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Does anyone else use a Coffee Perculator

Knit-Chick — Thu, 13 May 2021 11:47:15 GMT

We just love ours! When we started working from home last year it seemed crazy to make multiple cups of coffee in our Keurig. I love the sound of it bubbling away For us, it's much more economical, convenient and better tasting coffee!

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ciao_bella — Thu, 13 May 2021 11:57:17 GMT

@Knit-Chick wrote:
We just love ours! When we started working from home last year it seemed crazy to make multiple cups of coffee in our Keurig. I love the sound of it bubbling away For us, it's much more economical, convenient and better tasting coffee!

I'm with you on the perculator! After having and using many different types of coffee makers in the past, I don't think there's a hotter or better tasting cup of coffee that you can get from any other device. An added benefit is the wonderful aroma of coffee brewing and wafting throughout the kitchen and the house as well.

Went back to a perculator and never looked back!

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Knit-Chick — Thu, 13 May 2021 11:59:04 GMT

@ciao_bella yes! love the aroma, espcially on chilly mornings, which we're still having!

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catter70 — Thu, 13 May 2021 11:59:05 GMT

I myself use a Keurig, but my neighbor and another friend use percolators as they drink a lot of coffee. I must say it does make a good hot cup of coffee. I only drink 1 or 2 cups a day so the Keurig works better for my needs.

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Jo1313 — Thu, 13 May 2021 12:02:48 GMT

I have a Farberware electric 12 cup..It's about 50 yrs! old..Found another one while cleaning out my parent's home...Had to flip a coin with my Sister..They work fine..Keurig is not my thing..I do have a 10 cup drip coffee maker too which doesn't get used often.

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tends2dogs — Thu, 13 May 2021 12:41:03 GMT

Wow, this brings back memories of waiting and listening for the pot to stop "perking". My parents had one while we were growing up and then I had my own. Remember the Corning Ware pretty ones? One had blue flowers and the other had yellow and orange? I guess when drip versions came out I thought I was making progress LOL. I only drink a couple cups a day and DH is not a coffee drinker so I just use instant......I know blaspheme for a coffee drinker.......the best part of waking up is Folgers in your cup LOL .

I will have to check into percolators again. The few times I have someone stay over, it would be nice to serve a good cup of coffee.

Great memory thread!

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millieshops — Thu, 13 May 2021 13:20:17 GMT

I use both a percolator and a Keurig. Percolated gives me my preference taste, but I waste far too much percolated coffee many days even when I use the smallest one, so the Keurig's extra cost isn't all that much for me and it's really great whenI want just one cup.

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Jersey Born — Thu, 13 May 2021 13:36:29 GMT

I do. I am not a fan of Keurig devices, in part because I don't like the idea that hot water is piped through little metal and plastic K-cups in those devices, and I personally don't like the taste of the coffee from Keurig. The aroma from the drip device I use is wonderful.

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luvdavid — Thu, 13 May 2021 13:38:17 GMT

I use a "saladmaster" percolator which is about 50 years old!! ( I have replaced the cord) but otherwise it is still going strong and makes a great cup of coffee!! This is from the era where things were made to last!! I have a Le Creuset french press when only needing one cup.

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LindaSal — Thu, 13 May 2021 13:45:28 GMT

@tends2dogs OMG! What a blast from the past. I didn't even know they still made those types of coffee pots! My mom and dad always had a Corning perculator. We had the one with the blue flowers on it too. Of course we had "everything" Corning as my dad worked for the company. I also still have some of my moms original dishes. They last forever.

Great memory thread indeed

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SurferWife — Thu, 13 May 2021 13:50:18 GMT

I used to use a percolator since childhood. Then when I met my husband 14 years ago, he turned me on to the French press, so that is all we use. I did love my percolator, too.

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Knit-Chick — Thu, 13 May 2021 14:09:46 GMT

@tends2dogs nothing wrong with instant! I have some in the pantry for times when I just want one cup. My parents loved their instant coffee. I bought my mom a Keurig and she would use it to heat up her coffee and then put her instant Sanka in

There are some days where we have quite a bit left... then I store it in the fridge for iced coffee later.

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Knit-Chick — Thu, 13 May 2021 14:10:59 GMT

@SurferWife I've never tried a french press. Do you use the same type of ground coffee in those?

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riley1 — Thu, 13 May 2021 14:25:02 GMT

When mine died, I did not replace it - perk coffee is the best.

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lulu1 — Thu, 13 May 2021 15:23:25 GMT

I love my Farberware percolator; nothing keeps coffee hot like it does.

Also, I use my illy Iperespresso Capsule machine for individual servings.

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Desert Lily — Thu, 13 May 2021 16:35:56 GMT

I use a Hamilton Beach percolator and so does my millennial child. We both think it makes the best coffee.

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tends2dogs — Thu, 13 May 2021 17:05:00 GMT

@SurferWife wrote:
I used to use a percolator since childhood. Then when I met my husband 14 years ago, he turned me on to the French press, so that is all we use. I did love my percolator, too.

@SurferWife your husband "turned you on" to the French press ..... ooh la la, TMI

Just kidding with ya......

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tends2dogs — Thu, 13 May 2021 17:11:39 GMT

@Knit-Chick wrote:
@tends2dogs nothing wrong with instant! I have some in the pantry for times when I just want one cup. My parents loved their instant coffee. I bought my mom a Keurig and she would use it to heat up her coffee and then put her instant S
There are some days where we have quite a bit left... then I store it in the fridge for iced coffee later.

After all this percolator talk, I think I am going to buy one. I hate the way my drip coffee tastes. I only use it when I have overnight guests and it tastes different with every pot.

I would like to know what brand everyone is using. I want an electric one, not stove top. The Corning Ware one was recalled back in 79 because the metal spout came loose on some while pouring and people were burned. I couldn't find where they make them anymore.

Anyway, any recommendations? TIA

@Knit-Chick @lulu1 @riley1 @ciao_bella

I do see recommendations for Farberware and Hamiliton Beach.

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ciao_bella — Thu, 13 May 2021 18:52:08 GMT

I have a Presto perculator and it's used daily. Have had this one for at least 7 or 8 years, probably longer.

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Desertdi — Thu, 13 May 2021 20:55:10 GMT

Yes, a Corningware stovetop