Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #13720 in Kitchen & Housewares
- Color: Polished Silver
- Brand: Moccamaster
- Model: CDG Thermo 9505
- Dimensions: 15.90" h x
7.00" w x
11.50" l,
8.00 pounds
Features
- Recommended by Cook's Illustrated. Roastmasters listed as their source.
- Includes free shipping, 2 pounds of freshly roasted coffee, free goldfilter, free paper filters.
- Certified by the Specialty Coffee Association of America and European Coffee Brewing Centre (Oslo).
- Includes stainless thermal carafe with 2 lids, a brew-thru and a travel lid. Hand built. Copper heating system.
- Uses paper cone filters or goldfilter (both of which are supplied with our offer).
Technivorm Thermo Moccamaster CDGT with Thermal Carafe
Product Description
Recommended by Cook's Illustrated. Roastmasters listed as their source. Includes free shipping, 2 pounds of freshly roasted coffee, free goldfilter, free paper filters. Certified by the Specialty Coffee Association of America and European Coffee Brewing Centre (Oslo). Includes stainless thermal carafe with 2 lids, a brew-thru and a travel lid. Hand built. Copper heating system. Uses paper cone filters or goldfilter (both of which are supplied with our offer).
Customer Reviews
Most helpful customer reviews
21 of 22 people found the following review helpful.
By Carl May
I own the CDT model and have used mine for five years now. It is different from this only in appearance, and in only one function, an improvement...the new model, the CDGT, has a new cylindrical boiler housing with a styling nod, ribbed sections, my CDT is plain. My Brew Basket is different, you can adjust the brew flow, if you want that feature, other Technivorm models have it. The important difference is in the lid of the carafe. Instead of the old screw-on lid that may be securely shut, or quarter-turned to allow pouring, is now called the "Travel Lid" and all new machines come with that lid also.THE NEW CARAFE LID: the CDGT's "Brew-Thru-Lid's" exposed upper surface abuts very close to the underside of the "Brew Basket". Minimal air space, minimal heat loss. Plus, you can brew through the lid directly into the carafe instead of into the large opening of the carafe itself...keeps the heat in! So, the Brew-Thru-Lid receives the brewed coffee from the Brew Basket with minimal contact with the cooler outside air. The Brew-Thru-Lid's long and narrow "funnel" protrudes deep within the carafe when the hot coffee emerges from the funnel opening..."keeps 'er hot." Before this, the open gap allowed much more cooling to take place, so your carafe temperature was always a bit lower than expected...not now!Sounds all complex, but it is ABC simple. The new CDGT Brew-Thru-Lid is a major improvement, major I tells ya, been there. It's standard equipment on all new Technivorm Moccamasters. Owners of older Technivorms may trade up to the Brew-Thru-Lid for $8.00 or so...and yes, it fits. Not to ramble, allow me to itemize the pros and cons as I see them:PROS:1) The Technivorm Moccamaster line is only one of four coffee brewers certified by the Specialty Coffee Association of America to meet the following criteria: 1) brew at between 195-205 degrees F during the entire brew cycle to properly extract all flavors, while, at the same time, and 2) keeping the coffee hot at 179.5-185 degrees F for 30 minutes in the carafe. Only three other coffee makers cleared that high jump. It performed at 205 degrees at the shower-head and 201-203 degrees in the bed (bed of grounds). Now that IS a tall order.2) All-copper coil boiler, made in Germany to Technivorm spec., no aluminum parts inside, no bull, all copper! So, the copper boiler brews fast--in 5.5-6.5 minutes depending on quantity brewed. By the way, with ANY automatic filter-drip machine, best flavor results when you brew to full capacity of the machine and carafe.A fantastic tech review AND must-see photos of the copper boiler of the Technivorm are available right here...on the following George Howell Coffee Company's terroircoffee site--so copy and paste the following text onto your browser's search box: Technivorm KB-741 Short-Form Design Review and Brewing Notes.CAPACITY ALERT! NOW HEAR THIS: Technivorm capacity is 10 Tasses or 1.25 liters; a Tasse is 1/8 liter, or 4.22 fl/oz U.S., yielding a total of 5 each of 8 fl/oz U.S. measuring cups. So, just like Braun, Krups, Capresso, Keurig, etc., European makers list capacity in Tasses, NOT 8 fl/oz measuring cups.3) All ABS and aluminum construction...strong, high quality build...commercial grade muscleman. Sorry, I do go on. Swear to you, I am no marketing vampire.4) Made in the Netherlands by Technivorm, a respected commercial coffee equipment manufacturer in Europe. This is a mini commercial brewer...their small office model. See their Dutch website to see the Moccamaster line and others...very big ones for restaurants and hotels. A commercial product also appropriate for the public is often called a "Prosumer" product, and that this is. That category is where I try to shop.5) Bench-made (hand-made) assembly, not robotics, no slap together...incredible quality control.6) The lid of the brew basket is removable, therefore accessible during brewing so that one can stir and sink the bloom of the grounds, as you can do with French Presses. This makes the brew more intense, richer.7) It comes with a tight clearance CDGT Brew-Thru-Lid (to repeat) that ensures a close connection between the Brew Basket and the Carafe. Another lid, The Travel Lid, (to repeat) is also included. It seals the Carafe for transport, and given a quarter-turn, it will pour out your brew via the carafe's spout.8) The Brew Sensor at the base, where the Carafe seats, will be pushed in when the Carafe is in place, turning the boiler on. Remove the Carafe and the brewing stops...really ingenious safety feature!9) Auto shut-off when the boiler is empty, having delivered its hot water...an important safety feature.10) 1475 Watts of power, 13 Amp output makes the copper boiler a powerhouse, and gets that 195-205 F degree water to quickly sprinkle down upon the grounds resting within the Brew Basket.11) Space saving: very vertical profile...small