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Zojirushi EC-BD15BA Fresh Brew Thermal Carafe Coffee Maker

by Zojirushi
3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1,217 customer reviews)

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  • Stylish automatic coffee brewer with 1.5-liter thermal carafe
  • Stainless-steel carafe keeps coffee hot for hours
  • 1025 watts; electronic clock/timer with preset function; auto shut-off for safety
  • Clever brew-and-serve lid design; easy-to-read water gauge
  • Measures 15 by 12 by 9 inches; 1-year warranty

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Zojirushi EC-BD15BA Fresh Brew Thermal Carafe Coffee Maker + Medelco #4 Cone Permanent Coffee Filter + Melitta Natural Brown Basket Coffee Filter, #4 - 100 Count
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Product Details

  • Product Dimensions: 16.6 x 12 x 10.4 inches ; 6 pounds
  • Shipping Weight: 6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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  • ASIN: B0000X7CMQ
  • Item model number: EC-BD15BA
  • Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1,217 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,112 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)
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Product Description

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Lots of folks dislike the burnt flavor that coffee gets when it sits in a glass pot over a heating element. To avoid this, coffee shops often brew right into large thermal pots to keep the coffee warm without it becoming overcooked. The Zojirushi Fresh Brew does that, too, but in home-sized batches. It looks great, too, with a glossy black body and stainless steel carafe and brew basket.

To brew, lift the lid and swing the water outlet spout to one side while the filter is being loaded; the spout will return to its proper position when the lid is closed. A small red ball in the water gauge makes it extra simple to read. And an electronic clock module also serves as a timer that will start the brewer at a specified time. The carafe's lid is designed to be on during brewing, with a small cap to help keep the heat in after it's ready. The Fresh Brew also has a pause-and-serve function that stops the flow for 30 seconds while a cup of coffee is served.

To clean the brewer unit, use a solution of white vinegar and water, following the instructions in the accompanying booklet. The unit is not immersible. The exterior can be wiped with a damp soft rag; do not use abrasives or scouring pads. The filter reservoir is removable; clean with warm soapy water and rinse thoroughly. The coffee brewer measures 15 by 12 by 9 inches (includes carafe handle when unit is completely assembled), and it uses #4 cone-shaped disposable paper filters. The Fresh Brew comes with a detailed instruction booklet. Zojirushi guarantees its products with a one-year limited warranty. --Garland Withers

Product Description

Zojirushi's EC-BD15BA 1.5 Liter Fresh Brew Coffee Maker with Vacuum Stainless Steel Carafe is gorgeous and functional and will look spectacular on your countertop. It has many wonderful features.


Customer Reviews

It makes very good coffee, looks great, and is simple to use. J. Mitchell  |  310 reviewers made a similar statement
The thermal carafe keeps the coffee hot for hours. Kathleen T. Walgate  |  286 reviewers made a similar statement
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
1,324 of 1,362 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Among the best auto-drip brewers. See tips, below... April 30, 2005
Amazon Verified Purchase
I've spent several weeks week getting to know the Zojirushi Fresh Brew... and for the most part, I'm quite pleased. It has some foibles [which I'll get to in a moment] but on the whole it's a very capable coffee brewer. More, it's one of the very few home models I know that can brew 8 cups of just-roasted coffee at a proper 2 tablespoons per cup ratio without fuss, and - this is important! - maintain proper brewing temperatures throughout the entire brew cycle.

The details...

Zoji has been making vacuum pots and the like for nearly 100 years, and they've been making an assortment of rice-cookers, tea brewers and hot water dispensers for decades. While this is, I believe, their first home coffee brewer, they've got more than a little experience in kitchen electrics. They've put that experience to good use.

If you've ever brewed up a thermos full of coffee using a big Melitta filter cone then this setup will look pretty familiar. For all intents and purposes, the Fresh Brew simply adds an automated hot water delivery system to the mix... with a few improvements.

Improvement number one: not only does this system brew into an all-stainless thermal carafe [no hot plate here, thankyouverymuch] but it also insulates the brew basket. What good is it, after all, to heat up all that water if it's just going to get cold while you're brewing? This is huge! This is important! This is... well, I'm excited about it, okay?

Improvement number two: the Fresh Brew features an accurate gauge of water volume. When it reads that you've got 8 cups of water in the brewer's reservoir, it means it. Mind you, we're talking 6 oz. cups of water -- that's the way the coffee world measures a cup [unless you're Bodum and then it's 4 oz.].
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116 of 117 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Better than Krups, Braun, DeLonghi, or Cuisinart February 12, 2005
By Saracen
Amazon Verified Purchase
I have owned A LOT of coffeemakers over the course of my 50 years (alright I didn't own many the first 15 years or so,) and I even sold them back in 2000 when I worked in the housewares department of my local Filene's department store. As I stated in the title of this review, I believe that the Zojirushi Fresh Brew is better than any of those other brands; not because it has more bells and whistles (it doesn't), not because it's better looking (it is), but because it makes the best cup of coffee I have ever had.

