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(More customer reviews)I purchased this brewer in December of 2008 and it has worked perfectly every day. Here is the review I wrote on 26 April of 2009 for an older Amazon listing of the same coffee maker:
"I read the reviews about how unreliable this machine was, but I figured that people who are satisfied with their purchases are less likely to write a review than people who have problems. So I took a chance.
My only complaint so far is the difficulty of the start-up procedure. I had to use a baster to force water into the reservoir pump to get it started. I learned this trick from another reviewer on this website. Bunn would do their customers a great service by including a similar tool more suited to the task with each MCP they sell, along with the accompanying instructions. I have used this coffee maker everyday for five months and it has worked perfectly. Yes, it is noisy, but who cares? I finally have a GOOD, HOT cup of coffee in the morning!
While researching coffee makers I went to the Bunn website and discovered a helpful page called "Bunn Coffee Basics" which explained how a good cup of coffee is made. Bunn says that the water temperature during brewing should be between 195 and 205 degrees and that the best flavor comes from the beginning of the brew cycle (brew too cool and too long and you get bitter, acidic coffee). These are two elements of brewing that that drip coffee makers get horribly wrong. Conventional drip brewers never get hot enough, and to make matters worse they take a very long time to brew because they heat their water on the fly. The Bunn MCP pre-heats its water in a stainless steel tank. When I first set-up my MCP I tested the temperature of the water after brewing and it was consistently above 190 degrees (some temperature is lost during the brewing cycle).
I justified the high cost of purchase in two ways:
1. The convenience of brewing at home cannot be overstated. I get my coffee when I want it, the way I want it.
2. Coffee pods cost about 20 to 25 cents each. Starbucks or Dunkin' Donuts coffee costs a dollar thirty and up, depending on where you live. For me this machine will pay for itself in less than a year."
Nothing has changed about my opinion of this brewer. It makes hot, great tasting coffee fast.
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A morning cup of French Roast for the commute to work, an afternoon pick-me-up Earl Grey, or an evening lavender infusion are all easy to prepare with Bunn�s MCP My Caf� Pourover commercial-grade pod brewer. Compatible with a wide variety of tea and coffee pods or tea bags, the unit fast-brews a cup of coffee in about 30 seconds and tea in about 50 seconds using Bunn�s patented �time, temperature, and turbulence� philosophy for optimal flavor extraction. It also has a removable easy-fill 46-ounce water reservoir and accepts many styles of 4- to 12-ounce cups and mugs. Simple controls on the front panel make operation a cinch, and the modern black and silver design looks clean and professional in the kitchen. Two-year limited warranty. Happy brewing!
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