Got one, works great! A few tips: 1- Get yourself some of the disk filters that are made for a percolator. You’ll get cleaner coffee, especially if you’re using pre-ground. 2- When it starts to perc, dial the heat back as much as you can to keep the perc going. If you don’t, sometimes the basket will overflow, especially if you’re using a filter. 3- Take the basket out before you pour!
Is it really??. I am all about ole fashioned made knacks. I am just now starting build my camping gear and am looking for something that even my children will have passed down
Bought this 2 months ago and it’s now my daily coffee maker! Out of all the ways i’ve made coffee, this is the most enjoyable, least wasteful and most tasteful! Would highly recommend. I have the 6-cup and its great for about 4 solid cups of coffee. But you can always percolate a high concentrate brew and add water (as needed). *There’s also markings in the mug to brew 6 or 4 cups* cheers! ☕️
Jesli B. Thanks! This was really helpful to read. I just ordered the 6 cup and I’m hoping it works out for my wife and I. We love coffee and typically have 2 cups every morning. Hoping there’s enough for both of us.
I have the GSI 36 cup stainless steel percolator. One improvement I've made is to replace the lid hinge pin with one that is removeable. It makes cleaning much easier to be able to remove the lid entirely so it doesn't flap around, especially if you are rinsing it out in a stream.
Love this percolator. Had a friend try to tell me that the grounds go on the top of the lid basket and that the actual basket was to catch "missed grounds". I frankly don't care about small bits of grounds in my mug or cup as they usually sink to the bottom anyway. The coffee tastes wayyyy better doing it the right way, in the basket, and timing it for personal liking of preferred/desired strength. I use it at home, on the road...I use it and bring everywhere. Love it and am grateful for this little beauty!
I collect different types of coffee makers and i've got several types of percolators that have been pretty inconsistent for me. What an eye opener it was when i finally got my hands on one of those vintage, all glass, Pyrex percolators. It took out all the guessing as to when the water was boiling, how dark the coffee was at any point, how quickly the water was flowing through the basket, etc. adjusting the heat was easy. I get the most consistent results with that type of percolator, by far. I realize a heavy glass coffee maker isn't ideal for hiking but i just wanted to put that out there for those who just like playing with coffee makers like i do.
Cool. You'll eventually find one, but you need to go often. Take a look online to see what all the pieces look like and that none are missing. (6 parts total) I've also seen many with mismatched parts, like having a short stem that doesn't extend into the pot lid, Or 2 bottom covers for the basket and no top cover. The thrift stores in my area are just catching on to the resale value of these things but they are still cheaper than ebay which is around $100+
Perked IS the best IMO. I have drip, French press, etc. but when given the choice, I'll take mine black straight from the perculator, whether it's in the kitchen or anywhere else a heat source can boil water. !! Thanks for sharing a review of this pot.
My mother used to make perked coffee every day. I still have her big perk. I started using my camp one very similar to yours. I wasn't sure how long it should perk for, but now I know, thank you so much. Best coffee ever.
I bought the 3-cup model at least 15 years ago and I'm still using it. I'd recommend buying a glass knob to replace the plastic one. I got one called something like Fitz-All and it fit my coffee pot perfectly. Also, although the GSI 3-cup model is advertised as making 2 or 3 cups, it actually yields 1 or 2 cups. When I fill the water to the 3-cup line, it makes 2 large cups and when I pour the water to the 2-cup line, I end up with 1 large cup. This is fine with me because I live alone.
I have a three cup as well as a six cup GSI percolator. The three cup is really small and handy, but it doesn't make as much coffee as I drink in the AM so it doesn't get used as much. Really like both, as they are very well made, and make awesome coffee! Thanks for sharing. :-)
I’ve made coffee from a percolator several times, they make the best coffee!! I have an off-brand percolator with my camping gear that I have had years. My dad has an antique percolator in his trailer and camping gear.
Have the GSI six cup model. Very nice build quality. Joined my daughter and her twenty- something friends car camping. Funny, they had never seen a percolator before.
