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colin
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Re:Newco Whereco? - 2006/11/15 14:25
cynan wrote:
It may be of interest for some that boyds.com is willing to ship the Technivorms to Canada. They quoted me an approximate figure of $20 USD to ship Fedex.
I am interested in either the OCS or the Technivorm. But can't decide if the extra $100 for the Technivorm is worth it.
The Technivorms seem to be of better construction - as they are hand made out of solid components - unlike the plasticky OCS-8. However, it seems that this same hand-made attribute results every once in a while in a few duds as personal reviews of these machines mention the occasion power light that does not always come, etc.
I think the OCS has the standard thermal carafe going for it as it seems to never be a good idea to let coffee site on a hotplate. Technivorms do come with thermal carafes but this comes at a slight premium, for - going by reports from others - only an average carafe.
Finally, the Technivorms are compatible with the Swissgold re-usable filters, which with a decent grinder - are reported to deliver more of the natural essences of the brewed bean than its paper counterpart.
Alas, I am not aware of any permanent filter available for the OCS machines?
Can anyone tell me what size filter the OCS takes? I know it is the Bunn commercial ones - but the ones meant for the Bunn Home brewers (10-cup rating) or the "real" commercial Bunn-O-Matic machines (12-cup rating)?
a.) I would not use permanent filters with these machines. Sorry, no reason other than taste.
b.) The filters are the BUNN 12-Cup commercial to the best of my knowledge.
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