BUNN 52700 CSB2G Speed Brew Elite Coffee Maker Gray, 10-Cup,Grey

Our Keurig lasted 10+ years, amazingly. But we were tired of its limitations and the expense of buying pods. The problem was that it met our needs in every other way. We are a day-shift and night-shift household, so there is no time that a full pot of coffee would be used. That also means setting up a pot the night before doesn’t work for us. That means we need something stupid-simple and quick for our separate morning coffee times. After having pod coffee for 10 years, we were ready to get back to really good coffee and willing to spend whatever it took to get it, but it HAD to be quick and easy. We found out that’s not an easy combination. I read and watched all the coffee snob opinions for a few months and considered all the machines they talked about. We have made coffee with various methods over the years before our schedules made the Keurig our preferred choice. We did pour-over and French press for years. We loved the coffee, but right now, we were not willing to sacrifice our need for fast coffee on work days. So we evaluated everything that would give us a decent upgrade in coffee quality (better than Keurig!) quickly. In the end, nothing compared to the Bunn’s speed. It looked possible to make a travel-mug-sized serving (4 cups) at a time (and it is). The water reservoir is heated and ready to go. We only have to plop in a filter and a couple of scoops of coffee, and pour the correct amount of water into the reservoir. Out comes great coffee immediately. Each of us dumps the used coffee/filter and rinses the pot after each use, so it’s always ready to go. No more pod coffee. This is much better, but it took some tweaking for me to get there. I started trying to use some cheap medium roast coffee that I had been using in the Keurig, and it was terrible and undrinkable in the Bunn. I switched brands, and it took me about a week to get the right amount of coffee to make the perfect cup. It was worth some time experimenting for me though, because now I get exactly what I like every time. I went to a finer grind espresso-type coffee, and now I get a smooth cup that is sufficiently strong. My husband, who likes a darker brew, was fine from the first cup using his Starbucks dark roast. I have made great iced coffees too. They are strong but not bitter using the same finely ground coffee. That was impossible with the Keurig. Other than coffee, my next favorite thing is making a gallon of iced tea at a time by running a whole pot of water over a gallon-sized tea bag. I can brew a whole pot of tea, add sweetener, and fill up the rest of the gallon with water, all in less than 5 minutes. We got the glass carafe because the reviews on most stainless steel carafes seem mediocre. We are happy with our choice. The glass pours perfectly without spilling a drop and performs better than anything I have ever poured before. It has a plastic piece that extends slightly beyond the spout to help guide the pour. The glass is as sturdy as regular glass can be, not particularly fragile, although we know chances are it will meet its demise by getting broken some day. Hopefully replacements are easy to get. We have each made the mistake of trying to use the heated plate, and both of us forgot to turn it off and baked our coffee in the pot. We learned our lesson — just don’t use it. With fresh coffee less just a minute away, there's really no need for it. We love the Bunn and feel like it’s the perfect machine for our household because of our crazy work hours. We get a very decent cup of coffee, super fast and easy. The coffee snob ideas were helpful, but in the end, speed won in our household.

We love our Bunn! Makes very fast, hot, deliciously perfect coffee every morning! A bit pricey but worth every penny! The lid has a neat little pouring spout that helps you pour a perfect cup, every time, with zero drips on your counter!

Well made and easy to use coffee maker from Bunn. The versatile machine brews a fresh pot of coffee in just four minutes. The coffee maker has a warmer plate and an easy to pour lid. The brewer has a ten cup pot and can also make a 20 ounce travel mug brew. Great value for a superior coffee maker.

Bunn makes GREAT coffee makers. Just make sure you use the BUNN coffee filters. They are 1/4" taller than a standard coffee filter. This matters because the BUNN coffee makers make the coffee so fast, the water overflows a normal coffee filter and you may get coffee grounds in your carafe. I would highly recommend this product to anyone.

This coffee maker has mostly positive qualities and just one negative. The look of the machine is nice and it’s well made. The coffee brews very fast and since the water in the reserve is always hot, it does brew in the four minutes as advertised. The fast brew makes a timer unnecessary since even if you have the water in and the coffee ready, it’s obviously not a long wait like other machines. The brewed coffee tastes MUCH better than my last machine that took over fifteen minutes to brew 12 cups. The coffee from the Bunn doesn’t have that strong acidic flavor of coffee brewed in other machines. However, the one big drawback is this machine uses twice the coffee, so be prepared to go through ground coffee very fast. At first I wasn’t sure if I liked that but the coffee flavor is so much better that it’s worth it. Overall I’m really happy with it and would definitely buy again.

