BUNN BXB Velocity Brew 10-Cup Home Coffee Brewer

Hi guys today , I'm reviewing the bun velocity brew coffee maker .

This is an extremely basic machine that works very simply and has just one button to operate .

This unit brews 4 to 10 cups or 20 to 50 ounces in 3 to 4 minutes .

It's 14.3 inches tall , 7.1 inches wide and 13.8 inches deep .

It's large and will take up some counter space .

Pretty much any restaurant you go to will have a bun industrial coffee maker and that's what bun is known for .

This unit is designed and assembled in the USA .

Of course , some of the parts used are from other countries , like most designed and assembled in the USA labeled products .

The look of this coffee maker is very industrial .

It's not compact and pretty like a lot of other coffee makers .

This unit stands out for most other coffee makers because of its stainless steel hot water tank .

Just about every other coffee machine available today has a plastic tank .

The kara is glass and has this weird looking spout but it works .

It is drip free .

The warming plate is porcelain coated and gets very hot .

The unit comes with an instruction manual , this descaling tool but does have a sense of humor .

It says , uh see page 18 of the manual .

It will all make sense .

Paper filters are included .

This looks about 40 .

Maybe with most coffee makers , you only get a few filters .

If any at all with standard coffee makers , you pour in the water , put the coffee grinds in , turn the machine on and it brews .

But this bun works a little bit differently .

If you want six cups of coffee , you can't just pour six cups of water in the tank and it'll brew .

The tank needs to have water already in it .

That water stays hot as long as the machine is left on , this is a switch to turn the tank on and when you leave the machine on , the water stays hot at about 200 °F .

When you want to brew , put the coffee in , you pour in six cups of cold water and then six cups of hot water from the tank will pour over the coffee and into the kara .

This is the mechanical valve plunger .

When you close the lid , the plunger depresses and the cold water is replaced with the hot water .

There are cup markings from 4 to 10 on the kara .

When you first get the machine , do not plug it in .

There are a couple of steps you have to do before you could plug in the machine first you fill the cara with cold water and pour that into the brewer .

Close the lid and wait three minutes .

You can hear the water going into the tank .

After three minutes we'll pour in another kara of water .

Put the , on the plate , close the lid .

You can hear the water going into the tank .

Now , we'll wait until the water flows into the crap .

The water stopped flowing .

Now , we can pour this water out , put the car back on the warmer plate .

Now , we can plug in the brewer , press the tank , switch on the side to the on position .

You will see that the button is lit up here .

Now , we have to wait 15 minutes for the water to heat .

We only have to do this once as long as you keep the tank , which on in the future , the water in the tank will stay hot at about 200 °F .

Now , if you do unplug the machine at any point and the machine cools down , you will have to heat the water up again for 15 minutes .

So the point of this machine is to have hot water in the tank ready to brew at any time .

If you want to try out the bun , I put a link in the description below .

A whole pot of coffee .

10 cups will brew in four minutes , which is pretty quick .

One thing I don't like about the machine is that there's no way to tell how much water is in the tank .

Some of the water left in the tank could evaporate if you're traveling or not going to be using the unit for a long time .

You have to drain the water in the unit by turning the unit upside down .

Once it's cool , the glass kara and the brew file should be cleaned after each use their dishwasher .

Safe top shelf only .

I prefer to hand wash it , wipe down the unit with a damp cloth when you need to .

Every three months , clean the spray head tube .

A deep cleaning should be done every three months .

And there are detailed instructions in the manual .

Since there's hot water in the tank at all times , you could use it for hot tea or making oatmeal in the morning .

It's like having instant hot water .

You do have to remember to shut off the machine if you need to because like some other machines , it does not turn itself off after , let's say 30 minutes or an hour .

So it's very manual .

A lot of people wonder how much electricity this machine uses because it has to be plugged in all the time .

I haven't tested it personally , but from what I've read and other people's experience , it really doesn't use a whole lot of electricity .

It's been 15 minutes .

The tank is very hot .

The warmer plate is burning hot .

Now we're ready to make coffee first .

Put the coffee in the basket .

I'm using one of buns filters .

These filters are about a quarter inch higher than regular filters and this basket is very deep .

So , I would think it's best to use the bun filters .

I'll pour in six heaping tablespoons of coffee since I'm gonna make six cups of coffee level out the coffee , slide it in .

I'm gonna use six cups of filtered water .

The water that comes out of my tap is horrible .

So I always use filtered water , open the lid and pour the water in .

Now , make sure not to close the lid right now .

Put the car on the warming plate and make sure it's centered .

Now , close the lid because what happens is the water will come out almost instantly .

And if you close the lid without having the kara here , water will just flow .

So the six cups of coffee brewed in 2.5 minutes , the cold water we reported in the tank is being heated up .

You can hear it .

The coffee is extremely hot and you can see it , I'll taste it .

It is super hot .

It's really hotter than most coffee makers .

The coffee tastes good and it brewed very quickly .

There was no dripping while pouring .

So the kara is designed well and I like that while brewing , there was no smell of plastic that you get from many other coffee makers .

The coffee brews quickly very hot and tastes good .

If you just drink one cup of coffee in the morning and that's it .

This bun would not make sense for you .

I would recommend this unit for people who drink a lot of coffee or those with a family of coffee drinkers .

I hope you found this review useful .

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