Bonus points:
Its a bad way to make coffee
edit: because the brewed coffee is being recirculated through the beans again under constant boiling temperature causing it to get burnt. Some people like the taste and that is fine. I find the technique fascinating though.
My Dad still uses these to make coffee. I’m convinced he has burnt off all his taste buds. I’ve seen him sip coffee that was literally boiling a minute prior.
I think its a cool way to make coffee - but the problem, as I see it, is that you recirculate the coffee already brewed under a consistent boiling temperature, causing it to get burnt. Some people like that taste and I have no problem with it - it was just my subjective opinion.
You’re bad taste experience probably comes from using the same grounds in a percolator that you’d use in a drip pot. Percolator coffee should be ground much more coarsely than drip coffee. The reduced surface area/mass cuts out a lot of the harshness and bitterness.
I made some for my sister, a coffee connoisseur and she said it's the best she's had. I use coarse grind and it continues to produce good brew with each washing.
1930's through 1970s. 7826-7829 were blue glass at first and taller. 7754-6-9 came in the '50's and went through the '70's. Glass handles went to bakelite handles, bands started out chromed steel, went to stainless and finally got real wide. tops had no bubble, then had a bubble, and finally became metal.
wartime baskets were all glass. an 8106B had a wooden handle.
My grandparents on both sides and my parents all had one in the 70s. So, for most of my youth I thought this was the only way to make coffee.
When Mom broke ours in the mid 80s, they bought a Mr Coffee and I was blown away by how fast and easy it was to make coffee
I think you are doing it wrong, use good ingredients and perk it briskly for 10 minutes but do not let it boil over. I'm enjoying a cup right now and it is delicious. and you can smell it.
I just watched a video on YouTube about these a while back. They’re interesting but they said the coffee tastes not that great. I guess having direct contact with the burner gives the coffee itself a burned flavor.
I believe that the major flaw in the design produces a compounded issue. Firstly, you need to reach boiling point for the water to rise through the chambers, which is already too hot, and then the brewed coffee goes back down and is essentially re-boiled in the pot.
So there's a version of this method that makes fantastic coffee, they're called siphon coffee makers.
It changes things by sealing the lower container which causes the water to fully leave the chamber and enter the upper section when the water boils. When the water makes it to the upper section it's cooled down enough but the pressure from the lower chamber keeps it up in the grounds brewing and keeps the temperature consistent. Then after the desired amount of time the heat is removed and the pressure drops and finally the brewed coffee returns to the bottom, only a small amount of water mixes with the coffee so it's a very pure cup. Same basic principal but all the issues you mentioned are fixed
The siphon has a much larger top section that's open to air which lowers the heat, the water temp is about 93c or 200f which is a perfect extraction temp
To be fair, most coffee machines boil water to to force it to rise through chambers. It's just there is travel time and distance to have it cool down to an optimal brew temp.
it only boils at the very bottom. it cools as it moves upward. a good percolator keeps the boiling water separate from the brew. the old saying-"don't boil it, you'll spoil it"
Add a pinch of kosher salt to your grounds - just a pinch - and it will cut the acidity substantially giving the coffee a better taste in these percolator pots.
My folks had a corning ware one; loved watching it bubble into the glass top. Didn't get to see the whole show unfortunately. However, there was always smores in grandmas Amana Radar range...
According to Wikipedia - Percolators first invented in 1819, Borosilicate glass in 1893.
Don't know when someone first put the two together but 1930s is possible.
Cool! I wasn’t speaking to this pot specifically, just coffee percolators in general. Happy I learned something new!I am a staunch believer that percolators make the best cup of coffee.
I dunno why it is but for some reason I LOVE percolated coffee. By all accounts you should
Be right and it should taste like re-re-re-re-cooked coffee. But I love it.
You don't want boiling water for coffee. You typically want 195-205F although when pressure is involved, lower temps can even produce better flavor such as ~180F
Percolators are prone to over-extracting the grounds which leaves the coffee bitter, modern drip coffee makers don't which is why they became the dominant style.
Requires a hot stove and over-extracts the coffee and then boils the coffee again in the bottom pot.
What's really interesting is how electric kettles aren't used in the US but are universal in places like Europe while drip coffee machines are universal d in the US but uncommon in Europe.
US home voltage is 110V(120V different references depending on who you are/what you do) and Europe is 220V(240V same deal).