footprint (11.5" x 7"), but low enough to clear most cabinetry (15.9").12) The coffee the Technivorm makes is just superb. I am also a French Press person, and this is just a different kind of coffee, not better than French Press, or worse. I like to trade off. Technivorm coffee brewing is flexible, interceding with hands-on it can be adjusted so that you can increase the acidic, bright notes and expect more aroma, or floral notes, by brewing a bit lighter, or go for a bit more full body by deciding "To stir, or not to stir." This machine is the benchmark of drip coffee brewers...coffee magic. Buy it! Try to afford it! Have a garage sale, skip the Charbucks for 60 days and piggy-bank it...just do it.CONS:1) $300 Federal Reserve Notes to possess it.2) A Niggle: The carafe's pouring "spout" is wide and shovel-shaped. Unless you quarter-turn precisely and pour slowly, it can dribble a bit until you get the hang of it. This is the only real design feature that needs some attention. Mold a narrower, deeper channel for easy, precise pouring...hear me Mr. Clement? (Clement, The guy that designed the the CDT model and this CDGT, and received some Big Fat Important Industrial Design Award, in Europe, for doing so).3) Tiny Niglet: The circular, flanged plastic lids atop the boiler unit and the Brew Basket, and the Brew Basket itself, are light gauge, though flexible ABS...very tough...the good-force plastic (Probably, reluctantly specified by Darth Vader for his helm-mask because he could find nothing stronger). In keeping with the high quality of the machine, you would expect a more substantial gauge, more heft. But I must say, that in the FIVE years I have owned it, there have been no problems, no cracking at all, no warping...good as new. I am no plastics engineer, but some people do not understand and would like to see some reassuring overkill...Mr. Clement, are you listening?4) Micro Niglet: Could be a tad more stylish, but then you are getting into glitzed-out consumer-quality, mainstream tinsel. Practical, commercial design seldom goes there, glitz is suspect...the money goes into the guts, not the glamor. Its freshman chemistry-experiment-looking functionality pleases me. Sometimes, very early in the morning, I forget to stir the grounds, mesmerized by watching the rising air bubbles when brewing...daydreaming......Oh! Clem, the new ribbed boiler housing will make better coffee? Ah, takes the edge off the industrial, utilitarian look, does it? It does?Technivorm CDGT Summary: not enough cons to worry about, really: 4.8 stars...I pondered long on this: 4.8, Clem.________________________________________________________________________________________MY TECHNIVORM DRIP METHOD (Some ideas lifted from Sweet Maria's and Clive Coffee)1. WEIGH WATER, THEN, FILL RESERVOIR. Use only fresh, cold, filtered water. Replace lid. Pour very hot tap water into your carafe and cups to pre-warm.2. WEIGH BEANS, THEN GRIND. Dose at .055g per milliliter for "American" coffee, .065g per milliliter for Euro-style coffee (many coffeehouses do .06g). For instance, I dose my 1000ml (1 liter) Frieling press with 60 grams of beans for 1000 grams of water, or .07 (70g's) when I need a BAM!(1 milliliter (volume) of water equals 1 gram (weight), 1000ml weighs 1000 grams...gotta love the metric system). Grind medium coarsely to coarsely, like coarsely ground pepper. Tinker with it a few days until you dial in to your taste.3. FILL BREW BASKET. Close the Drip Switch, pour in your grounds, shake vigorously to level the grounds bed. Place the Brew Basket on its horizontal bracket, then replace the lid.4. START BREW CYCLE. Empty the carafe of its pre-warming water, screw on the brew-thru lid. Turn on the Power Switch (small,round red light comes on). To begin brewing, place carafe on its pad, pressing against the white Safety Button at the base (large orange light comes on).5. STIR THE BLOOM, THEN FINISH BREWING. Allow the Brew Basket to partially fill, then stir the bloom cake to ensure all grounds are saturated to deliver best flavor. Replace the lid. As the Brew Basket fills, watch for overflowing. At near-full, flip the Drip Switch to half-open to slow-drip, increasing dwell time of the infusion, or for smaller quantities, or use full-open for less intense flavor or for a larger amounts of coffee. Adjust to your taste.6. DRIPPING STOPS, NOW SERVE YOUR BREW. When dripping ceases, close the Drip Switch to off and turn off the Power Switch. Replace the Brew-thru lid with the "Travel Lid," then turn the Travel Lid a quarter turn to properly pour into your cups without dribbling.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful.
By Aman
After much research I decided to purchase this CDGT. I have the Breville stainless Keurig version but needed a coffee machine to make a pot of coffee. This works as described, does get the water hot and makes a quick 10 cup pot. Tips after having for a year: 1. Run some water through first to warm up the carafe and also warms up the machine. 2. Use the paper filters as they seem to work better and not get any grit at the bottom of your cup.I love coffee and have had many people over, seems to taste better (or may be because I am justifying the $300. It has to be better than my $50 old Mr Coffee one). I must say it is very simple and easy to clean. The other cheap machines have the reserves at the bottom and get dirty after a few years. This machine has everything right at the top and easy to see what needs to be cleaned. The stainless carafe also keeps the coffee hot enough for when you have company and even long enough for the morning.If you want a cool looking machine that gets the water hot and is not too expensive I highly recommend.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful.
By Linda
Having used this coffeemaker for almost three years I can attest to its durability.What I like most about it: I can set it up and turn it on and by the time I feed the dogs and walk out for the newspaper my coffee is ready and piping hot!The BEST coffee maker I've ever owned and it makes the best-tasting coffee I've ever had from a home brewer.
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