I remember back in the late 60's and 70's at my grandparents in the early morning smelling coffee percolating on top of the wood stove and the smell of bacon and eggs homemade biscuits all waffling through the house. I'm 61 now and every morning smelling coffee percolating on the stove takes me back to them good old days. Thank you for sharing your memories.
@@petebeasttexashomesteadingHi Pete thanks for you video !! So at the end of your video you say 7 mins. Do you wait for your coffee or boil or start hitting the glass knob? Then lower heat and start you 7 mins? Thanks!!
Just purchased a Electric perculator coffee pot on eBay Retiring my Black & Decker drip maker. My parents used the old school coffee maker now I know why. Thanks ☕
@@Rich-en8rn no they don't, because when perculating, all the grounds get wet and move around. The water is just an initial barrier to keep the dry grounds from falling thru the holes.
I got rid of my drip pot about 6 months ago. Using electric percolator. Makes a hotter cup and smells great too! My grandfather taught me how to drink coffee very young also.
I remember the smell of fresh stove made coffee and bacon frying, from when I was a kid, at my great grandma's house. There's no smell like it, so good. I used to love to watch the water in the little window at the top, when I was a kid, just sitting at the table, watching her cook breakfast. Thanks for the reminder of great memories!
I remember going to my mom's parents house my grandparents and they would have coffee brewing by the fire in their fireplace in the kitchen in Mexico and they had tamales warming up on a cast iron griddle and those smells are a wonderful memory for me.
Thanks for sharing this. My Grandfather used to “saucer” his coffee to cool it. He would raise the saucer way up to pour it back into the cup. Of course he would have all of our undivided attention.
My grandpa did the saucer too but he would drink it out of the saucer. lol By the time grandma had served others coffee he was ready for another cup lol Good memories of grandma and grandpa ❤
I used to line the basket with a filter but after trying it without the filter, I really don't get much fine silty grounds working their way into my cup. Yes there is often enough to cover most of the bottom of my cup at times, depending on how fine the coffee is ground, but not enough to be a nuisance. I heard somewhere that using a filter, the filter tends to soak up some of the flavorful oils from the coffee, making it have less flavor.
In the "Olden Days" we had a coal stove that was kept burning 24/7 kept a coffee pot on it the same. No percolator. It would hold about a gallon of water, pour in a cup of coffee grounds and let it stay there until ready for use. Then pour in a cup of cold water to settle the grounds, then start filling up the cups. When the pot got low, fill it up with water, add another cup of coffee grounds. When the grounds built up after several days, through them in the garden along with the stoves ashes, wait for Spring to start planting. Today we use a glass percolator coffee pot bought at the antique store, keep 4 on hand in case we break one. There harder to find anymore.
@chuckredd9131 Not too many folks around remember that way, but my father told me that's how they did it when he was a kit in the '20s... the 1920's. Exactly like you said. Thanks
When I was 3 in 1953. I'd sit in my moms showing cart waiting for the coffee aisle. The store was an A+P. At the end of the aisle was the coffee grinder. I loved the smell.
From what I have heard the Swiss method of decaffeinating utilizes carbonated water, the same stuff used to make your cola drinks or any carbonated drink. Also percolator grind is even coarser than drip grind. What I remember when I shopped at Kroger Supermarkets they had a grinder that you could set the coarseness of the grind. Their 8 O'Clock coffee was fantastic.
I know what you mean. I was introduced to coffee at the age of 5. The way that happened may surprise you. I kept seeing the adults drink coffee and sensed that they really enjoyed it so I kept asking for coffee every morning. They always said, "No, you are too young to drink coffee" which made me think there must be something wrong with drinking coffee. So I said, "If you don't let me have some coffee, I'm going to tell people that you drink coffee" which caused a lot of laughing around the breakfast table. So finally, the foster mom said, "Okay, I'll give you some coffee, but you can't have anything in it." I was not aware that anything could be put in it since they drank their coffee black. So I said, "Okay" to which they gave me the strongest black coffee that I've ever come across in my adult life. But it was DELICIOUS!! I suspect they tried to make the coffee taste horribly strong so I would stop asking for it, but it backfired. I loved that srong black coffee and from that day forward, I had coffee every morning.
there one thing you can do in stead of filters take the basket and run cold water thru it and the well rinse out the percolator with cold water then fill the basket with the grounds , the cold water keeps the grounds in the basket and no grounds in your coffee
I visited my Mother and she has a percolator, I fell in love and had to have one. I hate my drip because it's weak and watery, but when I did perk it it was way to strong. Sooo Thanks for the correct measurments, I can't wait....
That's what I want; a good re-creation of the 1957 perking coffee and either waffles or pancake aromas! No matter how expensive the fresh coffee -- freshly ground -- can't seem to get the nostalgic aroma from the French Press method. So I'm going to get perking too!
My dad had a glass Pyrex percolator, and we kids were not allowed to touch it for fear it would get broken. I checked on line & vintage Pyrex coffee pots are now very expensive.
I’ve been adding fresh ground nutmeg to the grounds. You can also add fresh ground cinnamon and/or anise. I add a drop of really good high quality vanilla to each cup. The best place to get the fresh ingredients is a health food store. In Champaign Illinois there is a Strawberry Fields store. I was recently talking with hubby about buying a percolator and this video has convinced me to buy one like you just demonstrated. Going to Amazon right now! Thank you.😂. Update: I’m loving my new percolator! I have been using Aldi's whole beans.
I purchased an electric percolator coffee pot and a timer to plug the coffee pot into it. Now my coffee brews automagically! Works great, tastes the best! Beats any brewing method out there, in my opinion.
I hate electric appliances anywhere they aren't absolutely necessary, I'd rather brew some coffee on the stove over use an electric coffee maker any day of the week, so much more enjoyable and satisfying in my opinion and personally have never had an issue with having to fill a pot and ignite the stove after getting up, never noticed myself longing for a timed electrical appliance that can operate itself. I actually prefer the morning routine of grinding some beans half asleep and gradually coming alive as the coffee smell gets stronger and stronger lol
Fellow coffee drinker here! I never cared much for the drip coffee makers & my coffee always came terrible! I don’t know what I was doing wrong, but it was always a let down. 😔 I was forced to buy my coffee, frequenting DD, local diners, etc but I developed quite a taste for 7-11 exclusive blend. Fast forward a few decades & I discovered the keureg pod machines. It was ok, but nothing to write home about. The convenience of having it at home in my pjs was welcome. I discovered the percolator when I was having frequent power outages on particular summer. I got a gift of a percolator & decided to give it a test run in case the power went out. I was hooked & drink it like that every day!
