CWTF 15APS VS. Curtis D500

[Alex Chojolan]

Looking at these two brewers to buy, but unsure which one to go with. Any Ideas?

[Mickael]

They are both great airpot brewers. The Bunn brewer has been around for ever and is very durable. The Curtis is much easier to program and has other features like pulse brew and a timer to let you know when the coffee is done. I can't really recommend one above the other, but the Curtis is newer and has more options.

[Jason Shipley]

We really Like FETCO Extractor series brewers. Great Quality and control over the brewing process.

[Tom Oliver]

I like the Curtis for the money. We only did Fetco for years, but have done a lot of curtis as of late. I had a side by side last week with a 2031 extractor vs a D500. The Fetco was rich and smooth, overall very nice. The D500 had way more acidity and a little less body. Both good cups, just different. For the money, the d500 wins. You can program your own preference in the cup and save $250 bucks.

[Bob Von Kaenel]

We've been using 3 of the CWTF 15APS for 12 years and they are incredibly reliable. The only issue we've ever had is a fuse that went out on one of them once. If you hold a temperature probe in the water stream they start out at 200 degrees and the temp will slowly drop during the cycle to about 185 by the end of a 2.5 liter air pot. I've often thought that if I ever need to repace one of these I'd go for the CTWF 20APS. It's a little more powerful (20 amps versus 15 amps, and higher wattage). I think the temp drop would probably be less and they would definitely recover faster.