The sad part is they could be well into their 30's or even 40 and never see a percolator used in a home, like watching someone push a cassette into a car stereo or flipping a cassette tape in a portable walkman. ..going into a bank branch to withdraw cash money when it was the only way.
Ernie-i just read if a viewer asking if this could be used as a “cook pot”? I just boil water so there ya go! Best of both worlds. It weighs(3 cup) less than a lb. 😁😁😁😁😁 Maybe I’ll try it out on the trail. Cookpot AND coffee maker in one.
Ernie, GSI makes another model that hangs so one could put it over a fire. It’s called the Glacier model. Comes in various sizes. What a video that would be. On a evening, all bundled up, nice fire, make coffee with the Glacier model over the fire. Wow, you’d be the king of coffee vids.
It’s real funny to me (a 70 yr old). Of ALL the coffee contraptions you’ve reviewed (n I have the Rocket n the Java drip for hiking), this one, the percolater is the best!!!! Just can’t carry it down the trail. Hey , Ernie, invent one made from lighter than carbon(?, can’t remember the name of the material. You’d be a millionaire!!! Thanks for the video!
Late to the party but I want to say properly perc’d coffee is great. You need to start with a well built one, which this is. Immediately I noticed that unlike many this one actually has a deep enough basket to fit the coffee you need for the water you’re cycling through. On this 6 cup model, 6-8 tablespoons is about right. I recommend a grind about as coarse as French press. It should look coarser than regular salt maybe like kosher but not huge like flake salt. Use a dark roast, the subtleties of light roast will be lost. San Francisco Bay from Costco works well. Grind fresh. Next, once it starts percolating, lower the heat til you’re getting 1-2 percs per second until the very end when it will get aggressive like a moka pot. With this model, perc no longer than 4 minutes. Then let the water drain from the basket for a minute and pour. Made myself a reflectix 2 piece cozy for this perc that works great. Happy brewing!
I just got a little 3-cup Chinook stainless steel percolator from amazon and it comes with a little drawstring bag. I like it; just the right amount for me. I think it's also available in a larger size, too, but I don't know if the larger one includes a carry bag.
I feel like you light hikers are trying to get me to give up my Aeropress all the time. 😁 I have friends who would probably love that thing, though. Thanks again, Ernie.
Good review. I’ve got a 12 cup percolator that makes great coffee. Of course the load it split up between two or three of us. If I go alone I’ve got a pour over that works but doesn’t have the same taste.
I just got this. It boils a lot but hardly any water comes to the top. Even after 10 minutes the coffee is super light like weak tea. I’m using 2lbsp per 6oz cup.
I want to know if steel handle goes all the way through the silicone grip, or, is there a gap. My plan is to cut off the silicone so it can be used on a campfire (carefully, so as not to melt the plastic viewing bubble). As is, this pot is not made for fires, and has no bail for hanging it. The 6 cup "personal " size is what appeals to me.
I just bought one of the 6 cup (I believe) pots from Wal-Mart. This is the first time I've ever used a percolator coffee pot. First try.., when I poured into cup.., the water was still clear. Obviously didn't let it heat long enough. Second try (after watching this video)...I waited longer, until I could see dark water bubbling in sight glass. Success...kinda. The coffee came out tasting great. However there was quite a good bit of grounds in my cup. Q; is that normal ?? I made sure lid was over the grounds basket, and lid on pot.
Yeah, if you were using a fine ground, it is normal. I usually do a medium ground coffee for best results, but there's no harm in drinking a little cowboy coffee.
Do you feel that the GSI works well with a red camp alcohol burner? The burner does not have control valve which allows you to lower the heat once the GSI begins to percolate. It appears that the GSI needs a lower heat setting once it starts to percolate. Please provide your suggestion.
