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.
Eric Evans (quality: 2.0)
05.03.2001
Rating: 8.0
Bottom Line: Makes great coffee, easy to use, difficult to clean.
Greg Keough (quality: 7.8)
02.22.2002
Rating: 8.0
Bottom Line: Great coffee, interesting product
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.
Robert Seidlitz
09.07.2006
Rating: 8.0
Bottom Line: Produces the cleanest coffee I've ever tasted; the compact disc of coffee makers
Oliver (quality: 3.0)
04.16.2001
Rating: 8.0
Bottom Line: easy as drip, tastes killer, no brainer buy this
Sam Uretsky
07.04.2009
Rating: 7.8
Bottom Line: I have fond memories -- but you can't go back.
Jim Pellegrini (quality: 8.3)
02.08.2002
Rating: 7.8
Bottom Line: Good first vac pot, provided you can use or stand to throw away the massive quantities it produces.
Karl Keyes (quality: 8.5)
10.05.2005
Rating: 7.6
Bottom Line: I'd buy it again, but think Bodum should seriously think about re-designing the length of the dip tube. It definitely works better with that 1/4" removed.
Brent Atler (quality: 5.0)
10.13.2002
Rating: 7.6
Bottom Line: Great coffee but requires more coffee and work
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!
Andrew Weir (quality: 5.0)
04.20.2004
Rating: 7.6
Bottom Line: Nothing to watch while you are making your coffee? Try a vac brewer and let the fun begin!
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.
Keith Blume (quality: 3.5)
12.21.2007
Rating: 7.4
Bottom Line: Great Brew, Great Entertainment, Requires much Coffee grind
Tarik Ghbeish (quality: 8.8)
04.22.2002
Rating: 7.4
Bottom Line: For good or ill, this makes a pretty good pot of coffee and despite fears, it has performed well for me under light and heavy use.
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.
Chris Staley (quality: 7.5)
11.19.2008
Rating: 7.2
Bottom Line: A good quality daily use vac pot with several quirks - get around them, and you'll be happy
Keith Wissman (quality: 5.0)
03.07.2005
Rating: 7.2
Bottom Line: not worth the money, especially if you pay retail...i keep going back to my 1960ish sunbeam coffeemaster c50...eBay has them all the time relatively cheap.
John Hudak (quality: 6.5)
05.29.2007
Rating: 7.0
Bottom Line: A great coffee maker with a possible short life due to it being made of plastic. Hard to clean, but worth the trouble if you can stand it.
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