BUNN VPR-APS Pourover Airpot Coffee Brewer

Works great, but...
This coffee brewer works great, however I found the product manual was frustrating and I had to figure some things by trial and error... with several trials ending in error! The box also included a long spring thing that I still have not figured out what do do with?? Having said that, this coffee maker works great for making a lot of coffee in a quick amount of time, once you figure it out. Here is how it works (after you've done the initial prep/set-up which involves pre-filling the tank - something you only do ONE time for the life of the machine) :

1. Turn on (actually plug it in, it has no on/off switch - one of those things you have to learn the hard way)
2. Wait 20 minutes (it needs 20 minutes to get the tank water hot)
3. Put the coffee grains in the basket
4. Pour water in the top
5. Out comes coffee (almost simultaneously as you pour it in, if you are using a 24 cup air-pot... you'll need to wait a few minutes to pour the second 12 cup pitcher -...

Perfect for Our Needs
The Pourover Airpot Coffee Brewer is very simple to use and brews coffee directly into the airpot. The design is well-thought-out and makes serving coffee to a large group of teachers and students every morning a pleasure.

Great machine, poor instructions
Once warmed up, this machine can produce 10 litres of coffee in 20 minutes. We have used it for the past three months at large sports events with great success. I almost gave up while reading the instructions, then I found some friendly guidance on the web that goes like this:
1. Fill the system with water until a little leaks out.
2. Plug it in and wait for 20 minutes
3. Prepare the hopper with two standard bags of coffee
4. Slowly pour in 3 litres of water. The coffee comes out almost as fast as you pour the water in.
5. Unplug
Once you get the hang of the system and also the lack of power switch, you will really enjoy the system's performance.

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