Bonavita - BV1900TS (Legacy Model)

I'm currently using the Moccamaster + Baratza Virtuoso, but used the much cheaper, but comparably excellent Bonavita 8 cup coffee maker for 10+ years with zero maintenance. If I wasnt a fool and instead descaled it every 100 or so uses, it would still be going strong. It was a superb option but I see it has climbed up in price now. Just get the moccamaster on sale.

Using CC's Switch recipe has made pourovers a relative breeze and yields (usually) an incredible cup. I owned and returned a Moccamaster. It simply can't brew a consistent cup with half pots. I tried for a month. You basically have to either manually address the grinds, which defeats the purpose of an autobrewer, or brew full pots and waste a lot of coffee as a result. The best autobrewer in my experience was Bonavita before they were bought out. Now the QC is beyond awful. My second machine is a total dude.

We have both as well. The Bonavita is at our farmhouse which we visit a couple of weekends out of the month. Agreed the Technivorm is the best but the Bonavita is a close second. The mocha master is extremely consistent. 197° 100% of the time and that makes the difference. Brew time on 1 L is about 10 seconds faster than the Bonavita. Both are excellent coffee makers though.

I have the same brand and had to replace the carafe when it was four years old.

Years ago when I wanted to buy a top-notch coffee maker, I consulted Cook's illustrated. They do not take ads. They are as legit as it gets. They were two machines they recommended, one was the Bonavita for about $150 and the other was the mocha master for $349. I bought the Bonavista. One day I was at a family friends party. The host parents traveled with their mocha master. it was timely since I was getting a little tired of the Bonavita and it wasn't that good of coffee. He insisted I try the mocha master. One cup and I was hooked. I immediately placed an order online at $349 and don't regret it not one bit.. For the reduced price than Amazon divided by what a cup of Starbucks coffee would cost you that's an absolute steal. It makes a far superior cup than anywhere else. Someone proved it to me.

Second the Bonavita Thermal Carafe brewer. Half the cost of the Mochamaster and 99% of people wouldn't be able to distinguish a cup from one or the other. Fresh beans and a good grinder matter WAY more than picking between two very good brewers.

I had a Bonavita, traded up to a Moccamaster, and a few months later, went back to the Bonavita. Don't believe the hype.

I've had a Bona Vita for 10 years. Works every morning. The plastic on the carafe cracked, so I got a new carafe. Carafe still working after 5 years. Some companies are committed to customer service. If you find one, stick to it.

I go to Premium on Route 5 in Lackawanna and get their whole bean Costa Rican coffee. It's damn good. But their Venetian is very similar to Tim Horton's. I just have a regular drip machine by Bonavita, but I use Brita water and still descale regularly. I also have the Oxo burr grinder that lets you really adjust the fineness/coarseness of the beans so you can get exactly what you want.

I've had a Bonavita for years, and have always loved it. However, Santa Wife got me a Moccamaster KBT for Christmas, and I absolutely adore it, even more than the Bonavita. You simply can't go wrong with either one (or indeed any other options listed on this thread).

What's your verdict a month into owning it? Seems nice. I was disappointed with a Moccamaster and went back to a Bonavita. When I have time, I use my Hario Woodneck.

The Bonavita 8 cup which is SCA certified.

second both, moccamaster and bonavita.

> Had a Bonavita. Loved it. Upgraded to a Moccamaster for size and aesthetics. I'd say it's a toss-up between the two in terms of beverage quality. The first cup from the Moccamaster is better, and it fills the carafe from the bottom so you've got an even distribution in the pot. But the hot plate definitely alters the flavour and the last cup from the Bonavita is better than the last cup from the Moccamaster. I tend to just shut the hot plate off and accept a slightly less hot cup. **You could get a thermal carafe Moccamaster as well, but I prefer the colours available with the glass carafe version.**

My Bonavita makes good coffee. It's very simple. It has a carafe instead of a hotplate and it doesn't have any settings other than on/off. So, there aren't many things that are likely to malfunction or break. I'm hoping that I'll have it for life. I have a Chemex. It makes excellent coffee and has even few settings than the Bonatita (i.e. none).

Honestly, it's worth it. The support for spare parts with the Moccamaster is second to none. Bonavita offers some spares, but you can essentially rebuild everything on the Moccamaster beyond the actual coloured body just from spare parts directly from Technivorm. Bonavita also likes to use buttons and momentary switches on their machines, which adds a layer of complexity should there ever need to be a repair in that department. The one I used to have was also the little 5 cup with the thermal carafe and automatic brew option, which they don't seem to make anymore. So, again, circuitry that adds complexity.

