Is my Vintage Percolator Broken?

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  • Опубликовано: 3 фев 2025

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  • @oldcuriosityshop265
    @oldcuriosityshop265  2 года назад +23

    I have bug bite of some kind under my right eye! If these were MGM the makeup department would have taken care of that!

    • @danielulz1640
      @danielulz1640 2 года назад +1

      I never noticed. I guess I was paying such close attention to the caps on the percolators!

    • @amyandtony
      @amyandtony 2 года назад

      I didn’t notice. I once walked into the divider between two doors in a restaurant and wouldn’t go on camera cause I just knew people would have a field day in the comments cause I had quite the shiner lol 😂

  • @Kaiwaza
    @Kaiwaza 2 года назад +24

    Nothing smells as good as percolating coffee, even though some of the flavor is lost in the process. I’ve worked in the coffee biz for decades and one trick I used at one hotel’s coffee bar was to use an old 1960s heavy plastic perculator I’d gotten at a thrift store to lure folks over. We used a large drip brew system and espresso…but I would put coffee in that perculator, not to serve, but to run and rerun it 4 or 5 times through out the morning. The smell would permeate the hotel lobby and folks would follow the scent in.

    • @elderlypoodle9181
      @elderlypoodle9181 2 года назад +1

      What a great story! As a child at my grandparents house I was fascinated by the bubbling coffee in the clear top. The smell was so comforting. I can’t handle Starbucks and am still trying to find a mild coffee to drink further into the day. Any ideas?

    • @mamiebobb4173
      @mamiebobb4173 2 года назад +3

      I don't agree that there is a flavor loss with percolated coffee. The rich aroma that those babies infuse the air with just adds to the overall flavor of the coffee in my opinion. I make a pot of percolated coffee every morning and it always tastes absolutely delicious. Most others I know are using either drip coffee makers or those blasted little cup things (which are really just drip makers with way too much added packaging) and the coffee that comes from them is either tasteless or bitter. Give me a good old fashioned perc every time!

    • @kfl611
      @kfl611 9 месяцев назад

      I saw a great big, very fancy monster of a coffee maker, it must have been designed to make 100 cups. I was so tempted to buy it. It was all chrome and brass and so fancy looking. I was not sure if it was designed to use pressurized water as the input supply and it was very expensive. So I didn't buy it. Also even though I love coffee, it might take me awhile to drink 100 cups of coffee.

  • @garyandkathleenaugustine5225
    @garyandkathleenaugustine5225 2 года назад +1

    I’m a little distracted by that amazing radio clock behind you. 😍 Love the percolators too❣️

    • @oldcuriosityshop265
      @oldcuriosityshop265  2 года назад +2

      OH I'll have to tell you all about it sometime!!!!!!!!

    • @kfl611
      @kfl611 9 месяцев назад

      @@oldcuriosityshop265 Yes yes yes you do !

  • @d.pierce.6820
    @d.pierce.6820 2 года назад +6

    One of my earliest memories- a sunny morning, my Mother perking a pot of coffee in the kitchen, and Arthur Godfrey on the radio.

    • @mamiebobb4173
      @mamiebobb4173 2 года назад

      Our bedrooms were all on the second floor and we would wake up early in the morning to the smell of that beautiful percolated coffee going to town in the kitchen. It got you out of bed!

    • @jeweledmirrorqueen
      @jeweledmirrorqueen 2 года назад

      Love your videos. And this one on percolators was so interesting , it’s now on my list to get one especially the ones from the thirties. I enjoy your humor and soft gentle voice, I subscribed and look forward to your next video. Thank you.

  • @helenbailey8419
    @helenbailey8419 2 года назад +2

    There is something soothing about listening to perculators

    • @kfl611
      @kfl611 9 месяцев назад

      The perc sound we all know, or should know (even though to me, I do not like maxwell house coffee)
      ruclips.net/video/aVT-PsPSUtQ/видео.html
      ruclips.net/video/nOBhhLY2aLQ/видео.html

  • @kfl611
    @kfl611 9 месяцев назад

    OH !!!!! A horn speaker, a radio grandmother clock, percolators.........love the antiques ! Oh and the lamp is very nice too ! And your antique watch is nice too ! All the beautiful antiques !!!!!

