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BUNN BTX-B ThermoFresh 10-Cup Thermal-Carafe Home Coffee Brewer, Black | 
| Brand: Bunn
Category: Kitchen
List Price: $169.95
Buy New: $125.88
You Save: $44.07 (26%)
Rating:  120 reviews
Sales Rank: 1553
Color: Black/Stainless
Batteries Included: No
Size: 10-cup
Shipping Weight (lbs): 11.3
Dimensions (in): 16.1 x 14.5 x 9.2
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MPN: BTX
Model: BTX-B
UPC: 072504077727
EAN: 0072504077727
ASIN: B000FFRYYK
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Reservoir-style home brewer makes up to 10 cups of coffee in just 3 minutes | | • | Stainless-steel water tank; 800-watt heater and internal thermostat | | • | Sprayhead design improves coffee-flavor extraction; hot water available for tea | | • | Stainless-steel vacuum-insulated carafe; close-and-brew lid; vacation switch | | • | Measures 14 by 7 by 15-2/7 inches; 3-year limited warranty |
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Product Description
Stainless steel vacuum insulated carafe keeps coffee hot without overheating Unbreakable double wall carafe is dishwasher safe Convenient close-and-brew lid No warmer needed Brews ten cups of perfect coffee in 3 minutes Produces exceptional, cafe quality coffee Stainless steel tank with internal thermostat keeps water at ideal brewing temperature Patented sprayhead design improves coffee flavor extraction Vacation switch turns tank heat off Decanter holds 50 ounces (10 cups) High altitude models available Color: Black with stainless
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| Customer Reviews: Read 115 more reviews...
 AWSOME INSTANTLY BREWED COFFEE September 4, 2008
I recently needed a new coffee maker. Over the past few years i purchased a Mr. Coffee and a Blacj and Decker. Both worked somewhat well for a short time. Being that I work in a bar that uses commercial Bunns, I decided to shell out a few extra bucks and give this coffee maker a sho. It was a little more expensive than my past two but ont too much more. I nowq feel it was worth it. The coffee that it makes is along the lines of greasy-spoon diner coffee. And if you are a coffee drinker you know that nothing in the world competes with that. It's the most delicious coffee I have ever had outside of a coffee shop. Thats not even the best part. The brew time for a full pot of 10 cups is less than 3 minutes. So by the time I start it and feed the cat it's done. And the thermol pot keeps it warm for half the day. There are no clocks on this coffee maker. no bells or whistles. Nothing fancy at all. But it sure is one heck of a great coffee maker.
The BEST!! August 30, 2008
I've tried 'em all...coffee makers...that is! Trust me...this one is the very best!!! My hubby and I like ours HOT and that's always at the top of our list when shopping for a coffee maker. This Bunn does not disappoint! It stays surprisingly hot. I'm so glad the other brand I had messed up and I got this one. I'm sold!! From now on it's BUNN all the way!!!! My bro-in-law had been trying to tell me for years that there is none other! Well, I finally listened!!
Bunn BTX-B Thermal Carafe Coffee Brewer August 29, 2008
I have used Bunn home coffee makers for years and they are an excellent coffee maker. Coffee in 3 minutes when you need a cup in the morning is is a wonderful thing!
 Thermo-Cool August 20, 2008
I bought the first Bunn home model when it came out many, many years ago, the one with the funny little rounded carafe. I bought a second one in the 90's when that one died; my sister is still using it. I purchased this Thermo-Fresh around 3 years ago when I started working a lot out of my home office. My two conventional Bunn pots got too hot on the burner and would start tasting burned after an hour or so. I wanted a pot that would not only allow me to drink off the same pot for several hours, but would also travel to my desk.
This pot is exactly like the home Bunn except that the burner heater and glass carafe have been replaced with a Nissan stainless steel carafe. Those familiar with Bunn know that they keep a pot of water hot and ready in the tower behind the carafe. When one pours a new pot of water into the top, that forces the hot water from the tower into the grounds. This is why it is so much faster than a conventional drip maker.
What's the drawback? Unlike a restaurant or coffee shop, most of us make one pot per day. That means that when one makes coffee every morning, the coffee is being made with with day-old water. If you think this makes no difference, draw a glass of water and leave it sitting on your counter for 24 hours, then taste it. This is not an issue in a commercial setting where many will make a fresh pot each hour. How important this is to your palate is up to you.
The Bunn does require its own type of maintenance. There is a long flexible cable provided that has to be threaded up into the pot from below to clean the water channel. I have found that vinegar cleans the pot better than the powders made for drip makers. Of course, one has to run a few pots of water through afterward to get all the vinegar out of the tower.
So why only 3 stars? The carafe. Unlike multiple other reviewers, I never had leakage at all. Perhaps lucky. My problem is that unless drunk very quickly, the carafe simply doesn't do a good job at keeping the coffee hot. This is not particular to Bunn; Krups, GE, Mr. Coffee, any brand that uses a metallic carafe will have the same problem. Though it is delightful that one can drop this s.s. carafe without breaking it, these are nowhere near as efficient as the classic glass liner. Even with never taking the top off, within an hour or so the coffee would require a nuke in the microwave to get it decently hot again. Back in the 80's I had an Oster drip pot with a thermal carafe. I used it the same way--to brew and then park on my desk. The difference was, the Oster had a glass-lined vacuum carafe like the traditional Thermos. That carafe would keep the coffee hot a minimum of 2 hours before requiring reheating. Trouble was, one day after a few years I dropped the carafe which ended its days. Now, one way to get these metal carafes to keep the coffee hot longer is to preheat the carafe with hot water. But doesn't that defeat its purpose, not to mention the speed advantage of the Bunn? Keep in mind I don't like coffee near-boiling, nothing like it. But I do like it hotter than lukewarm.
I still own this Bunn, and occasionally if I am entertaining I'll pull it out and use it. After all, it did cost nearly $150. It is far from my favorite pot, though, and I wouldn't buy it again. Not because it has any defects other than its basic design. For the same reason, I wouldn't purchase any of its competitors with a metal carafe. This may or may not be important to anyone reading this review, but if one likes consistently hot coffee over a fairly short period of time (30 min. or less), one might give it a second thought.
leaking carafe August 13, 2008
Great and fast coffee maker, but the carafe leaks like crazy every time I pour it. I have tried washing it with everything under the sun, but it still leaks.
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