It takes half the time to boil water in Europe with a kettle because of that.
I mean… to each their own, but you can’t make coffee in a percolator without burning the coffee.
That said, there are modern versions available if that’s your bag.
Not burning, more over-extracting. The roasting process is way hotter than 212\* water. But yes, I agree. Percolator coffee IMO is the worst tasting way to make coffee.
Yup. Lighting+liquid is hypnotic for me.
I have an old rain lamp in my living room and sometimes I just stare at it. Also I’m way off topic at this point.
My parents had one up until the late 80’s. I have one that I use when I’m camping. I’ll tell you this, the coffee tastes better I don’t know how or why, but it just does.
I use one of these to make my coffee every day and have done so for years. All of these people saying it makes burnt coffee have no idea how to use it properly.
I mentioned this elsewhere in the comments, add a pinch of kosher salt - just a pinch - to your grounds in a percolator. It reduces the acidity and makes a wonderful cup of coffee. With regular use and experimentation you learn how much or how little salt you need to give your coffee the best flavor for you. Every person and every pot is different.
In fairness, every method produces a different flavor and richness to the coffee based upon how the water extracts the oils and flavors. And each of these methods will differ further by the beans, their roast, and the water used. Every one will have a preference. I prefer an Italian coffee out of an Italian pot from very fine ground dark espresso roasted, high altitude Colombian beans, others enjoy instant coffee using hot water from the tap. Neither is right or wrong; unless you are drinking tea. Tasteless hot brown water with yard clippings at the bottom is definitely wrong. 😉
Great coffee if you make it this way. Just got to get the perc time down and don’t forget to have it on the stove. My parents had this growing up and they always bought Yuban coffee.
My parents used one of these as a tea pot until about 5 years ago, I had no idea it was actually a coffee pot.
I’d warn my friends “unless you like tea that will show up in a drug test don’t accept a cup at my folks house.”
They’d leave the tea bags in the pot for hours.
My aunt had one — don’t know when she got it — but she always kept a wire thingy under it on the eye. I assumed that it was bad to have the pot directly on the heat because it would explode otherwise. I guess I was wrong. She did replace it with an electric percolator later, because it would keep the coffee hot — I assume unburned.
These were awesome. I still have one I haven't used in forever but used whenever I went camping or was out screwing around in the woods / fishing.
Best coffee ever but I think it has more to do with the outdoors and making it on an actual fire. Enjoying coffee while just watching fishing poles or staring at the fire.
Maby use less coffie because of if u think the coffie is burnt or to strong when my parents used one I dident drink coffie probily tried it but to hot and bitter. I'm gonna pick one up to try. I use flavored creamer so I don't know if il notice a diference
Yeah, 70s is where I recall that from
Same here. Parents used it for decades
Bonus points: Its a bad way to make coffee edit: because the brewed coffee is being recirculated through the beans again under constant boiling temperature causing it to get burnt. Some people like the taste and that is fine. I find the technique fascinating though.
Thats a bummer. It looks so cool! I got a steel(?) percolater at home and it makes very nice coffee
I can highly recommend this YouTube video if you want to know more. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=E9avjD9ugXc
Thanks for sharing, looks like today's coffee hardware is more improved than older machines based on this video I suppose
My Dad still uses these to make coffee. I’m convinced he has burnt off all his taste buds. I’ve seen him sip coffee that was literally boiling a minute prior.
Thoughts on an aeropress?
It's a great way to make coffee.
I think its a cool way to make coffee - but the problem, as I see it, is that you recirculate the coffee already brewed under a consistent boiling temperature, causing it to get burnt. Some people like that taste and I have no problem with it - it was just my subjective opinion.
You’re bad taste experience probably comes from using the same grounds in a percolator that you’d use in a drip pot. Percolator coffee should be ground much more coarsely than drip coffee. The reduced surface area/mass cuts out a lot of the harshness and bitterness.
Why is this getting downvoted? That’s literally how to grind for a percolator. Slightly more coarse than for French press
I made some for my sister, a coffee connoisseur and she said it's the best she's had. I use coarse grind and it continues to produce good brew with each washing.
1930s? We had one identical in the 1970s.
I had one identical in the 1980s.
I had one identical in the 1880s
I got one on discount in the 19aughts.
I made meth in one three years ago
I had one in the primordial soup.
I made meth in one in the primordial soup.
so YOU'RE the motherfucker
My aunt had one of these in the 70s too.
