Bunn has been producing coffee makers since the early 1970s. It is no wonder that when many start to look for a reliable, sturdy, and high-quality coffee maker check the various models Bunn offers.
Over the decades Bunn has launched a vast choice of coffee makers, both for commercial and home use. Wading through the different models, with plenty of different features, is no easy task.
We did it for you and we want to highlight some of the best Bunn coffee makers, so you don’t have to spend hours researching!
BUNN NHS Velocity Brew
The term “velocity” here isn’t misused. Bunn advertises this model as the fastest, 10 cup coffee maker on the market and the speed is noticeable. It can heat a minimum of 4 cups and up to 10 in just 3 minutes, keeping the coffee warm for a long time. With a sturdy and redesigned carafe, the Bunn NHS Velocity is the family model you need if you want to quickly have your coffee ready.
BUNN MCU Single Cup Multi-Use Home Coffee Brewer
Nearly opposite to the Velocity above, the Bunn MCU Single Cup Multi-use Home Coffee Brewer is a single cup coffee maker, without many bells and whistles. It is small yet efficient, made with good construction, and can be portable.
It has no reservoir, so you pour the water you need at the moment and exactly that amount will be brewed. This makes it easy to gauge the coffee size, a feature especially useful for a single cup brewer.
BUNN BT Velocity Brew 10-Cup Thermal Carafe
Another 10 cups coffee maker, the Bunn BT Velocity has a wholly insulated carafe to keep the coffee warm for as long as 2 hours without wasting energy.
It is as fast as you would expect from the name, warming up 10 cups in less than 3 minutes. It is definitely a bulky machine, quite tall, and built to be efficient and durable.
BUNN BX-D Velocity Brew 10-Cup Coffee Brewer
As you can expect by now, the “Velocity” tag in the name means that the coffee maker can heat water as fast as possible, taking less than 3 minutes for 10 cups of hot coffee. The Bunn BX-D Velocity Brew is no exception and offers a sturdy design as well.
This model is particularly special as it is capable of calculating the altitude you’re at and accordingly adjust the temperature of brewing. That’s because at high altitudes there’s less air pressure and water boils at a lower temperature than at sea level.
The BX-D Velocity is able to help you save some energy by taking into consideration the altitude, and not under-extracting the coffee at the same time. Both important features if you live on a high mountain.
BUNN GRB Velocity Brew 10-Cup Home Coffee Brewer
The GRB Velocity Brew is as fast as any other in the Velocity category but is made to be more affordable. It is a tall and sturdy model that won’t fit in some countertops but otherwise has all the build quality and efficiency that you can expect from a Bunn coffee maker.
If you are looking to save some money and still have a good quality coffee brewer, the GRB Velocity Brew is fast, reliable, and easy to use as any other Bunn model!
BUNN 33200.0015 Best Commercial Model
If you have a business or are looking for one of the most performing Bunn coffee makers, look no further than the Bunn 33200.0015. It is a fast and reliable coffee maker, capable of brewing 3.8 gallons of coffee every hour, which is equivalent to a full pot every 3 minutes.
Performance without compromises. Of course, it is not the cheapest model nor the most featureful, but its purpose is to be a strong and fast coffee maker for commercial uses and it perfectly hits the mark.
BUNN Speed Brew 10-Cup Home Coffee Brewer
Coffee experts may look at this Bunn Speed Brew model with particular attention. While being fast and reliable as you’d expect from a Bunn coffee maker, this model has a distinct spray head that allows water to be in contact longer with the ground coffee. Longer contact just allows for extracting more flavors from it.
It is thus a Bunn coffee brewer for those who want a richer, fuller coffee experience. It doesn’t compromise on performance, being able to heat 10 cups in less than 4 minutes, just 1 minute more than most other Bunn models.
Brew Speed
As you have seen, all these coffee makers pride themselves in being able to heat water very quickly.
Why is it important though?
First, it is one of the primary qualities in any coffee brewer to be fast: when you want your coffee in the morning one of the worst things is having to wait fifteen minutes for it. A fast coffee maker is thus perfect to serve the desired cup as fast as you need, every time you want it.
Moreover, for families, a fast coffee maker is vital to be able to serve all the members at the same time, and not let anybody wait for their coffee. Which would clearly be not nice (if not rude).
A capable coffee maker that can heat up multiple cups of water in mere minutes makes the difference between having to wait multiple times for it to brew and a quick, easy, and painless coffee brewing experience.
Brew Capacity
Similarly, the coffee maker’s carafe size is important. If you have a large group of people to serve, you want to be able to accommodate their tastes without having to stop, clean the filter and refill the reservoir, before being able to brew more coffee.
With many people drinking more than a few cups throughout the day, a large coffee maker is important. Choose the right one for the number of cups you and your family plan to drink every few hours.
Brew Options and Features
Both speed and size are a staple of all the Bunn coffee makers we reviewed today. Only one is a single cup model, intended for single person use, and a moderate coffee consumer too.
A timer to start brewing coffee right when you need it is a feature often present too, as with an alarm to alert you of the completion of the brewing process. Quality materials and a sturdy construction are offered in all the Bunn coffee makers in this article. It is definitely an important feature as to not buy something that can quickly break.
Moreover, Bunn filters for use in their coffee makers are known for their height and quality, and all the Bunn coffee makers are thought to be used in conjunction with these types of filters for optimum coffee quality.
Cost
Thus, when shopping for a good coffee maker, all these features and many more can raise the price, even sharply. For instance, a grinder included in the coffee maker makes sure that you’ll grind coffee beans right before the brewing time, having the freshest cup of coffee possible.
That is a desirable feature that will influence the cost, as you practically will have two tools, the coffee maker and grinder, in one. Quality of construction, like the materials, is an important factor for having a durable coffee maker but inevitably is going to make it cost much more. Good materials are pricey.
Many coffee makers today let you choose the coffee strength by tweaking the extraction of the ground coffee. To have exactly the coffee as you wish, you may want to spend more for a model with this feature.
A pot warmer to keep warm your coffee even hours after brewing can considerably influence the final price. It may be worth considering buying a model with one as a warmer lets you warm your mug before brewing the coffee, an important factor in making you enjoy coffee at its best.
Fancier features like an automatic timer and the possibility for the coffee maker to self-clean are going to raise the costs quite a bit. Consider whether you actually need any of these more advanced features, as most of the difference between models is due to these.
Altitudes
Lastly, a word about high altitude and coffee brewing: we have seen that the Bunn BX-d Velocity Brew is able to adjust the water temperature to compensate for the difference given by the altitude.
If you did not have a coffee maker with such a feature and were brewing at very high altitudes, you’d end up with a weaker and watery cup of coffee, because the coffee maker would attempt to reach the normal boiling point of water, 100 °C/212 °F, while the water would start boiling much earlier.
Once the boiling point is reached, the brewing would start, but it will happen instead at a lower temperature. That will mean that some of the components that make the flavors of coffee won’t end up in the cup, or less of them at least. The coffee will end up under-extracted (what’s commonly called “weak”). Therefore, a coffee maker that can identify the altitude you’re at and tweak the water temperature accordingly is vital to making a good cup of coffee.
