BUNN VP17-3, 12-Cup Review

The BUNN VP17-3, 12-Cup, is a modified take an old school design, simple specialist at making about 3.8 gallons of coffee an hour. That’s not all; there are other features that in theory make brewing cup upon cup of coffee and keeping that coffee warm highly achievable. Is the BUNN VP17-3, 12 cup ideal for office or cafe or do BUNN need to start smelling the coffee? Let’s see what bubbles up to the surface in the, ‘BUNN VP17-3, 12-Cup Review’.

Benefits of the BUNN VP17-3, 12-Cup, Commercial Coffee Machine

The BUNN VP17-3, 12-Cup Commercial Coffee Brewer is designed to brew coffee in a commercial environment. This model eliminates the need for paper filters and has a separate hot water outlet that allows users to serve hot water for other beverages and specialty coffees. The Bunn VP17-3 also comes with an adjustable flow control valve that allows the brewer’s output to be switched from 1 to 3 cups per minute.

How to use the BUNN VP17-3, 12-Cup?

Simply pour cold water in the top and coffee brews immediately, up to 3.8 gallons per hour directly into standard 64-ounce decanters. This is an improvement on the old one as size is concerned, though it works exactly the same way, with the same amount of water, add your ground coffee and filters: something I still like. The third extra hot burner is definitely a plus compared with the previous model.

The stainless steel finish is attractive and easy to clean and the SplashGuard funnel protects users from burns. This unit comes with a 3 year limited warranty. However, decanters are not included with this model.

Does the BUNN VP17-3, 12-Cup Work well in Restaurants, Offices or Cafes?

Three Lower Warmers in Stainless Steel of the BUNN VP17-3 is undeniably useful for convenience stores, family restaurants, offices cafes or diners, to name several places where coffee is required all day in many cup full’s. Totally portable, the Bunn can be used anywhere there’s a plug so put it in the back trunk, carefully, and deliver it for an event or office meeting. Just pour cold water in the top and coffee brews immediately, up to 3.8 gallons per hour directly into standard 64-ounce decanters.

Is the BUNN VP17-3, 12-Cup – Commercial Coffee Maker Efficient?

If you’re brewing lots of coffee for multiple people throughout the day, the BUNN is perfect for problem free pours, cafes, catering for big groups. The feature I like is while one cup is being whipped up, another is already in the grateful hands of another customer.

A great design are the 3 warmers, two for coffee warming and one for water, keeping drinkable coffee at a near hot temperature. The styling and size is smaller than earlier models and that size is fitting for a kitchen counter top in a cafe kitchen or an office. 

There’s a feeling of robustness about the BUNN, that it’ll last a few decades. The robust stainless steel design doesn’t rely on fancy programming. There’s a simplistic operating design on this machine, that’ll be user friendly for the most supreme technophobe.

Extra Key Features of the BUNN VP17-3 Commercial Coffee Maker

• 16″ wide, 17″ tall, depth 17 1/2
• Holds 2.5 pots of water
• SplashGuard funnel protects the user from burns
• Brews 3.8 gallons (14.4 liters) of perfect coffee per hour
• Also use for iced tea, hot tea, and hot chocolate.
• Has a simple design with one main on/off switch
• Better for limited counter top space in the office or kitchen

Things that Could be Better

• There is no light to indicate when the water is hot enough to make coffee
• You will have to make separate milk frothing arrangements

In Conclusion

With out doubt the BUNN is an old school, no nonsense set up where the jugs should never be empty, when there’s an endless stream of mouths for simple hot coffee. The speed of brewing is like clockwork, better than others in its class. In a few minutes you have your steaming coffee.

Easy to clean, the BUNN is an all round good choice of busy, high output, speedy, coffee maker. At the end of the day this machine will cater for about 30 staff or for customers in a day. Overall the BUNN impressed me for its ability to do the job of a heavy work load simply and efficiently and is totally fool proof. Even Granny can use it.

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