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| FebruaryViolet |
Posted - Jul 16 2009 : 11:28:30 AM
So, I'm at my mom's, and I notice that she has eliminated her shiny red Mr. Coffee--she told me she "just hates it!", and decided she'd rather dig up the stainless steel percolator someone bought her for a wedding gift (ahem, 37 years ago)...And I absolutely love it-it makes a nice cup of coffee, and takes up NO space. Easy to clean, easy to set up. See, I have the smallest kitchen known to man, and I'm trying to get things OFF the countertop. I thought about the Black & Decker under the counter pot, but read many, many terrible reviews so I gave up. So, what about a percolator?
Does anyone use one? Can you tell me what you like about them/don't like about them? We usually drink coffee only on the weekends because I get some at work and so does Jus (they freshly grind theirs...bah!), so it makes sense to have something on a smaller scale..but it still functions for company, right?
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| Annab |
Posted - Jul 27 2009 : 3:55:07 PM
Funny, my mom still uses hers, like for special occasions ,....when she expects lots of company with folks who drink coffee.
It's around the same age....still perks great!
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| Heather B |
Posted - Jul 27 2009 : 3:38:37 PM
I don't think the taste difference comes from the pot its self but how many times the water circulates through the grounds. With a drip coffee maker it's one time through and your done. I think the taste is much better in a percolator!
"Only your real friends tell you when your face is dirty"
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| prairie_princess |
Posted - Jul 27 2009 : 08:14:51 AM
so i've been using my new stove-top drip coffee pot... and have noticed this coffee has a different flavor than plug in coffee pots.
and i'm wondering if it's just all in my mind? do i just expect it to taste different and better? or is it really caused by the different materials the posts are made of? does that aluminum/tin (i'm not sure what stove top pots are made of) contribute to that wonderful taste compared to glass pots? my DH says it reminds him of making coffee when you're camping...
either way, i swear it tastes better...
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| Pamela Joy |
Posted - Jul 25 2009 : 12:04:06 PM
Heather, although we use the coffee cup drippers or a french press for our coffee, my hubby and I also spend quality time on the porch in the mornings or afternoons, discussing the next project or what-have-you, and watching "chicken tv". I love it... I will start calling it that. We work opposite schedules and so sometimes our coffee time is all we have. We love it. By the way, my hubby was born in Longmont and has a special place in his heart for it.
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| Heather B |
Posted - Jul 25 2009 : 10:09:21 AM
We just love our antique stove top percolator! My hubby and I spend some quality time in the mornings on the weekend sitting on the porch sipping fresh brewed coffee discussing the next project and watching chicken TV. Besides the full flavor it's the romance that make's us happy with our percolator.
I've started a small collection of old stove top models this last year. These aren't just the "camp" stove type but pedestal models. I use every single one for different occasions and how many I'm serving. We love to hunt auctions, tag sales, flea markets, etsy and ebay for them. If any one's interested I'll post a pictue.
Heather
P.S. Any one want a slightly used MrCoffee? He's in the garage sale pile.
"Only your real friends tell you when your face is dirty"
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| prairie_princess |
Posted - Jul 24 2009 : 09:35:52 AM
i'm so excited, i finally found the old drip coffee maker i was looking for at a flea market... i can't wait to try it out!
"Only two things that money can't buy, that's true love and homegrown tomatoes."
- Guy Clark
"The man who has planted a garden feels he has done something for the good of the world."
