Coletti Bozeman Percolator (9-Cup) Review - Brew Time, Capacity + More

[@kithall1]

Congratulations, this was the only demonstration/direction that explained the measurements/brewing in any detail. My attempts at trying to find out how to use my Colette (including the enclosed directions) was just a very frustrating experience. After watching numerous videos, I found yours. FINALLY a complete specific discussion that worked. Thank you so much.

[@fideltorres6380]

Have had mine for about 10 years....never has failed me....

[@garrettdurr7155]

I'm so glad I found this video. I just bought this perkolator and tried making a cup and half of coffee and was super confused why it wasn't perkolating and thought I was doing something wrong but didn't know what and now I know you have to put a certain amount of water. This video was very helpful.

[@CampingGuidance]

Hey Garrett! Thanks so much for letting me know 🥰 I'm really glad to know that this video helped! And don't worry, I did the exact same thing with my first percolator as well, I put in way too little as well 😆

[@robertopang4240]

Wow...this is like an engineering report. Stats and different operations. Great work.

[@CampingGuidance]

Aww it means a lot that you think so Roberto 🥰 I appreciate it!

[@pickleanddaisy]

I appreciate the tip about not closing the glass perking element too tightly. Now I know why I go through so many of those. But one other weakness is that the lid is attached to base just by those three little rivets you see at 9 min 45 seconds. They are just tapped on. Our lid came apart at that place. Still usable if I use mitts to hold the lid on when pouring. So when washing and importantly when drying, don't put stress (e.g. don't dry the pot upside down with the lid open) and don't wash in dishwasher. Lastly, if your burner is wide, the rosewood handle will start to smell. We now put it on a back burner with a smaller diameter ring.

[@dailydrew3879]

I've found that when the manufacturer says what the number of cups should be, the actual cup size is more like a 5 to 6 ounce sized cup. Nice video. Thanks...

[@CampingGuidance]

Yeah it varies sometimes :( Thanks so much for watching this! 🥰

[@allanchambers4716]

This is one of the best reviews I have watched on KZbin. I have watched literally hundreds of reviews and this hits the nail on the head perfectly. I agree with everything said. My cups are the 8 oz variety but I only drink one cup a day, sometimes 2 but rarely. This won't make just one 8 oz cup so I use 18 oz water and it works fine, so 2 cups are made and one cup goes into a small thermos for later consumption. KUDOS on the review, tells it like it is. Thanks Oh, BTW if you use a wood cutting board and you have a cleaning and oil kit for the cutting board, use the oil on the handle and the wood will stay in very nice condition. After a thin coat of oil wipe clean with paper towel or hand towel.

[@CampingGuidance]

Hi Allan, thank you so much for your awesome comment, I really appreciate it! I'm glad you found the info in the review useful 😊 Thank you for sharing about your experience too! It's a great idea to keep another cup for later consumption! And I appreciate the tip on using the oil for the handle, I never knew that! I don't have a wood cutting board, but I'll definitely look out for the cleaning oil kit :)

[@GRockBlues]

One of the best reviews I have ever seen!...Thank You

[@CampingGuidance]

@GRockBlues You're most welcome! I'm glad that you enjoyed the review :)

[@Edzinek49]

Swoją drogą świetna recenzja. Dziękuję! Dokładny i pomocny film! 🤓

[@CampingGuidance]

Hi Edward! You're most welcome and thank you so much for your comment! I'm really glad that you liked the review! 🥰

[@jonny9884]

The rosewood handle could also be treated with food safe mineral oil to help keep it in good condition.

[@CampingGuidance]

Thank you again Jonny! Hopefully more folks pick up on your tips 🥰

[@windjammerjohn]

Wow! That was the best detailed review of this percolator I have seen. I have this exact one in my pantry and have not used it in so many years I forgot about it. Now Im going to get it out and and use it again. Thank you for this excellent video. Very detailed and professional.

[@CampingGuidance]

@windjammerjohn Thank you so much John! I'm really happy that you liked all the details of this review 😊 And yay I'm happy that you can break yours out to use it again! Hope it still makes a wonderful cup of coffee 😊

[@davjamrid]

The staining is seasoning. Don’t wash it with soap. Just rinse it out well with clean water. The coffee will get better and better with each use.

[@isantiago1355]

Very thorough review, thanks!

[@CampingGuidance]

Thank you so much! 🥰

[@StarwaterCWS]

Good job pointing out the gap flaw that will put too many grounds into your pot. If you are getting too many grounds in the coffee read on. She shows it quite well. To resolve, place a 1/8th inch thick metal washer (or wrap silver wire.. what I ultimately did for the ions) onto the base stem before placing the basket. That raises the basket so it rests on the basket lid. It solved my issue of too many grains in my coffee. ☕️. The gap appears to be 1/8th so just ensure the washer / spacer isn’t much thicker than that or else the pot lid will not seat properly.

