Bunn's Trifecta

Posted on February 17, 2010 by

Following up on the New York Times article by  Oliver Strand, I spent some time at Cafe Grumpy today playing with Bunn’s new Trifecta.  First discussed on Coffeed just over a year ago, the bullet points listed here by Kevin last October seem to hold true today.  But I didn’t enjoy Bunn’s recommended recipe.  I tried it, and wasn’t thrilled with the cup.  Instead I chose to use it like an Aeropress, which the design reminded me of immediately.  Using Ben’s method I produced a few cups that tasted pretty good.

It’s an automated one-cup brewer, built in an era when many people are turning towards less automation.  It won’t replace my daily pour-over rituals but I’m glad that Grumpy is playing with one.  Machines like these provide new opportunities to challenge your understanding of the brewing process.  When so many variables can be isolated and controlled, you can experiment more with each one. I just wonder how long it will take before someone submits a Trifecta recipe to brewmethods.com.

  • Stephen Curtis

    Isolation of variables is the key in this case, I would guess.

  • kirk williams

    Bunn brought one of these over to the Prima Coffee office earlier this week and let us play with it! One of our coffee guys, Matt Galyon, wrote a first impression on it. Check it out here: http://prima-coffee.com/content/bunn-trifecta-f…

  • kirk williams

    Bunn brought one of these over to the Prima Coffee office earlier this week and let us play with it! One of our coffee guys, Matt Galyon, wrote a first impression on it. Check it out here: http://prima-coffee.com/content/bunn-trifecta-first-impression

  • Jeff

    It is a machine that has potential to be cool. Anything with so many adjustment opportunities makes for a fun toy to play with. Here is our playful take on it:: http://wp.me/p1puxX-31