- Charles Dudley Warner |
| StarMeadow |
Posted - Jul 23 2009 : 2:17:24 PM
We use a little white "percolator" to reheat coffee. It doesn't have it's innards. BUT, we have one of the old blue pots for camping. A big one and a small one. The big 12 cup coffee maker we have we got for 5$ and it's been great but the warmer isn't working anymore. So we make up a big pot and then reheat in the white enamel "coffee pot" on our stove. I like it better that way anyway. I too have fond memories of smelling coffee at about 5:30am when my dad was getting ready for work. I loved that kerplop-swish sound too!!! We sometimes grind our own beans as well. We used to have a hand grinder but it was mis-placed in a move... A very nice one from Lehman's. Hmmmmm I wonder where that's gotten too? |
| prairie_princess |
Posted - Jul 21 2009 : 08:59:24 AM
peapicker, your memory makes my mouth water... pie with fresh coffee. i especially love leftover pumpkin and apple pie after thanksgiving for breakfast with coffee. it's my favorite! actually, last year my dad made a new tradition - we make the pies the day before thanksgiving and set them out as decoration. but my dad really wanted some thanksgiving morning, so now we have the pie for breakfast with coffee thanksgiving morning... it's lovely. i think this cool weather i'm having today is making me think of fall... it's only supposed to be 74 today! perfect weather to go weed...
"Now and then it's good to pause in our pursuit of happiness and just be happy."
-Guillaume Apollinaire |
| peapicker |
Posted - Jul 20 2009 : 5:01:09 PM
I have used every form for making coffee. The percolator still reminds me of my childhood too. I remember going to my grandmothers and everyone scrunched up in the breakfast nook with the silver percolator singing its song and the aroma of coffee filling her old country kitchen. She sat on the end and brought out the pies and poured coffee for everyone. What sweet memories. We now use a Cuisinart with a thermal carafe that does not heat from the bottom and it works great. I have a percolator, but I loaned it to my friend and she loves it so much I have just left it there. We use whole beans and grind them before each pot. I am very particular about my coffee.
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| mellaisbella |
Posted - Jul 20 2009 : 4:47:46 PM
yes indeed, only at MJF can we discuss coffee percolators!!
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| prairie_princess |
Posted - Jul 20 2009 : 2:49:59 PM
wow, a whole thread devoted to percolators! only at maryjane's chatroom.... ha ha! i use my percolator for when company comes. i have a very small 4 cup coffee pot i've had forever because i only drink a small cup of coffee in the morning and maybe one in the afternoon, while my husband rarely drinks coffee at all. so i have a 9 cup percolator for company, especially my parents, who drink more coffee than i do. it is a stove top one, but now my interest is peaked about maybe looking for an electric one at the antique/thrift stores. (i bought the stove-top one for $6 at my favorite flea market!)
but, i'm also looking for another coffee 'maker'... my neighbor has one that is even easier to use. it has the pot part of it, but on the top is the filter where you put your grounds, like a percolator. but all you do is pour boiling water into it and it filters down without having to percolate it. it's ready so fast and the coffee is as good as the percolator, since it is made of the same materials. if anyone knows what this contraption is called, let me know. i havn't found one yet, but i figure it is only a matter of time before i do...
"Now and then it's good to pause in our pursuit of happiness and just be happy."
-Guillaume Apollinaire |
| FebruaryViolet |
Posted - Jul 20 2009 : 07:07:14 AM
I'm so glad to hear this!!! Melody, what a find! And I think it's super cute that you pulled up a chair to see the "magic"! I probably would have done the same (and probably will!!!). I know that I am convinced...now just to get one!
Tanna, thanks for the offer...my mom has a glass one, and I'm going to give that a shot first. If it doesn't work out, I might just take you up on it! That way, I can "master" the brew before I step it up a notch :)
I love Kay's memory...that's what coffee does for me, too..takes me back to childhood each and every time. Thanks for that!