  • @moocowdad
    @moocowdad 2 года назад +2

    so addicted to this channel you should sell t shirts and that hat you wear!

  • @aliciapilotta5913
    @aliciapilotta5913 2 года назад +3

    I'll be watching tonight!! But so happy your back!! ❤️

  • @donna8212
    @donna8212 2 года назад +1

    Fun video Scott, good to see you. ☕️🤎

  • @binky6659
    @binky6659 3 месяца назад +1

    gingersnaps and coffee are great together

  • @andreagennaro6181
    @andreagennaro6181 2 года назад

    Another awesome video love those coffee pots I have the 1950 percolator it’s was my grandmother there’s nothing better than drinking coffee out of that beauty keeps the coffee hot for hours always injoy watching take care

  • @susanpeacock9781
    @susanpeacock9781 2 года назад

    Loved this one. Grandma would have been proud

  • @debrajohnson1982
    @debrajohnson1982 2 года назад +3

    I remember percolators in all of my aunts’ kitchens as well as my mom’s. This was fun!

  • @gailsprangers9388
    @gailsprangers9388 2 года назад

    Yay!!! You brought back the dancing coffee man! I have a mid century perculator and used it for quite a while. Now it's on a shelf. I have a coffee press, a automatic coffee maker and a kuerig. So many ways to make coffee through 45 years! Thank you so much for the explanation on the difference between the perculators. I'm a control freak and would either need the mid century where I could determine the strength with the switch or have the one that goes forever!

  • @lindacasey4259
    @lindacasey4259 2 года назад +1

    Brought back some wonderful memories. And I could almost smell that coffee. If it wasn’t bedtime I would make a pot of coffee.

  • @carmie5881
    @carmie5881 2 года назад

    I loved the demo of the percolators, I remember my parents and grandparents using them.🔥

  • @leirobinson3103
    @leirobinson3103 2 года назад

    Thanks for the percolator lesson! My niece just gave me a beautiful pink depression era coffee cup and saucer. Glad you gave a warning about using it!

  • @tammiwaddlethisoldwomansvi5400
    @tammiwaddlethisoldwomansvi5400 2 года назад

    Love the smell of coffee percolating.
    And I love all these kinds of coffee pots you showed. Then I also like the ones that are like some kind of plastic. Your green ones, or orange. Beige etc. Great video

  • @marypaquette8705
    @marypaquette8705 2 года назад +4

    Lordy, Lordy, I love coffee! I love coffee, I love tea, I love the Java juice, and It loves me, a cup, a cup, a cup, a cup, a cup!

  • @wildwildwestie1
    @wildwildwestie1 2 года назад +8

    Omg! You Crack me up! Love your goofy entro! I hadn't laughed all day so many thanks for cheering me up on this dreary Northern Michigan day!

  • @catherinebyrne8628
    @catherinebyrne8628 2 года назад

    That coffee jingle is stuck in my head again..😵💕

  • @ameliahouchins1602
    @ameliahouchins1602 2 года назад +10

    There's no coffee as good as coffee made in an electric percolator! ❤

  • @LindaFoyle
    @LindaFoyle 2 года назад +1

    I missed you, I’ve been kinda busy, great video ❤️ take care my friend, stay warm and safe…..xo❤️👏✝️🌺🙏🏻🌻🌸💓🌷🥀

  • @MothGirl007
    @MothGirl007 2 года назад

    I always learning the most interesting things on this channel!

  • @denisehood958
    @denisehood958 2 года назад +2

    What beautiful coffee pots! The stainless steel back then was fabulous! My mom used a percolator for yrs. It was still working in her 80s!! I learned something by viewing. Didn't realize Farberware was from the 30s. I had cook ware in the 70s. The best! My parents bought me a Farberware coffee pot one yr! Best coffee! Thank you for a wonderful video. I enjoyed this so much! I love coffee and was so informative as always. Take care. Always enjoy your coffee too. ☕

  • @deechick2321
    @deechick2321 2 года назад +3

    Thanks for the demonstration! I bought a little one for $5. Finally bought some ground coffee. Gonna work it this weekend. Never was around one. Parents boiled water on the stove. Thanks for explaining that the pot will be extremely hot. That might have scared me not to use it again. I do understand about unplugging it of course. Looked underneath...automatic! Cool!
    Thanks again! 😊

  • @valm1569
    @valm1569 2 года назад

    I love having coffee out of an old percolator the smell of it is fantastic and taste like it smells. The aroma brings me back to mornings with my grandparents. ☕️ Coffee today just isn’t the same in the drip coffee ☕️ makers.

