Sprudge Fan Reviews: Hario Buono Kettle
Carl Mundy, home barista
This little doozy really packs a wallop. They make fine products there in Japan, boy, let me tell you, like my 3rd wife Yasuko. She was a real tigerlilly, barely 18…I called her “Princess Tiny Feet”, and she called me “Emperor Carl-Chan” . But you know what I liked best of all? That Hario Buono (pronounced BOO-OH-NO) I picked up during our honeymoon on Hokkaido. Just look at that thin, tapered spout; those flowing curves around the deceptively generous brisket; and that easy-to-handle handle apparatus. Almost makes me want to start relearnin’ Japanese. I never did get beyond “domo arigato”, but then again, that’s all I ever needed to say to ol’ Yasuko. It was the longest 3 months of my life, but I did get my Hario Buono out of the deal, so it’s not all tears and alimony these days for old Carl. I may never see her again, but every morning when I wake up, that little Buono kettle is waiting for me. No dishonor here.
Carl’s Score: 9 out of 10
Buy the Hario Buono Kettle from Hario USA
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you know, we are going to carry this silly thing because there is just nothing else with a spout like that. but you gotta know it is really thin and feels like a $12 item you would get at ikea. it’s important for technque-sensitive pourovers, like ones with big gaping holes in the bottom, or filtercones with 10 drip holes, and really this couple make the chemex pretty rad, but still, it feels like a tin can you can crush between your thighs. well, you, not me.
isn’t it a good thing it’s thin and lightweight? 20 gauge stainless might drive a barista toward a worker’s comp situation.