Drip coffee makers are abused .you shouldn't not keep it on after the coffee is made .you should drink it fast enough that it would stay hot for at least 20 mini minutes otherwise you are still cooking your brew
These should be the way forward , simple great results , you wait longer , in a world of instant everything , the smell while you wait is such a nice part of the total experience . 😊
I didn't like coffee at all until I tasted my friend's grandmother's coffee. It was stovetop percolated and it changed my mind. I don't drink anything else. It is rich but not acidy, which is the bit I don't like.
Thank you so much for making this video. I remember in my childhood coffee tasted waaaaay better, and nowadays it just doesn't taste good at all. From time to time in certain good restaurants you get great tasting coffee, and I think the answer is what you showed in the video. The drip machines take away from the flavor. We need to go back to the good old fashioned way of percolators. Thanks again. I will be purchasing one soon.
I keep a percolator in the house for power outages. We just had a tornado in our town May 3 and another a few miles south of us May 4. We were without power for 3 days, but I had my coffee! If you can find them, try the Brew Rite wraparound coffee filters. Has a hole in the middle for the stem and a hole in all four corners. Put it in the basket on the stem add the coffee, and fold the corners over onto the stem. Makes clean up a breeze. Especially nice when camping and conserving water. I've had a few grounds sneak past the flat filters.
Im 55 and i used to have a very small cup of coffee in the morning before going off to kindergarten lol. No kidding, I've been drinking coffee since I was 5. I even gave my baby brother a little coffee in his bottle once, he loved it but it didn't go over too well with the parents 😂. I remember our percolator as a young child in Tennessee, coffee was never better. Thanks to this video we're about to get another percolator and start having real coffee again.
In 2014 when clearing out my grandparents house I got their four and 12 cup Faberware perculoators and got back into using them. The disc filters help. Myself and my dad have flipped between styles of coffee makers. I just love the sound of them. Yes, some say they make bad coffee but I like it and being hotter too the drip.
Pete, you can’t imagine how appropriate your video was today!!! Just yesterday my doctor read me the riot act on drinking caffeinated coffee!! I have horrific acid reflux and have a constant burn!!! I promised that I’d try decaf but I knew I would have to give up drinking coffee altogether because I can’t stand a weak coffee!!! Please share your brand of coffee. A million thanks for giving me hope!!!!!
Wow so this was a G-dsend to you. See our Father in heaven knew this ahead of time and loves you and Pete so much that HE put it into Pete's mind to make this video. Have a blessed weekend.
I put links to the coffee's I use in the description under the video, also try changing your diet. I used to be a heavy meat eater years ago and I had similar problems. I changed to a plant based diet and my heart burn and acid went away.
Try drinking room temperature lemon water first thing in the morning. It will help build stomach acid. 99% of diagnosed acid re-flux,too much acid, is actually low stomach acid. Apple cider vinegar before bed will help also. It is great in aiding the organs of digestion.
Great video Pete. It's amazing how our sense of smell and taste can be powerful reminders of the dear people in our lives. I'm in my fifties and I have a deck of italian playing cards that belonged to my Nonno whom I used to play scopa with. He used to smoke a pipe back then and the cards were kept in a drawer with the fresh tobacco which infused the cards. That tobacco scent now brings me back to my childhood with my Nonno . Enjoy your percolator Pete, I'm sure the coffee has that special ingredient again. BTW thanks for your videos I truly appreciate your efforts.
Yep those are great memories. You just reminded me of going to my ant and uncles house, they would play scopa all evening and my ant would have her percolator coffee brewing. Good memories.👍
Granny gave me a thermos of coffee on my 1st Bow Hunt when I was 12 yrs old..Im 66 now and still dunk Ginger Snaps in my Black Coffee,Dad taught me that...
I love this! I grew up on perc’d coffee. I just won one at an auction. I brought it straight home, washed it and made a pot of coffee. I did have to watch videos on how to do it again, BTW, your right, the videos are bad. Yours is the best one! My coffee was soooo delicious! Way better than auto drip! Im so glad i have this!!
I have to agree with you sir! I was lucky to get a pristine 1950s potbelly percolator from GE off of bay and it makes the best coffee! And what’s great about it is once you unplug it you can take it to the table and because it’s built like a tank it stays piping hot. PLUS, it was made in America… we have gotten away from our roots in America and we really need to go back in time with parts of our life’s.
Stella Doro cookies OH YES!! I have purchased a corningware pot and I do not think I will ever go back to coffee pods, autodrip or anything else but perking it back on the stove like my parents and my grandparents did! And the house smells so good! When you said Stella Doro I just had to leave a comment. Here's to a cup of coffee! (a tip - if you wet the stem and basket you will not get those grounds on the bottom.) try it. The filters take away from the naturalness of the coffee imho ciao
Hi Pete, My Bozeman percolator just arrived this morning from Amazon. Made my first coffee pot and yes it's better than Drip Coffee Maker. My drip coffee makers always messing up. So decided this is more cost effective. Have french press and find it's a hassle cleaning it up. Also, the drip coffee maker takes up too much space. Percolator can be washed and put away. Taste was better than Drip/french press coffee makers❤❤❤❤❤
That's awesome. I like my coffee fairly strong, so once it starts perculating, I set the stove timer for ten minutes and it comes out strong and rich in flavor. 👍
I'm 40 years old are favorite is a good wood burning stove with are percolator on it that makes the best coffee my wife likes to take some coffee and mix swissmiss cocoa make hot chocolate coffee but we both love the flavor of coffee better made in a percolator on a wood stove its like a taste of heaven
So glad to see so many people are going back to basics. I just got a new percolator and love it. Love waking up to the smell of freshly brewed coffee. You don't get that with Kcups.
My father made coffee with a glass percolator. Metal rings went around the glass pot to hold the handle in place. My wife has a small Italian metal percolator . It works quite well. I use pods from Aldi. Pod coffee is fine for me though percolated coffee has a much smoother and less harsh taste. Plus the smell of fresh coffee in the morning is right up there with baking bread.
Sounds like your dad had a Pyrex flameware percolator. There are my favorite. Its my go to pot every day. I've been using it for 20+ years. It makes the best coffee once you figure it out.
, I just gave away my Keurig and ordered a glass percolator, I haven't made coffee that way since I live with my mother in my twenties. I had to watch the video refresh my memory, LOL
Love the smell of coffee in the mornin...smells like victory..just the smell of it brewin enough to wake u up..great way to start the day..i have the same perculator..coffee is vitamin..
