Bunn VP17-1 Coffee Brewer, Stainless Steel
Bunn VP17-1 Coffee Brewer, Stainless Steel
- 120V/15 amp
- 1-Warmer (Lower)
- Plastic Funnel
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Price: $ 240.00
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Review by a new yorker for Bunn VP17-1 Coffee Brewer, Stainless Steel
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I can’t really comment on the quality of the coffee this machine makes as someone I know purchased this thing for their home. But they made a trial batch and it seemed to be very good. The instructions are mildly confusing as there is no off switch. The way this machine works is that you leave it *unplugged* the first time you fill it. You fill it with 2 & 1/2 carafes of cold water. 1/2 will “spill” out as per the instructions. *Then* you plug it in. When you’re ready to make coffee setup your grounds, filter and whatnot. Then pour a carafe of cold water into the top. Put your empty carafe on the warmer plate really fast and water will flow out almost immediately, the coffee is done in a couple of minutes, it’s really fast.
The reason there is no ON or OFF switch because the “initial” reservoir is kept warm in the machine at all times and the machine just sits there 24/7 happily keeping the reservoir water warm until you’re ready to use it. When you put a fresh carafe of cold water in the unit the cold water is mixed with the rest of the water in the tank. As the tank can only “store” 2 carafes of water the coffee maker is “activated” (when it senses that the water temp has dropped or displaced or something,) the water is then re-heated to the proper temperature and it just makes coffee. The cold water is the switch (to make coffee.) I have no idea if you can make less than 1 carafe of coffee.
The warmer plate switch (red switch) does not need to be on to make coffee as it seems to work independently of the coffee making part. ie) It’s just a switch for the warming plate. That’s all it does.
Review by D. Thornberry for Bunn VP17-1 Coffee Brewer, Stainless Steel
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I have had this unit since 1997, it should last forever.
We use it for making iced tea and coffee at least once but mostly twice a day.
We have it on a $15.00 appliance timer so the water is not heated between 10pm and 6am (it only takes
15 mins to heat up the tank if it is off) I make coffee at 6:30am it takes 5 mins
to make a pot (I can make as little as 4 cups) then I turn it off till the evening when
we make tea. I got tired of buying the $20 coffee pots that only last a year.