Capresso Perk Electric Percolator | Crew Review 

The problem with Drip coffee makers is that the paper filter removed the coffee oils and takes away that "creamy" texture percolated coffee has.

@@sirrivard Which is an advantage for the french press

Well I like your statement at the end first brewed coffee throughout the house you know it was morning even on a cloudy day right

I love my pyrex, it is my go to percolator. I don't drink coffee everyday but when I do I use my glass percolator. Makes great coffee.

Its nice to know im not the only one afraid of the plastic residue in my coffee. My mr. Coffee pot made horrible horibble tasting coffee, i washed it out a fozen times to finally realize it was the plastic i was tasting that maxe it so horribly tasting. Im scared to buy another coffee maker. I went back to instant coffee sad when instant coffee taste is way bettter than mr. Coffee.

@@Angel-gb9gi they still sell stainless steel percolators. You should buy one. Use a basket filter in the metal basket to capture the “oils” that can raise your cholesterol. Plus, the paper basket filter (8-12 cup size) keeps the coffee grounds out of your coffee. Poke a tiny hole with a paring knife to get the paper filter into the basket over the metal tube.

@@apAvocado my husband bought a 4 cup aluminum travel percolator at a pawn shop and I didn't care for it. It took longer than I wanted to wait and it was a pain to clean and the coffe was not near as good as my folgers instant coffee. I have given up on all coffee makers and just use instant. Easy clean up, no appliance on my counter, it takes 2 minutes to drink and I prefer the taste. Glad my husband bought that cheap percolator so I didn't waste money on something I would not of liked.

@@Angel-gb9gi brewing coffee in anything aluminum will definitely taste terrible!

@@apAvocado yeah I am not for sure it was aluminum but it looked like it to me. I used it just to see if a percolator would be for me and I realized I don't like to wait for coffee in the morning and I don't like the clean up or having to store it. I guess instant works for me. My son really liked having a coffee maker but the coffee maker made horrible plastic smelling coffee but he still liked it as I went back to instant but when the coffee pot broke he wanted another one but it was so scared to get another plastic smelling and horrible coffee maker that I decided on the stainless steal percolator but later realized me and my son would be fine with instant until we run into a good coffee maker at someones house that makes great coffee without the plastic smell or bad taste.

I think it's the thermostat that shuts it down at a certain Temp going bad . The old ones hardly ever go bad

Sometimes you just gotta go a little bonkers. And these days, with the pandemic, things are naturally bonkers everywhere you go. Better living when you can survive the virus apocalypse, with a hot cup of coffee, while watching the neighbors act strangely on their front lawn in the morning. Oh wait, is she walking her coffee pot down the sidewalk? HAHA :D

Did your parents put egg shells in the bottom of it?

I did, but it didn't really help.

I wasn't really sure what the purpose of that ritual was. Did it change/improve the coffee flavor at all? I save egg shells to grind up for a calcium supplement for both my pets and in my garden. They smell kind of bad. :( Can't imagine what that would taste like in coffee.

I suppose it might defeat the purpose of percolator coffee but you could try using a paper filter inside the basket to keep the grounds contained, maybe?

Some say it is to take the bitter or strong flavor from the coffee. Others say it helps with keeping the grounds from getting in your pour, which is why I tried it. It didn't help.

I had some yesterday

Lol!! :D

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My sister in law still has one of those she pulls out for big crowds during the holidays! It's a beast!

Just got the Presto, it's fantastic.

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That's a common saw, but if you think about how coffee brewing works, you should be able to figure out why that's a silly knock on the percolator method. All methods strengthen the infusion through the course of brewing by doing essentially just that, one way or another.

bollocks you dont keep using the same grounds all the time dugh

Pyrex made an almost all glass stove top percolator. You can find them on eBay . Also there are vintage electric ones that are partly glass also on eBay.

Silex Percolators from the 1970's are mostly glass

You add cold water to the percolator for brewing.

1DJSkittles yeah I'm with you I miss that program.