First off, I have no complaints at all about the Bonavita. It has served me well for years, and has always brewed a very, very good pot of coffee. The only small note I have is that the thermal carafe does not keep the coffee constantly warm for more than an hour or, at tops, two. I would prefer the carafe be slightly better insulated. To me, the Moccamaster makes a slightly better cup of coffee. I lack the proper coffee vocabulary, but I'll try. It's clearer somehow, and more consistent. Some of this may be confirmation bias on my part, as I just got my MM, have loved drinking the coffee that comes from my friend's MM for years, and am excited finally to have my own. So, who knows? Both the MM and the Bonavita brew comes out at the same temp (as my mouth measures these things. I have not confirmed this with a thermometer), though the MM carafe keeps the brew warmer, longer. I like that the MM has only one switch, off and on. While the Bonavita also has one switch, it has two settings, one with a quicker drip, and (after holding the switch down for three seconds to change settings) a more diffuse one. I have never wanted the first setting, and indeed wonder what it's even for. The MM has no such thing, so a half-point to simplicity in the MM system there. I have not gotten rid of my Bonavita, and luckily have room in my closet to keep it as a back-up system, or addition if I ever need to have two brewers going at once. But the MM is No. 1 on the depth chart for me right now. Hope this answers your question.

Owned a Moccamaster for a month. My BV made a far more consistent and better tasting cup than the former. The MM is surprisingly hard to dial in. However, the QC from BV is definitely not anywhere near as good as MM.

I had a Moccamaster for a month and could never dial it in save for a cup or two. I was also brewing around 600ml. The QC is superb but I don't think I'll be able to get even a similar kind of cup as I do with my Switch. Also, stay far, far away from Bonavita. Mine made a stellar cup for less than 6 months. Then it died. And the customer service is something out of a Kafka novel.

Bonavita 8 Cup Coffee Maker, One-Touch (BV1900TS) When we first got it 10+ years ago I tasted the difference immediately. Note that I am not a coffee efficianado (coffee to me falls into 3 groups - 10% awful, 10% exceptional, 80% tastes the same) and we were using mediocre pre-ground supermarket coffee. Cleaning is simply washing the carafe and running a cleaner (vinegar or decalcifier) through it every few months. Best of all is the price - less than $200.

Bonavita for under $200. Chuckling at all these people recommending non under $200 machines. To really save money buy a Clever dripper. I can make excellent coffee with it.

I ordered my second Bonavita. Lasted all of 5 months before the sprayhead tanked. The quality control is officially awful with that company now. And the customer service is worse. My previous BV was before they were bought out and that made a stellar cup.

Bonavita 8 cup drip is what I settled on. It has an on button.

Bonavita 1900 tastes better because it has a better water distribution. And it's half the price.

My 8 cup Bonavita is holding up well. The **Krups Classic Brewmaster** held up for 15 years.

I have one of these and it's still going strong after a decade of use. The thermal carafe is nice. Keeps coffee hot for a long time and doesn't burn it because there's no heating element. It has one button on it, so operation couldn't be easier.

Which is why my first recommendation was a Bonavita. Did you even read my post? Jeez.

Bonavita has served us well for 4 years now and is SCA certified

Second the Baratza Encore grinder. We have that and use a Bonavita 8 Cup Drip Coffee Maker Machineto make our coffee. Both are several years old and we have had 0 issues, and they make excellent coffee.

A coffee roaster friend of mine suggested I get a Bonavita for my STR. It's going strong in its 6th year. Easy to use and clean. I've been super happy with this purchase.

My Bonavita died after about 2 years. It would steam up so much that the amount of coffee was about half the amount of water I put in. I descaled and descaled and descaled and when that didn't fix the issue, I took it apart figuring I could manually clean it. Good luck ever trying to get it back together again if you go that route! I've been relying on my Bodum pour over but am ultimately just going to get a Moccamaster.

I ve had a bonavita that has been used daily for over 5 years. Makes a great cup of coffee

Honestly just get a decent drip machine like a Technivorm or Bonavita and call it a day. French press is just coffee grounds steeping in hot water then you push down a filter - it's more hands on but tastes different (heavier). Espresso is way stronger and concentrated, totally different beast For black coffee the temperature thing matters less than good beans and a consistent machine. Those Technivorms last forever and brew at the right temp automatically so you don't have to think about it

Bonavita w/ thermal carafe

You won't go wrong with a Bonavita. Priced fairly. Ratio 6 is not good. Moccamaster doesn't have a shower head so you get dry spots and need to stir.

Damn that's nice. My bonavita 1900ts won't die even after a decade.