Speed Brew Classic (BX-B)

Hear me out, get a Bunn Speedbrew Classic . You don't need a timer when your whole pot is done in 3 minutes. I've had mine for 15 years. https://retail.bunn.com/38300.0066

I personally like Bunn coffee makers if it gets used regularly. It has two switches; one on the front for the hot plate and one on the back to turn the whole thing off if you're not using it for like a week or more. Pull the coffee basket, add a paper filter (reusable filters work well and are cheap too), and then add ground coffee. Add water to the top and close the lid. Coffee is done in ~3 minutes. A lot of people use the coffee carafe itself to fill the machine with water. However, I prefer to use a pitcher so that I'm not dumping anything but clean water into the machine itself. Just to note, the switch on the back is usually referred to as a vacation switch. The machine keeps a whole pots worth of water heated, so when you add in the next batch of water, it has very little effort to heat the existing water to temp and then it is replaced by the fresh water. And yes, you can do half pots of coffee. Just add half quantities of water and coffee and brew normally. They're not cheap, but they work well. [This one](https://retail.bunn.com/38300.0063) comes with a 3 year warranty, and the only thing that would fail (after a many, many years) is the high limit switches/fuses. Anyone who can handle a screwdriver, pliers, and basic directions can replace those for like $15. I've had that happen to two units after about a decade of constant service. If you ever come across a "broken" Bunn, it'd be worth it to check them, you might get a nice coffee pot for $15 and 15 minutes of your time.

We have a BUNN BX Speed Brew Classic  (about $125) at the office and it's been brewing 5 days a week for 15 years now. Doesn't get cleaned often or treated nicely by the 15+ people using it, but it still makes fine coffee. One button to operate.

If you just want a basic coffee maker, I’d suggest Bunn. But if you’re just making it for yourself, or need something different, I don’t have a recommendation.

Obviously the win goes to Moccamaster. And while I’ve never measured one, they look too tall to make them practical. Not to mention expensive. We’ve used Bunn for at least 30 years (not the same unit), and feel very comfortable recommending them.

I had a Bunn Speed Brew, and it was finicky and incredibly hard to keep clean. Sure, it made a fast pot, but the coffee was mediocre, in my opinion.