Solac SIPHON BREWER 3-in-1 Vacuum Coffee Maker, Tea Brewer & Water Boiler, Brushed Stainless Steel and Black, 30 oz

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I really like this brewer but after 6 months the on/off button is becoming very unreliable and seems likely to fail completely soon. The product is supposedly warranted for 2 years so I tried contacting the customer service phone number listed in the owner's manual but it's just a junk number that shills for bad health insurance. The company's web site is in Spanish only so I can't speak to it's functionality except to note that it is useless to me. It really does brew a superior cup of coffee and the double brew cycle is great but you'd think that something as fundamental as the on/off button would last more than 6 months since this appliance is not inexpensive.

As a siphon, it's great. Nicely automated without the risk of burning down the house. But the metal filter lets in more sediment than I'd like. I tried to retrofit the Hario paper filter adapter. It fits but it's VERY hard to properly seal and unseal the lower chamber with it in place. And without the seal, it won't siphon.I'd love for someone to come up with a clever engineering solution. But until then, just set expectations appropriately and tinker with grind size and dose.

I used a Bodum Santos for years. That one finally failed when it was left on warm with too little liquid in it. The bottom cracked and it leaked. This coffee maker is solidly built. I wish it was bigger, but otherwise I like everything about it. I couldn't find any other siphon brewer which was bigger than this and bought this based on reviews and my experience making coffee this way. I don't mind that it doesn't keep the coffee warm because that feature resulted in the failure of my old maker. Also, this makes the perfect amount 1 of coffee for a 1 liter vacuum carafe, so I decant the coffee into one immediately while it is still hot.The way it comes apart makes it very easy to clean. Anyway, I usually throw everything but the pot into the dishwasher after rinsing out the used grinds.I fill to the max line, put the siphon tube in, and push the button to get the water started heating. I then have a couple of minutes to Finish the process before the water starts going up the tube. put the filter in the upper part (make sure that it is family seated and twisted in properly) and then measure out the coffee. I do this in one of two ways: I either put the entire top on a scale and just dump in 45 grams of coffee, or measure out 6 level standard coffee scoops into the top. I love that the top goes on the scale. Level the top of the coffee. Set the top compartment onto the pot and turn it to seat into place. Don’t over-measure coffee and don’t forget the lid or the coffee will bubble out onto your counter. In 5 minutes, you will have perfect coffee. When all done, twist off the top, use the lid to take the siphon tube out, put the pouring lid back on, and decant into mug or vacuum carafe.Then remove the lid and swish a little water around the pot to rinse out. You can clean more thoroughly with a bottle brush occasionally. I just knock most of the grinds from the upper chamber into the trash (or compost), set the upper chamber in my sink over the garbage disposal, rinse the remaining grinds directly into there disposal and then hand wash put into the dishwasher.It sounds complicated but is honestly super-simple. I can even measure out the water and coffee the night before and have it all set up for just a button press.I find this coffee delicious and much more consistent than the Bodum was. I use slightly fine to medium grind coffee.

I've owned siphon brewers by Yama and Bodum (the electric Santos model), so I am somewhat experienced. This unit begins to boil, then shuts off, and one must standby for 60 seconds until the thermostat resets. Then, press the button again to finish the cycle. This is not the way it is supposed to work. I just tried one more brew, and this time it boiled a little of the water into the upper chamber, and shut down, so I now have damp grounds and a pot full of light brown water.The first three times when I was able to get it to finish a cycle, I was surprised at how weak the brew was. Be prepared to use a lot of grounds.Build quality is good; better than Bodum.