Service Ideas ECAL22S Eco-Air Airpot with Lever, Glass Lined, 2.2 L (3-(Pack))

In researching airpots, I checked the questions with the listings. The first one listed with this model was "What material is the tube made of? It looks like plastic." US Foods and Culinary Equipment said "It is stainless steel and is glass lined." This was the second answer; the first answer said that a purchase from a couple of years ago was metal but looked plastic now. I was quite unhappy to discover the tube was indeed plastic, but needed to use one of the two airpots I purchased the very next day. Unfortunately, the airpot was defective and would often continue releasing coffee long after a partial pump of the lever--sometimes as much as a cup and a half! Other times it would merely drip a bit. I returned both without ever trying the second one. I have a coffee business and must have reliable equipment. I've used airpots for several years and know that it was not user error that caused the problem. I reordered the Curtis airpots and couldn't be happier--they are top quality, reliable, and have metal tubes too!

I've used this airpot daily for 4 years and it still works great. I brew 1.75 liters of coffee each morning directly into this airpot using a #6 plastic manual drip cone and Melitta filter. What I really like is that with one single stroke of the lever I can fill a Grande sized cup full of frothy coffee. I love the froth! The pump mechanism feels very solid even after 4 years of daily use. I also like that the tube that extends into the coffee is metal and not plastic. Many other airpots have plastic tubes, who wants a plastic tube marinating in your coffee for hours. Cleanup is easy as the product comes apart quickly. The hinge on the airpot lid is still very solid. Note the opening at the top of the airport is not-huge so its great for holding a filter cone but requires a steady hand to pour coffee from another container into this airport. Not a problem just FYI. I am buying another of this airpot today for my second home in the mountains. Wish it was on Prime but oh well, its worth the extra money to get a quality product.

ordered these two air pots for work and they are durable and of good quality

This coffee airpot has simple, classic styling (stainless and black) and keeps coffee hot for hours. The lever function makes pouring a cup of hot coffee quite easy (this is preferred to using the push button top levers, which are more challenging to push).Took one star away due to the latch / clasp that holds the top on to the base -- a couple of times this has become sort of stuck and it's taken a bit of work to get the unit open for cleaning.Note that the size is also bigger than I really need for home use. When I brew an entire pot of coffee using the 10-cup Bunn brewer (Model: NHBX-B), the full pot of coffee only fills the airpot a little more than halfway. So ideally, this style of airpot would be available in the right size (smaller for home use). I suspect that the coffee would stay hot even longer if there wasn't so much empty space when I fill the airpot. Pre-heat the unit with hot water if you want to make the heat last longer.And finally, one last note... The pump unit will not get the last bit of coffee out of the pot. After I have pumped the airpot until no more coffee comes out, there will still be 1/2 cup to a full cup of coffee left in the bottom of the airpot.Overall though, I really like the airpot... coffee stays hot and doesn't have that burned / stale taste that happens when coffee is left on a hot plate.

works very well. Easy to clean. have been using it and it is still shiny :-)

one of the few things that works better than one expects. Easy to clean, keeps coffee hot, what's not to like!

I was sad to see the manufacturer has gone to using plastic parts on the inside of the pump. Glad I keep my old ones parts.

Works well. Lid comes off for easy cleaning. Great price