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The Hamilton Beach BrewStation 40 Cup urn offers one-hand dispensing, so there is no need to put down a buffet or party plate to fill up a cup of coffee. In a busy buffet line, that means cups can be filled faster, saving time and reducing crowding. Disposable cups are never a problem, either - the dispensing button was designed to work with foam as well as classic ceramic cups. For added convenience, the dispensing area has a higher cup clearance than most urns and the drip tray removes for easy cleaning. The last drops of a 40-cup coffee urn have rarely tasted as good until now. In the BrewStation urn, a powerful center heater brews the entire tank quickly (45 seconds per cup versus the normal 60 seconds). Once brewed, the center heater shuts down and a gentle, keep-warm heater maintains a perfect temperature without scorching the coffee. Coffee tastes great longer, from the first cup to the last.

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Brand	Hamilton Beach
Color	Aluminum
Special Feature	Manual
Coffee Maker Type	Drip Coffee Machine
Filter Type	Paper
Style	Classic
Specific Uses For Product	Coffee
Recommended Uses For Product	Serving coffee during parties and buffets
Exterior Finish	Metallic
Included Components	Coffee Urn
Operation Mode	Manual
Voltage	1.2E+2 Volts
Model Name	Hamilton Beach 40540 Brew Station 40-Cup Coffee Urn, 40540
Number of Items	1
Human Interface Input	Buttons
Customer Package Type	Standard Packaging
Unit Count	1.0 Count
Global Trade Identification Number	00666671500647
Manufacturer	Hamilton Beach
UPC	014444870334 763615749015 100177322179 885121613335 702785958773 666671500647 885121709854 040094405404 887704133803 885111582450 716080039617 751438819725 778890007057 885300158954 777785661558 767615314839
Product Dimensions	11.3 x 11.3 x 16.8 inches
Item Weight	4.7 pounds
ASIN	B0018A8THM
Item model number	40540R
Customer Reviews	1,167 ratings 4.4 out of 5 stars
Best Sellers Rank	#434,205 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining) #113 in Coffee Urns
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer	No
Date First Available	July 7, 2008

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Customers find the coffee maker makes good-tasting coffee and works well for family gatherings, appreciating its quick heat-up time and 40-cup size that's perfect for smaller group meetings. They describe it as simple to use, good-looking, and consider it good value for money. The build quality receives mixed feedback, with some saying it's well-made while others report poor construction.

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158 customers mention "Coffee quality"147 positive11 negative

Customers praise the coffee maker's performance, noting that it makes great-tasting coffee and performs better than traditional coffee makers.

"...No microwave needed and large groups can use it for instant coffee, oatmeal, grits, hot chocolate, warming up hot dogs in a pot, raman noodles,..." Read more

"...This one makes all the coffee I need to serve, and it fits in a cabinet much better! ...because it is shorter. The percolated coffee tastes terrific...." Read more

"...I made coffee (only 20 cups) right away and I must say it tasted great, it kept it warm without burning it, and now i have the prefect pot...." Read more

"Heated up great - Easy to Clean - Used to keep the cider nice and hot for our Thanksgiving meal...." Read more

136 customers mention "Functionality"114 positive22 negative

Customers find that the coffee maker works well, particularly during family gatherings, with one customer noting it's convenient for people with busy hands.

"...It worked beautifully. It takes about 15-20 minutes to get hot, but when it does watch out! This bad boy is HOT!..." Read more

"...No problem, just opened it up and stirred it around a bit . Worked great." Read more

"...It works for coffee, of course, but I already had a coffee maker that is better looking than this one. So now I have a duplicate appliance...." Read more

"...I ordered this, it came on time, and worked great! I had several compliments on the unit...." Read more

123 customers mention "Heat retention"96 positive27 negative

Customers praise the coffee maker's heat retention, noting that it heats up quickly and maintains a steady temperature.

"...and large groups can use it for instant coffee, oatmeal, grits, hot chocolate, warming up hot dogs in a pot, raman noodles, instant soup, etc...." Read more

"...This bad boy is HOT! Easy to clean, easy to use. I made several large batches of cider and they all turned out terrific!..." Read more

"...right away and I must say it tasted great, it kept it warm without burning it, and now i have the prefect pot...." Read more

"Heated up great - Easy to Clean - Used to keep the cider nice and hot for our Thanksgiving meal...." Read more

70 customers mention "Ease of use"66 positive4 negative

Customers find the coffee maker easy to use, with simple preparation and operation, and one customer particularly appreciates the convenient pour spout.