I love percolated coffee as much as the next guy but where are you getting your numbers about how popular perc coffee is in the US? It seems to me that once Mr. coffee and Mrs keurig came on the scene that percs have been edged out. Add to that most coffee snobs tend to revile the idea of percolated coffee. Personally I use the 12cup at home and I have one of the 9cup models in my car camp gear. Also, FYI there is a company called chinook that sells a virtually identical product (wood handle instead of silicone) with a stuff sack. I did a comparison of the two 3cup models and then gave away the gsi one.
yeah, just looking at literally any department store's coffee maker section tells you that electric filtered auto drip is number one in north america. I've heard the stovetop espresso is number one in Europe, like the "Bialetti" brand moka pot style, but i have no data for that. As for coffee snobs, i think they've moved onto "pour over" drip type coffee which is why most major coffee shops have added it to their product line. I've watched a few professional coffee taste testing things and most of them say the french press is superior.
Never. Painted it once when we moved in, just cracks away due to moisture. Plan is to build a new shop down the line, not sinking more into this one :)
I agree with medium-coarse. IF you are using pre-ground coffee, that would be so fine as to fall through the holes. Pop a hole in a paper coffee filter and place that in the basket to keep fine grounds in.
no its a bad product it will start sagging in the bottom from the heat it gets worse over time and stops percolating think it lasted 3 months its why companies who has made them for a while either put a very very thick bottom or ridges in the bottom
Reference... Woody from "Cheers" Woody from "Zombieland" I can see it going either way! P. S. I just unwrapped the GSI 3 cup... I'll try to update after first use. I thought a 3 cup ( about 1 good serving) would be perfect for the woods!
@@littlegoobie Yes, what I meant was, your coffee isn't running down over plastic like in the old drip coffee makers. I did a little research and the knob doesn't have bpa's, which are known to cause toxins to leach into hot water and should be avoided.
@@TheUkester69 all plastics are toxic, 'bpa' or not, they just have slightly different chemicals that skirt around the legality of calling it 'bpa,' anyway just buy an old one with a glass lid for 10 bucks off craigslist or fb or something ;)
Too much you, too much "basically" and not enough procedure. How much water? Not mentioned. How much coffee? Not mentioned. How long to perk? Not mentioned, only a ball park figure. Jump cuts all through the video and then finally "begging" for likes and subscribe clicks. Sorry dude... instant dislike.
Got one, works great! A few tips: 1- Get yourself some of the disk filters that are made for a percolator. You’ll get cleaner coffee, especially if you’re using pre-ground. 2- When it starts to perc, dial the heat back as much as you can to keep the perc going. If you don’t, sometimes the basket will overflow, especially if you’re using a filter. 3- Take the basket out before you pour!
I've had one for years (exactly the same model) it absolutely bulletproof........ buy one 🇬🇧👍
Forgot to mention I've had it on a biolite stove 🇬🇧👍
I just shot mine it’s not bulletproof:(
We used one and got a pot full of grounds. What did we do wrong?
@@philipe6293 ..... the coffee was too fine
Is it really??. I am all about ole fashioned made knacks. I am just now starting build my camping gear and am looking for something that even my children will have passed down
Bought this 2 months ago and it’s now my daily coffee maker! Out of all the ways i’ve made coffee, this is the most enjoyable, least wasteful and most tasteful! Would highly recommend. I have the 6-cup and its great for about 4 solid cups of coffee. But you can always percolate a high concentrate brew and add water (as needed). *There’s also markings in the mug to brew 6 or 4 cups* cheers! ☕️
Jesli B. Thanks! This was really helpful to read. I just ordered the 6 cup and I’m hoping it works out for my wife and I. We love coffee and typically have 2 cups every morning. Hoping there’s enough for both of us.
I have the GSI 36 cup stainless steel percolator. One improvement I've made is to replace the lid hinge pin with one that is removeable. It makes cleaning much easier to be able to remove the lid entirely so it doesn't flap around, especially if you are rinsing it out in a stream.
Love this percolator. Had a friend try to tell me that the grounds go on the top of the lid basket and that the actual basket was to catch "missed grounds". I frankly don't care about small bits of grounds in my mug or cup as they usually sink to the bottom anyway.