  • @judibess6173
    @judibess6173 2 года назад +10

    if memory serves me, there used to be a difference in the grind needed for a percolator as opposed to a drip pot. are u using drip grind in your percolator? or is my memory going south😅. anyone else remember the coffee machine at the a&p where you could get your beans ground as needed? TFS Scott, sweet memories of coffee and almond ring at grams😊😊😊😊😊

    • @oldcuriosityshop265
      @oldcuriosityshop265  2 года назад +6

      Oh yes you are so correct about the difference in the ground!!!!!!

    • @nikon0828
      @nikon0828 2 года назад +1

      I live in Japan that also has a long-standing coffee drinking tradition. The percolator never was popular in Japan, always drip brew with espresso introduced recently. Although there is ground coffee sold in supermarkets, most coffee fans buy coffee beans, choose the coffee variety of choice like Colombia, Blue Mountain or Brazil, have it ground to their individual tastes and coffee making style at the specialty shop or grind at home. I grind my own coffee and drip but resort to instant on a busy day. 😝

  • @susanhoughton1104
    @susanhoughton1104 2 года назад

    My folks used percolators until Mr. Coffee changed things up. It was never the same. Thanks for the memory!

  • @kellywilliams5112
    @kellywilliams5112 2 года назад +5

    I have a perk from the late 30s I've had for 12 yrs. I use it every day, twice a day, because coffee doesn't effect my sleep and I find a cup before bed relaxing... and I loooove that little perk so much..I kept thinking I'm going to be so sad when/if something ever happens to it... then one day I was in an antique store and low and behold there was one exactly like mine for $ 3.00, I snagged it, now I have a backup just in case, nothing tastes as good as good old perked coffee, and I always add just a tiny pinch of salt over the grounds, before perking.. My Grandma always did that saying it took out the bitterness and gets more from the grounds, an old depression trick I guess?..lol.. and you know>? it works! I can always tell the difference without the salt with acidity and bitterness. oh I almost forgot.. Sunday mornings was pancake day the coffee always got a 1/4 tsp of cinnamon added to the grounds before perking.

    • @gailsprangers9388
      @gailsprangers9388 2 года назад

      Oh my goodness. I do the same thing when I used to drip or perk my coffee. I was told by a doc I used to work with about the salt decreasing the acidity and the cinnamon makes it soooo good. I think I just tried it and loved it ever since! Sometimes when I am in a sweet tooth mood I will add just a splash of vanilla syrup. Yumm

    • @kfl611
      @kfl611 9 месяцев назад

      Since you use yours so much, did you know if you look around in the store, they sell percolator coffee filters? They are square, you unfold them, put the hole in the middle around the pipe, pour in your coffee, and then fold over each corner so that it over laps and fits into the center pipe. I read the paper in the filter helps absorb some of the bitter coffee oils, and it makes it super easy to dump your coffee grounds and clean your coffee pot.

    • @kellywilliams5112
      @kellywilliams5112 9 месяцев назад +1

      @@kfl611 I use the unbleached filters they just pop right over the pipe, I been doing it for quite a long time, because I don't know what it is? but grounds in my coffee make me gag..lol

    • @kfl611
      @kfl611 9 месяцев назад

      @@kellywilliams5112 Not many people know about them. For some reason, when I perc coffee I tend to get wet grinds everywhere when cleaning the pot. A filter makes for easy clean up.

  • @deborah5261
    @deborah5261 2 года назад

    Thanks for the tutorial, Scott. Now I can use my MCM percolator. Yay!

  • @lindamasson3094
    @lindamasson3094 2 года назад

    I have one of the old pyrex glass stove top percolators, now I'm going to be on the lookout for an old electric. Thanks for a great video.

