Proctor Silex 45100 100 Cup Brushed Aluminum Coffee Urn
May 9, 2018 - Comment
Proctor Silex is the next great addition to your commercial kitchen. Optimize your cook line, beverage area, and more! The Proctor Silex (45100) 100 Cup Brushed Aluminum Coffee Urn is sure to give your kitchen staff an increase in quality and convenience. Upgrade your performance with Proctor Silex. Product Features Made for commercial use Quality
Great machine bad choice in basket design… Extremely nice… One EXTREMELY BAD FLAW… The plastic mesh tray that holds the coffee, the holes are to big so you can not just put the coffee grounds in and turn it on, the second flaw, there are no filters made to fit this or any other peculator coffee urn… The donut shaped ones that have a premade hole in the center to accommodate the percolator tubing in the center… great machine bad choice in basket design…
Design flaw So far I am on my 3rd coffee urn in 2 months. Amazon was kind enough to replace 2 and now I’m trying one more directly from the manufacturer. The stem of these urns is not sitting properly in the well and the water is not making it all the way up the stem to percolate into the coffee basket. I believe the problem is that the lid is not sitting tightly enough to hold the stem down, if you press down on the lid the entire time it’s cooking it works fine but no one wants to stand and do that for…
Do not buy: dangerous to use (burn risk) This product has no thermostat and becomes dangerously hot, to the point that the electrical equipment on the machine works. Thankfully we had people monitoring the machines and were able to unplug them before any injuries or damage ensued. I would NOT recommend buying this product. It is simple, but it’s so simply it doesn’t work safely.