BUNN NHBX-B Contemporary 10-Cup Home Coffee Brewer, Black | 
| Brand: Bunn
List Price: $129.95
Buy New: $86.85
You Save: $43.10 (33%)
New (40) from $86.85
Rating:  114 reviews
Sales Rank: 374
Color: Black/Stainless
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Size: 10-cup
Shipping Weight (lbs): 10
Dimensions (in): 14.7 x 12.2 x 9.6
MPN: NHBX-B
Model: NHBX-B
UPC: 725040779326
EAN: 0072504077932
ASIN: B000FFQ4TG
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Reservoir-style home brewer for up to 10 cups of coffee in just 3 minutes | | • | Stainless-steel water tank; internal thermostat keeps water at ideal temperature | | • | Sprayhead improves coffee-flavor extraction; hot water for tea; warming plate | | • | Sliding lid makes it easy to add brew water; glass decanter; vacation switch | | • | Measures 11-3/5 by 9 by 13-2/3 inches; 3-year limited warranty |
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Product Description
10 Cup, Black Contemporary Coffee Brewer With Stainless Steel Tank, Brews 10 Cups In 3Minutes, Elegant contemporary Design, Convenient Sliding Lid For Easy Addition Water, Internal Thermostat Keeps Water At Ideal Brewing Temperature, Advanced Spray Head Design, Porcelain Coated Warming Plate With On/Off Switch, Vacation Switch.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 109 more reviews...
 Always a Bunn fan but not with this unit January 28, 2007
Eric Lindstrom (Chicago, IL United States)
22 out of 26 found this review helpful
We purchased our unit at Thanksgiving wanting the usual Bunn benefits of a quick brew at the proper temperature. It delivered as expected until the past two weeks. At about the 60 day mark the underside of the brew chamber where the spray head is attached started coming loose and we had to snap it back in. Well today it just crumbled into pieces, seemed to be brittle from the heat. If I did not see it happen it looks like someone took a hammer to it, the power switch is just hanging loose in front of the unit. Frankly, I love the coffeemaker and the new swivel lid, it eliminates the need for the pitcher which I like. I agree with other reviews that the carafe lid is flimsy and first appears to not fit well but as it gets warm it settles in place. This does give an initial impression of cheap manufacturing. If not for the meltdown of the whole body of the unit I would have rated it a 5 star brewer.
 Consider the long term cost AND coffee quality August 5, 2007
Gregory Pearson (NEW BERN, NC United States)
18 out of 18 found this review helpful
We just bought this Bunn coffee maker to replace one that had been in use for almost fifteen years. We average two pots of coffee per day. Prorate $100 over 15 years. Not real expensive per year. Our old Bunn failed because I didn't use common sense when handling it. I picked up the unit by the upper plastic portion of the coffee maker when moving it for cleaning, etc. With the water in the reservoir there's too much weight to pick it up that way. This broke some of the internal joints and caused leaking. Be smarter than me...pick it up by the base or vertical center section when its full of water. That's the main thing I wanted to say to those owning this coffee maker.
The other reviewers have stated all the great features of Bunn coffee makers, so I won't detail them again. This is our third Bunn and I wouldn't consider anything else. Well.....to be honest, I was tempted to buy a Bunn commercial coffee maker like the VP17-1. Good luck.
 Relies on surfactant (Jetdry) use February 1, 2007
Tron-Chaser
10 out of 23 found this review helpful
The design uses hydrostatic pressure to move the water through the chambers. From time to time, you will get vapor-lock in the small transfer tube. A bubble will form, preventing the water from transferring. If you wash the carafee in the dish washer every single use, you'll have enough residual Jetdry to overcome the surface tension and let water flow.
If it had a greater pressure differential (adding another 4 inches of height to the unit), it would be able to overcome the surface tension of the water without the "assumption" that most customers use automatic dish washers with surfactant aid, and they wash the carafe after every use (I rinse it daily, wash it weekly).
The storage tanks are meant to be left on constantly, with a thermal switch to turn them off when the water is heated to its rated temperature. This results in a maker that is best suited to heavy use, such as in a restaurant, where the transfer tubes are always wet. The "hotplate" has it's own switch, but can only be used when the main switch is on for the tanks. The brewed coffee is a little "cleaner", without as much oil residue on the surface. This is partly due to the lower temperature of the water in comparison to normal machines.
A good idea, just a very poor design. Rated 1-star because it is not a reliable design for anything other than constant use, such as in a restaurant, even though it's labeled as a residental-use model. A French-press, or standard vapor-driven brewer is more reliable.
Be very careful about buying this. December 11, 2007
T. L. Wright (Texas)
10 out of 14 found this review helpful
I bought this coffee maker for 2 reasons, 1) would make a pot in 3 minutes, and 2) claimed to brew at the proper temperature of 200 degrees. The 3 minute claim is extremely misleading if not false. This coffee maker operates differently than others in that it has a tank that you keep filled with water and you keep hot by leaving it on all of the time. That means that the coffee maker is on 24/7 365 days a year. The way it works is when you pour in water to make coffee the "new" water displaces the already hot "old" water that has been sitting in there for however long it has been since you last used it. It recommends that you turn it off if you aren't going to use it for more than 2 days. Well we only make coffee at home on weekends, and to reheat the entire tank takes over 15 minutes. So the 3 minute claim is more like 20 minutes to make a pot of coffee. Funny they don't exactly state that anywhere on the box and it is borderline revealed in the instructions. Needless to say it got returned immediately. Might make a good cup of coffee in the end but I'll never know.
 Bunn NHBX-B 10-Cup Coffee Brewer January 9, 2007
R. MACGREGOR (DFW, TX)
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
This is our second Bunn coffee maker and like the first, we have come to depend on it. The "Contemporary" description of its design is somewhat of a stretch, but it is an improvement over our previous "Base" model.
Unlike the former, this one doesn't include a water pitcher, relying instead on a valve system that prevents the cold water from draining into the system with the swivel lid open while you pour in cold water from the glass carafe. It's okay I guess, but I wonder about it's long term reliability.
A concern I have about this model that I didn't experience with the Base model before it - I notice that up to a cup and a half of water "disappears" from the hot water reservoir in 24 hrs. I have to pour in 10 - 11 cups of water to get out 8 1/2 - 10 cups of water. We'd better not forget to shut it off when leaving for a trip or I'm afraid it could go dry and start a fire.
My only other complaint is with the glass carafe used both to fill the unit and to collect the brewed coffee. The pouring spout is a weak design point, making spills a near certainty when the carafe is completely filled with water or coffee.
I love the convenience of the Bunn, but in the future will likely return to the base model. It's cheaper and easier to use w/out spilling on the countertop.
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