I’m 50 so ty for the reminder!😂 I never grew up with one. I guess I did,my mother was a huge percolator fan, but I guess I only remember the electric perk. And the of course, A regular old Mr. coffee, drip machine. I live in FL n bought a stovetop percolator about a year ago and it just so turns out that the person I bought it from on eBay lived a half an hour away from where I grew up! So yeah, I am very happy with my percolator, it takes a little longer, but it makes all the difference in the worl! Ps. I bought a Keurig at some point just because I couldn’t understand with the stir was??? I tried for a week to make a good cup of coffee and handed it off to a neighbor👎🏾
Thanks for this. I think one of the reasons percolated coffee tastes so good is the coffee is recirculating through coffee grounds that have “bloomed” (those foamy grounds you see when coffee hasn’t completely brewed). You can achieve a similar experience with a drip maker by turning it off a minute or two into the brew cycle, let the grounds rest for a few minutes, then turn it back on. I don’t believe you would achieve the same extraction or flavor as percolated coffee, but it is certainly better than straight drip. Score yourself ten bonus points. Do not pass GO! Do not collect $200.
I have that exact same percolator. When it starts perking it will overflow the basket. Two solutions…turn the fire down when it starts perking or use a filter in the basket, that keeps the grounds from plugging the little holes in the bottom of the basket. I like your suggestion to use the flat filters since that won’t remove all the oils like the full filters do.
Thank you for your video. It entertained me this morning while drinking a cup of coffee. I have been using half caff to help lower my blood pressure. I have a Presto electric percolator for SW Louisiana and a stove top model for our home in North Central Louisiana for my propane burners for power outages. I stumbled across a Moka Pot at an estate sale and can say it makes very strong coffee, espresso like, that I usually add a bit of hot water to dilute it. Also, the Aeropress makes very good coffee, but not sure about the safety of the plastic press. I have cheap burr coffee grinders, but need to invest in a quality one like yours for more consistent grinds.
New sub! I have never tried percolated coffee. I am excited to try it. That’s what I remember my grandma making when I was a child. Sounds really good 😋👍
Hi Pete, I got started on coffee young also. We called the glass part a dome. When coffee bubbling in the dome was dark enough, it was ready! Really enjoying your channel. Getting my first hens in August. Thanks for the inspiration.
My grandma used a mini strainer when she poured the coffee into the cups. I’m going to try making coffee this way. My dad will be my taster because I don’t like coffee lol I love the smell of it.
Great video , quick tip. If you don't have filters yiu can cut a circle our if the bottom of a regular size filter. Works great. I loved those good old days too!
Thanks for the instructions on how to percolate coffee and big thanks on that tip regarding decaffeinated coffee (Swiss water method). Whatever I’ve been drinking has a chemical taste to it and I just gave up coffee all together.
This coffee maker makes the most delicious coffee and maybe it's a biased opinion because it tastes just liked my mom's coffee and like you I started drinking coffee very early in life (not everyday) Sundays we had coffee. When I tasted it I went back iiin time right away
You make me feel old. I can't believe that there are people out there who don't know how to use the percolator. I ditched my auto-drip many years ago and went back to stove-top percolator. I even go on vacations with a small percolator :)
I have always drank Folgers Medium Grind from either a camp pot ( on hunting trips ) or at home from a Cuisinart Two- To - Go maker and it’s all good, No Cream , No Sugar , BLACK !
Just spent 3 weeks traveling the South West (spent 3 incredible days in Chaco Canyon, down to Los Alamos, White Sands and up to Valley of the Gods) with my father. We dry camped a lot on BLM land and were outdoors 90% of the time. We used a percolator on a Coleman 2 burner for our morning coffees. Top grade cups of bubbling crude were served. Got home, fired up the auto drip and have been whelmed by the coffee it produces. It's going to the 2nd hand store.
There is something special about making coffee this way. For me, it is more engaging and more rewarding, kind of like driving a straight drive sports car. I wet the filter with just a few drops of water to seal out the grounds more effectively.
So i've been there and back making coffee. be it french press, drip or even one of my favorites the aero press. Still though I remember those days with my grandfather and him making coffee in his pyrex glass percolator. Watching it work would fascinate me and that aroma WOW. Within the next few months I plan to get one of those glass percolators again, So good coffee is coming back to the menu.
I don't like perked coffee but I have to agree that hearing and smelling it perk has a very comforting effect. I prefer "cowboy coffee". There are many videos one can look up on making it. It taste better in my opinion with less bitterness and it is much easier to make. Good video!
I also started drinking coffee with my parents as a tiny little girl….I know I hadn’t started school yet, and can barely remember, but I think I was 3-4 yrs old. At first it was mostly sugar and milk with a little coffee in it. But we gradually started adding more coffee as I got older. I grew up in Alabama so I also grew up drinking iced tea. Out of my 65 yrs on this earth I have been caffeine free for 2-3yrs. 😅😅😅😅
I recently got a pyrex white enamel Percolator at a flea market. I'm 51 btw. So I remember grandmas Percolator. I'm loving it. Very smooth. I'm in your camp. I've been wondering why we ever got away from this. I don't use filters. The trick is to just get the basket wet before putting coffee in it. And yes your whole house will smell wonderful.
I GOT A PERCULATOR A COUPLE WEEKS AGO BECAUSE I WAS TIRED OF MY DRIP POT BREAKING DOWN AND HAVING TO BUY ANOTHER. THE TASTE IS SO MUCH RICHER WITH THE PERKULATOR AN D IT WILL LAST FOREVER!
Those filters are needed, but perco;ators make the best coffee. Been using mine forever. Tried the K cup, and Espresso machines, no comparison. Get the electric one, brews on its own, and shuts off when it's done.
I got really into third wave coffee, buying fresh roasted beans and a nice grinder, along with a 9 bar espresso machine with a steam wand. I can make perfect espresso and lattes with all of that. But there’s something about a simple stovetop espresso that my machine can’t quite match. It’s that body and smooth boldness that a moka pot produces that’s so unique. I feel I get the most chocolatey notes from the moka pot with a medium-dark roast. Only downside is I can’t sip it slowly and usually down it in a minute or two because it’s so good.
I’m just learning how to do this, my first time, and I’m in my 60s. Once you begin seeing water in the top glass piece, is that when to begin timing for 7 minutes, or when the water is brown? Thank you!
I watched my grandma drink coffee and always wanted it haha she would tell me no because I would not grow. Every so often they would give me a cup of café con leche… I still didn’t grow lol I’m only 5 ft😅
I have a percolator for when the electricity goes out, the neighbors are jealous when I go outside with a fresh cup of percolated coffee! Yum, I'm, going to get one for our vacation too! I remember when they started to tell us that we were boiling the flavor out of the coffee, when the reverse is true, just like everything else, they lied to us.
We use an electric percolator that works great! Never timed it but it has a light that comes on to tell you when it’s done. Much better than drip coffee makers.
I was talking about things like this the other day. One example was popcorn. It's fun popping it on the stove and now they just push them microwave bags. Lots of things just need to go back to the way they used to be.
I've had the exact same percolator for 40 years. I use it mainly for my camping excursions. It doesn't look as nice as yours anymore. LOL It does make the campsite smell wonderful first thing in the morning. If you want one last step in making your coffee taste the best it can, STOP using the electric grinders. The blades move so fast they can actually burn the beans. Go find an old hand crank grinder.