The coffee tastes wayyyy better doing it the right way, in the basket, and timing it for personal liking of preferred/desired strength.
I use it at home, on the road...I use it and bring everywhere. Love it and am grateful for this little beauty!
I collect different types of coffee makers and i've got several types of percolators that have been pretty inconsistent for me. What an eye opener it was when i finally got my hands on one of those vintage, all glass, Pyrex percolators. It took out all the guessing as to when the water was boiling, how dark the coffee was at any point, how quickly the water was flowing through the basket, etc. adjusting the heat was easy. I get the most consistent results with that type of percolator, by far. I realize a heavy glass coffee maker isn't ideal for hiking but i just wanted to put that out there for those who just like playing with coffee makers like i do.
You just gave me something to look for at a thrift store. I'm in the process of switching all my food and drink containers, to glass.
Cool. You'll eventually find one, but you need to go often. Take a look online to see what all the pieces look like and that none are missing. (6 parts total) I've also seen many with mismatched parts, like having a short stem that doesn't extend into the pot lid, Or 2 bottom covers for the basket and no top cover.
The thrift stores in my area are just catching on to the resale value of these things but they are still cheaper than ebay which is around $100+
I have the same one. Use paper filters to keep the fine grounds out. Love it. Thanks great channel.
you're supposed to use a course grind, but yeah just push a paper filter over the hole I do it too lol!
Perked IS the best IMO. I have drip, French press, etc. but when given the choice, I'll take mine black straight from the perculator, whether it's in the kitchen or anywhere else a heat source can boil water. !!
Thanks for sharing a review of this pot.
Talk’n coffee and outdoors… BOOM instant subscribe! Good video.
My mother used to make perked coffee every day. I still have her big perk. I started using my camp one very similar to yours. I wasn't sure how long it should perk for, but now I know, thank you so much. Best coffee ever.
That was a very well made video. ASMR quality. Bravo, and thanks for the upload!
I bought the 3-cup model at least 15 years ago and I'm still using it. I'd recommend buying a glass knob to replace the plastic one. I got one called something like Fitz-All and it fit my coffee pot perfectly. Also, although the GSI 3-cup model is advertised as making 2 or 3 cups, it actually yields 1 or 2 cups. When I fill the water to the 3-cup line, it makes 2 large cups and when I pour the water to the 2-cup line, I end up with 1 large cup. This is fine with me because I live alone.
Can you tell me how many ounces of water is in 3 cups?
@@patricebill9889 Almost 16 ounces.
Thank your for the video 💪🏽 i was unsure as to which size to get but im going for the 6 cup. Great content. Straight to the point ☕️
I have a three cup as well as a six cup GSI percolator. The three cup is really small and handy, but it doesn't make as much coffee as I drink in the AM so it doesn't get used as much. Really like both, as they are very well made, and make awesome coffee! Thanks for sharing. :-)
I’ve made coffee from a percolator several times, they make the best coffee!! I have an off-brand percolator with my camping gear that I have had years. My dad has an antique percolator in his trailer and camping gear.
I have the 14 cup model. I use it at home and when camping. It always attracts my camping neighbors and is enough to share. If not, I perk more!
GSI hit a home run with this coffe pot. Makes great coffee and is bullet proof.
Have the GSI six cup model. Very nice build quality. Joined my daughter and her twenty- something friends car camping. Funny, they had never seen a percolator before.
The sad part is they could be well into their 30's or even 40 and never see a percolator used in a home, like watching someone push a cassette into a car stereo or flipping a cassette tape in a portable walkman. ..going into a bank branch to withdraw cash money when it was the only way.
Ernie-i just read if a viewer asking if this could be used as a “cook pot”? I just boil water so there ya go! Best of both worlds. It weighs(3 cup) less than a lb. 😁😁😁😁😁 Maybe I’ll try it out on the trail. Cookpot AND coffee maker in one.
Wow.... that's cool! I need this in my life!!
