Solid pot with wooden handle This is a lightweight yet solid percolating coffee pot with a sturdy wooden handle. We started using it on our gas stove when we lost electricity during the hurricane and decided we liked percolated coffee so much better than our auto drip plug in one. I highly recommend this model.
wouldn't perk with only 2 cups this coffee pot got here in a timely fashion. makes a nice coffee. so far the only negative is that it won't perk with only 2 cups of water. i usually grind and make my coffee when i drink it and with this i have to brew 4 cups for it to perk. i just started using it so after i have used it awhile..i'll be able to evaluate it a bit better.
SS Percolator Review I received this percolator from a friend because I admired his old fashioned percolator and loved the taste of the coffee. This percolator makes great cofffe however the construction is cheap and the unit did not hold up.The hinge to the cover is thin metal and has a tendency to bend. The lid fit is OK but you have to hold on to the lid to pour the second half of the pot or else the basket tends to rattle and the lid tends to lift. The worst part is the cheap and inadquate two tiny spot welds of the handle to the body of the percolator. The weld failed on the top of the handle and the unit is now in the trash. The price of the unit is high in relationship to its quality. I would not recommend this unit to anyone.
Throwback To a Simpler Era But you have to be vigilant! I enjoy delicious flavorful coffee I'd rather have none at all than drink Yuban or Taster's Choice or other grocery store brands like that.I've also enjoyed trying different methods to brew coffee. Drip french press stovetop espresso and now the stovetop percolator.I've had the percolator for 6 months now and it's taken me a while to get it just right and not burn the coffee. I've incorporated online tips from other users + experience to come up with this NOTE I have a 1950s electric stove very distinct coils turn bright red* I turn the burner on HIGH place the the percolator on the burner* Set a timer to 12 minutes.
LOVE IT!!! I remember as a kid going to a friend of ours house a little old lady. She had one of these. Her house always smelled so good. Now mine smells the same way!! I am so glad I bought this pot.
Almost good PositivesThis coffee maker has no plastic parts which can be poisonous.It appears to be made of chromium steel. A very strong magnet was able to stick to all of the metal parts except for the percolator tube. I was afraid it might be aluminum so I partially submerged it into bleach for an hour and I didn't find any corrosion. If you submerge half a piece of aluminum foil into bleach for an hour you'll see it has corroded. The percolator tube might be nickel chromium steel which isn't magnetic. I wish there was an easy way to determine what type of metal something is made of.Negatives1. Made in China. I'll have to test it for lead.2. The lid will swing open while you're pouring your coffee. This is a major design flaw. The glass lid is really hot. If you try to use it to hold the lid shut while you're pouring coffee you'll get burned. You'll either have to hold it shut with a cloth or waste some coffee and not tip the pot over enough for the lid to open.I'm giving it 3 stars because it appears to be nontoxic. No plastic or aluminum.
LOVE IT!!! I absolutely love my new Rapid Brew Stainless Steel Stovetop Coffee Percolator. This is the way my mother used to make coffee and what I used when I first got married 40 yrs. ago. From there to the electric percolator and finally to the electric automatic drip coffee maker. When my coffee maker recently broke I decided to buy a Hamilton Beach cranberry color model here at Amazon which I will review also. But when I saw this percolator it reminded me of the delicious smell of fresh brewing coffee in the morning.and I had to go for it also. Therefore I ended buying the coffee maker and the percolator at the same time. I have made percolated coffee everyday since I got it about 10 days ago. My husband loves it. Yes it takes longer but it's worth it. It takes 7 to 8 minutes to start percolating with your heat on high. Then you turn it down to medium low or low and allow to percolate a minute per cup. Look at the glass dome and see if it's as dark as you want it. My mother never looked at the time. She just looked at the color of the coffee percolating in the glass dome. It always turned out perfect. The lid is attached and I think this is a very nice feature to have. I will always use my percolator from now on but still use the coffe maker when I have company and/or for a big crowd. Glad I got this percolator. I recommend it if you enjoy fresh brewed coffee.
Stem can't be stainless steel I've had this pot for about a year now and there's no way the inner stem is stainless steel. It's as black as the coffee itself and there's nothing I can do to rejuvenate it. The color is soaked right in to the 'metal'. I strongly suspect aluminum which infuriates me because I was looking for something that wasn't going to poison me like the BPA in plastic models. Not only that but it's made in China and we all know what that probably means. Further the lid is rather illfitting as other reviewers have mentioned. Finally the inside isn't smooth. It's also now black as pitch so I'm not sure what that means. I've tried dishwashing it scrubbing it with baking soda using those pot scrubbers on it nothing has even dented the color. So what started out as a good idea has dissolved into another search for a good quality USAmade product. If anyone has found one I'd love to know about it.
Best Made In China Percolator One Can Probably Get My 2nd purchase in a year. Was very happy with my first Rapid Brew 'til about 1 week ago. Forgot the pot was on the stove until it only had about 3 of water left in it. The thin layer of 18/8 stainless steel finish on the bottom of the pot had come off exposing the metal that was beneath the stainless steel. I've had 18/10 fry pans go through MUCH worse that cleaned up well and today are in good condition and still in use 8 years later.
Great pot and oh that aroma! I just received this pot after the sudden death of my Farberware Superfast Electric percolator. I moved to a percolator about two years ago when I'd finally had it with the succession of drip makers I'd trashed after only months of working properly. Needless to say I rediscovered the joy of perked coffee! Your parents/grandparents were right there's nothing like it! Alas the Farberware perc lasted less than two years of daily use until the heating element quit very disappointed in Farberware. Since the electric percs are pretty expensive relative to their apparent useful life I decided to retrogress even further and go for a stovetop model this time. Yes it's a little more work and patience on the stovetop perc. But oh the coffee and the unmatchable aroma that fills the kitchen every morning! This is the way to start a day.I researched pretty extensively for a solid wellmade pot and I'm quite satisfied with this purchase. The pot is heavy duty and will likely last for years if minimal care is taken. I like the glass perc top although I did buy the Fitzall replacement top to have on hand just in case. It fits well and doesn't leak. I love the fact that there are no plastic parts at all. The outside of the pot is attractive and I actually like the chubby squat style which fits perfectly on the small burner of my glasstop. The filter basket cover and pump are solid and well made. The wooden handle stays cool. Everything is lined up properly. I'm not sure what that one previous negative poster was on about there is nothing wrong with the quality of the workmanship here. Yes I would prefer that the pot was made in the U.S. but almost nothing is these days.I recommend this pot without reservation. If you buy one just be patient in learning the art. It's not hard and it's worth the trouble. Use water that's fresh and cold. Use enough coffee preferably coarsely ground but anything in a pinch a Tbs. per cup. I use 4 well rounded coffee scoops each scoop is 2 Tbs for the 8 cup mark. Turn your burner on high until you see the first perk this can take up to ten minutes if you're starting with very cold water.
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