The results: Bonavita Technivorm Temp in brewing basket: 202.3 201.8 Time to finish brew: 6 min 6

For a long time, we’ve only sold the Technivorm brewer. It was the only high quality brewer keurig platinum we could find that was simple, reliable, and brewed at 200 degrees for 5-6 minutes, two important factors for delicious, flavorful (and not bitter) coffee.
As you would expect, a lot of people are comparing the two brands and asking our opinion of which model to purchase. The Bonavita and the Technivorm have similar claims to brewing time and temperature, so we did a side by side test of each brewer, and here is our opinion of the pros and cons of each:
Price : The most glaring difference between keurig platinum the two brands is the price. The Technivorm is $299 for the thermal models and $279 for hot plate models. The Bonavita is $159 for thermal, $129 for hot plate. I will explain some of the reasons for this disparity in the following points. Advantage: Bonavita
Build quality: Hands down, the Technivorm is superior. From the thickness of the machined aluminum to the copper heating element, the Technivorm keurig platinum shows why it costs $299. It’s rugged, simple, and reliable. The Bonavita feels well built, but has the look and feel of a more conventional appliance. There’s no accounting for taste, but in our opinion the Technivorm is more attractive and feels more solid. Advantage: Technivorm.
Showerhead keurig platinum : The Bonavita carafe has a well designed set of holes that evenly saturate keurig platinum the grounds, plus vents that allow the steam to escape (thus preventing condensation from dropping back into the bed). The Technivorm keurig platinum filter basket is an open design with a filter basket that can be easily set to no drip, fast drip, or slow drip, plus a metal spray head that can be rotated from side to side. If you want to “set it and go”, the Bonavita will saturate the bed of coffee more evenly without interference. If you want to see the bloom of fresh coffee keurig platinum as the hot water hits the coffee and have the option of stirring the coffee or rotating keurig platinum the filter basket for even extraction, the Technivorm will suit you better. Advantage: Bonavita for saturating the grounds completely, Advantage: Technivorm for analog, visible brewing.
Bonavita versus Technivorm 65 grams of coffee Bonavita spray head Technivorm spray head Technivorm brewing temp: 201.7 Bonavita brewing temp: 202.3 degrees Bonavita: 185 degrees after brewing Technivorm: 174 degrees after brewing keurig platinum Technivorm filter basket Bonavita basket on left
Country of Origin: Technivorm is hand assembled in the Netherlands; Bonavita is made in China of German components. For some people, this will mean advantage: Technivorm. I love my iPhone which is made in China, so to me it’s not necessarily an indication of poor quality.
The results: Bonavita Technivorm Temp in brewing basket: 202.3 201.8 Time to finish brew: 6 min 6 min 10 sec Temp of coffee after brewing: 185 174 Temp of coffee after 1 hour: 176 164 Temp after 4 hours: 150 138
The brewing temperature and time figures are so close that we are confident saying the Bonavita heating element is about as powerful as the Technivorm. The 1,000 watt rating is a big factor here. I should mention that the initial coffee temperatures of 185 for the Bonavita and 174 for the Technivorm are PLENTY hot for most people. I have to let the coffee rest and cool to about 165 before I can drink it.
Blind taste test: As always our goal when testing new products is two fold. We want to find out what the unit is capable using best practices AND how the typical person will use it (i.e., without too much futzing with brewing parameters). We tested coffees from several roasters and used all sorts of filters, such as the Melitta unbleached filters that came with the Bonavita (a clue to its heritage), Technivorm/Filtropa filters, gold tone filters, and Swiss Gold filters. We tried it with pre-rinsed paper filters and unrinsed keurig platinum filters.
Not too surprisingly, the cup quality (“taste”) depended mostly on using the best paper filter (a bleached keurig platinum pre-rinsed filter) and dialing in the correct grind setting (we found the Bonavita prefers a slightly coarser grind than the Technivorm). When we brewed the Technivorm with our recommended parameters ( watch the video here ), some of our testers preferred it to the Bonavita. keurig platinum When we left the Technivorm alone and did not agitate the bed at all to ensure even extraction, we got a few batches with some unsaturated grounds, and thus the Bonavita won.
At the end of the day, the Technivorm and the Bonavita both offer flavorful, hot coffee out of a drip brewer, but with different value propositions. If you like car analogies, the Technivorm is a rugged, safe, well built Volvo station wagon. It will last almost forever, and it bears a certain aesthetic heritage. It’s distinctively Netherlandic if that’s the word I’m looking for.
The Bonavita is perhaps analogous to a Toyota Camry. It’s simple, reliable, and affordable. keurig platinum I