  • @luannpoli835
    @luannpoli835 2 года назад

    Scott- I can smell the aroma from here! Nothing like it! I so enjoyed meeting you this past week. Thanks for all the grand information that you share in your videos! You never fail to inspire me. ~Lu

  • @helenbailey8419
    @helenbailey8419 2 года назад

    Good tip about filling up the water to the basket

  • @Rayo_Rob_No.17
    @Rayo_Rob_No.17 2 года назад +1

    Cool vid. The percolator was a great invention, we drink perked coffee every morning. We have a 1967 GE Permatel 10 cup job, it's a killer machine!
    I believe 1940-1941 was about the era that Farberware introduced the automatic perk. All models prior to '40/'41 were not automatic. I once had a 1920s Hotpoint, used it daily. We just had to time it for about 7-10 minutes and then unplug it. Sadly, those early ones were often brass with silver plate inside, and once the silver plating is done, well you're coffee will start to taste off, because you'll taste the brass. I sold a very nice 1929 Universal "Montecito" set, tray, urn with spigot and, cream and sugar bowls. Spectacular set but, we still see it, belongs to a close friend now. :)
    When we get a little "fancy" we'll pull out the 1942 Sunbeam C30 with the "beehive" glass top, only in production for '42. Vacuum style pots are also very tasty!
    Thanks for the great video, while I'm an old hand at antique coffee pots, not everyone is! Great tips! Also, thanks for letting us known about not pouring hot coffee into one's depression glass cups! I've done it before, and never had an issue, but it's smart advice!
    Keep up the great vids, always enjoy them!

  • @soflasub
    @soflasub 2 года назад +1

    You were right, Scott! This video was so helpful: my mom’s percolator isn’t automatic! You’re the MAN! Now, any suggestions as how to clean it? Thanks!

  • @texasoma9339
    @texasoma9339 2 года назад

    Lol! Smell just like grandma’s house..so true..that triggered a sweet memory!!!

  • @carolinejohnson845
    @carolinejohnson845 2 года назад +1

    Scott, you are hilarious….and thanks for the coffee maker tutorial.

  • @janisgage9441
    @janisgage9441 4 месяца назад

    By the I am gained a lot of knowledge on your channel. Thank you!

  • @nancywhittington3535
    @nancywhittington3535 2 года назад

    that was fun I remember our percolator I need to get one so I can relive the memories. thanks

  • @suwagner
    @suwagner 2 года назад +2

    I wish this was "smell-o-vision"! I remember well that wonderful aroma of percolated coffee.

  • @laurensouthgate2458
    @laurensouthgate2458 2 года назад

    I miss percolated coffee and its great to learn about how they work

  • @alanatolstad4824
    @alanatolstad4824 2 года назад

    This was fun, and informative! I can't stand the taste of coffee anything, but I love the smell, and did catch a whif when you were brewing!

  • @bevsprague1731
    @bevsprague1731 2 года назад

    I love petcolated coffee. I think the smell is what made it so fine.🤗🍮

  • @helenbailey8419
    @helenbailey8419 2 года назад

    I like the sepia tone at the finale

  • @hollynelson543
    @hollynelson543 2 года назад

    Good evening Scott 💓, someday I'm going to send you some ginger cookies. I think I make the best. Oh and a raisin on top just like grandma made.

  • @camibadolato2119
    @camibadolato2119 2 года назад

    I have the same one as you Scott...non automatic one...works like a charm and makes delicious coffee!! And yes I learned the hard way and cracked one of my beautiful cups...lesson learned! We're headed your way on Saturday! Going to Conshohocken...hoping to hit some antique stores during our travels...great video! Always look forward to them! 😊

  • @sevenbells96
    @sevenbells96 2 года назад

    Awesome!!!! Good Housekeeping would Approve😻😻😻😻😻😻😻😻😻😻. GREAT VIDEO AND GREAT CONTENT. THUMBS-UP ALWAYS!!!!!!!

  • @teresahewitt286
    @teresahewitt286 2 года назад

    I really enjoyed this thank you for sharing

  • @noreanhill9613
    @noreanhill9613 2 года назад +5

    Sitting here watching water boil. Lol

  • @ellieventrulli264
    @ellieventrulli264 2 года назад +3

    If it's not automatic simply until plug it. Hello Scott!!

