- Sales Rank: #13567 in Kitchen & Housewares
- Color: Silver
- Brand: Technivorm
- Model: KBGT-741
- Dimensions: 15.50" h x
7.00" w x
11.50" l,
The Moccamaster KBGT 741 has all the great benefits of the original with a couple significant improvements. The KBGT model has an automatic drip brew basket while the KBT model has a manual adjust brew basket. When you remove the carafe on the KBGT 741 the flow of coffee is automatically shut off. This coffeemaker is 1.25 liters and brews temperatures between 133.6-140.8 degrees Fahrenheit. The Moccamaster maintains the temperatures of 112-121 degrees Fahrenheit, which meets the requirements of the European Coffee Brewing Centre and the Specialty Coffee Association of America and Europe. The jug has a mixing lid for a homogenic brew and has a 9-hole sprayhead that wets the grounds evenly. Therefore, you get the most flavor with minimal waste. Other great features for this product include: aluminum housing, visible scale indication, copper boiling element with double safety guard and an automatic adjusting hotplate. The average brew time is 5-6 minutes. The dimensions are 6.7? x 13? x 14.2?.Original ?Smitdesign? handbuilt by Technivorm of Amerongen, The Netherlands.
Customer Reviews
Most helpful customer reviews
16 of 16 people found the following review helpful.
By DrJavaDude
I have been using Capresso drip machines for several years (MT500 then MT600). Finally made the leap to the Technivorm and can confidently say it was well worth the investment. The machine is well-designed and well-built. It fulfills all of the "coffee geek" requirements perfectly -- brew temperature and speed, good showering of the ground coffee, and excellent temperature retention in the thermal carafe. The coffee tastes great -- the correct brewing temperature produces good extraction and eliminates unwanted bitterness.I love that this new model has the brew-through lid. It's not a big deal to pour my first cup and then place the solid lid on the carafe. I'll just have to get used to rinsing and setting the brew-through lid on the counter next to the machine.My only criticism is very slight. It comes with a removable base upon which to set the carafe under the brew basket. The piece is a bit flimsy and will not stay attached to the machine when I move it out from under the counter to fill the water reservoir. My solution -- just don't use the optional base. It really is not necessary as the carafe will sit perfectly in the machine on the counter under the brew basket. I'm guessing the base would be fine for folks who don't need to move the machine back and forth under a counter.I love it and am glad to have made the purchase. Amazon made the purchase process flawless, of course.
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful.
By A. Stroukoff
First, this coffeemaker makes great coffee. It's quick, and once you get used to the quirks it's easy to use. However, as other people have pointed out, for this price it is a major disappointment that you have to buy a separate gold filter basket. We've had the coffeemaker for a year now, and during that time, the flow control lever on the filter basket has broken twice. There is a strip of metal that acts as a spring on a stopper valve at the bottom of the basket which comes loose and then the coffee doesn't come out of the basket. This makes a wonderful mess when the coffee overflows the basket. The first time it happened, I tried unsuccessfully to fix it, but when you try to work the mechanism, the spring and stopper pop out and there isn't much you can do to put it back. We got a replacement filter basket in the end. Now it's happened again, and I won't even bother to do anything this time. So, no more half pots of coffee, no more stopping the flow in the middle of a brew cycle. Since we never really did that, it's not a great loss. But for this amount of money, this kind of problem is inexcusable. Not sure I would buy this product again, can't honestly recommend it.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful.
By javajunkie
Already have the small Technivorm (8 cup) coffeemaker....coffee is awesome and I've been extremely happy with it. When I decided to purchase another Technivorm for my primary residence, I decided to get the new model which has the 'brew-stop" feature (other Technivorm models don't offer that feature). I've had trouble getting the right coffee strength with the new model; evidently when Technivorm added the brew-stop feature, they eliminated the "coffee strength setting" on that model which controls how fast the water flows through the coffee (based on whether you want to make 1-4 cups or larger quantities). Although the instructions in the box indicate the coffee filter holder has a switch for the strength setting on the new model, mine does not. Technivorm must use one instruction sheet for a variety of models, and not all models have the same features, so beware! I like the brew stop feature, but not at the expense of setting the coffee strength. The other issue I have with all the Technivorms is minor, but still irritating. When the thermojug lid is screwed on, you have to set the thermojug somewhere other than on the plastic holder underneath the coffeemaker...it's too tall when the lid is on to fit. On the positive side, I love the ease of cleaning, the good looks and quality, and (in the case of the 8-cup older model), the coffee it makes. However, for the price of these machines, it should be 5 stars in all categories.