Ernie, GSI makes another model that hangs so one could put it over a fire. It’s called the Glacier model. Comes in various sizes. What a video that would be. On a evening, all bundled up, nice fire, make coffee with the Glacier model over the fire. Wow, you’d be the king of coffee vids.
It’s real funny to me (a 70 yr old). Of ALL the coffee contraptions you’ve reviewed (n I have the Rocket n the Java drip for hiking), this one, the percolater is the best!!!! Just can’t carry it down the trail. Hey , Ernie, invent one made from lighter than carbon(?, can’t remember the name of the material. You’d be a millionaire!!! Thanks for the video!
I like how it has a hinged lid. Now if I can only find the handle to my grinder😜👍
Late to the party but I want to say properly perc’d coffee is great. You need to start with a well built one, which this is. Immediately I noticed that unlike many this one actually has a deep enough basket to fit the coffee you need for the water you’re cycling through. On this 6 cup model, 6-8 tablespoons is about right. I recommend a grind about as coarse as French press. It should look coarser than regular salt maybe like kosher but not huge like flake salt. Use a dark roast, the subtleties of light roast will be lost. San Francisco Bay from Costco works well. Grind fresh. Next, once it starts percolating, lower the heat til you’re getting 1-2 percs per second until the very end when it will get aggressive like a moka pot. With this model, perc no longer than 4 minutes. Then let the water drain from the basket for a minute and pour. Made myself a reflectix 2 piece cozy for this perc that works great. Happy brewing!
I just got a little 3-cup Chinook stainless steel percolator from amazon and it comes with a little drawstring bag. I like it; just the right amount for me. I think it's also available in a larger size, too, but I don't know if the larger one includes a carry bag.
I feel like you light hikers are trying to get me to give up my Aeropress all the time. 😁 I have friends who would probably love that thing, though. Thanks again, Ernie.
Aeropress is nice for a half cup of coffee. Unfortunately more messing around than drinking coffee. But fun to mess with.
Good review. I’ve got a 12 cup percolator that makes great coffee. Of course the load it split up between two or three of us. If I go alone I’ve got a pour over that works but doesn’t have the same taste.
I love it for home:)
I grew up with the smell of percking ciffee! Wow. Nothing like it!
One question that you didn't answer was how much ground coffee should you use for six cups.
Good presentation
I don’t grind. I just buy ground coffee from Black Rifle.
I just got this. It boils a lot but hardly any water comes to the top. Even after 10 minutes the coffee is super light like weak tea. I’m using 2lbsp per 6oz cup.
I want to know if steel handle goes all the way through the silicone grip, or, is there a gap. My plan is to cut off the silicone so it can be used on a campfire (carefully, so as not to melt the plastic viewing bubble). As is, this pot is not made for fires, and has no bail for hanging it. The 6 cup "personal " size is what appeals to me.
I never like ground coffee until I started my GSI 6-25-21
I just bought one of the 6 cup (I believe) pots from Wal-Mart. This is the first time I've ever used a percolator coffee pot.
First try.., when I poured into cup.., the water was still clear. Obviously didn't let it heat long enough.
Second try (after watching this video)...I waited longer, until I could see dark water bubbling in sight glass.
Success...kinda.
The coffee came out tasting great. However there was quite a good bit of grounds in my cup.
Q; is that normal ??
I made sure lid was over the grounds basket, and lid on pot.
Yeah, if you were using a fine ground, it is normal. I usually do a medium ground coffee for best results, but there's no harm in drinking a little cowboy coffee.
I prefer an aeropress, you can adjust the coffee at your tast.
Do you feel that the GSI works well with a red camp alcohol burner? The burner does not have control valve which allows you to lower the heat once the GSI begins to percolate. It appears that the GSI needs a lower heat setting once it starts to percolate. Please provide your suggestion.