  • @missedconnection624
    @missedconnection624 2 года назад

    Awesome fun video!

  • @erinwoempner1228
    @erinwoempner1228 2 года назад

    Nice to see your video today, sir. God’s blessings

  • @flaval24
    @flaval24 2 года назад +2

    Enjoyed the video since I'm a bona fide coffeeholic but I'm afraid I require more kick in my cup to offset the creamer I add. Thanks Scott!

  • @helenbailey8419
    @helenbailey8419 2 года назад

    😂😂😂make sure my body hair doesn't fall off after drinking it.Good info about the perculators.Always read the instructions..

  • @annvarghese5997
    @annvarghese5997 2 года назад

    Informative as always

  • @nannabou9437
    @nannabou9437 2 года назад

    I Love these. I collect them. I have one that is highly radioactive. It's a Porcilier made in Pittsburgh from the 1920s. It's porciline. It is off the charts on my Gieger counter. Thank God I never tried it out. I use my others everyday. They are awesome.

  • @RoseCottageColleen
    @RoseCottageColleen 2 года назад +3

    Pro tip. Do not have a mouth full of coffee when Scott starts talking. It will wind up all over your screen 😁

    • @helenbailey8419
      @helenbailey8419 2 года назад +1

      😂😂😂I never do,he is so charmingly fun

  • @marybethsmith6458
    @marybethsmith6458 2 года назад +2

    I don't wake up completely til I'm halfway through my first cup of coffee and its twice as strong as that. If I can see through it then its not strong enough.

  • @feingetarntesfischfilet4841
    @feingetarntesfischfilet4841 2 года назад +2

    "Blümchen-Kaffee" 🌸☕ is what we call such weak coffee here🇩🇪.😏 It comes from being able to see the floral pattern of the cup through the weak coffee. If the coffee is very strong, we say "the spoon🥄 stands by itself in it". 😊

  • @user-Annie65
    @user-Annie65 2 года назад

    Great video! Very interesting. I think percolated coffee is the best. I can taste the difference between percolator coffee and drip. I have a modern Farberware pot , but I prefer my stovetop percolator pot. I use it on a gas stovetop so I really have to watch it.

  • @erth2man
    @erth2man 5 месяцев назад

    What water temperature did the automatic pot shut off at? I like it to be at least 185F so the coffee isn't too weak. Sometimes these thermostats will benefit from cleaning underneath the contact surface to increase the temperature cut off. I have the exact same antique one without the automatic feature. It tends to start perking slowly at first but gets a bit too fast toward the end. I'll turn it off and on to slow the end stages of percolating to have a better extraction of the coffee goodness. The power cord I use has an on-off switch incorporated to make this easy to do.

  • @amyandtony
    @amyandtony 2 года назад +2

    I’ll bet it smelled heavenly in your apartment.

  • @cathleensmith4717
    @cathleensmith4717 2 года назад +2

    Enjoying a cup O Earl Grey and a big hunk of Zucchini bread😁 My first go at Zucchini bread needs tweaking.

  • @annettegraff8323
    @annettegraff8323 2 года назад +3

    I never leave anything turned on when I leave. All appliances except the stove or heat / air are unplugged. Not even a crock pot .

    • @annettegraff8323
      @annettegraff8323 2 года назад

      Ps The 50- 60s percolators made the best coffee although grandma's stovetop pot did well with an egg in the pot and a pinch of salt in the grounds .

    • @kfl611
      @kfl611 9 месяцев назад

      I let my mr.coffee coffee maker on, for 3 days over the weekend (I left it on by mistake and went away for the weekend). It thankfully did not burn down the apartment building and didn't even damage the coffee maker much - just melted the plastic a bit on one side of the burner. I got lucky.

  • @kateannkippy37
    @kateannkippy37 2 года назад +2

    Such an informative & fun video....I use a ($70.00) 2022 FARBERWARE ELECTRIC COFFEE POT....MAKES THE BEST COFFEE EVER☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕

  • @janisgage9441
    @janisgage9441 4 месяца назад

    I love percolators but just burned out heating elements by forgetting to add water. The braided wires look scorched and a little smoke was coming out. It is a superfast Farberware. Any quess on where I can buy a replacement parts.

