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OXO Brew 9-Cup vs Bonavita Connoisseur

Two affordable SCA-certified brewers. The OXO adds a programmable timer, slightly more capacity, and at current prices a lower price; the Bonavita is even simpler — one button. If you want to wake up to coffee, get the OXO; if you want the least fuss, get the Bonavita.

Head to headHighest overall score: OXO Brew 9-Cup (8.6 vs 8.5) — but pick by how you brew.

Score
8.6/ 10 Higher
8.5/ 10
Price
$150approx.
$190approx.
Get it for
wake-up timer
simplest
Certification
SCA Golden Cup
SCA Golden Cup
Carafe
Double-wall thermal
Thermal
Capacity
9 cups
8 cups
OXO Brew 9-Cup
OXO

Brew 9-Cup

8.6
BrewSift Score
Excellent
$150

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Bonavita Connoisseur One-Touch
Bonavita

Connoisseur One-Touch

8.5
BrewSift Score
Excellent
$190

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Which one wins — for you

Wake-up timer
OXO Brew 9-Cup

Programmable so coffee is ready when you are.

Simplest
Bonavita Connoisseur One-Touch

One button and a certified brew — the least to think about.

Score by dimension

BrewSift sub-scores for drip. The longer bar wins each row.

DimensionBrew 9-Cup vs Connoisseur One-Touch
Brew quality
8.8
8.6
Ease of use
8.6
8.8
Temperature control
8.6
8.4
Capacity & carafe
8.0
7.8
Cleaning
8.2
8.4
Value
8.8
8.8

Specs side by side

SpecBrew 9-CupConnoisseur One-Touch
CertificationSCA Golden CupSCA Golden Cup
CarafeDouble-wall thermalThermal
Capacity9 cups8 cups
TimerProgrammable
BasketFlat-bottom

The bottom line

The right pick depends on how you brew — match the machine to your actual use case using the “which one wins” cards above. If you just want the stronger all-rounder, the OXO Brew 9-Cup edges it on our overall score (8.6 vs 8.5).