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TEB

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Thu Sep 28, 2017, 06:05 AM Sep 2017

1980s technology Percolating coffee [View all]

Got home from work I was looking for the French press was craving a good cup of coffee . No clue where I stored it, in my search I saw the percolater, I enjoy our keurig especially the dark petes roast. But I fired up the percolater and I forget how great the coffee tastes.

So then my wife gets up tells me where the French press was stored. So I brewed up some French press, the boys walked thru kitchen and asked about the percolater what is that , is it going to blow up I said no it's brewing coffee I said that is 1980s and before technology. The guys were hanging in family room until it was done I do not think they believed me.

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Percolators, offer great coffee & entertainment... WePurrsevere Sep 2017 #1
I agree on French press it is time consuming TEB Sep 2017 #2
1980's coffee tech was "Mr. Coffee". Voltaire2 Sep 2017 #3
This one is electric TEB Sep 2017 #5
My parents had one of those. Voltaire2 Sep 2017 #11
Wikipedia link on the percolator.. CentralMass Sep 2017 #4
I only use a percolator for my coffee tymorial Sep 2017 #6
Perked coffee has the smoothest flavor, IMHO nuxvomica Sep 2017 #7
Percolated coffee tends to be overextracted Major Nikon Sep 2017 #17
Here's one of the old commercials. Even the sound is inviting..... Little Star Sep 2017 #8
OMG, watching that I could smell my grandma making coffee all american girl Sep 2017 #26
Here's an offshoot of that commercial, "Percolator Twist" by Billy Joe and the Checkmates NBachers Sep 2017 #31
I have an old Corningware Perculator OkSustainAg Sep 2017 #9
I just scored one at the thrift store! Boxerfan Sep 2017 #20
I brew an electric pot at home. Mendocino Sep 2017 #10
cowboy coffee isn't perked Kali Sep 2017 #28
Live and learn; I never knew anyone who enjoyed percolated coffee. Aristus Sep 2017 #12
Don't know TEB Sep 2017 #13
I've had Keurig. It's pretty good. Aristus Sep 2017 #14
Keurig is horrific JCMach1 Sep 2017 #24
I know! procon Sep 2017 #35
Tried one at work... Even bought decent.pods JCMach1 Sep 2017 #36
I can see having one at the office TexasBushwhacker Sep 2017 #39
Camping coffee. hunter Sep 2017 #15
I still often make cowboy coffee on the gas range Kaleva Sep 2017 #16
You had a gas range? Elitist. I had to chop wood! Hassin Bin Sober Sep 2017 #30
We had a wood/gas combo oven when I was young. Does that count? Kaleva Sep 2017 #38
It's like Alien technology to them. Yavin4 Sep 2017 #18
Percolator coffee is delicious. zanana1 Sep 2017 #19
All coffee is good coffee. blogslut Sep 2017 #21
Like everything else, that's relative. Aristus Sep 2017 #25
that was wonderful Kali Sep 2017 #33
and percolator rhymes with figure skater! SethH Sep 2017 #22
Step away from the French press JCMach1 Sep 2017 #23
I bought a West bend Flavo-matic percolator at a church rummage sale mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2017 #27
We have one for camping underpants Sep 2017 #29
I have a fabulous 12 cup yankeepants Sep 2017 #32
I have always used a percolator. procon Sep 2017 #34
a few years ago i did an estate sale & found a pre WW2 drip-o later stove top + a 2 cup perculator pansypoo53219 Sep 2017 #37
I have a percolator from my grandpa, probably from the 1930s based on how Art Nouveau it looks Hekate Sep 2017 #40
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