Heya, I've been looking at these stove top percolators on the web, and it's got me intrigued. I always thought percolators were electric So these have tweaked my interest. I want to try one. But don't know which is the best one to try and get Can anyone recommend a good one? I hope this is the right place for this post Ta Ade
they are pretty simple, ( if you grew up with one on the stove 24/7). get the percolator grind coffee or course grind, less sediments. Add a good teaspoon per cup of water for strong. get it up to boil then back it down to a low boil/perk, about ten/fifteen min.
I'd like to have a vacuum pot, but the new ones are $$$$, and the rubber seals on the old ones are shot.
I recommend passing on the percolator and picking up a stovetop espresso maker instead. Much better tasting coffe imho. The original Bialetti, linked here , is hard to beat. Note that a 3 espresso cup model makes 1 smallish mug of coffee.
Hey, I have more coffee makers than I have stoves! IMHO, coffee makers have just as much individuality as stoves do. I am a big fan of espresso and have several different ones but I also have a vacuum brewer, a french press, a couple drip perks, and an assortment of electric perks as well. They all brew different coffees, not better or worse just different. For a good first perk, look for something like this: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VINTAGE-P...366?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item20bd9990c6 Also, as mentioned the stove top espresso makers like the Bialetti are also classic ones. Get a bigger one instead of a smaller one unless you like drinking from tiny cups, but a larger maker will make 2 decent cups of coffee. I have found that my french press will put a ton more caffein into the coffee from the same batch of beans that the espresso will, if you need caffein to function in the morning, but for a first percolator as mentioned it is hard to go wrong with a pyrex brewer.
Wow so much to choose from! I must not get into collecting these things as well!!! I will have no where to sleep soon So I think I've decided to go for stove top espresso makers The Bialetti looks good, but at mo it's £24 on amazon uk Which one is the best espresso maker? Hmm I'm thinking creamy coffee would be nice 8)
What the..... Heck is that yonadav? I have no idea what it is but for some strange reason I want one!!
Hey Intelekt, there are various designs for a coffee percolator and the one shown by Yonadav is one of them. They are intricately designed and numerous in numbers in different materials, glass, copper, and the likes. You will drool over them and perhaps want one of each. Sadly, those are for homes or coffee shops. I like them too but sometimes setting it up (worse is cleaning it) I see as a PIA just to brew or perk up coffee Ron
Hi, it's a coffee maker! You fill the right (stainless steel) container with water, the burner underneath with alcohol, and some ground coffee in the left glass jar. The SS container sits on the burner (resting on those 2 balls-on-extentions), water boils thus creating steam which presses the hot water into the glass jar. With all the water escaping, the SS container gets lighter (it works like a balance), so goes up which lets the ball thingies drop and close the burner top. Burner goes out, SS container cools off creating a vacüum and the water (which now is coffee ) is sucked back into the SS container. Open the tap and hey presto! Out comes coffee!!! Hope this makes sence to you 8-[ , my technical English is not top-notch see . Best regards, Wim
Your English is fine Wim, fantastic explanation there! You have made me want one, just to watch how fascinating that would be to see one in action 8) Why are these stoves and related accessories so bloomin addictive
I have several, but this is a good economy model... http://www.amazon.com/Open-Country-5575-0088-5-Cup-Percolator/dp/B00028XQWY It's important to realize that perked coffee will taste slightly different than drip coffee. The percolator can burn the coffee very easily. When i perk coffee i run the stove full blast until i get a boil and then throttle back quite a bit so it is just boiling. I leave it that way for about 10 minutes (with the small open country model above) and i get a brew that is to my liking. A little burnt flavor is unavoidable but i like it if its subtle. Other things i like about the open country perk: Cheap Low profile spout good for stowing in the pack folding handles...same advantage plastic top perk thingo won't break. very lightweight If you want to use it as a water boiler (leave the guts home) it holds a 123r perfectly.
There are a load of different options, this... ...is one of a couple of tiny ones I use for hiking, very good short blacks. It's sitting on top of the T28 for size comparison only, while this one... ...is a stainless Bialette and my companion of many years and gallons of coffee. Makes just enough for 1 good mug (that would be me ) or 2 skinny cups. The Bialette alumini(u)m ones work great and can be had in thrift/junk shops for peanuts. I nearly always grind my beans as I need them, I have a turn of the century (the 19th one) grinder that matches hopper size with the Bialetti perfectly. I've found the grind needs to be just a bit gritty rather than powder fine, too fine can potentially weld itself into a brick and cause blockage problems. I've also got a line on raw milk which easily makes the best coffee known to man! I've just finished my morning dose of bean and have decided to shelve my plans for world domination, at least until the buzz wears off... That is a beautiful coffee rig, Yonadev, I stared at it like a man possessed, or more correctly, like man who wanted to possess.
Svea, of course. Even if you don't got a Svea stove, the Svea perculator is a given thing to own for a stovie, cane handle and all.
I've got a couple of nice old percolators with Art Deco type styling that are my car-camping standbys. I do believe that Ian has a few percs!
It's too late! I've been bitten by the percolator / Espresso bug!!! I've bought a bialetti 6cup, and am on the lookout for more interesting types, preferably vintage, those with the tube bent over that look like they spurt into a cup that sits underneath the tube look good. Oh and kettles and tea pots... I've always been into kettles but I'm on the look out for a vintage sirram type kettle with copper lid and such... Not to mention the milk frother I've ordered from amazon! Aren't stoves addictive?
The wife found me a used Bialetti 9 cupper, makes one good mug of 'High Test'... Looking for an economical new gasket, though. Old ones kinda beat...