My brother in law has a cottage on a lake that we are invited to during the summer. They use a perc. I am an early riser, always the first up, so I get the first pot just about to myself. Just me and my dog in a big comfy chair on the sundeck having morning coffee with nature. It just doesn't get any better. I just run a pour over at home since it is just me drinking coffee, I should look for a small perk for home, definitely makes the best coffee in my opinion.
I have a 2 to 6 cups percolator. I can tell you usually that the bottom number isn't going to work. I have a 4 to 12 cup Coleman percolator, too. The 4 doesn't work. Both perked coffee at the lowest settings come out watery and thin at the lowest rating. So forget that bottom number, but buy a pot in range of your needs. My 2 to 6 cup pot, at 3 cups, works fine, and it makes excellent coffee. Note, the water marking on the pot can be off, on mine, at the 6 cup marking, the water is about 1/3 or so up the pour funnel, pass the holes in it. This isn't good. It's because on those pot line markings if you use them. Here is what I do, 5 ounces is the European measurement for a cup of coffee, eight ounces for bakery. So my minimum water is for 3 cups, 15 ounces. This will fill a Yeti mug. I use 7 grams of coffee per 5 ounce cups. You want to heat the pot on middle heat or very slightly higher, as soon as it starts to perk, turn it down to middle low, or slightly less. Set a timer for 7 minutes. You want to perk it gently, or you will burn the coffee. It's under that dome with that perk stem that the trapped water boils, you want to try and keep the boil there, don't full boil the whole pot on high heat. Weight your water in ounces, 5 ounces per cup, your coffee in grams, 7 ounces per cup. Don't trust pot markings. We use a gas stove if you use it on an electric.The best thing I can tell you is to turn on one burner to medium heat, a second on medium low. Put the pot on the medium heat in about 6 and a 1/2 minutes, it should start to perk. As soon it starts perking, remove it and put it on the other burner on medium low and set a timer 7 minutes. Take it off the hot burner. Oh, be careful of stainless steel. My pot is pure stainless, and it will not work on an induction stove. In pots and pans, they have to mix impurities into the stainless to make it work on induction stoves. If a magnet will not stick to the side of a stainless percolator, it's for gas stoves only. My 2-6 pot looks exactly like the video.
@@markraciborski4289 Thank you sir. I still haven't gotten around to buying a perk yet, trouble with a small town, only so much selection. But when I do, I will definitely give your method a try.
@wornoutwrench8128 Hey, I grew up in NC, in the 60, small fishing town of 1,200, the city 20 miles away. We got 1 grocery store in 1971, a Piggy Wiggy. You wanted something it came from the Sears catalog in about a month. 😀
Hi I really enjoyed your video! I remember my parents making this coffee when I was young! It was amazing! The whole house smelled like it! I was wondering if I could use this coffeemaker with a ceramic top stove or glass top? I don’t have gas for the stove. I know I could use an electric percolator, but I don’t know if it’s as good. Also, what kind of grinder do you have? Is it a burr grinder? I have been wanting to get one but don’t want to spend hundreds of dollars on one. Do you use Folgers beans? What type of coffee beans do you get? You seem to have this to a perfect science!! I am trying to learn. Thank you I enjoyed this so much! It was interesting and helpful! Thank you! PS- I grew up with the Stella doro cookies. They are still my favorite! I have to order them now because I live in the Midwest. I lived in New York for many years.
Electric percolators work great too. I'm not sure if you can use this percolator on a ceramic stove top you'll have to check the manufacturer's website. I use a good organic whole bean coffee and a burr grinder to grind them. Yep those Stella doro cookies were great growing up.
Dont know what coffee you're using, but I've found that a dark roast really shines in a percolator. Costco brand has a whole bean dark roast, that is amazing for the price!
They still make perculator coffee pots.You can buy a metwalmart.They have anywhere from a 6 cup to a 12 cup.Those little metal ones like you have right there in front of you and they start at $20 and go up.I have one that's from the primary 50s.Maybe even older than that works like a charm.Have a great day
I remember back in the late 60's and 70's at my grandparents in the early morning smelling coffee percolating on top of the wood stove and the smell of bacon and eggs homemade biscuits all waffling through the house. I'm 61 now and every morning smelling coffee percolating on the stove takes me back to them good old days. Thank you for sharing your memories.
Yep, those were great memories 👍
Same. I use a percolator when we’re camping or at the campfire here at home. My Gramma’s house had wood stoves, wonderful memories.
@@petebeasttexashomesteadingHi Pete thanks for you video !! So at the end of your video you say 7 mins. Do you wait for your coffee or boil or start hitting the glass knob? Then lower heat and start you 7 mins? Thanks!!
plus these days you can have all that readymade in store, its garbage buts its edible.
Good old time memories 😊
Just purchased a Electric perculator coffee pot on eBay Retiring my Black & Decker drip maker. My parents used the old school coffee maker now I know why. Thanks ☕
I got a percolator three months ago.... love it. The sound, the aroma, the taste... win win win! A great way to start the morning.
If you rinse the strainer with water before adding the coffee, the grounds won't fall thru the little one holes.
dont buy coffee grounds -- its 90 percent filler -- trees bark ??
Great tip
If you use the small filters for the drip maker in your percolator basket, clean up is very easy.
They will get stuck and clog the holes
@@Rich-en8rn no they don't, because when perculating, all the grounds get wet and move around. The water is just an initial barrier to keep the dry grounds from falling thru the holes.
My grandparents used a small strainer to catch the grounds. They also had a glass pot. I loved watching the coffee brew.
I got rid of my drip pot about 6 months ago. Using electric percolator. Makes a hotter cup and smells great too! My grandfather taught me how to drink coffee very young also.
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I remember the smell of fresh stove made coffee and bacon frying, from when I was a kid, at my great grandma's house. There's no smell like it, so good. I used to love to watch the water in the little window at the top, when I was a kid, just sitting at the table, watching her cook breakfast. Thanks for the reminder of great memories!
I have those precious memories too!
I was entertained as much as a kid could possibly be, total paradise, Norman Rockwell universe!
I remember going to my mom's parents house my grandparents and they would have coffee brewing by the fire in their fireplace in the kitchen in Mexico and they had tamales warming up on a cast iron griddle and those smells are a wonderful memory for me.
@@alastexmex That sounds wonderful! A great memory!
Thanks for sharing this. My Grandfather used to “saucer” his coffee to cool it. He would raise the saucer way up to pour it back into the cup. Of course he would have all of our undivided attention.
My grandpa did the saucer too but he would drink it out of the saucer. lol By the time grandma had served others coffee he was ready for another cup lol Good memories of grandma and grandpa ❤
Yes I can remember someone in my past perhaps my mother and grandmother doing that to cool their coffee you brought back an old memory
I think that is the ITALIAN way to drink coffee. Out of the saucer.
