NEW 8-cup Barista Aroma model brews "cop" coffee!!
Written: Mar 26 '05 (Updated Mar 27 '05)
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Pros: STRONG coffee; over-brewing ready; digital timer; looks great; water filter; excellent carafe design
Cons: Awkward/flimsy swing-out container for grounds; water reservoir must be properly seated
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| walkerboh2112's Full Review: Starbucks Starbucks Aroma Thermal Brewer |
If you're looking for a coffee machine that can over-brew coffee, this is definitely worth a look. I had purposely put in an excess of grounds (8 cups worth according to the markings on the included stainless steel mesh basket- nice) to over-saturate my 6 cups of coffee. Well, because of a flaw (or "feature") in the brewer, it only sucked 4 cups through the brew cycle- leaving 2 cups in the reservoir. While this was obviously a defect and an unintentional consequence, it does prove that this puppy puts out water hot enough to suck all the flavor (and caffeine) possible out of a batch of coffee.
I think the 2 cups of H2O left behind in the reservoir was due to my less-than-perfect insertion of the reservoir back into the unit. I tried a batch later and it was good to the last drop, pulling all 6 cups from the reservoir as intended. I've brewed with and without the included water filter and have concluded that it doesn't affect how much water is pulled from the reservoir.
Rather than continue to update this review I will post a full and continuous review at MSN Spaces:
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Recommended:
Yes
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