Professional 45-Cup Coffee Urn & Hot Beverage Dispenser – Fast Brewing, Keep Warm Function for Meetings, Office & Events – Durable Stainless Steel

Perfect coffee maker for large crowds. Purchased for my father-in-law's funeral service and it works as described. The taste is better than expected. Totally recommend.

Very well made. Simple. Easy to clean. I have had a couple of these. Used every day (all 365) and twice on weekends. Generally last 2-3 years. I have tried other brands, this is my favorite.

The Hamilton Beach 45 Cup Coffee Urn and Hot Beverage Dispenser is a great addition to any event, office, or anywhere there's a large demand for coffee. It brews quickly and keeps coffee hot for hours, which is great in hectic settings. Its professional look of a sleek silver finish with a two-way dispenser to fit a single cup or continuous pour is super convenient. Cleaning up is easy, considering the interior design and the parts that are removable. The capacity is ideal for large crowds and saves time from constant refills. Whether it is for coffee or any other hot beverage, this urn performs excellently every time!

I purchased this for use at a concession stand for a Cub Scout event. It worked really well to make a relatively large volume of coffee. I got a full urn in about 45 minutes, and I received a number of compliments as to the quality of the coffee it brewed. I used plain old Dunkin Donuts ground coffee according to the instructions included with this unit (2 1/2 cups of ground coffee for a full urn). The ratio was pretty much spot on. This item is really a hidden gem. I was set to purchase a commercial pour through coffee maker for the stand, but the price was about three times the cost of this unit. This won't work for high volume sales, since it does take a while to brew a full urn and you have to start from empty to brew a new batch. However, for our low volume traffic it really worked well. I could see this also working well for home entertaining, perhaps a brunch or other similar get together. And while it does brew acceptably well for lower volumes, you really do get an economy of scale by brewing a full 42 "cup" batch. It's made well and just worked really well for our stand. I really like it.

Every year we have a "liquid lunch" or soup party to end the Summer. We have over 70 people attend and never enough coffee. At the last minute I came to Amazon, did the research and chose this Hamilton Beach for two reasons - first, the price was right and secondly, it qualified for Prime and could be here by Friday (party was Saturday). It arrived on Friday as promised, we set it up and would make coffee Saturday. Takes approx. 1 minute per cup of coffee so you know when to start it. When done, remove the basket so it does not continue to perk and it keeps the coffee hot. Friday afternoon my daughter decided she wanted to make a huge pot of hot chocolate as an alternative to coffee. She went to a local store and purchased this same item. Believe it or not, it was only $1 cheaper at this local store BUT you should calculate the time and gas to get there, looking for it and coming back home. As far as I'm concerned, this item is a great buy through Amazon Prime. Both pots worked very well for the party. The reason for one less star is because the inside discolored above the fill line and I have no clue why. It happened on both. The pot with coffee did not scorch nor did it burn the coffee. The hot chocolate pot, however, had settlement on the bottom and that kept getting thicker and thicker. Of course we didn't know this until we emptied it to clean it. I managed to get it clean but it's something you should keep in mind if you're using for hot chocolate. Over all I'm completely satisfied and we had great hot coffee and hot cocoa for a cold October day. We will use this item for parties only so if that's what you need it for (a few parties a year) then the price is right and the item seems to be just the ticket. If you have a break room that it would be used constantly or church dinners more often than a few a year, I would suggest investing in a commercial grade pot just for the sake of a more heavy duty product.