I use a regular coffee filter and just push it down over the metal tube and let it poke through the filter.
I used to line the basket with a filter but after trying it without the filter, I really don't get much fine silty grounds working their way into my cup. Yes there is often enough to cover most of the bottom of my cup at times, depending on how fine the coffee is ground, but not enough to be a nuisance. I heard somewhere that using a filter, the filter tends to soak up some of the flavorful oils from the coffee, making it have less flavor.
In the "Olden Days" we had a coal stove that was kept burning 24/7 kept a coffee pot on it the same. No percolator. It would hold about a gallon of water, pour in a cup of coffee grounds and let it stay there until ready for use. Then pour in a cup of cold water to settle the grounds, then start filling up the cups. When the pot got low, fill it up with water, add another cup of coffee grounds. When the grounds built up after several days, through them in the garden along with the stoves ashes, wait for Spring to start planting. Today we use a glass percolator coffee pot bought at the antique store, keep 4 on hand in case we break one. There harder to find anymore.
We use a Mr Coffee drip coffee maker. It is Great ! ! !
Pyrex..excellent coffee ☕️
@chuckredd9131 Not too many folks around remember that way, but my father told me that's how they did it when he was a kit in the '20s... the 1920's. Exactly like you said. Thanks
When I was 3 in 1953. I'd sit in my moms showing cart waiting for the coffee aisle. The store was an A+P. At the end of the aisle was the coffee grinder. I loved the smell.
Yep, I remember going shopping with my parents at A&P
Don't over tighten the glass top. It will crack when heated. Just barely snug.
From what I have heard the Swiss method of decaffeinating utilizes carbonated water, the same stuff used to make your cola drinks or any carbonated drink. Also percolator grind is even coarser than drip grind. What I remember when I shopped at Kroger Supermarkets they had a grinder that you could set the coarseness of the grind. Their 8 O'Clock coffee was fantastic.
Ahhh....the memories run strong. Thank you !
I miss the percolator! I too remember watching the coffee bubble up into the glass cap and the aroma was amazing!
I know what you mean. I was introduced to coffee at the age of 5. The way that happened may surprise you. I kept seeing the adults drink coffee and sensed that they really enjoyed it so I kept asking for coffee every morning. They always said, "No, you are too young to drink coffee" which made me think there must be something wrong with drinking coffee. So I said, "If you don't let me have some coffee, I'm going to tell people that you drink coffee" which caused a lot of laughing around the breakfast table. So finally, the foster mom said, "Okay, I'll give you some coffee, but you can't have anything in it." I was not aware that anything could be put in it since they drank their coffee black. So I said, "Okay" to which they gave me the strongest black coffee that I've ever come across in my adult life. But it was DELICIOUS!! I suspect they tried to make the coffee taste horribly strong so I would stop asking for it, but it backfired. I loved that srong black coffee and from that day forward, I had coffee every morning.
i always hated how adults thought they were all that and you debunked that nonsense
I still use an early 1960s revere ware copper bottom stove top percolator. Best coffee ever. IMO.
One other aspect of the old Revere Ware Perc is the wider size of the glass cap, helps to distribute the water out more evenly over the grounds.
I've got the same coffee pot handed down from my mom...makes the best coffee ever
Thanks Pete, I am 57 and remember my parents using this method too. We had one for camping trips as well that we used on a small cook stove.
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there one thing you can do in stead of filters take the basket and run cold water thru it and the well rinse out the percolator with cold water then fill the basket with the grounds , the cold water keeps the grounds in the basket and no grounds in your coffee
I visited my Mother and she has a percolator, I fell in love and had to have one. I hate my drip because it's weak and watery, but when I did perk it it was way to strong. Sooo Thanks for the correct measurments, I can't wait....
That's what I want; a good re-creation of the 1957 perking coffee and either waffles or pancake aromas!
No matter how expensive the fresh coffee -- freshly ground -- can't seem to get the nostalgic aroma from the French Press method. So I'm going to get perking too!
wowww... lol its the visuals of when you say the whole house smelled of coffee. love that alone ill have to get a percolator
I still have my mom’s electric percolator from the 1960’s and it still works!
I found the round ones on Temu, 200 of them, for around $4.00. They also come in bleached or unbleached choices. They work great. Great video.
One of my oldest memories of my dad. He made the coffee every morning and it was a wonderful smell. Thank you for the memory of my childhood.
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Me too
My dad had a glass Pyrex percolator, and we kids were not allowed to touch it for fear it would get broken. I checked on line & vintage Pyrex coffee pots are now very expensive.
Yup, my dad brewing up a pot to fill his thermos to take to work, or even better, to go fishing at 5 a.m. with me!
I’ve been adding fresh ground nutmeg to the grounds. You can also add fresh ground cinnamon and/or anise. I add a drop of really good high quality vanilla to each cup. The best place to get the fresh ingredients is a health food store. In Champaign Illinois there is a Strawberry Fields store. I was recently talking with hubby about buying a percolator and this video has convinced me to buy one like you just demonstrated. Going to Amazon right now! Thank you.😂. Update: I’m loving my new percolator! I have been using Aldi's whole beans.
I purchased an electric percolator coffee pot and a timer to plug the coffee pot into it. Now my coffee brews automagically! Works great, tastes the best! Beats any brewing method out there, in my opinion.
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I hate electric appliances anywhere they aren't absolutely necessary, I'd rather brew some coffee on the stove over use an electric coffee maker any day of the week, so much more enjoyable and satisfying in my opinion and personally have never had an issue with having to fill a pot and ignite the stove after getting up, never noticed myself longing for a timed electrical appliance that can operate itself. I actually prefer the morning routine of grinding some beans half asleep and gradually coming alive as the coffee smell gets stronger and stronger lol
Fellow coffee drinker here! I never cared much for the drip coffee makers & my coffee always came terrible! I don’t know what I was doing wrong, but it was always a let down. 😔 I was forced to buy my coffee, frequenting DD, local diners, etc but I developed quite a taste for 7-11 exclusive blend. Fast forward a few decades & I discovered the keureg pod machines. It was ok, but nothing to write home about. The convenience of having it at home in my pjs was welcome. I discovered the percolator when I was having frequent power outages on particular summer. I got a gift of a percolator & decided to give it a test run in case the power went out. I was hooked & drink it like that every day!
That 7-11 exclusive blend is UNDERRATED! 🔥
Drip coffee makers are abused .you shouldn't not keep it on after the coffee is made .you should drink it fast enough that it would stay hot for at least 20 mini minutes otherwise you are still cooking your brew
I'm your age and remember exactly the smell of coffee you're describing. So on point. I've been using a percolator for years! And it's piping hot too.