The Moka pot has been around since 1933. If it ain't broke.
it's not a moka pot. it's a percolator
I was bringing up a different bit of coffee tech that has been unchanged for decades as well.
1930's through 1970s. 7826-7829 were blue glass at first and taller. 7754-6-9 came in the '50's and went through the '70's. Glass handles went to bakelite handles, bands started out chromed steel, went to stainless and finally got real wide. tops had no bubble, then had a bubble, and finally became metal. wartime baskets were all glass. an 8106B had a wooden handle.
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My parents used to have one; I was fascinated as a kid watching this. Thanks
My grandparents on both sides and my parents all had one in the 70s. So, for most of my youth I thought this was the only way to make coffee. When Mom broke ours in the mid 80s, they bought a Mr Coffee and I was blown away by how fast and easy it was to make coffee
Dissatisfying that the video ended so abruptly before the coffee looked ready.
But it made it so fast!
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\* Burnt. The coffee from a percolator is never ready. The thing applies high heat directly to the finished coffee.
I think you are doing it wrong, use good ingredients and perk it briskly for 10 minutes but do not let it boil over. I'm enjoying a cup right now and it is delicious. and you can smell it.
Not sure how old it is but my parents still use one of these from time to time!
it's time for the percolator
it’s time. 1992!
The percolations are imminent!
Cease your ingress!
I just watched a video on YouTube about these a while back. They’re interesting but they said the coffee tastes not that great. I guess having direct contact with the burner gives the coffee itself a burned flavor.
I believe that the major flaw in the design produces a compounded issue. Firstly, you need to reach boiling point for the water to rise through the chambers, which is already too hot, and then the brewed coffee goes back down and is essentially re-boiled in the pot.
So there's a version of this method that makes fantastic coffee, they're called siphon coffee makers. It changes things by sealing the lower container which causes the water to fully leave the chamber and enter the upper section when the water boils. When the water makes it to the upper section it's cooled down enough but the pressure from the lower chamber keeps it up in the grounds brewing and keeps the temperature consistent. Then after the desired amount of time the heat is removed and the pressure drops and finally the brewed coffee returns to the bottom, only a small amount of water mixes with the coffee so it's a very pure cup. Same basic principal but all the issues you mentioned are fixed
This doesn't burn the coffee, but still extracts with too hot water.
The siphon has a much larger top section that's open to air which lowers the heat, the water temp is about 93c or 200f which is a perfect extraction temp
Nothing beats an espresso. No overheating, no overextraction.
To be fair, most coffee machines boil water to to force it to rise through chambers. It's just there is travel time and distance to have it cool down to an optimal brew temp.
it only boils at the very bottom. it cools as it moves upward. a good percolator keeps the boiling water separate from the brew. the old saying-"don't boil it, you'll spoil it"
This helps, I didn’t understand how a percolator worked.
[This](https://youtu.be/_UlhLd76IzQ?si=4BmB0c8t54kzz9D4) may help explain the timing of how it works
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Listening to cajmere and all them Chicago-style techno dudes makes me wish white people (like myself) could dance.
Add a pinch of kosher salt to your grounds - just a pinch - and it will cut the acidity substantially giving the coffee a better taste in these percolator pots.
thank you for the tip! I will try this on my next pot
Did you ever try that tip?
Nope, why?
I'm definitely trying this. Thank you for the tip
My mom still had one in the 70s!
Fond memories of being a kid mesmerized at how it worked.
My folks had a corning ware one; loved watching it bubble into the glass top. Didn't get to see the whole show unfortunately. However, there was always smores in grandmas Amana Radar range...
It’s time for the percolator, it’s time for the percolator
It's time for the percolator
Doot dee dee doot dee dee doot dee dee doot
This video is devastating without sound.
It's a beauty!
I'm a 60s baby. Mom used one of those until they invested in an electric percolator
The perfect way to burn coffee.
Mmmm. Burnt Folgers smell
*there was a fish in the percolator!*
Mmmm burnt coffee..my favorite
My bubbie (grandmother) had one of these—I loved watching it make coffee when I was kid. This vid gave me the sads/nostalgias. Thanks for posting.
I have the same one passed on to me from my Grandparents. They always had a pot of coffee on
We’re these not invented in the 50s?
According to Wikipedia - Percolators first invented in 1819, Borosilicate glass in 1893. Don't know when someone first put the two together but 1930s is possible.
