Hamilton Beach 40540 NOTE For best results, always use cold, fresh tap water, How to Make Coffee

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How to Make Coffee	Before First Use: Clean the urn by following the steps in “How To Clean.”
	NOTE: For best results, always use cold, fresh tap water.

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Remove lid, coffee basket, and stem assembly.

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Make sure stem assembly is properly seated in heat well in center or urn may not percolate.

Fill urn to desired water level. You	Wet coffee basket (to help keep
must brew a minimum of 10 cups.	small particles of ground coffee
Do not fill urn above fill line.	from sifting through).
Water Level*	Amount of Ground Coffee*
40 cups	2–21⁄2cups
30 cups	13⁄4–2 cups
20 cups	1–13⁄4cups
10 cups	1⁄2 cup

*Always keep water and coffee amounts between the minimum and maximum for your urn size.

OPTIONAL: Place a flattened, paper filter in coffee basket.

NOTE: We recommend using coffee that has been ground specifically for use in a percolator-typecoffeemaker. However, coffee marked “For All Coffeemakers” is acceptable. If using a coffee grinder and whole beans, percolator coffee should be a coarse grind. Finely ground coffee may cause the basket to overflow and result in grounds in the coffee.

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