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| palmettogirl |
Posted - Jul 20 2009 : 05:37:40 AM
hi everyone! i've been so busy building the new house and living like a gypsy with various relatives till it's done....anyway!!....i bought a percolator years ago at a garage sale for $1.00...the thing lasted 7 years! it did make the best coffee and what i liked most about it was that it was good and HOT! (i was living in new jersey at the time with those winter mornings.) we then "moved on" to the drip coffee makers, (mostly cause that's what we received for christmas gifts, etc.) now days we use the french press......i have not heard anything about the oil causing problems, but it doesn't sound that unbelieveable to me. i do like french roast/very strong coffee though. have a great day!! |
| Tanna |
Posted - Jul 19 2009 : 07:06:51 AM
Jonni,
I have seen several percolators at a local antique mall recently. They were all inexpensive. Would you like me to price some for you? Maybe take a couple of pictues? I'd be happy to pick one up and ship it to you if there is one in your price range. Some were very cute too. I almost bought one but we have a french press and a small kitchen and not enough room for both.
Let me know. I can go to the antique mall today.
Tanna |
| therusticcottage |
Posted - Jul 18 2009 : 11:16:34 PM
Percolators are all I grew up with. When I think of them it reminds me of being at home, listening to my dad get up to go to work, and starting the "coffee pot". You could it start to perc and then get that wonderful aroma of coffee. I'm going to try and find one!
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| melody |
Posted - Jul 18 2009 : 4:38:50 PM
Jonni...this morning at a rummage sale (a coffee house was going under) I picked up a glass 1950 retro coffee percolator for $3.00!
I cleaned it up with vinegar (what else) and proceeded to make the best coffee I have ever made...and I don't make coffee I go to the gas station and get it I actually pulled up a chair and watched it worked (sad-I know)...I was going to give it to a girlfriend of mine who has been looking for a glass one for quite sometime...but maybe I'll keep it!  |
| Tammyb |
Posted - Jul 18 2009 : 2:07:45 PM
We love our percolator. Been using this one for several years now. Do not own a Mr. Coffee. Makes the best cup of coffee, but we also roast and grind our own beans. We really like our coffee.
Tammyb
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| Bear5 |
Posted - Jul 18 2009 : 2:03:39 PM
I do use our percolator from time to time. I prefer the percolator, my DH does not.
We compromise.
Marly
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| aunt boby |
Posted - Jul 18 2009 : 1:39:49 PM
I bought my first percolator from my bf's mothers garage sale and it died after about six months but that was long enough to be hooked. So I broke down and bought a Cuisinart percolator two years ago and I love it. It is easy to clean and does not take up much counter space. I also hope I am being a little greener by not buying coffee filters anymore.
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| brightmeadow |
Posted - Jul 18 2009 : 1:23:31 PM
I forgot to say that the electric percolator stops perking after a few minutes -- I guess it must lower the temperature or something? - so it never seems too bitter.
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| walkinwalkoutcattle |
Posted - Jul 17 2009 : 7:07:54 PM
I love my percolator! I think my fiance bought it at a sporting goods store. (Sportsman's Warehouse)
Starbucks and sushi to green fried tomatoes and corn pudding-I wouldn't change it for the world.
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| Calicogirl |
Posted - Jul 17 2009 : 05:38:33 AM
I love Percolated Coffee! I think the flavor is really good. We rarely use our coffee pot because I am married to a coffee snob who roasts his own coffee and has an espresso machine :) We occasionally sit by a fire outside and percolate some coffee (and have some pie too!). I would have to say that percolated is my favorite way of having coffee along with using a French press :)
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| FebruaryViolet |
Posted - Jul 17 2009 : 05:35:50 AM
That occurred to me last night, too, Melanie, to check at yard sales. I think, though, at this point, I'm pretty determined to do it--I do like my coffee on the strong side, but my mom's tasted just like it did in the regular pot (just right :))
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| mellaisbella |
Posted - Jul 17 2009 : 04:26:42 AM
I have been wondering about this myself....I think I'll check out yardsales and get one cheap to see if I like it or not
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| dutchy |
Posted - Jul 17 2009 : 12:07:08 AM
my grandma always used one!!I loved looking at the glass thingy on top to see the coffee "perculate" lol. mom also had one for years, till it broke I guess. Then we had the coffee makers.
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