These should be the way forward , simple great results , you wait longer , in a world of instant everything , the smell while you wait is such a nice part of the total experience . 😊
I didn't like coffee at all until I tasted my friend's grandmother's coffee. It was stovetop percolated and it changed my mind. I don't drink anything else. It is rich but not acidy, which is the bit I don't like.
Thank you so much for making this video. I remember in my childhood coffee tasted waaaaay better, and nowadays it just doesn't taste good at all. From time to time in certain good restaurants you get great tasting coffee, and I think the answer is what you showed in the video. The drip machines take away from the flavor. We need to go back to the good old fashioned way of percolators. Thanks again. I will be purchasing one soon.
I keep a percolator in the house for power outages. We just had a tornado in our town May 3 and another a few miles south of us May 4. We were without power for 3 days, but I had my coffee! If you can find them, try the Brew Rite wraparound coffee filters. Has a hole in the middle for the stem and a hole in all four corners. Put it in the basket on the stem add the coffee, and fold the corners over onto the stem. Makes clean up a breeze. Especially nice when camping and conserving water. I've had a few grounds sneak past the flat filters.
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Im 55 and i used to have a very small cup of coffee in the morning before going off to kindergarten lol. No kidding, I've been drinking coffee since I was 5. I even gave my baby brother a little coffee in his bottle once, he loved it but it didn't go over too well with the parents 😂.
I remember our percolator as a young child in Tennessee, coffee was never better. Thanks to this video we're about to get another percolator and start having real coffee again.
I still drink my coffee from a percolating pot 👍🏻
Best ever.
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Amen Pete, I'm 70 yrs. old. At 4 or 5 yrs, grandma would fix me a cup. Been hooked ever since, stay safe, Terry.
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I used an electric one some 40 years ago, liked it very much. Just ordered one cowboy type and can't wait to rediscover the experience.
In 2014 when clearing out my grandparents house I got their four and 12 cup Faberware perculoators and got back into using them. The disc filters help. Myself and my dad have flipped between styles of coffee makers. I just love the sound of them. Yes, some say they make bad coffee but I like it and being hotter too the drip.
Pete, you can’t imagine how appropriate your video was today!!! Just yesterday my doctor read me the riot act on drinking caffeinated coffee!! I have horrific acid reflux and have a constant burn!!! I promised that I’d try decaf but I knew I would have to give up drinking coffee altogether because I can’t stand a weak coffee!!! Please share your brand of coffee. A million thanks for giving me hope!!!!!
Wow so this was a G-dsend to you. See our Father in heaven knew this ahead of time and loves you and Pete so much that HE put it into Pete's mind to make this video. Have a blessed weekend.
I put links to the coffee's I use in the description under the video, also try changing your diet. I used to be a heavy meat eater years ago and I had similar problems. I changed to a plant based diet and my heart burn and acid went away.
I cut out cookies and cake type desserts and any extra sugar and my heartburn went away
Try drinking room temperature lemon water first thing in the morning. It will help build stomach acid. 99% of diagnosed acid re-flux,too much acid, is actually low stomach acid. Apple cider vinegar before bed will help also. It is great in aiding the organs of digestion.
@@cristobalpacheco4202 - That seems to work for me, too. I think maybe it's the carb overload that causes the reflux.
Great video Pete. It's amazing how our sense of smell and taste can be powerful reminders of the dear people in our lives. I'm in my fifties and I have a deck of italian playing cards that belonged to my Nonno whom I used to play scopa with. He used to smoke a pipe back then and the cards were kept in a drawer with the fresh tobacco which infused the cards. That tobacco scent now brings me back to my childhood with my Nonno . Enjoy your percolator Pete, I'm sure the coffee has that special ingredient again. BTW thanks for your videos I truly appreciate your efforts.
Yep those are great memories. You just reminded me of going to my ant and uncles house, they would play scopa all evening and my ant would have her percolator coffee brewing. Good memories.👍
Granny gave me a thermos of coffee on my 1st Bow Hunt when I was 12 yrs old..Im 66 now and still dunk Ginger Snaps in my Black Coffee,Dad taught me that...
I love this! I grew up on perc’d coffee. I just won one at an auction. I brought it straight home, washed it and made a pot of coffee. I did have to watch videos on how to do it again, BTW, your right, the videos are bad. Yours is the best one! My coffee was soooo delicious! Way better than auto drip! Im so glad i have this!!
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When you brew coffee with coffee it tastes absolutely amazing. I'm so happy I got one of these.
I have to agree with you sir! I was lucky to get a pristine 1950s potbelly percolator from GE off of bay and it makes the best coffee! And what’s great about it is once you unplug it you can take it to the table and because it’s built like a tank it stays piping hot. PLUS, it was made in America… we have gotten away from our roots in America and we really need to go back in time with parts of our life’s.
Stella Doro cookies OH YES!! I have purchased a corningware pot and I do not think I will ever go back to coffee pods, autodrip or anything else but perking it back on the stove like my parents and my grandparents did! And the house smells so good! When you said Stella Doro I just had to leave a comment. Here's to a cup of coffee! (a tip - if you wet the stem and basket you will not get those grounds on the bottom.) try it. The filters take away from the naturalness of the coffee imho ciao
Hi Pete,
My Bozeman percolator just arrived this morning from Amazon. Made my first coffee pot and yes it's better than Drip Coffee Maker. My drip coffee makers always messing up. So decided this is more cost effective.
Have french press and find it's a hassle cleaning it up.
Also, the drip coffee maker takes up too much space. Percolator can be washed and put away.
Taste was better than Drip/french press coffee makers❤❤❤❤❤
That's awesome. I like my coffee fairly strong, so once it starts perculating, I set the stove timer for ten minutes and it comes out strong and rich in flavor. 👍
After watching this and a few others about Coletti, I purchased one and you're right- For some reason, this thing makes GREAT coffee! Thanks!
Great video, thanks
I'm 40 years old are favorite is a good wood burning stove with are percolator on it that makes the best coffee my wife likes to take some coffee and mix swissmiss cocoa make hot chocolate coffee but we both love the flavor of coffee better made in a percolator on a wood stove its like a taste of heaven
So glad to see so many people are going back to basics. I just got a new percolator and love it. Love waking up to the smell of freshly brewed coffee. You don't get that with Kcups.
My Grandmother kept a percolator on the wood stove all winter long and the house always smelled great.
100 percent agree. Raised by a senior so I too remembered how great these things are. Golden coffee. Drinking since a boy like yourself.
Oh my gosh! I remember Stella D’oro cookies and coffee! The perfect dippers! Thanks for the memories. And thanks for the video. God bless!
My father made coffee with a glass percolator. Metal rings went around the glass pot to hold the handle in place.
My wife has a small Italian metal percolator . It works quite well.
