Oxo Brew 8-Cup Coffee Maker vs. Bonavita Connoisseur 

We have an OXO Brew 9-Cup machine and have been using it daily for over three years with no issues. My son and I find that it makes a wonderful cup. It is a no fuss machine, just pick the amount of water you need to use and hit start. We use the Melitta #4 bamboo filters and then put the filter and grounds in our compost. Recently we got a Baratza Encore grinder and that upped our game a lot. The first beans that I bought was a can of medium roast Illy beans and it made our best brew to date. We have a lot of roasters nearby so we have a huge variety of coffees to choose from. We even have a Yemini coffee shop near us who is an importer from Yemin. OXO has great customer service BTW. I dropped the carafe and it no longer had an insulating vacuum. I looked on the OXO website but could not see how to buy a replacement. Contacted OXO and asked how I could buy a replacement and they told me to send a copy of my receipt and the serial number and they would send me a replacement for free which they then did.

Got the OXO based on your last overview, thanks Jake! Already did 3 brew sessions 5-6 cups each time. Every time the coffee came out great!

I purchased the Bonavita 8 cup exactly like this one. Best coffee maker I ever had. Best tasting coffee. Only problem it stopped working. Only had it for 7 months. Emailed receipt to see if they will send me a replacement coffee maker. Haven’t heard back yet . Hopefully they will.

We have had the bonavita for several years. It brews very good coffee but has flaws that have led me to purchase the OXO yesterday. The worst flaw of the bonavita is the hinge mechanism in the lid is ridiculously under engineered and breaks even with careful use. If you use the thumb shaped end to secure the lid, as the gentleman in the video did, it will break soon. If you use the spout end to screw the lid down, it will break later. Had the first lid replaced under warrantee but now, even with careful , gentle use, our replacement has also broken. The cause is the hinge pivots on tiny plastic pins inside the lid. The second major flaw of the BV is that without the lid, the carafe is impossible to pour without dribbling all over. This means every time you fill the machine with water, you will spill some. Every. Last. Time. It is laughable how badly it pours. So the lid, even broken, is necessary. After no word from bonavita about another replacement lid, I bought the OXO.

After many many months of trying to decide, I almost went with Bonavita then stumbled on the OXO, saw the CNET review and pulled the trigger on the OXO. Just got it yesterday but already loving it! The ability to brew a single cup is great, and beat out the Bonavita for me. Plus all the complaints about the Bonavita carafe.... Pro tip, I think you can also brew straight into the carafe on the OXO with the lid off by switching to the 'single cup' side. For those that don't want to brew hot liquid directly onto a plastic lid.

The oxo brews really excellent coffee. I bought one about seven weeks ago. I am glad I went with the oxo. I considered the moccamaster but it was about twice the price.

Excellent video! You are the Bob Ross of coffee makers ❤

Nice review. I was just doing the same, simple process with a recently-purchased Bonavita Metropolitan and considering upgrading to the Connoisseur or OXO , so nice to see the comparo and hear the results from someone with more expertise.

Excellent reviews, straight to the point and hits all the relevant points to help make a purchase decision.

I've had the 5 cup refurb Bonavita for over 7 years and it has been flawless. Sounds like I'm the lucky one.

Switched from Bonavita to Oxo. Much prefer the single cup option on the Oxo, it's narrow profile and de-scaling feature. Coffee also tastes better on the Oxo..

I've had the Bonavita for a couple of years, and though the coffee is good, the HORRIBLE carafe design (an interior lip at the top and a very shallow spout that makes pouring awkward) still drives me nuts. Impossible to pour without the lid on tightly, and not all the coffee comes out. They no longer make a glass carafe for the 8-cup Bonavita, which is what I was able to use before to avoid the stainless carafe flaw. About to switch to the Oxo instead. Thanks for the helpful review!

Just purchased the OXO last week and so far it`s been great.Ironically I still had the Gold Tone metal filter for the 2 failed Bonavita`s,the 1st one the beeping would not shut off and was warrantied.The second unit completely failed just barley out of warranty and Bonavita would not replace it and at the time there was no service center available.They failed to stand behind their product.The past several years we've been F/P and percolating our coffee and hope the OXO works out.BTW before Bonavita we had a Zojirushi for 5-7 years.Stay away from the poorly built Bonavita and their lousy customer service.

Actually, that spilling when pouring was interesting - I know you're more focused on the coffee itself, but who wants a carafe that makes a mess every day? Any notes on whether that was user error or an issue with the carafe?

