On Aug 15, 6:20*pm, phaeton > wrote:
> My some-years-old Black N Decker drip coffeemaker sprang a leak while
> I was vinegaring it out yesterday, thus destroying the delicate
> ecosystem of my countertop. *I'm considering replacing it with an
> electric percolator. *I see them for around $40 at misc stores, such
> as Sears.
>
> What made me think of this was last weekend, when at my girlfriend's
> aunt's cabin, she made us all coffee in an oldish electric
> percolator. *She used just regular unspecial Folgers ground coffee and
> it was the most lovely cup I'd had in quite some time. *Bold tasting,
> well bodied, had some octane to it but wasn't too strong or acidic
> tasting*.
>
> Anyone here use one of these?
>
Percolators destroy coffee. To call them primitive would be
generous. Buy a cheap Mr. Coffee, or any other decent drip maker.

--Bryan