Bonavita BV1900TS vs BUNN NHS Velocity

Comparing Bonavita BV1900TS and BUNN NHS Velocity isn’t such an easy task as it might seem at first sight. If you’re a real coffee lover who knows what to look for when it comes to coffee intensity and flavor richness, both of these coffee makers can fulfill your expectations. In other words, you’ll be able to get a great homemade cup of coffee with both coffee makers.

Bonavita BV1900TS and BUNN NHS Velocity have almost the same features, making the decision even harder.

Also, both of them belong to the same price range. Thus you’ll need to take a deeper look at all the important specifications of both of them, which we’ll be going to cover in this article.

For the beginning, let’s look at the detailed Bonavita 1900TS vs. BUN NHS Velocity comparison chart.

Design and Size

Bonavita BV1900TS has a compact design and would easily fit under any kitchen cabinet, and BUNN NHS Velocity takes even less space in your kitchen. When it comes to aesthetics, both coffee makers would fit into any modern kitchen design. If we relied on aesthetics only, we really wouldn’t be able to decide which of these two coffee makers to purchase – Bonavita BV1900TS or BUNN NHS Velocity.

Capacity

Both coffee makers, Bonavita BV1900TS and BUNN NHS Velocity, have almost the same capacity. To be true, BUNN NHS Velocity has a slightly higher capacity of making 10 cups of coffee per one batch compared to BV1900TS which will provide you ‘only’ 8 cups of coffee or 8 cubic inches.

Material and Durability

Bonavita BV1900TS and BUNN NHS Velocity coffee makers are both made of high-durable stainless steel. When it comes to Bonavita BV1900TS, all other parts of the coffee maker are BPA-free, and the carafe lid, filter basket, and showerhead are dishwasher safe.

Carafe

Bonavita BV1900TS comes with a double-walled thermal carafe made of stainless steel, while BUNN NHS Velocity comes with a carafe made of glass. BUNN NHS Velocity promises a drip-free carafe that prevents making a mess on the surface where you’re using your coffee maker.

Speed

BUNN NHS Velocity aims to be the fastest coffee maker on the market, promising you the greatest, cafe-like whole pot of coffee in just about three minutes. Although this isn’t always a good characteristic, the main reason for such a speed is stainless steel tank full of hot water that brews a full pot of water fast. The more important feature is that it brews the water at the optimal temperature of about 200 degrees Fahrenheit, just like Specialty Coffee Association recommends.

Bonavita BV1900 TS doesn’t lag behind the BUNN NHS Velocity coffee maker. It provides you brewing 8 cups of coffee in just about six minutes, which is also pretty amazing. Also, Bonavita BV1900TS comes with a 1500 watt powerful heater, which provides an optimal coffee brewing temperature of about 195-205 degrees Fahrenheit, one of the most crucial factors for making the finest possible cup of coffee.

Coffee Taste

Coffee made with BUNN NHS Velocity aims to produce bitter-free coffee, which is often characteristic of coffee made with at-home coffee makers. The part in charge of this is a commercial-style spray head that fully saturates coffee grounds, eliminating the coffee taste’s bitterness.

Bonavita BV1900TS doesn’t promise bitter-free coffee, but it does come with a commercial-style showerhead that spreads the hot water evenly over the coffee grounds promising better saturation and more uniform extraction.

Ease of use (Interface and Programming)

When it comes to the easiness of use, Bonavita BV1900TS offers you the simplest one-touch brew operation, along with an auto-off feature.

BUNN NHS Velocity is also very simple to operate with. It comes only with the ON/OFF button, and it doesn’t have an auto-off feature nor a timer.

Features

Bonavita BV1900TS offers an optional pre-infusion mode that allows coffee degassing before brewing when it comes to special features. Degassing is the process of removing any remaining gasses in freshly roasted coffee that can negatively impact coffee flavor and aroma. It’s not always a good idea to roast coffee immediately before brewing it. On the contrary, coffee needs a few days to release all the escaping gasses.

What we find useful when it comes to BUNN NHS Velocity is the Vacation Switch feature. The always hot water tank enables you to make up to 10 cups of coffee in just about three minutes, but if you don’t feel like you’ll have a cup of coffee soon, you can turn this feature off. This way, you’re saving not only the energy but the longevity of your coffee maker, too.

Overall Performance

Bonavita BV1900TS is one of the brewers certified by the Specialty Coffee Association that meets the standards of making a Golden Cup of coffee. Thus, all you need to do is to follow the recommended instructions and measurements, and there’s no doubt you’ll enjoy the ideal flavor and aroma of your homemade cup of coffee.

The best thing about BUNN NHS Velocity is its speed. Besides the speed, you’ll be able to make the finest coffee using this coffee maker. The only consideration we have about it when it comes to performance is that it makes too much noise when heating the water, especially at the last minute of the heating cycle.

Pros and Cons

Final Verdict

Though you’re going to make a pot of fantastic coffee with both these coffee makers, our choice is Bonavita BV1900TS. Even if BUNN NHS Velocity aims to be 2x faster than Bonavita BV1900TS, we will sacrifice the speed for a homemade Golden Cup of coffee.