I use pods from Aldi. Pod coffee is fine for me though percolated coffee has a much smoother and less harsh taste. Plus the smell of fresh coffee in the morning is right up there with baking bread.
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Sounds like your dad had a Pyrex flameware percolator. There are my favorite. Its my go to pot every day. I've been using it for 20+ years. It makes the best coffee once you figure it out.
, I just gave away my Keurig and ordered a glass percolator, I haven't made coffee that way since I live with my mother in my twenties. I had to watch the video refresh my memory, LOL
Love the smell of coffee in the mornin...smells like victory..just the smell of it brewin enough to wake u up..great way to start the day..i have the same perculator..coffee is vitamin..
I’m 50 so ty for the reminder!😂 I never grew up with one. I guess I did,my mother was a huge percolator fan, but I guess I only remember the electric perk. And the of course, A regular old Mr. coffee, drip machine. I live in FL n bought a stovetop percolator about a year ago and it just so turns out that the person I bought it from on eBay lived a half an hour away from where I grew up! So yeah, I am very happy with my percolator, it takes a little longer, but it makes all the difference in the worl!
Ps. I bought a Keurig at some point just because I couldn’t understand with the stir was??? I tried for a week to make a good cup of coffee and handed it off to a neighbor👎🏾
Thanks for this.
I think one of the reasons percolated coffee tastes so good is the coffee is recirculating through coffee grounds that have “bloomed” (those foamy grounds you see when coffee hasn’t completely brewed). You can achieve a similar experience with a drip maker by turning it off a minute or two into the brew cycle, let the grounds rest for a few minutes, then turn it back on. I don’t believe you would achieve the same extraction or flavor as percolated coffee, but it is certainly better than straight drip.
Score yourself ten bonus points. Do not pass GO! Do not collect $200.
My grandpa would spoon feed me coffee soaked bread at 6 mos...YUMMY!!
I have that exact same percolator. When it starts perking it will overflow the basket. Two solutions…turn the fire down when it starts perking or use a filter in the basket, that keeps the grounds from plugging the little holes in the bottom of the basket. I like your suggestion to use the flat filters since that won’t remove all the oils like the full filters do.
Thank you for your video. It entertained me this morning while drinking a cup of coffee.
I have been using half caff to help lower my blood pressure. I have a Presto electric percolator for SW Louisiana and a stove top model for our home in North Central Louisiana for my propane burners for power outages. I stumbled across a Moka Pot at an estate sale and can say it makes very strong coffee, espresso like, that I usually add a bit of hot water to dilute it. Also, the Aeropress makes very good coffee, but not sure about the safety of the plastic press.
I have cheap burr coffee grinders, but need to invest in a quality one like yours for more consistent grinds.
Love the gas stove with the center burner. We have one similar with center burner along with hot plate for it.
Oh that smell of good coffee brewing was so good!
New sub! I have never tried percolated coffee. I am excited to try it. That’s what I remember my grandma making when I was a child. Sounds really good 😋👍
Hi Pete, I got started on coffee young also. We called the glass part a dome. When coffee bubbling in the dome was dark enough, it was ready! Really enjoying your channel. Getting my first hens in August. Thanks for the inspiration.
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I remember a Pyrex percolator-style coffee maker. The only metal part was the stem and basket. Flashback time.
My grandma used a mini strainer when she poured the coffee into the cups. I’m going to try making coffee this way. My dad will be my taster because I don’t like coffee lol I love the smell of it.
Great video , quick tip. If you don't have filters yiu can cut a circle our if the bottom of a regular size filter. Works great. I loved those good old days too!
Thanks for the instructions on how to percolate coffee and big thanks on that tip regarding decaffeinated coffee (Swiss water method). Whatever I’ve been drinking has a chemical taste to it and I just gave up coffee all together.
This coffee maker makes the most delicious coffee and maybe it's a biased opinion because it tastes just liked my mom's coffee and like you I started drinking coffee very early in life (not everyday) Sundays we had coffee. When I tasted it I went back iiin time right away
You make me feel old. I can't believe that there are people out there who don't know how to use the percolator. I ditched my auto-drip many years ago and went back to stove-top percolator. I even go on vacations with a small percolator :)
I have always drank Folgers Medium Grind from either a camp pot ( on hunting trips ) or at home from a Cuisinart Two- To - Go maker and it’s all good, No Cream , No Sugar , BLACK !
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Just spent 3 weeks traveling the South West (spent 3 incredible days in Chaco Canyon, down to Los Alamos, White Sands and up to Valley of the Gods) with my father. We dry camped a lot on BLM land and were outdoors 90% of the time. We used a percolator on a Coleman 2 burner for our morning coffees. Top grade cups of bubbling crude were served. Got home, fired up the auto drip and have been whelmed by the coffee it produces. It's going to the 2nd hand store.
There is something special about making coffee this way. For me, it is more engaging and more rewarding, kind of like driving a straight drive sports car. I wet the filter with just a few drops of water to seal out the grounds more effectively.
So i've been there and back making coffee. be it french press, drip or even one of my favorites the aero press. Still though I remember those days with my grandfather and him making coffee in his pyrex glass percolator. Watching it work would fascinate me and that aroma WOW. Within the next few months I plan to get one of those glass percolators again, So good coffee is coming back to the menu.
Ma y thank for taking your precious time to share the process with us, Best wishes KPP nz
I don't like perked coffee but I have to agree that hearing and smelling it perk has a very comforting effect. I prefer "cowboy coffee". There are many videos one can look up on making it. It taste better in my opinion with less bitterness and it is much easier to make. Good video!
I also started drinking coffee with my parents as a tiny little girl….I know I hadn’t started school yet, and can barely remember, but I think I was 3-4 yrs old. At first it was mostly sugar and milk with a little coffee in it. But we gradually started adding more coffee as I got older. I grew up in Alabama so I also grew up drinking iced tea. Out of my 65 yrs on this earth I have been caffeine free for 2-3yrs. 😅😅😅😅
I recently got a pyrex white enamel Percolator at a flea market. I'm 51 btw. So I remember grandmas Percolator. I'm loving it. Very smooth. I'm in your camp. I've been wondering why we ever got away from this. I don't use filters. The trick is to just get the basket wet before putting coffee in it. And yes your whole house will smell wonderful.
Thanks Pete. Looks like a great way to make coffee.
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I GOT A PERCULATOR A COUPLE WEEKS AGO BECAUSE I WAS TIRED OF MY DRIP POT BREAKING DOWN AND HAVING TO BUY ANOTHER. THE TASTE IS SO MUCH RICHER WITH THE PERKULATOR AN D IT WILL LAST FOREVER!
Those filters are needed, but perco;ators make the best coffee. Been using mine forever. Tried the K cup, and Espresso machines, no comparison. Get the electric one, brews on its own, and shuts off when it's done.
