Essential Coffee Gear for the Traveler from Outside magazine: Bonavita Brew Gear Featured

Many thanks to Jessica Festa for featuring not one, but two, Bonavita products in your round up of critical coffee gear to have while on the road.  It's a terrific article: read it here.  Check out all of Jessica's recommendations including the Bonavita Travel Kettle and Porcelain Immersion Dripper. Travel well.  Brew well. Sip well.

Media Hit: Cooking Light Magazine Honors the New Bonavita 1900TS Brewer with Excellent Review (and Editor's Video)

So appreciate the editorial team over at Cooking Light for testing the new Bonavita coffee brewer AND for touting it as one their Editor's "must have" products.  Watch the "Our Favorite One Button Coffee Maker" video here and shop directly from the Cooking Light site.  Thanks to all the folks at Cooking Light magazine, Time Inc. and Joyus for this.

She Keeps Cafes Buzzing. The Puget Sound Business Journal Profiles Laura Sommers of Bonavita and Espresso Supply Inc.

Thank you to Rachel Lerman for the terrific article on Bonavita's Sommers. The story offers "Sound Strategies" and "Lessons Learned" for fast growing companies.  "Coffee? How Big Could THAT Get?" writes Lerman.  Ballard-Based Espresso Supply Inc. whose "Bonavita line of small kitchen appliances is carried by more than 350 retailers," got its start in 1993. "It was a big move for (them) to add consumer products, but sales of (Bonavita) brewers have grown 26% in the last year and kettles are up 70%."  To read the full story, click here.  Photos by Marcus Donner, PSBJ.

New Way to Brew Tea: Bonavita Porcelain Immersion Dripper Recognized for Innovation

Traditionally Used for Coffee, New Invention Nominated for World Tea Expo Award

Seattle, WA  ─  For years tea-drinkers have steeped their tea using traditional methods, many centuries-old.  Borrowing from coffee culture, some tea experts have recently begun experimenting with improved ways to brew and extract the flavors of tea.  A breakout new method centers on the Bonavita^® Porcelain Immersion Dripper which has been nominated for a New Product Award by the World Tea Expo.

Beginning in June the Bonavita Porcelain Immersion Dripper will be available at 120 Bed Bath & Beyond stores and via the Bed Bath & Beyond website.

Cooking Light magazine recently reviewed the Porcelain Immersion Dripper, writing, “Bonavita’s Porcelain Immersion Dripper is a pour-over meets French press situation.  Lock the base over a mug, and gently pour in your preheated hot water (recommended: 200 degrees F) through the kettle’s slender gooseneck spout.  Let (it) steep for a few minutes as you would for an immersion brewer, then draw back the lever and release the results...  Full flavor and simple to prepare… you get the best of both worlds.”

This brew method allows precise control of the water to tea/coffee contact time, much like a French Press, but with the added benefit of filtration to produce a “cleaner” cup.  Its porcelain construction is great for durability and heat retention during brewing up to 16 oz. of tea or coffee.  (Bonavita Porcelain Immersion Dripper 29130 MSRP $39.99.)  The brewer is excellent for brewing teas for serving chilled and on ice as well.

Bonavita’s innovative, inspired kitchen products are carried internationally including in the United States by boutique shops such as Seattle Coffee Gear, plus larger retailers including Chef’s Catalog, Starbucks, Sur la Table and Williams Sonoma. 

Bonavita, an Espresso Supply Inc. brand, is based in Seattle.  Espresso Supply Inc. has been a leader in the specialty coffee industry for 21 years.  With the Bonavita collection they have expanded into a new category of home electronics and equipment for the kitchen.  www.BonavitaWorld.com