BUNN BTX-B ThermoFresh 10-Cup Thermal Coffee Maker* 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
BUNN BTX-B ThermoFresh 10-Cup Thermal Coffee Maker Review
I bought two BUNN BTX-B ThermoFresh 10-Cup Thermal Coffee Maker and two extra carafes in January 2005 after much research. I was surprised to find Bunn highly rated by coffee geeks. Reviews said that the unit holds a spare charge of water at good brewing temperature, that sold me. I also liked the stainless carafe rather than a burner to keep the coffee warm, and readily available spare parts.
So I tried the Bunn. Now I am able to serve hot caffeinated and decaf coffee continuously at parties. We brew one carafe of each, take in to the guests, and start the next pots. The second pot is ready when the first runs out. Eureka!
The BUNN BTX-B ThermoFresh 10-Cup Thermal Coffee Maker were so easy and reliable I started using one for everyday coffee. After two years I'm very happy with the coffee it makes. Here's my recipe:
* Use good quality coffee. I like bold coffees, so I normally use Peet's Major Dickason in a drip grind. I've used espresso grind with no problem.
* The Bunn can make a half-carafe of coffee (about two 12 oz mugs). Less than this amount doesn't produce very good coffee.
* Preheat the carafe with hot water if you are going to want the coffee to sit in the carafe for more than an hour or so.
* Use Bunn or other tall filters When I run out of filters I use whatever is around and refold to try to fit the basket. This isn't very reliable; grounds end up in the coffee without the correct filters.
* I use two filters at a time since they're thinner than the cone filters I was used to with my last machine.
* Be careful to seat the carafe lid correctly. It can be tricky, and will leak if you don't get it right. It was difficult to seat the lid on one of the carafes at first -- it took heating the carafe and lid with hot tap water to get it right. It got easier with time.
* Keep the seals at the top of the carafe and on the lid clean. Coffee grounds in the seal will cause leaks.
* It took some learning to remember not to close the reservoir lid until I wanted the coffee to start. I'm trained now. Visitors haven't had a problem after one lesson -- it's easier to explain this than to train them to prime the espresso machine.
* Cleaning the machine occasionally (maybe 4x a year) keeps the coffee tasting good. A cleaning rod comes with the unit, and you can buy coffee descaler packets. They're worth the fifty cent cost.
Spare parts turned out to be important. We took the Bunns to a party and one of the filter baskets didn't come back. I had no problem finding it online and replaced it for about $10.
The only downside I've found is that the Bunn takes up a lot of space on the counter (it's deep), and needs a lot of vertical clearance (watch those cabinet doors knocking the reservoir lid down). The size and height are necessary, so I don't hold it against the Bunn.
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