My expectations of this coffee maker were high, and it lived up to that expectation. (for the most part)
Reviews have said that this coffee maker hits the right brew temp and makes HOT coffee. I want to confirm this fact: I pour a cup and a billow of steam pours from the cup.
Reviews have said that the steel caraffe keeps the coffee hot for hours. I want to deny this, and then confirm it. IF you just pour it straight in, then no, not for hours. IF you take away the burden of the hot coffee warming up the steel in the caraffe by pre-heating it with hot water before you pour in the coffee, then yes it will stay HOT for hours.
Some reviewers have mentioned that the mechanism to open the valve on the steel caraffe to pour the coffee is uncomfortable and poorly designed. I have to agree with this 100%.
Just so everyone knows, its NOT 10 8oz cups. there are about 7 8oz cups.
My personal tips and a summary.
-If you use a paper filter the water will flow faster and you will have to adjust the amount of coffee you use. (use more)
-If you use a permanent filter (many recommend a 20.00 swiss gold filter, I just got one for 5.00 from target) , the water will flow through quite a bit slower making the coffee stronger. If you dont account for this technicality by adjusting the amount of coffee you use,you will over-extract the beans and get a bitter taste; as I did. Adjust your amount of coffee per 8oz cup (7 total). I personally recommend one tablespoon of medium ground beans per 8oz of clean/filtered water. Dont forget to add in another 1/2 cup of water to account for water evaporating during brew.
I have found that I can easily replicate the coffee I love from coffee houses by using their beans with this particular brewer, using 1 tablespoon of ground coffee per 8oz of filtered water, grinding the coffee in a burr vs blade grinder, and adding in a little extra water to account for evaporation.
I give this coffee maker a 4 out of 5 stars. 4 verses 5 mainly because of the poor design on the steel caraffe lid. You may have never heard of Zojirushi before, but wow can they make a great cup of coffee ! Get more detail about Zojirushi EC-BD15 Fresh Brew Thermal Carafe Coffee Maker.
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