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Recently purchased the Sofirn BLF SP36
Recently purchased the Sofirn BLF SP36
I’ve been using a Moccamaster for the past two years and love the way it makes coffee. Choosing a model was relatively hard though, since they have multiple options and models. A few friends have asked how I picked a model, so I wanted to share the 3 main decisions you’ll need to make:
Stainless steel pros:
Stainless steel cons:
Glass pros
Glass cons
For anything more than 1 person, would definitely get the 10 cup. The “cups” are European sizes (4oz), and we go through one 10 cup pot easily. Plus, you can easily make less than 10 cups if you don’t need a full carafe.
Manual drip stop has a switch that controls how quickly coffee leaves the brew basket into the carafe. You can close it completely to steep for longer, put it halfway to let it brew more slowly, or open fully to get a weaker cup. We keep ours on half speed all the time and that seems to work really well. Auto dripstop works as soon as you remove the carafe, which is easier but means you don’t have as much control with coffee strength etc.
Manual dripstop pros
Manual dripstop cons
There are a few other differences, but basically once you decide on those 3, there’s 1-2 models to choose from.
Ultimately I chose this model with glass carafe / 10 cup / manual drip stop — in the future, I might choose the automatic drip stop since it’s a bit easier for guests to figure out if they want to make coffee.
Recently upgraded my Dyson v7 to a Dyson v11 after the battery ran out. The v11 has a larger bin, stronger suction, and swappable batteries.1
Swappable batteries were introduced mid year, so not all models include them. Those bought off Dyson all have them, but if you’re buying used you’ll want to look for a red switch on the bottom of the battery indicating it can be removed easily. Other Dysons have replaceable batteries, but they require a screwdriver so you can’t do it intraday. ↩︎