"...This bad boy is HOT! Easy to clean, easy to use. I made several large batches of cider and they all turned out terrific!..." Read more

"...So: Five stars for coffee, five stars for simple operation and tried an true internals... but three stars overall for some limitations of the design..." Read more

"...It split my thumb nail all the way down. I have RA & it's so very easy to set up, fill & set timer. Just hold it in & set time...." Read more

"...I had several compliments on the unit. They loved the ease of the auto pour... they only issue I had was if you use the drip tray for messy people..." Read more

55 customers mention "Size"41 positive14 negative

Customers appreciate the coffee maker's size, particularly its 40-cup capacity that works well for smaller group meetings, and its space-saving design that fits well in kitchens.

"...This one makes all the coffee I need to serve, and it fits in a cabinet much better! ...because it is shorter. The percolated coffee tastes terrific...." Read more

"...It fits fine under my cabinets. Surprisingly, although this one makes up to 40 cups, it is really no bigger than my 12 cup coffee maker...." Read more

"It's a great size and and a useful unit. We have this unit for many months and had a previous same exact unit for a few years...." Read more

"...the drip tray for messy people the unit isn't tall enough, the cup doesn't fit. Next time I'll just set it up on a round tray I have...." Read more

52 customers mention "Design"43 positive9 negative

Customers appreciate the coffee maker's design, finding it good-looking and well-conceived, with one customer noting its non-obtrusive appearance.

"...It also looks good on my counter. I'm very happy with this. Should have gotten this a long time ago. Update 3/3/2016..." Read more

"...Wash and go & refill. That simple! Some reviews are petty and Love the blue lights, so you can Actually see the time displayed...." Read more

"...The keep warm setting is great and the coffee is nice and hot and NOT overdone...." Read more

"...For its price, it's a tidy little machine--the nozzle is particularly good at preventing drips...." Read more

52 customers mention "Value for money"46 positive6 negative

Customers find the coffee maker offers good value for money.

"...Great price for the quality and great to have for entertaining. Travels easily as well." Read more

"...So this was a real bargain...." Read more

"...And it was also extremely affordable." Read more

"...Coffee has a good taste and it is inexpensive enough for a group function!" Read more

44 customers mention "Build quality"25 positive19 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the coffee maker's build quality, with some finding it well made and reasonably stable, while others report it being poorly made and note that the paper cups are not sturdy.

"...Now it is reasonably stable. The valve linkage above that cheap pusher part, is more than strong enough to last...." Read more

"...solid, like a coffee mug, but common sense is confirmed that paper cups are not sturdy enough to depress the button without collapsing...." Read more

"...I loved this aspect of the Brew Station urn, that the legs at the bottom are so sturdy...." Read more

"...My only issue is the dispenser bar is TOUGH, so if you are using Styrofoam cups it almost feels like the cups about to break........ Otherwise,..." Read more

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Linda
Amazing
Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2025
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I've had it for years.

🔥🔥 If you're camping with electricity from the pole, a generator, or your car, this is a must have.

I've had it for years and have used it to make everything that needs hot water.

Just add water, no coffee.

No microwave needed and large groups can use it for instant coffee, oatmeal, grits, hot chocolate, warming up hot dogs in a pot, raman noodles, instant soup, etc.

You can even add hot water to your thermos to save in case the electricity goes out.

Even after you turn it off (or maybe the electric goes off) the water stays warm for a while.

Many years ago, my ex and I used a different one to heat up at the main check in building, then filled our big orange drink cooler with hot water to take back to camp.

Seriously, I think every one needs one of these for hybrid camping.

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StephB
Perfect for the holdays
Reviewed in the United States on February 12, 2014
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I bought this percolator to make hot cider for a crowd on Christmas. It worked beautifully.

It takes about 15-20 minutes to get hot, but when it does watch out! This bad boy is HOT! Easy to clean, easy to use. I made several large batches of cider and they all turned out terrific! I noticed that in the last batch I made, which was smaller then the rest, that some of the items in the filter were still dry. It wasn't an issue, just something to note for the future. Works best with lots of liquid :)

Great price for the quality and great to have for entertaining. Travels easily as well.

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James Gifford
Dispensing button very stiff for paper cups
Reviewed in the United States on February 24, 2022
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The good:
I bought this urn because I didn't need the entire capacity of the classic taller urn designs. This one makes all the coffee I need to serve, and it fits in a cabinet much better! ...because it is shorter. The percolated coffee tastes terrific. The innards of this coffee maker are just like all the burbling percolator urns people have been using for decades, except the basket for grounds now is plastic (and it works just as well as the old-school steel ones).

