Why we like it: The Bonavita Coffee Maker

The Bonavita meets the strict standards of the SCA, which recognizes home coffee brewers that meet their rigorous technical requirements. These requirements, which include proper temperatures, are based on decades of industry expertise at the Coffee Brewing Center. Bonavita is recognized as a model home brewer and a SCA Certified Brewer that qualifies for the SCA Gold Cup. Their coffee brewers are used for flavor calibration by the World Coffee Awards.

Start your day off right with the Bonavita Enthusiast 8-Cup Drip Coffee Maker. This coffee brewer with a thermal carafe is quick and convenient. Designed to mimic a hand-poured cup of coffee, this coffee maker features a pre-infusion mode that allows time for the grounds to bloom and release the aromatic essential oils that create a delicious cup of coffee. The shower head is designed to saturate the grounds evenly, resulting in consistent coffee flavor. A powerful heater with advanced controls quickly heats water to the optimal brewing temperature without overheating, allowing the grounds to maximize their effectiveness. The thermal carafe keeps the coffee warm and ready to drink.

When we tested the Best Drip Coffee Pot, we found that this coffee pot brewed the best coffee of all the coffee pots we tried, and it produced a fine, well-balanced coffee. With a beautifully compact design and a well-made stainless steel carafe, this coffee maker is easy to pour and keeps coffee hot for hours.

We've summarized the benefits below:

• Powerful, precise 1500-watt heater with advanced heating controls quickly heats water to optimal brewing temperature.
• A removable water tank with a convenient handle makes coffee preparation easy.
• Optional pre-infusion mode simulates the manual pour-over method of brewing, giving ground coffee time to shine.
• The shower head is designed to saturate the grounds and evenly extract coffee flavors.
• Comes with a sample pack of coffee filters and a sample of ground coffee descaler.
• Double-wall carafe keeps coffee warm for longer.

Flawed:

• The Enthusiast does not have an automatic brewing feature that allows you to program the coffee maker to brew a pot of coffee before you wake up.
• There's no drip stop on the filter basket, which means there's a little drip when you remove the carafe after brewing.
• The 45-minute descaling program is slow, more than twice as long as other coffee makers we've tested with similar features.
• While some other brewers in the same price range have two or more years of warranty, the Enthusiast only has a one-year limited warranty.

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