I have the same, solid brewer.
I have a Moccamaster at work and it's an upgrade over the enthusiast, but the Bonavita was a bargain, bought when Kohls stocked them a few years ago and it's been problem free.
I think at the end of the day results rule.
This is my 3rd SCA rated brewer.
OXO, Bonavita, and my KBGV and neither of the others are even close to cup quality.
The Bonavita was solid but the Moccamaster still makes a more consistent cup.
The only feature that matters to me is great coffee.
I bought the Bonavita enthusiast and I’ve been very impressed. It’s my first coffee maker. started with French press 19 years ago in HS, switched to pour over about 5/6 years ago.
Now I feel a little dumb waiting so long 🤣🤣🤣
I agree with the Bonavita recommendation. Currently have the Enthusiast and love it (the removable water tank makes life just a little easier). Had a smaller version for several years before it stopped working well.
I've got an Aiden, which makes delicious coffee. I only use the medium roast built-in profile. I find the day-to-day usage somewhat glitchy. It sometimes thinks it needs water, when it already has plenty - I do not know if you would be able to detect the 'add water' alert without being able to see the screen notification. It uses a dial to do all of the selection and scrolling, and like an Instapot I had - it was annoyingly sensitive to rotation - trying to select a setting which it would almost always over or under shoot - like trying to nail jello to a wall!!!!
I just recently had an issue where I ask Aiden to brew 750 ml and it only uses 500-ish ml of water.
All that said, I've also got a Moccamaster KBGV, and the Aiden makes a tastier cup. I am planning to send in the Aiden for warranty repair, but in the interim I bought a Bonavita Enthusiast, and am liking the flavor it provides - very sweet with a nice creamy mouth-feel. (My Moccamaster is on indefinite loan to my neighbor, it's flavor prilfe is more to the bright, high-acid side of things, which is not my preference anyway) The Bonavita has a power button, a brew button, a bloom button (which is bloom then brew; the brew button is no-bloom brew). There's also a descale button. No app. Flavor-wise, I'd take the Bonavita, for longevity and repairability, the Moccamaster. I also have a current version Behmor Brazen on order, which has more control, and physical buttons. I can report back when it arrives if you want - you can message me as well....
back again! I ended up returning the Bonavita. It is a nice machine, but the whole sur la table buying experience was, for me, not good. If i were to reorder one, it would be from another vendor.....
I have been loving the Brazen. I found the settings for the Fellow Aiden's preset that I had been using. 30 second bloom, 205F brew temp, and am using those settings on the Brazen now. I get the flavor notes and the nice mouthfeel - so a total winner. Loving the machine now. I think if someone helps you get the settings done, then it would be pretty easy to use. Add water, add grounds and filter, hit button on lower right twice.
wait.... coffee!
For this use case, i’d keep it boring, honestly, and buy a good drip brewer instead of chasing espresso or app features. When i hit the same spend-too-much-outside phase, the thing that actually stuck was a machine I could prep the night before and clean half-awake. The [Technivorm Moccamaster KBGV Select](https://featherab.com/shopit?Technivorm+Moccamaster+KBGV+Select) is the long-term pick if you want simple, repairable, consistent coffee. The [Bonavita Enthusiast 8-Cup Coffee Brewer](https://featherab.com/shopit?Bonavita+Enthusiast+8-Cup+Coffee+Brewer) is the better value version if budget matters more. I’d spend the remaining money on fresh beans and a steady routine, because that matters more than smart features.
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