Bunn Coffee Makers

Considering the following factors will help determine the right commercial Bunn Coffee Maker for your needs:

(1) Pourover or Automatic? A Pourover Coffee Brewer means you pour water into the brewer every time you want to brew. Automatic means the brewer is hooked up to a waterline.

(2) What do you want to brew into? There are many choices - coffee pots, airpots, thermal carafes, thermal servers, satellite servers, pod, etc. Coffee pots are the traditional choice, but many people today choose something that does not have to sit on a warmer, such as an airpot or thermal server. No having to sit on a warmer means that the coffee stays fresher longer.

(3) What are your volume needs? Bunn coffee maker choices range from a single pot, airpot or carafe brewer, which brews 64 oz. at a time, to urns, which brews 3 gallons per batch. Also, consider how much coffee/hour you will need.

(4) Do you have the electrical power needs to handle the brewer's electrical requirments? Many commercial coffee brewers requires only a regular 120V outlet, but most of the Bunn twin coffee brewers and other large coffee brewers require a 240V hook-up.

(5) What kind of controls do you want? Bunn CW-series brewers are operated by rocker switches. Bunn DBC-series coffee brewers have digital controls. The Axiom series is newer and is operated via an LCD touch-screen.

(6) What kind of coffee will you be brewing? If you are going to brew high quality coffee, you might want to consider a brewer with a gourmet funnel (filter basket). It takes more ground coffee to brew gourmet coffee; a gourmet funnel is larger and able to hold more ground coffee.

(7) Do you need accessory products? Brewers do not come with servers or coffee pots - they are sold separately. Also, do you need paper coffee filters or a water filters. Water filters are very important - they protect against mineral deposit build-up in brewers.

(8) Can you afford the brewer you want? Automatic brewers start at the $600 price range and go up. If this is too much money, you can save about $300 by buying a pourover model instead. Also, you can save money by buying used or refurbished instead of new.