  • @findingdori8367
    @findingdori8367 2 года назад +1

    mighty interesting

  • @kfl611
    @kfl611 9 месяцев назад

    I am, I am, I am on the edge of my seat !!!!!

  • @helenbailey8419
    @helenbailey8419 2 года назад

    Didn't know that about a spoon in a 30's glass tea cup.

  • @karielkins7630
    @karielkins7630 4 месяца назад

    I have the not automatic one exactly like the one that you have! I just picked it up for a few bucks and I tried to clean it out and run one cycle of vinegar through it as a friend told me to do to sanitize it. After that, I started to run one cycle of Clearwater through it and all of a sudden it won’t work!I heard a popping noise when I did the vinegar through it, what am I doing wrong?

  • @krazedvintagemodel
    @krazedvintagemodel 2 года назад +2

    How did you know I needed a new, old coffee maker Scott?

  • @bevsprague1731
    @bevsprague1731 2 года назад

    I use a filter because the coffee grounds are much finer and that keeps the grounds from going through.🍮

  • @CONSTELLATION_PEGASUS
    @CONSTELLATION_PEGASUS 2 года назад

    I use a 1950's Dormeyer percolator, and it makes fantastic coffee. I keep the setting on Strong, though...don't care for "stump water" coffee 😜😂

  • @karolsettle1390
    @karolsettle1390 2 года назад

    Can you recommend a couple books to help identify glassware age and who made them?

    • @oldcuriosityshop265
      @oldcuriosityshop265  2 года назад

      Oh gosh I would need to know what type of glass you are interested. There are literally thousands of glass books.

  • @CatskillsGrrl
    @CatskillsGrrl 2 года назад

    I love perced coffee.

  • @helenbailey8419
    @helenbailey8419 2 года назад

    They look like trophies..beautiful

  • @JohnnyRFrias
    @JohnnyRFrias 2 года назад

    Mom has a white Corning percolator. I'm going to plug that puppy in. Thanks..

  • @danielulz1640
    @danielulz1640 2 года назад +5

    Oh ho! Now I know how you can drink coffee all day. I am from Louisiana, and I make my tea stronger than you make your coffee. LOL.

  • @brendapartin1159
    @brendapartin1159 2 года назад +2

    It better than watching paint dry 😂

  • @virginiahello
    @virginiahello 2 года назад +1

    Making coffee now and will join you,

  • @helenbailey8419
    @helenbailey8419 2 года назад

    Thats a lovely wafer tin

  • @helenbailey8419
    @helenbailey8419 2 года назад

    Any news on the peacock grill radio?

  • @susanhoughton1104
    @susanhoughton1104 2 года назад

    Say, any luck with the peacock radio cabinet? It was gorgeous!

  • @rickeydonald4756
    @rickeydonald4756 2 года назад +2

    Just made a fresh pot. I will overnight you a thermos full. LOL.

  • @janisgage9441
    @janisgage9441 4 месяца назад

    Are you an online only store?

  • @susieharman2539
    @susieharman2539 2 года назад +2

  • @shorty332
    @shorty332 2 года назад

    Is that a 1930s Elgin tank watch?

  • @helenbailey8419
    @helenbailey8419 2 года назад

    Is this a new clock ,radio behind you?

  • @helenbailey8419
    @helenbailey8419 2 года назад

    The one on the left is the aitomatic?Ah,wrong

  • @rosamerla1534
    @rosamerla1534 2 года назад

    I love the the way coffee smells,but I don’t like the way it tastes. If I must drink it l take it black.

  • @sharonwilliamson4592
    @sharonwilliamson4592 2 года назад

    ☕️☕️☕️ ? ? ? 👍👍👍💕

  • @CatskillsGrrl
    @CatskillsGrrl 2 года назад

    I don’t think you put in nearly enough coffee.

  • @powerlinekid4296
    @powerlinekid4296 2 года назад

    Ah, fast forward.

  • @gailsprangers9388
    @gailsprangers9388 2 года назад

    I sent you an email from my email address Sweet and simple.... could you check it and let me know? Love your videos and all you do to educate us!