The unit heats the water to a near perfect brewing temperature of 185 to 190 degress. The brew time is also just about ideal; it brews a 50 ounce carafe in 9 1/2 minutes (Zojirushi calls it a 10 cup carafe, I call it 2 1/2 cups, but I use a 20oz mug). The coffee comes out nice and hot, and neither too weak from too short a brewing time, nor scalded from too long a brewing time.

The Fresh Brew uses either #4 paper filters or a #4 gold filter. The original design used a #3 filter, and the filter holder is a little small for a #4. If you moisten the filter (as you really ought to anyway) before putting it in the holder, it fits perfectly. I've tried brewing coffee in this machine with both a gold filter and an unbleached paper filter; personally I prefer the coffee brewed with the paper filter (the gold filter allows more particulates to get into the coffee).

To get the best cup of coffee possible, you will want to grind your coffee finer than you probably have been. I have found that one step up from Espresso gind gives me the best flavour. Also, the single biggest reason people get a bad cup of coffee out of any coffee maker is that they don't use enough coffee.
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434 of 455 people found the following review helpful
I was looking for a coffee maker with a large capacity, unbreakable carafe, auto-shut-off, pause-and-serve, and a programmable timer. I found everything I wanted
with this Zoji.

It has a stylish, brushed stainless carafe that stays cool to the touch and has no breakable glass liner like some carafes have. The base has an easy to read water-level display, with markings up to 10 cups, but it has a larger capacity than my old 10 cup Braun. It also has a cute little elephant on it!

The 1.5 liters works out to approx. 51 ounces, or just over 6 (8-ounce) cups. My old "10 cup" coffee maker held about 5 8-ounce cups. I never have quite figured out what counts as a "cup" in coffee terms, but it seems to vary between 4 and 6 ounces.

This is a pretty tall (15 inches) coffee maker, and you have to lift the lid to add the coffee and the water. Since steam comes out of the top, I pull it out from under the cabinet when it's running. If you have shallow counters, this could be a little tricky.

The only down side, in my opinion, is that it uses the hard-to-find #3 filters. I've gotten around it by cutting about 1 inch off the top of my #4s. I also had a little trouble getting the lid off the carafe when I screwed it on too tight - I had to put a towel over it to get a good grip. Those minor details aren't enough to cost it a star, though.

I'm not sure how long coffee stays hot in this carafe, because we drink so much coffee around here it doesn't stay in there very long. I did sleep in one morning, though, and the coffee that was automatically made at 6:15 was still hot at 7:30.

Overall, I am extremely happy with this coffee maker. I have hot coffee ready for me whenever I get up in the morning, and I never have to wonder whether I forgot to shut it off when I leave the house.

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Most Recent Customer Reviews
2.0 out of 5 stars Not worth the price
Many of the reviews praise this coffee maker, however after purchasing and using it for a couple of months I have a different opinion. Read more
Published 4 days ago by jason
5.0 out of 5 stars Good coffee- stays hot
Coffee is good and stays hot in the carafe all day. I had never heard of Zojirushi before, but I wanted a carafe style coffee maker and the reviews were good, so, I gave it a... Read more
Published 4 days ago by Sarah K.Kelley
5.0 out of 5 stars I’m surprised that this coffee maker doesn’t cost much more.
If I force myself to come up with at least one negative… I’ll say that it is a little bit more difficult to replace the carafe during a pause and serve. Read more
Published 8 days ago by j
4.0 out of 5 stars Good function, so-so design
Bought this a few years ago to replace a hard-to-clean coffee-maker with a built-in grinder (a Cuisinart, I think). I chose this model due to its high Amazon customer ratings. Read more
Published 13 days ago by Geoff
5.0 out of 5 stars My second one
I bought the same model 8-10 years ago because I wanted a metal carafe. It worked great and kept the coffee warm for a long time. Read more
Published 14 days ago by festivarian
1.0 out of 5 stars Worse coffee maker I ever had
I love my coffee and have had many coffee makers, but this one is definitely the worse one I ever had. Read more
Published 15 days ago by LadyQ
2.0 out of 5 stars LEAKER!
This is my second coffee maker and paid a little more for this one because I read good reviews. I have had it for less than a year but it started leaking within several months. Read more
Published 17 days ago by vandda53
5.0 out of 5 stars Four years later and it's still making great coffee!
I bought this coffee maker in 2007 but never bothered to write a review, so I thought at least to share my years of experience with using this machine. It makes wonderful coffee. Read more
Published 19 days ago by Lady Wesley
4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent coffee maker
After reading all of the rave reviews in the various coffee blogs, I made up my mind to get one. Then I started to read all of the negative reviews here and noticed that most of... Read more
Published 22 days ago by gmcurran
5.0 out of 5 stars Makes Consistently Great Coffee
The combination of the Zojirushi EC-BD15BA coffee maker, Sumatra coffee beans from our local Warehouse Club, an inexpensive burr grinder, and filtered tap water creates a rich,... Read more
Published 24 days ago by Paul D.
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