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Re: Bonavita Porcelain Immersion Brewer Traveling Road Show
« Reply #15 on: March 01, 2013, 07:48:39 PM »
Asking HeadChange if he is in is like asking Peter if he like HeadCheese.

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Re: Bonavita Porcelain Immersion Brewer Traveling Road Show
« Reply #16 on: March 03, 2013, 11:56:15 AM »
I don't need a NEW way to make coffee, BUT I'm in. Add me to the list please.
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... I spoke to Bekeld about it and she was great about it and says it's fine so I'll just make my public Mea Culpa here so we can move on.

Here's a picture showing the damage.

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The porcelain dripper is shipping out today to Headchange4u.  It's been fun using this, I do prefer it to the CCD, but I'm having too much fun with my Kalita Waves and my Kone 3 to add this to my arsenal right now.  It's a good no fuss, no muss way to brew great coffee.

What makes it preferable to the CCD?  Would a Kone 3 work w/ the BPIB?
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The CCD cracks can be a problem, especially if they start dripping.  Do you feel the heat-sink properties of ceramic vs. plastic is worth any consideration?
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Living at elevation I got rid of my CCD. I could not keep my water temperature in the plastic above 195°. Water boils for me at 203° and it would drop below 195° within one minute of the brew cycle.  I tried preheating the CCD, like I do with my V60, but there was just not enough mass to hold any temperature. I am really excited about the Bonavita. I have high hopes that it might work for me.

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Headchange4u, looking for an update, have you had a chance to try out the BVID?

Yes, I've been putting it through the paces. I'll have a more detailed writeup soon, but overall I really like it.

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Since I love my V60 using this brewer just feels wrong.  It was my intention to let my wife use it and possibly purchase on later; however, she has watched me so much that she also has developed a good pour technique and I'm not so sure I want her to become dependent on the ease of use thing.