I love percolated coffee as much as the next guy but where are you getting your numbers about how popular perc coffee is in the US? It seems to me that once Mr. coffee and Mrs keurig came on the scene that percs have been edged out. Add to that most coffee snobs tend to revile the idea of percolated coffee. Personally I use the 12cup at home and I have one of the 9cup models in my car camp gear. Also, FYI there is a company called chinook that sells a virtually identical product (wood handle instead of silicone) with a stuff sack. I did a comparison of the two 3cup models and then gave away the gsi one.
yeah, just looking at literally any department store's coffee maker section tells you that electric filtered auto drip is number one in north america. I've heard the stovetop espresso is number one in Europe, like the "Bialetti" brand moka pot style, but i have no data for that. As for coffee snobs, i think they've moved onto "pour over" drip type coffee which is why most major coffee shops have added it to their product line. I've watched a few professional coffee taste testing things and most of them say the french press is superior.
You provided so much detail, but what about quantity of coffee for the six cups, how many minutes do we wait?? :-(
When do you start counting the minutes immediately are when it percolates
I want the 3 cup gsi
do a review of it please
I have it if you have any questions!
Will the fancy feast alcohol stove burn long enough to percolate the coffee?
where can i purchase the cooking thing you cooked with?
nice watch.
I've been hunting around for the best one, but I can't find this in the 6 cup at this time. I'll have to default to the 9
I use it in the motorhome
Could you build a cook set out of this 🤔
What brand is your little stove ?
Hi, what stove is that you are using?
looks like an MSR pocketrocket. or a knockoff of one.
this is exactlythe same as the bass pro models if anyone was looking as i was
Are these course grind only or can fine grind be used?
Sadly the knob on top of mine is broken
What was the stove you used ,??
What are the ratios
When you going to Paint that Dam Wall ...??? lol
Never. Painted it once when we moved in, just cracks away due to moisture. Plan is to build a new shop down the line, not sinking more into this one :)
Buy your own stinkin' storage bag. 😀
What's the best grind size for percolator coffee?
Most people say medium-coarse for percolated coffee.
I agree with medium-coarse. IF you are using pre-ground coffee, that would be so fine as to fall through the holes. Pop a hole in a paper coffee filter and place that in the basket to keep fine grounds in.
What grinder are you using?
Albert Gauché , Looks like a Porlex Grinder from Japan.
Unlike the old days , the lid on the basket doesn’t sit all the way down when in the pot.
I had to bend the hinge a little on mine and then it poped in there fine. Hope this helps.
No ratio provided very important
no its a bad product it will start sagging in the bottom from the heat it gets worse over time and stops percolating think it lasted 3 months its why companies who has made them for a while either put a very very thick bottom or ridges in the bottom
He makes me think of Woody Harrelson.
Reference...
Woody from "Cheers"
Woody from "Zombieland"
I can see it going either way!
P. S. I just unwrapped the GSI 3 cup... I'll try to update after first use.
I thought a 3 cup ( about 1 good serving) would be perfect for the woods!
He sounds like him too! 😀💜
Nothing beats percolated coffee. I think the fact that it's all stainless steel and there's no plastic touching your coffee.
You are wrong, the top knob is made of plastic.
plastic on this one maybe but most (nearly all) are made out of clear glass.
@@littlegoobie Yes, what I meant was, your coffee isn't running down over plastic like in the old drip coffee makers. I did a little research and the knob doesn't have bpa's, which are known to cause toxins to leach into hot water and should be avoided.
@@TheUkester69 all plastics are toxic, 'bpa' or not, they just have slightly different chemicals that skirt around the legality of calling it 'bpa,' anyway just buy an old one with a glass lid for 10 bucks off craigslist or fb or something ;)
Too much you, too much "basically" and not enough procedure. How much water? Not mentioned. How much coffee? Not mentioned. How long to perk? Not mentioned, only a ball park figure. Jump cuts all through the video and then finally "begging" for likes and subscribe clicks. Sorry dude... instant dislike.
Thank you, a nonsense commentary
Does gsi make one that you can put on open fire. Stainless steel kind only, not the enamel stuff