Bunn 20216.0000 Funnel Assembly with Stainless Steel-Black Handle

An original quality Bunn funnel. So much better than the plastic one. Easy to clean and will probably last forever.

Great Stainless Steel funnel from BUNN

Tengo la VP 17, y este accesorio es mandatorio para este tipo de cafeteras, es una inversion mandatoria, el portafiltro original de plastico lo debes de mandar a la basura en forma inmediata y ponerle uno de estos. Me salio mas barata en amazon mexico que si la hubiera comprado en USA. No olvides tener suficients filtros Bunn tambien.

I've had this for 11 years and it's held up perfectly, so obviously it's done its job. I don't mind paying a slightly higher price if it means something's going to last. To ensure your coffee brews as hot as it can, I recommend running some hot water through the funnel first so it doesn't pull as much heat out of the water when the coffee's brewing. Regarding the separate funnel tip kit, I go back and forth on whether it's really required. Without it, 1500 mL of water drain from the funnel in about 2 minutes and 8 seconds; with the funnel tip it drains in about 2 minutes and 20 seconds. Obviously, with coffee grounds in the filter it will take longer, but it goes to prove that the tip kit doesn't drastically alter the brew time. You could probably make up the difference by grinding a little finer.

Basket is well made and finally glad to have plastic taste from the old plastic basket gone!