Bunn coffeemakers are designed and work differently than any other coffeemaker you've ever owned. Before you purchase one, it's important to understand how and why. It took me quite a while reading their site and reviews, and even then it took owning one for me to really understand. This will hopefully save you some time. Let me start by saying I purchased this machine on my own with no discounts or incentives. Bunn... you owe me! I purchased my first Bunn several months ago after considerable investigation and I am thrilled with it. For the past 10 years I've had multiple Mr. Coffee's and a Nespreso machine, and have drank coffee from various other machine's at friends homes. I thought all at-home coffee tasted bad and burnt and blamed the coffee bean companies. Only now do I understand it was the machine designs ruining things. To understand Bunn you must first realize the functional design of every other coffeemaker on the market is wrong. Those coffee machines wait dormant for you to indicate that you want a cup of coffee, and then go about boiling the water and channeling boiling water over the ground coffee. The result of this process is that you wait around endlessly... literally waiting for water to boil... for 5 to 10 minutes and then drink the result of boiled water poured over coffee grounds (bitterness). The Bunn approach is that a) you shouldn't have to wait for water to boil; and b) boiled water (212F) is the wrong temperature for making good coffee. Bunn's carafe (at least for my model) holds roughly 10 cups of water, but the water tank in the machine holds 20. And THAT is the genius of their design. Why does the machine hold twice as much water as the carafe can handle? The Bunn coffeemaker has a stainless steel water heater tank inside of it that ALWAYS has exactly 10 cups of water at the perfect temperature for making coffee. When you Fill the carafe and pour it into the machine, the machine uses the new cold water to displace the existing hot water. The result is that the existing hot water immediately starts pouring over the grinds. Within around 5 seconds coffee starts pouring at a steady flow into the carafe, and those first 5 seconds are the time it takes to soak through the coffee grinds/filter. It's immediate. The flow is also somewhat heavier/faster, and within 2 minutes (faster if you're not filling the whole pot) you're completely done. The speed of this machine will blow you away. Further, the temperature the machine holds the water at is around 195F... the correct temperature for making good coffee. Why does the coffee out of your existing machine always taste burnt? The design of those machines relies on the water boiling... that's how the water moves through the system. Boiling water is 212F, and at that temperature the water scalds the beans resulting in a bitter taste. No it's not the beans or even the plastic... it's the water temperature ruining your morning brew. Immediately all those bitter store coffees tasted amazing. Smooth... delicious... with flavors I had never noticed before. I suddenly had to go back and re-purchase every coffee brand/type I'd ever written off so I could re-evaluate them. It's literally changed my entire view on coffee. Now, not every coffee you buy at the store is going to be amazing... luxury beans will still be better, but by and large this machine significantly moved the needle on every one. Previously I'd rate every coffee I'd ever made at home from a C to an F. Now it's A to C, with even the worst cup of store-brand being nearly as good as the top luxury beans with previous coffeemakers. Between the speed of brew and the amazing results, this machine is AWESOME. There are some more notes with design points you should understand: - There is no "On" button for starting the coffee making process. Remember the water is already hot and waiting, and the process uses displacement, so nothing electronic needs to happen to make a pot of coffee. There are two on/off toggles (they glow blue when on) that do other things as follows: a) In the way back of the machine there is an on/off toggle that controls the water heater on/off. This should always be set to on, unless you're going on vacation (and even then you could just unplug it). That's likely why they stuck this toggle so far back. You won't even see it unless you're looking for it. b) On the front of the machine there is an on/off toggle which everybody will think starts the coffee making. It does not. This on/off toggle simply controls the hot plate below the carafe. You can turn it on if you want, or not... it doesn't matter unless you're trying to keep the coffee already-made hot for a long time. - The coffee making process starts by closing the lid to where you pour in the new water. I haven't opened up the machine to see exactly how it works, but it appears the lid pushes down on a small lever which opens up the inner mechanism allowing the new cold water to push out the existing hot water. This is the hardest part of getting use to this machine. First off you'll want to be pressing some button to start the process... it will feel awkward not to. Seconds... you have to remember not to close the lid until the carafe is in place or coffee will start pouring out. - However much water you pour in, the machine will put out the exact same amount, to the drop. The machine always has precisely 10 cups of water in it... if you pour in 3 more cups, it will dispense exactly 3 cups of hot water. I've tested this and the accuracy is spot-on. - Remember what I said earlier... the carafe holds 10 cups and there are 10 cups of hot water already waiting for you in the machine, but the internal tank holds up to 20 cups. So you can fill up the carafe completely and pour it all in at once, and the machine will not overflow. Also... the pour-in area of the machine is great. Right up front and easy to access (unlike the Mr. Coffee) and the water just goes straight-in with no splashing, missing or over-pouring. - About 5 mins after your coffee is done being made, the machine will automatically kick in heating up the new water to the necessary temperature. It's not overly loud or annoying but you can hear it if you're in the same room. It's another 5 minutes or so to heat the coffee up. - The pour-over on the grinds is great. The flow is very fast, and yet when you take the grounds basket out there is no ride-up of grinds on the filter. I've never seen a single ground make it through into the coffee pot. Also, I should turn the basket upside down over the garbage and the used filter/grounds come right out clean. I usually pour a spritz of water over the empty basket out of habit... but I probably don't even need to do that. There is never residue. - The manual says to pour a minimum of 4 cups of water into the machine for any batch. The carafe also has a minimum indicator at 4 cups. This worried me as I often just want to make a single cup. I fill up a mug of water everyday, pour it in, and then put the mug where the carafe is supposed to go and the machine works flawlessly filling it with coffee to the exact same level. I don't know why they said there is a 4 cup minimum and maybe I am somehow slowly damaging the machine by not obeying them, but it works just fine to do it. If I had a complaint about this machine it would be the hot plate. The hot plate gets too hot (just like every other machine on the market). The result of leaving it on too long is... you guessed it... thick dark bitter coffee. I recommend using the hot plate only for short period of 20-30 minutes max. Also it would be great if the hot plate turned off on it's own after some amount of time. Overall I cannot recommend this machine enough. The coffee is so smooth and delicious you'll never go back.

