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Recently did something similar, and switch to a Bunn. They aren't cheap, but my grandparent's had one last for 20 years. It's an always-on heated reservoir that uses gravity to dispense the water over the beans. You pour the water into the top, close the lid, and the room temperature water flows down into the reservoir pushing the hot water out over the beans.

They are simple, easy to repair, machines. While I spent ~$100 on mine, the longevity of it will likely make it cheaper than lower priced units that need to be replaced more frequently. It brews faster than a Keurig since the reservoir is always on. It's also about as good of a pour over as you can make given the constant stream of perfect temp water.

10/10 would recommend.



I was gifted a Bunn VPR a few years ago as well and love it. Nearly everything on it is made out of metal, very little plastic. Easily serviceable. Makes what I at least consider to be good coffee (I like a few cups each morning but I'm not really a connoisseur - but it's better than any drip machine I've had previously).

My only complaints:

1) No auto-shutoff on the hotplate, so if you forget you get a nice burned coffee smell to remind you.

2) Keeps a reservoir of hot water all the time which isn't very efficient. I plan to add a timer to only have it be hot in the mornings when I need it.

3) I miss the interrupting feature that my old coffee maker had where you could take the pot out from underneath while it was brewing and it would not drip all over. The Bunn brews fast so this isn't a huge problem, but sometimes as it's finishing and there's a few drips coming out you want to fill your cup and not have it drip on the hotplate.

It's not for everyone, but I'm happy with it and I'm confident this machine will last as long as I want it to.


Also 10/10 recommendation. I am assuming we have the same machine. It's been a stellar coffee machine for about 8 years now. My sister took our father's when he passed (same model) and it has been strong for 10+ years.




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