That “instant read”/“quick read” thermometer wasn’t so quick.... :) But overall, good review!

I will be purchasing the oxo. The one cup feature is my jam.

Funny the tiny design issues that can make it or break it. My new OXO (replacing my older model Bonavita) wouldn’t easily slide from the corner under my cabinet to my sink, making it hard to move. It was driving me nuts. I turned it over, popped out the 4 rubber feet & replaced them with small, sticky felt chair leg pads.Voila! Problem solved! It’s now much more user-friendly for me..

Have the Bonavita and I do enjoy the way it brews certain coffees. I agree that it's good for people looking for something a little easier, almost error proof

I chose the Bonavita for my partner, to replace her terrible Mr. Coffee, because it fits under her cabinets including when the water reservoir door is open. The height of devices can be a major consideration. She does pour-over on the weekend, but she loves the quality of brew and simplicity of the Bonavita. I’m sure the Oxo is very nice as well, but it wouldn’t have fit under her cabinets.

I can't find filters for the oxo 8 cup that are as thick as the filters that came with the machine. I tried filters available locally that were quite thin and produced a less tasty cup of coffee than the oxo filters. Any recommendations? Thanks

Thankyou Seattle Coffee Gear for your great coffee videos. I am a coffee lover but I only knew how to prepare Asian style coffee. It is been a great time with you...thanks😃

How much coffee/ water did you use on the Oxo again…how many oz/grams etc of each?

I had a Bonavita. The reservoir started developing cracks after six months or so. The cracks started leaking some time after the one year mark (it was now out of guarantee). Never again, it,s not an acceptable lifespan for a coffee maker this expensive. Good coffee, though.

Bonavita recently reduced their warranty period to one year. The Oxo is covered for two years. Bonavita likely had too many warranty claims.

Oxo for the win!

I have only had my OXO 8 a week, and I am not gonna lie, I am not sure I like it. I think the recommended 1 scoop of coffee to one cup of 5 oz water makes for some weak brew and I have made a huge mess every time I have tried to fill the filter up with 10 scoops to get it stronger. Gonna order some 14 cup filters on line and see if that fixs things. But at the moment this is more like a 30 oz coffee maker if you want a strong cup. And, I use quality/strong beans. That is not the issue.

The availability of filters has me going with the Bonavita

Need to test temperature after 10 to 20 minutes. Every thermal carafe I hav had losses temp significantly.

I just bought the Oxo.

When you poured the coffee into the cups you confirmed one of reasons why I bought the Bonavita. My old coffee maker dripped all over the place like the Oxo did. Big reason why it’s gone. I’m not saying my new 5 cup Bonavita is perfect, but much better than my old 4 cup Cuisinart which dripped all over the place. Less acidity is good for my tastebuds as well.

Great review💙

Wanted to see how they each pour into the cup but the view was blocked.

Am I the only person digging the wall art?

I bought the Oxo. Great coffee

2:47 wt* is pre infusion setting? maybe spend some time explaining what that is for us normal people who are new to finer things in life.

The Amazon reviews seem to indicate a lot more build quality issues with the Bonavita. Any feedback from users here on that?

I love your mugs !!!

Can anyone describe the footprint?

I'm interested in how well the carafe pours. Saw the spill on the OXO and it was a bit concerning.

Can you do a single cup on the bonavita?

also good to know which one made the mess, I don't like it to drip on my counters, nor pay a premium price for poor carafe performance

You need a quicker thermometer! 😂

Price????? That is also a factor.

you couldn't put a cuter dude on camera. hes like "ya its like this ya know? It has this, for something like this, if you're looking for something like that."

switched from chemex to oxo 8 cup and not happy as the coffee is pretty harsh and bitter. not sure if it is because i am used to chemex. grinding coffee using baraZZa virtuoso at recommended grind setting of 18 and measuring coffee with scale as recommended in oxo manual. anyone know why the coffee isn't great from oxo? also, the oxo does not properly saturate the coffee as one or two of the noZZles at the 3-4pm. area do not soak the coffee. very disappointed. anyone else have this issue. by the end of the brew the coffee seems to be saturated. with chemex i saturated all the coffee.

Where are these coffee brewers made at?

It would be nice if you guys would let the coffee cool for about 10 mins before tasting. I often see you guys tasting as soon as it's done but it's way too hot to taste any of the notes, you get predominantly bitterness. Tasting coffee as it cools is a better comparison, I think.

Jake can make me coffee anytime!

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Could you please not put your back to the camera