Had originally purchased the Bunn CSB1 "Select" and it produced great coffee but leaked a little at the seam above the Bunn logo. Instead of swapping for another I went with the Bunn CSB2G "Elite". This model is a touch faster than the CSB1 and came with a different sprayhead. The CSB1 came with a blue sprayhead that was kind of indented whereas this unit (CSB2G) came with a grey domed sprayhead. Not sure of the difference. I am the only coffee drinker in the house and will brew 20 oz's in the morning. The CSB1 took about 3 minutes and the CSB2G came in at 2 minutes and 30 seconds so not much difference either way but almost seems too quick to garner enough flavor. I added a touch more coffee this morning and it definitely made a difference. The appearance is different from the box or what you see here unless it is just my unit. The warmer button in the front and the tank warmer on the side both indicate (on the box) that it says Off/On and Warmer in white lettering with the same on the side. My unit came with grey raised lettering (you really can't see it, it blends with the color of the unit) that simply says warmer on both the front and side. It does not affect the unit in any measurable way except for looks and reminder purposes. I called Bunn's customer service to ask about it and the rep just figured they had made a design change without letting them know. She asked for my date code that lets them know when it was made and it was one of the newer units produced so who knows. The blue light (looks more modern) that is used to indicate that either is on probably should be red as the blue is little tougher to see. Keep in mind that the warming plate has no automatic shut off so make sure to pay attention when you are done with your mug or pot. The unit is very well made, looks nice, and most importantly produces a very smooth cup of coffee. I am enjoying this maker and highly recommend it.

Very nice design. Works like a dream as all Bunns do. Love the speed it has in brewing

The Bunn coffee maker truly delivers a professional brewing experience. It's fast, reliable, and consistently makes great-tasting coffee. The build quality is excellent—sturdy and clearly designed for long-term use. Ideal for anyone who takes their coffee seriously and wants a machine that performs like a pro. Highly recommended!

We wanted a Bunn coffee maker specifically for the hot water tank, it just makes coffee so much faster. This is well built machine with no fancy bells or whistles, but it works well. The only switches/buttons you have are 1 for the hot plate (which we prefer over the carafe) and 1 switch for the hot water tank. We turn the hot water tank off when we are going to be away for an extended time. Also the price was great, a lot cheaper then anyone locally. Probably would not recommend if you don't drink coffee daily as there is no point in keeping the water hot for that long, you will loose some to evaporation. If you are a pot (or 2) a day, you will definitely benefit from it.

If this Bunn coffee maker lasts half as long as my last one, then I will be very Happy. I purchased A Burn Coffee maker back in the mid 1990s and it has made perfect Coffee for me every day since, It only recently stopped heating up so had to be replaced. this new one works just as well, so I hope to have it for a long time as well Thanks Gary

Is the coffee maker expensive? Yes, but the quality of coffee is amazing. I no longer have an urge to purchase Tim’s or McDonald’s’s. The construction of the machine is ok. A lot of plastic. The speed it brews is incredible. Feels like alluring except way better coffee.

Works well. Makes a very fast pot. EDIT The new warmer switch has a very small dim blue light. It is not obvious when it is on and has been left on for extended times as a result. Bunn should really address this as it is a safety issue.