I got really into third wave coffee, buying fresh roasted beans and a nice grinder, along with a 9 bar espresso machine with a steam wand. I can make perfect espresso and lattes with all of that.
But there’s something about a simple stovetop espresso that my machine can’t quite match. It’s that body and smooth boldness that a moka pot produces that’s so unique. I feel I get the most chocolatey notes from the moka pot with a medium-dark roast. Only downside is I can’t sip it slowly and usually down it in a minute or two because it’s so good.
Just ordered the stove top percolator. Looking forward to fresh coffee again. Thank you for sharing. Well done video.
I have the same coffee pot and the same childhood memories. Thank you
I will purchase a particular and try it. Thanks for sharing.
Love percolated coffee!
I just received mine today. My coffee was so much better. My Mr coffee is getting donated and I am staying with this one
I’m just learning how to do this, my first time, and I’m in my 60s. Once you begin seeing water in the top glass piece, is that when to begin timing for 7 minutes, or when the water is brown? Thank you!
You can start timing it when it starts perculating for 7 to 9 minutes.
Thank you!
I watched my grandma drink coffee and always wanted it haha she would tell me no because I would not grow. Every so often they would give me a cup of café con leche… I still didn’t grow lol I’m only 5 ft😅
I have a percolator for when the electricity goes out, the neighbors are jealous when I go outside with a fresh cup of percolated coffee! Yum, I'm, going to get one for our vacation too! I remember when they started to tell us that we were boiling the flavor out of the coffee, when the reverse is true, just like everything else, they lied to us.
I use an electric perolator and it by far makes the best coffee!! I've never go back to my Keurig or my auto drip again.
We use an electric percolator that works great! Never timed it but it has a light that comes on to tell you when it’s done. Much better than drip coffee makers.
I was talking about things like this the other day. One example was popcorn. It's fun popping it on the stove and now they just push them microwave bags. Lots of things just need to go back to the way they used to be.
I agree, we always make popcorn on stove top pot with Olive oil, tastes much better and it's not toxic like microwave popcorn.
Could you make a video of you making the popcorn? Really enjoy your content. Do you eat any meat?
Back in the Seventies, my mom had the iconic Corningware 10-cup electric coffee percolator with the blue cornflower motif.
I’m still using my Corningware percolator, so good
@@kayjames190, a classic never dies!☺
I've had the exact same percolator for 40 years. I use it mainly for my camping excursions. It doesn't look as nice as yours anymore. LOL It does make the campsite smell wonderful first thing in the morning.
If you want one last step in making your coffee taste the best it can, STOP using the electric grinders. The blades move so fast they can actually burn the beans. Go find an old hand crank grinder.
My brother in law has a cottage on a lake that we are invited to during the summer. They use a perc.
I am an early riser, always the first up, so I get the first pot just about to myself. Just me and my dog in a big comfy chair on the sundeck having morning coffee with nature.
It just doesn't get any better.
I just run a pour over at home since it is just me drinking coffee, I should look for a small perk for home, definitely makes the best coffee in my opinion.
I have a 2 to 6 cups percolator.
I can tell you usually that the bottom number isn't going to work.
I have a 4 to 12 cup Coleman percolator, too.
The 4 doesn't work. Both perked coffee at the lowest settings come out watery and thin at the lowest rating.
So forget that bottom number, but buy a pot in range of your needs.
My 2 to 6 cup pot, at 3 cups, works fine, and it makes excellent coffee.
Note, the water marking on the pot can be off, on mine, at the 6 cup marking, the water is about 1/3 or so up the pour funnel, pass the holes in it. This isn't good. It's because on those pot line markings if you use them.
Here is what I do, 5 ounces is the European measurement for a cup of coffee, eight ounces for bakery.
So my minimum water is for 3 cups, 15 ounces. This will fill a Yeti mug. I use 7 grams of coffee per 5 ounce cups.
You want to heat the pot on middle heat or very slightly higher, as soon as it starts to perk, turn it down to middle low, or slightly less. Set a timer for 7 minutes.
You want to perk it gently, or you will burn the coffee.
It's under that dome with that perk stem that the trapped water boils, you want to try and keep the boil there, don't full boil the whole pot on high heat.
Weight your water in ounces, 5 ounces per cup, your coffee in grams, 7 ounces per cup. Don't trust pot markings.
We use a gas stove if you use it on an electric.The best thing I can tell you is to turn on one burner to medium heat, a second on medium low.
Put the pot on the medium heat in about 6 and a 1/2 minutes, it should start to perk.
As soon it starts perking, remove it and put it on the other burner on medium low and set a timer 7 minutes.
Take it off the hot burner.
Oh, be careful of stainless steel.
My pot is pure stainless, and it will not work on an induction stove. In pots and pans, they have to mix impurities into the stainless to make it work on induction stoves.
If a magnet will not stick to the side of a stainless percolator, it's for gas stoves only.
My 2-6 pot looks exactly like the video.
@@markraciborski4289 Thank you sir.
I still haven't gotten around to buying a perk yet, trouble with a small town, only so much selection.
But when I do, I will definitely give your method a try.
@wornoutwrench8128 Hey, I grew up in NC, in the 60, small fishing town of 1,200, the city 20 miles away. We got 1 grocery store in 1971, a Piggy Wiggy.
You wanted something it came from the Sears catalog in about a month. 😀
Hi I really enjoyed your video! I remember my parents making this coffee when I was young! It was amazing! The whole house smelled like it! I was wondering if I could use this coffeemaker with a ceramic top stove or glass top? I don’t have gas for the stove. I know I could use an electric percolator, but I don’t know if it’s as good. Also, what kind of grinder do you have? Is it a burr grinder? I have been wanting to get one but don’t want to spend hundreds of dollars on one. Do you use Folgers beans? What type of coffee beans do you get? You seem to have this to a perfect science!! I am trying to learn. Thank you I enjoyed this so much! It was interesting and helpful! Thank you! PS- I grew up with the Stella doro cookies. They are still my favorite! I have to order them now because I live in the Midwest. I lived in New York for many years.
Electric percolators work great too. I'm not sure if you can use this percolator on a ceramic stove top you'll have to check the manufacturer's website. I use a good organic whole bean coffee and a burr grinder to grind them. Yep those Stella doro cookies were great growing up.
Dont know what coffee you're using, but I've found that a dark roast really shines in a percolator. Costco brand has a whole bean dark roast, that is amazing for the price!
I found a (almost) like new one (great brand)at thrift store so thanks for your video!
They still make perculator coffee pots.You can buy a metwalmart.They have anywhere from a 6 cup to a 12 cup.Those little metal ones like you have right there in front of you and they start at $20 and go up.I have one that's from the primary 50s.Maybe even older than that works like a charm.Have a great day
Man, that brings back memories.