Bonavita - Connoisseur BV1901TS

Technivorm Moccamaster, Oxo Brew, or the Bonavita Connoisseur. See: https://youtu.be/wSCJKyOmEEA and https://youtu.be/7jlcZfb8n6E (America’s Test Kitchen is basically the James Hoffmann of cooking)

I have the Bonavita and it’s been really good. I’ve had to replace once under warranty, but they sent a new one without a problem.

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.

I'm really liking my Bonavita Connoisseur. I returned a Moccamaster. I could not dial in smaller batches after a month of trying. The BV produces a stellar cup with minimal effort. I brew 38-40g coffee/600g water. *However*, their QC has plummeted in recent years. I accepted that when I made the purchase. If I can get 4-5 years, I'm happy enough.

Yep. My Bonavita Connoisseur makes a fantastic cup. QC is not great and it’s fugly compared to the Moccamaster I briefly owned, but the latter could not make as a good a cup imo.

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 spent a few months down this rabbit hole. Ultimately, I settled on a Bonavita Connoisseur. I spent a month with a Moccamaster and it was tedious, especially for half pots (I'm also a former barista of 10+ years). It's a beautiful machine with stellar QC, but it brews too fast and the uneven spray head drove me batty. I constantly adjusted grind on my X-Ultra and burned through 3 bags of beans before I finally gave up and returned it. It such a lovely machine in terms of aesthetics though and I think that's why MM Truthers swear by it. The coffee it brews is meh imo. I tried an OXO 8 Cup as well. It was decent, but the Connoisseur won out. Taste is all I care about it brews a very tasty cup with distinguishable notes and, most importantly, with ease. It took me all of 3 pot to dial it in. It's very forgiving. Currently sipping a lovely Rwanda with an amazing strawberry note. *However*, Bonavita QC is bad to awful. I've don't expect this machine to last more than a 3-4 years. I'm also curious about the Ratio Four but I'm already hearing not so great things.

Dang. Was considering the Ratio Four. Was really disappointed with the Moccamaster I purchased and returned it. It's beautiful and well-crafted, but I've never had so much difficulty trying to dial in a good cup. Currently, I'm really happy with my Bonavita Connoisseur. QC sucks and it's a bit fugly but it does make a very tasty cup.

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.

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.

I purchased another Bonavita, which ended up being absolute trash. It brewed an amazing cup...until it broke some 5 months later. For now, I'm absolutely in love with my Hario Switch combined with an Ode 2 - the hybrid recipes are truly spectacular in drawing out a near-perfect cup. I am considering another Moccamaster, especially when I read some success stories beyond just the QC and aesthetics (which are truly great).

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.

Bonavita. Simple, great brew, and been going strong for about 10 years now.

I’ve been super happy with my Bonavita Connoisseur. It has a great, consistent heating element. I pair with a Baratza Encore coffee grinder, and am truly amazed at the quality of coffee I can get out of it.

I'm quite happy with my Bonavita stainless 8-cup. It makes coffee well.

Bonavita Connoisseur 8-Cup is pretty decent. It's been scratching my itch for half a decade at this point.

I have a Bonavita Connoisseur (8 Cup) and I've been very happy with it. It's a simple, robust, and consistent machine.

I have an older version of this [Bonavita](https://bonavitabrand.co/collections/bonavita-8-cup-coffee-brewers/products/connoisseur-8-cup-one-touch-coffee-brewer) coffee maker (mine is like 10 years old). The controls are a single switch - It literally could be any simpler. It makes great coffee too!! And the metal carafe allows me to brew coffee directly into ice!

Bonavita. One button drip coffee, generally very good quality. 

I am 5 years in on a BV One Touch and it's still making solid coffee with the pre-infusion mode. I would buy it again today.

Bonavita is my personal favorite drip coffee maker. Italian machine that comes with a thermal carafe, coffee pot so that it can keep your coffee warm without a heater. Not sure what the technology is like now but mine has a couple of drip style options when it comes to how the water falls onto your coffee grinds. Can find them for less than 200 for a 8 cup coffee pot, or less than 100 for a 5 cup coffee pot.

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.