Aroma ACU-040 Caffee Centro Professional Coffee Urn

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Product Features

• Commercial grade, double wall design
• Large 40 cup capacity; Brush stainless steel body
• Cool-touch handles and base
• Unique cup stand and recess area for easy filling
• Easy viewing water level indicator; Non drip spout

Product Details

• Item Weight: 12 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 8 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B0006GQ2VO
• Item model number: ACU-040
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #97,803 in Kitchen & Dining (See Bestsellers in Kitchen & Dining)

Product Description

Product Description
Commercial grade, double-wall design Brush stainless steel and base Large 40 cups capacity Heating and warming light indicators Non-drip coffee spout

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Product Even Better Than Advertised, December 9, 2007

By	Couch Cutie (Cypress, TX United States) - See all my reviews

I needed urns that would keep beverages hot for an outdoor 5 hour gathering in 30 some degree weather. Over months of searching online and in stores could only find commercial urns that cost $1000.00 or more or could rent them for a good bit of money from caterers. A week before the event the insulated Aroma ACU-040 started popping up online. The manufacturers, Aroma, do not do a good job of describing what this urn is capable of. However, being desperate for affordable urns that could be used now and for future occasions I took a gamble and bought two and it paid off handsomely.

The urns are sturdy, but light weight. Very easy to use - place basket and stem inside, coffee placed in basket (no filter needed), and plug in. That's it and in 30 minutes you have 40 cups of coffee.

Now for the interesting part that the manufacturers missed out on. The instructions would have you keeping the urn plugged in. This is easy when you have a power source, but our function was outside near no power source. Coffee was made in both urns before the event and transported to the site. We took a converter that hooked up to a car engine for a power source and kept one urn plugged in, but we also left one urn in the car receiving no power. When the urn receiving no power for 5 hours was brought out for use the coffee inside was HOT, not warm, but HOT!

Impressive points: The insultation works. If the urn remains plugged in for many hours the coffee stays fresh tasting and it's temperature is regulated. If the urn is filled with fresh brewed coffee and then sits unplugged in 30 some degree weather for 5 hours the coffee is still HOT. Also, I saved at least $900 dollars by buying two of these instead of the next cheapest insulated urn I could find.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Stainless - A little misleading, December 19, 2007

By	Ron Daggett (Red Bank, NJ United States) - See all my reviews

I bought this for a club and wanted a stainless steel inside liner.
The product was described as double-walled stainless steel coffee urn.
The outer wall was a very thin stainless wrap.
The inner liner was another material - perhaps a coated aluminum.
Since it was better than the worn out one we were replacing and better than an all aluminum one available in a local store, and I was in a hurry,
I decided to keep it.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great coffee maker, July 26, 2008

By	Eagle25s - See all my reviews

I have used this product for 2 months and have not had any problems with it.
It is well made and does what it is meant to do.
There are no filters for the coffee basket so you should use a coarser
grind with this type of percolator. The water heats up just below the boiling point and stays hot as long as you keep it plugged in. There is
no automatic turnoff.