{"id":1641,"date":"2018-10-29T22:43:02","date_gmt":"2018-10-29T22:43:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/buydontbuy.net\/?p=1641"},"modified":"2018-10-30T15:28:45","modified_gmt":"2018-10-30T15:28:45","slug":"all-stainless-steel-coffee-maker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buydontbuy.net\/2018\/10\/29\/all-stainless-steel-coffee-maker\/","title":{"rendered":"The only true “all stainless steel coffee maker” on the market"},"content":{"rendered":"

Despite what you may have read elsewhere, an “all stainless steel coffee maker” DOES exist. Like all drip coffee makers, the BUNN VP17-1SS does have plastic parts in various places. However, the only thing that counts is plastic that touches hot water during brewing. The BUNN VP17 has a stainless steel water reservoir, and the only non-metal parts to touch hot water on the way to the shower head are a few silicone grommets.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Down below is straight-from-the-horse’s-mouth proof of where I learned this (spoiler alert: I asked BUNN directly). If the BUNN name doesn’t stir your interest, then check out my list of 10 plastic free coffee makers<\/a>. Otherwise, keep reading or just scroll down to find links to the specific things you need to buy for truly plastic-free drip coffee!<\/p>\n

First, I need to throw a little caveat out there for the semantically picky. This article is about stainless steel coffee makers of the automatic drip variety.<\/p>\n

Obviously, it’s quite easy to find non-automatic coffee-making contraptions that are stainless steel inside and out. Many pour over coffee filters, many French presses, and most percolators all fit the bill. That’s not what we’re talking about here.<\/p>\n

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These coffee makers are all stainless steel, but we’re talking about AUTOMATIC DRIP coffee makers!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In the world of automatic drip coffee makers, it is\u00a0impossible to find a coffee maker that is completely free of plastic in some form. Plastic is used\u00a0for buttons and trim, it’s in the electronics, it’s used for all kinds of parts. Most of that stuff is irrelevant.<\/p>\n

What you care about is plastic that touches the water inside the coffee maker. Now, in this category, it’s still extremely hard to avoid plastic parts and rubber hoses. Even high-end SCAA certified coffee makers\u00a0are susceptible to this trend.<\/p>\n

For the sake of due diligence, however, I hopped on Twitter and reached out to the makers of some of those SCAA certified coffee makers. I\u00a0asked them the following question:<\/p>\n

“Are there any plastic or rubber parts that come into contact with the water as it moves from reservoir to the coffee grounds?”<\/em><\/p>\n

Fair question, right? I asked the makers of the Technivorm Moccamaster and got no reply. I asked Cuisinart, maker of the highly touted Cuisinart CPO-850, and got no reply. I asked OXO, maker of the very innovative On Barista Brain 9 cup and 12 cup coffee makers … and, YES, they replied! Here’s what they said:<\/p>\n

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Being forthright with an unpopular answer is 1,000% better than pretending you didn’t hear the question! Thanks, OXO.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Okay, well, I was hoping for a different answer! But I like OXO’s willingness to answer the question openly and accurately.<\/p>\n

In fairness to OXO, their On Barista Brain 9-cup coffee maker (Amazon link<\/a>) does have a plastic reservoir, but there are very few complaints of plastic taste, and the Amazon reviews are mostly very positive. Just sayin’.<\/p>\n

Another prominent manufacturer that I\u00a0managed to get in touch with is Behmor, maker of the SCAA certified and super-sleek Behmor Brazen Plus (Amazon link<\/a>)\u00a0and the smartphone-enabled Behmor Connected Brewer (Amazon Link<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Here’s how they answered my question about plastic parts touching the water:<\/p>\n

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The reservoir and water pathway is stainless steel, and the dispersion screen is food grade BPA-free plastic. All other internal components are RoHS compliant.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Behmor (@behmor) April 4, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n