Reddit mentions of Bonavita 1.0L Stovetop Gooseneck Kettle, BV3825ST

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This is the popcorn popper I'm using to roast (not pictured)

This is the Sweet Maria's sampler pack (4 lbs of green coffee for roasting). Mine specifically came with these four coffees:

• Java Kopi Sunda
  
  
• Sumatra Toba Batak Peaberry
  
  
• Ethiopia Sidama Deri Kochoha
  
  
• Colombia "Dos Payasos de Tolima"
  
  Now on to the equipment:
  
  
  Bonavita BV3825ST 1-Liter Stovetop Kettle
  
  American Weigh Black Blade Digital Pocket Scale, 1000 by 0.1 G
  
  Taylor Classic Instant-Read Pocket Thermometer
  
  Chemex Coffee Maker 8 Cup Classic
  
  Chemex Coffee Filters - 100 Chemex Bonded Unbleached Filter Squares FSU-100
  
  Hario MSS-1B Mini Mill Slim Coffee Grinder
  
  
  I also have a bodum french press and an aeropress. The scale is big enough to measure coffee, but not big enough to brew on, so keep that in mind if you are thinking about getting one, but it was pretty cheap and I don't mind pre-measuring the coffee and water rather than doing it while i brew. I also have already had some issues with the thermometer head rotating, throwing off the measurement, but it's not really a huge deal because it's easy to rotate it back and I usually just bring water to a boil and then let it drop 10 degrees regardless of what the temp actually says. Overall, loving all my new goodies!

FYI the Bonvita Stove top gooseneck is even cheaper $35

The typically recommended options for stove-top would be:

1. Hario - 1,2
   
2. Fellow - 1,2
   
3. Oxo
   
4. Bonavita
   
5. Kalita - 1,2
   
   If you just want a standard stovetop kettle then you'll be fine with most reputable brands since there really isn't much that can go wrong with them.
   
   Edit: I just realized I'm not in /r/coffee. If you're not doing pour-overs then pretty much any kettle will work. I'd probably go with a $20 Cuisinart or something.

I spent about 75 or so on amazon, not counting the mill. I picked up a goose neck kettle as well. You can certainly get away with any kettle or pot or whatever you heat your water in, but the goose neck does make it easy to control how much water you pour and where exactly you want it. This is the on I picked up. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005YR0IBU/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i01

If you can justify, I would go all out. For me personally I had been buying coffee from a shop lately, so if I use my chemex everyday for two months I will break even with what I would have spent at a coffee shop.

If you haven't already, check out /coffee and check out some other opinion and options there!

If I had to go stovetop I would use one of either of these:

• http://www.amazon.com/Bonavita-BV3825ST-1-Liter-Stovetop-Kettle/dp/B005YR0IBU
  
• http://www.amazon.com/Hario-Buono-Coffee-Drip-Kettle/dp/B000IGOXLS
  
  EDIT: formatting

I bourght this:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Bonavita-1-Litre-Stovetop-Pouring-Kettle/dp/B005YR0IBU/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1373529835&sr=8-3&keywords=pouring+kettle

Stil not cheep cheep, but almost half price of the Hario kettle incl. freight to my contry (Denmark).

Bonavita Gooseneck Kettle, 1L - $30 For a kettle which allows very accurate pours. A gooseneck-style kettle is practically a necessity for any pour-over setup such as Chemex or V60

I have some pretty weird hobbies (knives and knife sharpening included). I actually don't remember watching videos specifically about roasting in a Whirley Pop, but I think this video is fine, although it's also sort of a plug for a company. I also stir way more than this person.

I would recommend just starting with figuring out the brewing process of coffee before diving into the roasting side of things. A very quick turn-off for a lot of people is the sort of laxative effect coffee has on people, and it's quite bad for some people.

The "minimum" brewing equipment I would recommend is a Melitta pour-over cone, gooseneck kettle (a beaker would probably also work), Hario hand grinder (buying pre-ground is okay, but not great), and scale. If you live in the Bay Area or Boston area, I have recommendations on where to buy beans. If you're anywhere else, I can suggest mail-ordering beans or other nationally supplied coffees.

Definitely, yeah. Temp control is really not as important as pour control in this arena, so make sure to look at one of these or one of these if you want to save some money.

The one above is $49.99. The stovetop version is $29.99: Bonavita BV3825ST 1-Liter Stovetop Kettle.

Welcome to the coffee world fellow Utahn!
As others have said, either the Aeropress or a pour-over cone would be my recommendation for what to start with. Pick up a gooseneck kettle to use with either.
Get a decent burr grinder. A hand-crank grinder works really well if you are only making one or two cups at a time.

As for the coffee beans themselves, I'm not sure of the selection of roasters in Utah county but next time you are in Salt Lake make sure to go to Publik. If you can't find anything of quality in your hometown, a number of roasters ship coffee or have subscription services (Sweet Bloom out of Denver is really good) or you can check out /r/roasting and roast your own beans.

P.S. You will notice that most people recommend that you brew coffee with 205° F water. Lucky for you, water boils at 204° F at your elevation, so don't worry about a temp-controlled kettle or anything, just boil and brew.

http://www.amazon.com/Bonavita-BV3825ST-1-Liter-Stovetop-Kettle/dp/B005YR0IBU/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1331318078&sr=8-2

I got one yesterday too!

You could also buy the non-gooseneck electric kettle and a stovetop gooseneck kettle for cheaper

http://www.amazon.com/Bonavita-1-7-Liter-Variable-Temperature-Electric/dp/B008YE3RNG/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1408858182&sr=8-3&keywords=bonavita+electric+kettle

http://www.amazon.com/Bonavita-BV3825ST-1-Liter-Stovetop-Kettle/dp/B005YR0IBU/ref=pd_sbs_k_10?ie=UTF8&refRID=1PN1SM6HD90A92STTF8V

I use this teapot warmer, and kettle. I make my own candles to get the temperatures where I want them, depending on tea type.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00IMNRO3S/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

https://www.amazon.com/Bonavita-BV3825ST-1-Liter-Stovetop-Kettle/dp/B005YR0IBU/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1509732268&sr=8-4&keywords=bonavita+kettle