For the glass carafe version, is the filter holder also glass? It appears to be transparent, but is it clear plastic or glass?
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I recently purchased this machine and can tell you that the filter holder is a very sturdy clear plastic. Hope this helps !
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It is smoked-colored 07 type plastic. This is a remarkably chemically inert very high quality plastic, more costly than glass.
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On mine it is semi-transparent plastic--I agree with others that it is of good quality. If you prefer a glass filter holder, you could separately purchase something like a Kalita wave dripper (make sure you purchase the "large" and not the small 1-2 cup version) to use with the Bonavita. I did this, and it has worked great. The Kalita large dripper is a bit smaller than the original Bonavita holder but I have never experienced any overflows. I suppose if you use a lot of coffee grounds to make very strong coffee it might not work as well.
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The carafe is glass. The cooling stick is some type of plastic made to handle freezing. Very heavy duty. Might be polycarbonate
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The glass is clear. Its not plastic and i dont believe its stainless steel. Its made of some metal pan...nothing fancy. For the most part, we are happy with the purchase, but we use the kitchen plastic wrap to prevent the condensation from collecting on the underside of the lid and falling in and giving our water a metalic taste.
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Yes the outside is plastic. It resists stains fairly well and is easy to clean. They suggest that you don't immerse the carafe in water when cleaning.
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There are NO plastic parts on this carafe. Best I can tell, everything is made of stainless. We used this every day for our week long camping trip and it worked perfectly. We are very picky about our coffee, we buy whole bean coffee and grind it at home. This makes a very tasty cup of coffee. Good coffee is very important when you are camping... it's how you start your day so it better be good and this carafe exceeded our expectations and is very easy to clean. Highly recommend.
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Cool thanks! I have decided to order it. Just got it today! Excited to use it. Wondering where to get the filters for the glass attachments. Have to figure that out later. I know they last a while. So that will be figured out later I guess.
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Hi,The carafe is made of glass, the cooling stick some high quality plastic. The feel of the materials is good and I am yet to see any signs of wear - I am fully satisfied with the product.
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It appears to me the entire interior is made of plastic. However, we use filtered water and have never tasted any plastic. We are genuine coffee snobs. We use high quality coffee that we grind ourselves. This is an excellent coffee maker and probably the most simplistic one we've ever owned. We had to go through a lot of coffee makers before we found one we loved. I'd recommend it to anyone.
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To look at it, you would think it's glass, but alas, it's very clear plastic. I'm not ashamed to use mine; I really like it.
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The one I have is all glass, the only plastic part is the gasket that is between the top and the bottom unit and it does not come into contact with either the water or the coffee. So no, the water or coffee does not come into contact with plastic.
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The glass carafe is attached to the metal base. The bottom has electric coils that when placed on the base make connections to heat up the base. I have used this product for over a year and am extremely happy with it.
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Yes, the carafe is completely glass, except for the lid and handle, as you mention. I've had a 4 cup Mr. Coffee, which didn't last long, but had a Proctor Silex Commercial coffee maker before that. That one lasted years before something went haywire with the wiring. This one is 12 cup, so I only have to make coffee once daily. I'm totally happy with it!
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The holder o0f the paper filters is plastic; so is the cover of the glass pot; even the plate warmer is adjustable as far as temp; it has a special setting for 1-4 cup brewing
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The interior is all plastic, including the filter basket. (Although they do supply a a reusable, metal basket- that I do not use. The carafe is glass with plastic top. The water goes through a paper filter and into the glass carafe - so I guess, technically, the brewed coffee has very little contact with plastic.
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Glass carafe with a plastic lid. Both pretty durable. We wore out our first coffeemaker but still have the carafes and lids (in case we have an accident with one of our new set).
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Ours is a glass lined carafe ,but they seem to have gone to all stainless now due to the claims of the glass breakage. I like the glass better and feel that if handled properly breakage/implosion is not an issue.
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Carafes are glass. Plastic would not be suitable for the hot plate feature! This unit works very well.