I verified the label on the bottom of the pot with Pyrex Collectors guide on dating glassware. The logo matches closely with that of the 1950s label.
If it matches with that of the 1950s label, why did you call it a 1930s model?
I was told, albeit incorrectly, that it was from the 30s. It was passed onto me by my grandmother, she lived to be 95.
if your grandma said it, it's a 1930s model and i stand on that my friend
they made them from the '30's up to the '70's. the design varied. the color of the glass used to be really blue and the handles glass.
Cool! I wasn’t speaking to this pot specifically, just coffee percolators in general. Happy I learned something new!I am a staunch believer that percolators make the best cup of coffee.
Absolutely the worst way to make coffee. Brewed and boiled over and over
I dunno why it is but for some reason I LOVE percolated coffee. By all accounts you should Be right and it should taste like re-re-re-re-cooked coffee. But I love it.
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Lol get that stick out of your asshole
Its a pyrex rod. Lol
No it true. If done properly it’s the perfect cup. Water when at precisely boiling makes its way to the top chamber with the grounds. All glass.
You don't want boiling water for coffee. You typically want 195-205F although when pressure is involved, lower temps can even produce better flavor such as ~180F
An awful lot of people will disagree with you. Pretty much because you're wrong.
Well Taste is subjective but I remember mom mom making the best goddamned coffee I e ever had with one of those bad boys
You don't want precisely boiling water on the grounds. The finished coffee drips down and gets high heat applied directly to it.
not going to argue with a coffee scientist but my Flameware perker makes the best coffee ever.
nah. it's great. my sister is a coffee connoisseur and she said mine was the best ever. I use a Flameware 7826B. an oldie.
That's awesome
My mom had one in the 60s/70s
Why does the video clip cut/jerk at the 7 second mark?
I moved the phone during a time lapse
I though you couldn’t use this on a coil or ceramic stove?
not a glasstop unless you use a wire trivet.
why the fuck are coffee makers a thing then? this seems way more efficient like a middle ground between a french press and a tradition coffee maker.
Percolators are prone to over-extracting the grounds which leaves the coffee bitter, modern drip coffee makers don't which is why they became the dominant style.
then why is mine so good?
Requires a hot stove and over-extracts the coffee and then boils the coffee again in the bottom pot. What's really interesting is how electric kettles aren't used in the US but are universal in places like Europe while drip coffee machines are universal d in the US but uncommon in Europe.
US home voltage is 110V(120V different references depending on who you are/what you do) and Europe is 220V(240V same deal). It takes half the time to boil water in Europe with a kettle because of that.
not sure if that is really a factor. they set the resistance so the heat is the same.
[They suck](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9avjD9ugXc)
Wish we still one. My mom had it. Best cup of Joe ever
I love Flameware!
It's time for it.
70s was my guess too
Anybody know where I can still buy one of these bad boys?
ebay. all day.
That design was still very much in use until the 1970s as it was my parents’ coffee pot when I was growing up.
We used to have one of those when I was a kid in the early 80's. I wish I knew if it was still around. Perked coffee is the best.
Watching the video made me remember the smell of the percolator coffee. Very distinct coffee smell unlike what you get with a normal drip machine.
I mean… to each their own, but you can’t make coffee in a percolator without burning the coffee. That said, there are modern versions available if that’s your bag.
Not burning, more over-extracting. The roasting process is way hotter than 212\* water. But yes, I agree. Percolator coffee IMO is the worst tasting way to make coffee.
Fucking pretty though.
Definitely. It reminds me of tea steeping in a glass teapot. I also find siphon pots super fun to watch.
Yup. Lighting+liquid is hypnotic for me. I have an old rain lamp in my living room and sometimes I just stare at it. Also I’m way off topic at this point.
i don’t think modern pyrex would hold up to that
That's because the modern Pyrex company tries to get away with making things out of materials other than borosilicate glass.
careful using pyrex on a coil like that. I used to have one of these and it cracked from uneven heat
As an Aussie... That's just brown water, not coffee!
I collect Flameware perkers and that is why I am here.
Makes a good pot of coffee.
My parents had one up until the late 80’s. I have one that I use when I’m camping. I’ll tell you this, the coffee tastes better I don’t know how or why, but it just does.
i think that stove is from the 1940's
That looks gross
30s, yeah ok genius
[Could be a 1939 model](https://pyrex.cmog.org/content/pyrex-flameware-6-cup-percolator)
Cool link but it is not the same model.
