It wasn't unusual in the 1940's to 1950's to see a stainless steel coffee percolator on a stove top in any kitchen.
The origins of the percolator go back to about 1818 in France. Prior to that, coffee was made in vacuum pots or was boiled. By the middle to late 1800's travelers immigrating to the United States from Europe brought these percolators with them
While the gourmet crowd may have turned to drip style coffee and espresso makers this Stainless Steel Percolator remain a favorite for many.
There are 5 parts to every coffee percolator. The stainless steel percolator pot, into which you place your coffee. There is the stem, a hollow metal tube that fits into the bottom of the pot. In non-electric percolators, it has a flat, round bottom. There is the filter basket, which slides onto the tube and holds the ground coffee. There is the filter basket cover, a round perforated lid that fits on top of the filter basket and makes sure that the water showers the entire basket of coffee evenly. Finally, there is the coffee pot lid, which often has a glass bubble in it
A cool stainless steel percolator come can be distinguish into 2 types electric and non-electric. The electric percolators include urns that can make anything from 12 cups to up to forty cups of coffee at a time. Small stovetop percolators are great for bringing along on camping trips.
One area customer really like to use these is as camping coffee pots, where they make the simple pleasures of camping even more enjoyable and they are durable enough to pack for many outdoor adventures to come.
One of the first well known names in this area was the corning ware coffee percolator. It has become somewhat hard to find, but you might have some luck to see more like this on ebay or amazon, for help, information and feedback and read their reviews and ratings (out of 5 stars). You can also see all the details and shop for a related product. Most of these percolators will run in the $60.00 range.
Today the best known names in the industry are:
Farberware coffee pot - Perfect for that classic percolated coffee flavor the Farberware Percolator is a heavyweight stainless steel pot that is capable of making coffee fast and strong without any messy paper filters needed.
Glacier Stainless-Percolator - Stainless Steel
LL.bean is one of the predominant outdoor and camping supply companies. No wonder that their coffee percolators are available to add a fresh brewed cup of coffee to your camping adventure
Metro Coffee Percolator
For the old-fashioned folks. This clean stainless steel perker just sits on the kitchen stove and makes 4-8 cups of good, strong coffee.
Cuisinart PRC-12 - Classic 12-Cup Stainless-Steel Percolator
Cuisinart has been in the kitchen appliance business for a very long time. This model allows you to brew between 4 -1 2 cups of coffee. The familiar "perk-perk" sound is created by the hot water percolating through the coffee grounds and pulsing into a glass knob on top.
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