some sort of cage to wash them in - probably I will). I managed to make cappuccino this morning, using our usual almond milk. It works, but frankly the final product tastes identical to the way I usually prepare it, which is by scalding the milk in the microwave for 45-60 seconds and then putting the coffee on top of that. There's all kinds of crazy instructions about cleaning the frother (and I guess the whole machine) every two days. We are surprised that the coffee itself is more like the coffee we get from the virtuo machine, which is whipped up and frothy itself (even without the milk). This morning, the machine started itself when I put the capsule in but before I had closed the lever and before I had put a cup under the spigot. Not a disaster because I had plenty of time to cope with it but I'm just saying I observed a malfunction. Either that or the machine read my mind. I'm attaching a photo showing the machine (without the milk attachment) next to our Virtuo machine. It feels much smaller than the Virtuo machine, which is a good thing although I think the photo makes them appear to be pretty much the same size. It makes decent coffee. I don't know that the milk attachment is worth the hassle.

Exactly perfect! Lovvvve it!!!

Fell in love with this coffee maker at a Yaamava hotel room. After seeing the presentation of the nice foam on top of my coffee cup, I knew I had to get my hands on this machine. The nespresso pods are delicious and nicely priced too. Highly recommend!

After using our Bunn for a couple of weeks now, we are pleased with it overall and it does make a good cup of coffee. Pros: Fast, quiet, and user friendly. Love the fact that it fills from the front. The decanter is truly non-drip. NOT a negative for us: Yes, as some have mentioned this coffee maker does require Bunn (slightly larger) filters, but that is no big deal to my way of thinking. We are coffee lovers and spend a few extra bucks for better coffee anyway, and the filters are available almost everywhere. If economy is what's important, than one should be looking at the ubiquitous "Mister" brand $15 coffee pot anyway, right? Cons: I should have taken more seriously what some other reviewers when they say "your whole house will smell like hot plastic for a few days"! Had I realized just how strong the smell is, I would have set up the Bunn in our garage and used it there for the first several days! Thankfully the smell has now subsided. I knocked off 1 star because of this. The only other shortcoming that we've encountered so far is that brewing (only) 6 cups of decaf coffee almost overflowed the filter; I'm sure had we brewed more cups at one time it would have overflowed. Looking in the troubleshooting guide, Bunn states that if you use decaf coffee OR have soft water, you will need a special restrictor-type spray head. Well guess what - we also have a water softener! We contacted Bunn and they cheerfully and quickly sent 2 restrictor heads at no charge. I'm guessing that the reason they supplied 2 heads is that with smaller holes, it will become plugged-up more quickly; we'll see. It's simple to change-out the head, just unscrew it with your fingers and screw the new one back in. And it did solve the problem at least for brewing 6 cups, as we haven't tried a full pot yet. However, it does slow-down the brewing process, taking about 5 1/2 minutes vs. 3. That in itself is no big deal since that's still fairly quick. But it does partially negate Bunn's premise on why a Bunn makes such good coffee - that the pre-heated water flows quickly through the filtered coffee grounds so as not to remain in the filter basket long enough for the grounds to make the coffee bitter. Seems to me that since the restricted spray head slows down the brewing process, water now stays in the grounds a little longer now. And although our coffee still tastes good, it was slightly better with the original spray head. I see that some peeps are concerned about the electricity cost for the coffee maker to have the water preheated all day/night. I chose to put ours on a "smart plug" that turns it off/on. I schedule it to turn on at 5 am, and then off at 9 am. The plug is controlled via a phone app, and costs $8 at coffeemakers.us.com: https://www.coffeemakers.us.com.com/dp/B091699Z3W?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_1&th=1 I ran some calculations of the electricity usage and costs, using a Kill-A-Watt meter. Leaving it on all day and night uses 0.84 kWh per day. We make two 6-cup pots of coffee each morning. With my 4 hour "on" schedule, it uses 0.38 kWh. per day. My electricity rate is 10.2 cents per kWh. Other common rates in my state are 11, 12, 13, and 14 cents. I've attached a table reflecting those rates and the respective costs. Note that the coffee maker takes about 11 minutes to heat the water from a cold start. So if you choose to leave it turned off until you're ready to brew coffee, it will obviously use much less electricity. But for us, and with the smart plug, the convenience of being able to quickly brew a pot is worth the small cost. Hope this helps. Sidenote: Bunn should make the restrictor spray head available as an optional component when ordering the coffee maker, depending on one's intended use of decaf and/or softened water. But if you feel that you will need it, I suggest that calling Bunn and requesting the restrictor head immediately after ordering the coffee maker; they required no proof of purchase and no product date code, only the model number "GRB". Phone 800-352-BUNN In summary, if this coffee maker lasts a few years we'll be very happy. And if it doesn't, we may buy another one anyway :>)

I received it with a crack and when I used it the first time it broke, hurt my finger and got three stitches.

The cup burned on my first use😓