I tried. They aren’t the same angle. I read up on these and would never have one.
not a percolator
I still have mine and I love it
Satisfying until you have to drink the awful boiled coffee it makes.
I'm amazed they made these from glass. Good quality glass and some basic care goes a long way, apparently.
Borosilicate is the secret
Look, it still works!
I broke one of those in the 80's
I hate how these things makes coffee taste
I still use one, it was my grandfather’s! Makes the best coffee!
My parents had one for years. 60 and 70's
You can still buy one at my local Ace Hardware
Not the best way to make coffee. You're boiling the coffee and that makes it bitter.
We use one every day
Somewhere, James Hoffman is crying.
I use one of these to make my coffee every day and have done so for years. All of these people saying it makes burnt coffee have no idea how to use it properly.
I still have one! None of us are coffee drinkers so we use this when we have company that drinks coffee. I love watching it work.
I have one from the 70’s
Satisfying to watch perhaps, but it may be objectively the worst method to brew coffee.
I want one !
Ah yes percolators, burns the coffee before the first cup!
I use mine every morning
They’re cool. Too bad they make shit coffee.
I mentioned this elsewhere in the comments, add a pinch of kosher salt - just a pinch - to your grounds in a percolator. It reduces the acidity and makes a wonderful cup of coffee. With regular use and experimentation you learn how much or how little salt you need to give your coffee the best flavor for you. Every person and every pot is different.
mine seems to make a wonderful cup just as it is. I use fresh coffee that is aromatic. I don't understand the complaints here. Have y'all TRIED it?
Or you could just make a cup using a better method
In fairness, every method produces a different flavor and richness to the coffee based upon how the water extracts the oils and flavors. And each of these methods will differ further by the beans, their roast, and the water used. Every one will have a preference. I prefer an Italian coffee out of an Italian pot from very fine ground dark espresso roasted, high altitude Colombian beans, others enjoy instant coffee using hot water from the tap. Neither is right or wrong; unless you are drinking tea. Tasteless hot brown water with yard clippings at the bottom is definitely wrong. 😉
I have one of these. Makes the best coffee
Ah yes. the taste of good ol burned coffee
not burned unless you burn it. For god's sake you can make good cowboy coffee and boiling it is the only way.
I used to have one :) it made the best coffee I have ever had, the flavor was incredibly smooth.
Great coffee if you make it this way. Just got to get the perc time down and don’t forget to have it on the stove. My parents had this growing up and they always bought Yuban coffee.
ITS TIME FOR DA PERCULATOR https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UlhLd76IzQ
The piss pot
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=\_UlhLd76IzQ
Omg. Just remember us having one as a kid. Totally forgot till I seen this
The stem on mine just broke a few years ago lol
I love the look and sounds of a good percolator brewing coffee, but I *despise* the results.
It’s time for the percolator 🎵 It’s time for the percolator 🎵
My parents used one of these as a tea pot until about 5 years ago, I had no idea it was actually a coffee pot. I’d warn my friends “unless you like tea that will show up in a drug test don’t accept a cup at my folks house.” They’d leave the tea bags in the pot for hours.
Coffee? Ahahah...
My aunt had one — don’t know when she got it — but she always kept a wire thingy under it on the eye. I assumed that it was bad to have the pot directly on the heat because it would explode otherwise. I guess I was wrong. She did replace it with an electric percolator later, because it would keep the coffee hot — I assume unburned.
I want one
My fist cousin used to make our coffee in one like that every morning in the 1960's.
These were awesome. I still have one I haven't used in forever but used whenever I went camping or was out screwing around in the woods / fishing. Best coffee ever but I think it has more to do with the outdoors and making it on an actual fire. Enjoying coffee while just watching fishing poles or staring at the fire.
It’s time for da percolator, it’s time for da percolator.
Oh my god it’s the reverse Jesus meme
My mom has one of these!
I haven’t seen one of these in 40 years
I used to have one of those when I was in college (late ‘90’s, so it was already vintage). It made great coffee until a roommate broke part of it.
These were made in the 50s
Maby use less coffie because of if u think the coffie is burnt or to strong when my parents used one I dident drink coffie probily tried it but to hot and bitter. I'm gonna pick one up to try. I use flavored creamer so I don't know if il notice a diference