After looking into it more, it seems that both the Bonavita and Brewista coffee maker brands are owned by (and always have been owned by) the same China based manufacturing company, Smartco. Let the art of brewing meet the science of perfection, and savour the rich, aromatic cuppas that await you. Thermal carafes—usually made of stainless steel—are also more durable, while glass is easier to break.

We used to make our coffee with a V60 handbrewer and because there are so many variable factors (water temp, water dispersion, etc. This became such a big problem that a governing coffee body known as the Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) began offering a certification for home brewers. The offer for training is available to all commercial 2,3 and 4 group machines purchases and also where indicated.

They apologized again and replied that they viewed the video and that the loud noise is normal and is the sound it makes when it pumps water. For smaller amounts of coffee, the OXO 9-Cup also adjusts the pre-infusion and overall brewing time (you have to select between brewing a two- to four-cup pot or a five- to nine-cup pot). Carguilo did add that the real competitive marks for those startups are K-Cups and Nespresso — that is: ubiquitous, even simpler vehicles for drip coffee — not so much all automatic drip rigs.

The carafe lid’s hollow interior tends to retain a little coffee, which dribbles out when you set the lid down on the counter. Whether it’s finding great products or discovering helpful advice, we’ll help you get it right (the first time). Shower head design: When the hot water is poured over the ground coffee, it doesn't come from a single small hole in the middle but from multiple holes distributed like a shower head over the coffee. Most purchases from business sellers are protected by the Consumer Contract Regulations 2013 which give you the right to cancel the purchase within 14 days after the day you receive the item. In contrast, the OXO coffee brewer has the option to brew a single cup, versus the Connoisseur’s six to eight cup brewing recommendation.

The company is also planning a marketing bonanza, tied with key coffee professional events and trade shows in March and April. The cookie is used to calculate visitor, session, campaign data and keep track of site usage for the site's analytics report. As I started reading blogs and articles from other baristas and coffee professionals, tasting coffee from better roasters, and learning about coffee-making competitions, I started to take each step more seriously. Please bear in mind that not all manufacturers provide correct imagery and we may put a similar or alternative image to the actual product for illustration purposes only.

For those who find mornings to be a scramble, this feature makes the OXO 9-Cup more convenient to use than our other picks. Brews with water around 200 °F: This helps to extract the best flavor from coffee (the SCA specifies between 197. I got really into it, purchased a subscription to America's Test Kitchen to get access to their recommendation and, based on that, purchased a Bonavita Connoisseur 8-Cup One-Touch Coffee Maker.According to Jim Peterson, one of the first salespeople for the Bonavita account (who is now working with Smartco to relaunch the brand), Bonavita’s launch was perfectly timed with a growing coffee zeitgeist. Most glaringly: Brewista was made by the same manufacturer — Smartco — and sold some products that had overlapping functionality to Bonavita’s, such as gooseneck kettles. THE ENTHUSIAST for black coffee from Bonavita imitates the pour-over method used by baristas when making hand-brewed coffee.