Good programmable coffee urn solution
Here's the situation: We're looking for a good coffee solution at our church. Churches (especially in the midwest) tend to have terrible coffee and we don't want to add to the problem. I'm looking for a machine that has the following characteristics.
- Good taste
- 25+ cups
- Keeps coffee hot for 2-3 hours without burning it
- At least the ability to auto shut off after an adjustable amount of time, programmable is a plus
- Affordable (< $200)
- Preferably urn vs. drip
This machine, the Nostalgia Electrics DSU-600 (http://www.livingdirect.com/Nostalgia-Electrics-60-Cup-Digital-Coffee-Urn-DCU-600/DCU-600,default,pd.html) looked promising but I don't know if it supports auto shutoff or only auto start AND I'm worried that it may no longer be produced by the manufacturer. If someone can suggest a machine that meets these qualifications or set my mind at ease about the DCU-600, it'd be greatly appreciated. (To be fair, I will accept the first qualifying post to remove any subjectivity)
Thanks for your advice!
Best Answer
Do you already have a decent urn that makes decent coffee? Is the problem just that it doesn't shutoff and burns the coffee?
Short of recommending a $450-800 airpot brew-station solution, and without suggesting you buy/blow $200 on a middling solution, I would recommend you go for the $20 solution; a wall timer.
Personal Opinion: I think any unit you buy for around $1-200 will be sacrificing somewhere; be it in capacity, potency, or whatever there will be money ineffectively spent. A thermal solution is better than a heated one. You would be better off either waiting to spend the money on a lasting, quality solution or hacking a cheap solution and spending the $80 left over on fresh donuts for a few weeks.
That said I have no experience with the manufacturer unit you listed. According to Google, that unit;
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...So it should match your criteria. I didn't see any direct reviews of that unit.
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For the best tasting coffee, use spring water or filtered water. Fill the coffee urn with water to the desired level. Replace the center pole in the coffee urn, twisting it to lock it into place if necessary. Fit a paper coffee filter into the filter basket and slide it onto the pole.Can a smart plug turn on a coffee maker?
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