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The Moccamaster KBGT 741 has all the great benefits of the original with a couple significant improvements. The KBGT model has an automatic drip brew basket while the KBT model has a manual adjust brew basket. When you remove the carafe on the KBGT 741 the flow of coffee is automatically shut off. This coffeemaker is 1.25 liters and brews temperatures between 133.6-140.8 degrees Fahrenheit. The Moccamaster maintains the temperatures of 112-121 degrees Fahrenheit, which meets the requirements of the European Coffee Brewing Centre and the Specialty Coffee Association of America and Europe. The jug has a mixing lid for a homogenic brew and has a 9-hole sprayhead that wets the grounds evenly. Therefore, you get the most flavor with minimal waste. Other great features for this product include: aluminum housing, visible scale indication, copper boiling element with double safety guard and an automatic adjusting hotplate. The average brew time is 5-6 minutes. The dimensions are 6.7? x 13? x 14.2?.Original ?Smitdesign? handbuilt by Technivorm of Amerongen, The Netherlands.
Customer Reviews
Most helpful customer reviews
16 of 16 people found the following review helpful.
By DrJavaDude
I have been using Capresso drip machines for several years (MT500 then MT600). Finally made the leap to the Technivorm and can confidently say it was well worth the investment. The machine is well-designed and well-built. It fulfills all of the "coffee geek" requirements perfectly -- brew temperature and speed, good showering of the ground coffee, and excellent temperature retention in the thermal carafe. The coffee tastes great -- the correct brewing temperature produces good extraction and eliminates unwanted bitterness.I love that this new model has the brew-through lid. It's not a big deal to pour my first cup and then place the solid lid on the carafe. I'll just have to get used to rinsing and setting the brew-through lid on the counter next to the machine.My only criticism is very slight. It comes with a removable base upon which to set the carafe under the brew basket. The piece is a bit flimsy and will not stay attached to the machine when I move it out from under the counter to fill the water reservoir. My solution -- just don't use the optional base. It really is not necessary as the carafe will sit perfectly in the machine on the counter under the brew basket. I'm guessing the base would be fine for folks who don't need to move the machine back and forth under a counter.I love it and am glad to have made the purchase. Amazon made the purchase process flawless, of course.
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful.
By A. Stroukoff
First, this coffeemaker makes great coffee. It's quick, and once you get used to the quirks it's easy to use. However, as other people have pointed out, for this price it is a major disappointment that you have to buy a separate gold filter basket. We've had the coffeemaker for a year now, and during that time, the flow control lever on the filter basket has broken twice. There is a strip of metal that acts as a spring on a stopper valve at the bottom of the basket which comes loose and then the coffee doesn't come out of the basket. This makes a wonderful mess when the coffee overflows the basket. The first time it happened, I tried unsuccessfully to fix it, but when you try to work the mechanism, the spring and stopper pop out and there isn't much you can do to put it back. We got a replacement filter basket in the end. Now it's happened again, and I won't even bother to do anything this time. So, no more half pots of coffee, no more stopping the flow in the middle of a brew cycle. Since we never really did that, it's not a great loss. But for this amount of money, this kind of problem is inexcusable. Not sure I would buy this product again, can't honestly recommend it.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful.
By javajunkie
Already have the small Technivorm (8 cup) coffeemaker....coffee is awesome and I've been extremely happy with it. When I decided to purchase another Technivorm for my primary residence, I decided to get the new model which has the 'brew-stop" feature (other Technivorm models don't offer that feature). I've had trouble getting the right coffee strength with the new model; evidently when Technivorm added the brew-stop feature, they eliminated the "coffee strength setting" on that model which controls how fast the water flows through the coffee (based on whether you want to make 1-4 cups or larger quantities). Although the instructions in the box indicate the coffee filter holder has a switch for the strength setting on the new model, mine does not. Technivorm must use one instruction sheet for a variety of models, and not all models have the same features, so beware! I like the brew stop feature, but not at the expense of setting the coffee strength. The other issue I have with all the Technivorms is minor, but still irritating. When the thermojug lid is screwed on, you have to set the thermojug somewhere other than on the plastic holder underneath the coffeemaker...it's too tall when the lid is on to fit. On the positive side, I love the ease of cleaning, the good looks and quality, and (in the case of the 8-cup older model), the coffee it makes. However, for the price of these machines, it should be 5 stars in all categories.
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