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.
Jim Pellegrini (quality: 9.0)
11.23.2002
Rating: 8.0
Bottom Line: Great daily use vac pot for those who don't need more than five cups.
Howard Sheppard (quality: 7.7)
07.08.2002
Rating: 8.2
Bottom Line: Try it and return it if you aren't happy. Have an open mind and see what you think!
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.
Stewart Bryant (quality: 7.3)
12.05.2003
Rating: 8.4
Bottom Line: Coffee that is hot, regret it you will not, much better than a drip, and you will love the trip!
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!
Paul Foster
12.01.2008
Rating: 8.8
Bottom Line: Great buy, two years old going strong, fun to watch... stil.
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!
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!
Don Paquette (quality: 9.3)
06.06.2005
Rating: 8.8
Bottom Line: Great value.....Makes an EXCELLENT Brew........If you make a QUICK and EASY modification.....
George Swanson (quality: 9.0)
06.05.2002
Rating: 9.0
Bottom Line: Despite negaitive reviews, I purchased the unit and love it!
Damian Smith (quality: 8.3)
11.28.2003
Rating: 9.0
Bottom Line: Makes a great cup of coffee! Worth the money! Easier than French Press! Fun to watch!
Joseph Wallis (quality: 5.0)
12.16.2003
Rating: 9.0
Bottom Line: This is the way coffee should be brewed!
Alyson Bendzinski (quality: 4.7)
05.02.2004
Rating: 9.0
Bottom Line: Buy one of these, you will not be dissapointed.
Michael Harmon (quality: 8.5)
06.20.2004
Rating: 9.0
Bottom Line: One man's quest to a hassle-free cleaning of the Bodum vac pot.
Slpatterson (quality: 4.0)
01.07.2001
Rating: 9.2
Bottom Line: Fast, easy way to nearly perfect coffee.
Chris Beck (quality: 7.0)
07.09.2003
Rating: 9.2
Bottom Line: Brings the best of vacuum coffee brewing and automation together.
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.
Kayakman Hungary (quality: 5.7)
10.05.2008
Rating: 9.2
Bottom Line: This machine produces some of the best tasting coffee I have ever had.
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