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Default Electric Coffee Percolator?

On Mon, 16 Aug 2010 09:03:30 -0400, George >
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>On 8/15/2010 7:20 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*.

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>There is a pretty good reason why percolators are next to extinct.


Whast an uninformed and angry statement.

Percolators are far from extinct, many households have and use them.
Anyone who goes camping uses percolators. Anyone who lives where
power outages are common and has gas cooking uses percolators. Many
use percolators exclusively because even though they require more time
and effort they are much more economical than the ADC. An ADC
requires at least 30% more coffee to extract the same strength brew as
a percolator, the percolator produces a more robust flavorful brew
too, with much less coffee and no filter. But I mostly use an ADC for
the same reason as millions of others, laziness. I much prefer the
coffee from my new stove top percolator but it takes a good fifteen
minutes to set up, come to a boil while watching it doesn't boil over,
and perc... and then another few minutes clean up... but it sure is
nice to have on those occasional mornings when the power is out. I
bought it with full intention of using the percolator exclusively but
just like everyone else who became spoiled by the ADC I soon tired of
having to fuss with it. I grew up with perced coffee, usually my
father would put up the pot. The aroma of perced coffee wafting
throughout the house was the best alarm clock, and became a ritual for
family togetherness while waiting till it was time to pour. Now
everyone is in a big hurry, no time to smell the coffee, and folks
live more isolated than ever before... it's no wonder yoose have no
sense of humor and zero social skills.