The not so good:
The silver push-to-dispense button is pretty stiff.
The cove in the side of the urn, the inset where you push the cup to fill it, is not very tall.

That creates some limitations that the "classic" old design urns don't present you with, because they had a protruding spout, with a handle over it to open the dispensing valve.

If you're using porcelain or ceramic cups, and they're not particularly tall, this Hamilton Beach urn is just fine. Pushing hard mugs against the button with enough force to dispense coffee is easy peasy -- no worries.

If you're using paper or foam cups for your gathering, you and your guests will have to push the cups against the button with more force than you might normally want to apply to the side of a disposable cup. (I haven't collapsed or creased and folded up any cups while trying to get coffee. But I don't know why they built this with such a stiff return spring for that dispensing button.)

If you want to use travel mugs or other cups taller than what you'd serve coffee in at a sit-down meal... you have to think about where to put this urn so the tops of such taller cups fit into that cove where the dispenser button is (Hmm... prop the urn up on an old Manhattan Yellow Pages? Waddle it over to the very edge of the table or counter...?)

So: Five stars for coffee, five stars for simple operation and tried an true internals... but three stars overall for some limitations of the design of the dispenser.

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mare36
Perfect Coffee Station
Reviewed in the United States on October 24, 2013
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My family has too many coffee drinkers and I was constantly making a pot of coffee. So the answer was, of course, a bigger pot. I was concerned about the height of most of the bigger pots so I was carefully researching measurements. It fits fine under my cabinets. Surprisingly, although this one makes up to 40 cups, it is really no bigger than my 12 cup coffee maker. I made coffee (only 20 cups) right away and I must say it tasted great, it kept it warm without burning it, and now i have the prefect pot. On weekends when more coffee drinkers arrive i can make more. It also looks good on my counter. I'm very happy with this. Should have gotten this a long time ago.

Update 3/3/2016

This is the second one I have ordered. The first lasted 2 + years. We use it everyday since we are a large family of coffee drinkers. the first one was perfect except we wore it out. I did replace the spout valve 2X and after that it just continued to leak so I figured it was worth a replacement. Previous to this I had paid close to $100. every year or two for name brand 12 cup coffee makers. So this was a real bargain.

However this new replacement has some faults I'm not crazy about. It is the same model number but slightly different in appearance. And different in function. The steam is very slow making it take a long time to fill a cup. Well, not Long but Longer that the previous urn. But more annoying is the fact that is seems to be empty when there are about 8 to 10 cups left. I still love it just curious as to why this one is so different.

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Shellbell
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Reviewed in the United States on December 2, 2019
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Heated up great - Easy to Clean - Used to keep the cider nice and hot for our Thanksgiving meal. It did tend to clog from time to time, but I think that was from the apple cider. No problem, just opened it up and stirred it around a bit . Worked great.

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Reviewed in Mexico on June 4, 2019
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Es un excelente producto, en la oficina la usamos a diario con un excelente desempeño, la preparación comienza tan pronto la conectas y el despachador funciona bastante bien, pues no derrama ni gotea. La rejilla donde se coloca el café, tiene orificios muy grandes, se puede usar con un molido grueso, para un molido fino recomiendo usar un filtro convencional de los que encuentras en cualquier tienda de autoservicio.

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Eric M
Perfect coffee Urn
Reviewed in Canada on June 17, 2019
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Got this for the coworking office and meeting rooms. It is perfect I prep it the night before and set it on a timer, clients love it and intuitive to use.

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S. Anbuchelvan
Do not buy this. Not Suitable for India.
Reviewed in India on April 21, 2016
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Donot Buy this please. We need a Step down transformer to convert to 110 volt. A good one will cost you around Rs.4000/- Even after using a transformer it failed. But this vendor will suggest to buy. Donot Buy this please. We need a Step down transformer to convert to 110 volt. A good transformer will cost you around Rs.4000/- Even after using a transformer it failed. But this vendor will suggest to buy. Donot Buy this please. Not suitable for India.

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Snowy
Great for parties!
Reviewed in Canada on January 29, 2019
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I host at least 2 family parties a year with around 40 guests and this was a great addition. Got lots of compliments from guests who said the same thing. Coffee tasted hot and fresh for hours. Was very pleased with it.

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Reviewed in Mexico on June 8, 2021
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El precio fue justo, calidad excelente

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Amazing

Perfect for the holdays

Dispensing button very stiff for paper cups

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Perfect coffee Urn

Do not buy this. Not Suitable for India.

Great for parties!

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