Overall Rating
7.0, Based on 61 Reviews
Avg Price
$100.00
Manufacturer
Bodum
Machine Type
vacuum brewer, vac pot, electronic, timer, automatic
Colors
Varies
Class
Vacuum Coffee Maker, Automatic
Pro Review
No
First Look
No
QuickShot
No
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The Bodum Santos Electronic was the first successful electronic, timer controlled vacuum brewer on the market. Starbucks sold it for a time as the Starbucks Utopia.
Anthony Leverock
12.05.2001
Rating: 8.0
Bottom Line: If you can get past the funky looks of this brewer, it is capable of producing outstanding coffee.
Ryan Knudson
03.18.2006
Rating: 8.6
Bottom Line: If you care about proper extraction, and are willing to make a simple modification, then go for it!
Gustav Stanowitz
08.09.2006
Rating: 3.6
Bottom Line: A vac pot that makes good coffee-IF YOU GET ONE THAT WORKS!
Paul Foster
12.01.2008
Rating: 8.8
Bottom Line: Great buy, two years old going strong, fun to watch... stil.
Skye Hen
08.20.2006
Rating: 4.8
Bottom Line: Lovely, yummy coffee with an extraordinarily high maintenance machine that will leave you in the end. Like a certain kind of woman.
Robert Seidlitz
09.07.2006
Rating: 8.0
Bottom Line: Produces the cleanest coffee I've ever tasted; the compact disc of coffee makers
Frank Smrdel
04.05.2007
Rating: 5.4
Bottom Line: Great tasting coffee, but a pain to clean. Watch out for warranty service. It took one month to get mine back.
Sam Uretsky
07.04.2009
Rating: 7.8
Bottom Line: I have fond memories -- but you can't go back.
Thomas Barnes
12.12.2006
Rating: 7.0
Bottom Line: I wouldn't do without it for entertaining and wish I had owned one when we were assigned to Embassies and did a lot of entertaining. Now I have it and don't use it enough.
Eric Evans (quality: 2.0)
05.03.2001
Rating: 8.0
Bottom Line: Makes great coffee, easy to use, difficult to clean.
Susan (quality: 2.5)
10.11.2001
Rating: 8.8
Bottom Line: Great coffee maker! Very pleased!
Bear Graves (quality: 2.5)
10.19.2001
Rating: 8.8
Bottom Line: Recommended
Oliver (quality: 3.0)
04.16.2001
Rating: 8.0
Bottom Line: easy as drip, tastes killer, no brainer buy this
Steven Ehrlich (quality: 3.0)
04.03.2001
Rating: 6.0
Bottom Line: Good idea but problem with quality/defect
Jeff Parduhn (quality: 3.0)
06.27.2001
Rating: 7.6
Bottom Line: Makes what I consider the perfect cup of coffee. Highly recommend it.
Keith Blume (quality: 3.5)
12.21.2007
Rating: 7.4
Bottom Line: Great Brew, Great Entertainment, Requires much Coffee grind
Michael (quality: 3.5)
12.28.2000
Rating: 6.0
Bottom Line: Perfect coffee day in day out.
Anders Nygaard (quality: 4.0)
11.08.2001
Rating: 6.4
Bottom Line: Good as your first brewer and as introduction to vacuum pots.
Brian (quality: 4.0)
08.14.2001
Rating: 5.2
Bottom Line: I don‘t recommend spending this kind of money until these guys clean up their design act. Too many flaws!
Slpatterson (quality: 4.0)
01.07.2001
Rating: 9.2
Bottom Line: Fast, easy way to nearly perfect coffee.
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