Although it looks like an ordinary coffee percolator, a Bunn coffee maker is one kitchen appliance that you will really love. When you purchase a Bunn, you get a coffee maker, a brew funnel for the drip, a de-liming tool, the 10-cup coffee pot and directions on how to use it. There are two switches on this machine - one for when you want to use it and another for when you are not at home if you have the machine set to come on at a certain time each day. The other switch is the on/off button. This coffee maker uses a plastic filter where you can insert the paper filter for your coffee grounds, whether you grind them yourself or buy the coffee already ground.
You can also get an air pot coffee maker when you buy a Bunn. You don't need to have a constant water source connected to this machine and all you do is add the proper amount of water to the water tank. There are several models of this brand name available depending on how much coffee you need.
For large crowds the CWTF- Twin- APS will brew 13.7 gallons of coffee an hour and the smallest model will brew 3.9 gallons of coffee per hour. This is the perfect machine to have in an office or at a meeting so that everyone can enjoy a cup of fresh coffee whenever they want. It beats the meetings where at the end of the day the coffee that is left in the pot is thick and stale.
When you start up the Bunn, the water will not start to drip until you close the lid. This is a great improvement over the older percolator that starts to drip as soon as you turn it on and then you realize that you forgot to put the pot in place. then you have to start cleaning up the mess which delays you from getting your morning coffee that you need to help your day start off just right. Although the Bunn does not have a pause and serve function, it only takes about three minutes for it to brew the grounds in the filter so you won't have to wait long.
There is a tank in this machine that keeps the water hot all the time. Since the water goes through very fast, you do need to use the special coffee filter that the machine calls for. These filters are deeper than the usual paper filters that you buy at the supermarket so you can add in more coffee grounds to have a stronger cup of java. You just put the grinds in the filter and since the water is already heated, you can have a cup of coffee in no time.