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.
Lin Phillips (quality: 8.8)
01.20.2002
Rating: 7.4
Bottom Line: This a good introduction to vacuum brewing for neophytes who are intimidated by the more traditional alcohol fueled apparatus.
Eric Larson (quality: 7.7)
12.30.2001
Rating: 7.6
Bottom Line: Great coffee, Fun to Watch, But treat it with TLC and use a cleaner periodically.
Bongo BCBeanBoy (quality: 8.0)
12.24.2001
Rating: 8.4
Bottom Line: Try the Nirvana Utopia Buckmeister Barista Vacuumer Pretentious Name Mark One, you‘ll like it.
Robert Cantor (quality: 7.8)
12.23.2001
Rating: 8.8
Bottom Line: makes the best tasting coffee of any brewer and the easiest vac pot to use. Get it!
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.
Anders Nygaard (quality: 4.0)
11.08.2001
Rating: 6.4
Bottom Line: Good as your first brewer and as introduction to vacuum pots.
Bear Graves (quality: 2.5)
10.19.2001
Rating: 8.8
Bottom Line: Recommended
Susan (quality: 2.5)
10.11.2001
Rating: 8.8
Bottom Line: Great coffee maker! Very pleased!
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!
Irene and Lubos Palounek (quality: 7.3)
08.07.2001
Rating: 9.2
Bottom Line: Makes excellent coffee. This unit and a good espresso machine (and freshly roasted beans and a conical burr mill) is all a coffee lover needs.
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.
Brad (quality: 7.0)
06.24.2001
Rating: 7.6
Bottom Line: You CAN enjoy great coffee every day if you can get past the looks, noise and price tag!
WRW (quality: 7.0)
05.12.2001
Rating: 4.8
Bottom Line: Would not recommend.
Eric Evans (quality: 7.3)
05.10.2001
Rating: 4.4
Bottom Line: Great idea but design needs an overhaul. Poor reliability, especially considering the price of $169.00
Eric Evans (quality: 2.0)
05.03.2001
Rating: 8.0
Bottom Line: Makes great coffee, easy to use, difficult to clean.
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
Mark (quality: 6.0)
01.14.2001
Rating: 6.0
Bottom Line: Buy it. Brew it. Drink it. It‘s really worth it.
Slpatterson (quality: 4.0)
01.07.2001
Rating: 9.2
Bottom Line: Fast, easy way to nearly perfect coffee.
Michael (quality: 3.5)
12.28.2000
Rating: 6.0
Bottom Line: Perfect coffee day in day out.
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