[@Bob-t1v]

Excellent review! Purchased a 9 cup percolator and have yet to use. Great perals of wisdom.

[@CampingGuidance]

Thank you so much Howard! I'm glad you liked the review 😊 Let me know how you like the 9 cup percolator when you have time to use it! 😊

[@Lifeof-Jo]

I just bought this one and used it today. My coffee was so delicious

[@CampingGuidance]

Hey Jo! Thanks so much for sharing and I'm really glad that you liked this! Enjoy the coffee! 😁

[@billandaimeejohnson1327]

Great review! So thorough. I just bought this so I’m grateful for all of the details that you provided.

[@CampingGuidance]

Hi Bill and Aimee! I'm really glad that I could help, I hope you like this! 🥰

[@jessemartinez9561]

Very detailed and informative. 1st time watcher, and I enjoyed it. You have a new subscriber!!

[@CampingGuidance]

Thank you so much for the comment and the sub Jesse! It really helps the channel out 🥰 I appreciate it! Hope you like the other camping reviews as well.

[@steven-u1q]

You did a wonderful job on this review, thank you so much..Im going to buy one, seems quality to me and the cons are no big deal. 😊

[@CampingGuidance]

Thank you so much! 🥰 It definitely is such a nice percolator. Let me know how you like it if you have a chance to try it!

[@Ceme612]

Well, I was on the fence about a new percolator for over a year. My husband begged me last Christmas for a campfire percolator. I’ve watched your favorite individual reviews about 3 times, and your combo about 4. Finally ordered the Coletti last night. I did ride around the fence when I saw the Coletti Classic Enamel 12 cup for only $3 more because we have a Martha Stewart 12 cup enamel pot that is about 26 years old, we started using as a tea pot about 11 years ago because the aluminum innards started leaning too far in the pot. The pot never got a camping workout, but it was used every Saturday morning for breakfast until about 8 or so years ago when my boys got me a Keurig and then Ninja coffee maker because the Keurig kept dripping beans. Thank you for your hard work. Would love to know what kind of coffee you use. I have never wanted a fresh cup of cooked coffee so bad 😂🥰 At 60, I remember my great gran (rip) perking pots of Chock Full O Nuts every morning during my childhood in a campfire pot she got from a hardwood store years before, right in the kitchen fireplace, she loved her coffee, 3 big pots a day ♥️ My mom (rip) was a percolator fan because of great gran, but we gave her a Mr. Coffee Machine in the early 70s 🤦🏽‍♀️ Thanks again.

[@rizaldonor8148]

Very informative👍😋☕️

[@kathrynkeen2027]

Thank you! Thorough and helpful video!

[@CampingGuidance]

Thank you so much Kathryn! It was my pleasure :) I'm glad you found it helpful!

[@matthewpulliam7473]

Very useful and well done. Thank you!

[@CampingGuidance]

You're most welcome Matthew! I'm really glad that you liked this! Thank you so much for your comment 🥰

[@Tay-ky3fi]

holy cow this is an amazing review.. subed and liked!

[@CampingGuidance]

Thank you so much! I'm really glad that you liked this review 🥰

[@billz410]

Now this is one through examination of a percolator!

[@CampingGuidance]

@billz410 Aww thank you! I'm really glad that you think so 😊

[@linoguglielmo141]

Great review, 👍thanks

[@CampingGuidance]

You're most welcome Lino! I'm really glad that you liked this review! 🥰

[@markdentoneagles5909]

Thanks very helpful 👍

[@CampingGuidance]

You're welcome Mark! Glad that you found it helpful :)

[@rucvv]

Hey thank you so much for this detailed video! I was looking for percolator and your set of videos are just perfect. I have noticed that you use filter when pouring coffee into a cup. Is this for coletti or percolators in general? Do you think that 2 mm filter hole matters compare to other 1 mm holes? I’m a lazy person so it will be nice not to use a filter paper haha. I’m also looking at gsi and stanley, and gsi is a bit expensive :( Thanks again for the video

[@CampingGuidance]

Hey MK! Thanks so much for leaving me a comment and I'm really happy that you enjoyed the percolator videos! :) Oh! Actually, I wanted to do a test to calculate how much coffee grounds was in the last cup of each pot that I brewed, but I gave up on that hahaha XD That was the only reason why I used the filter! Otherwise, there's no need to use the filter at all. I don't usually use filters when brewing coffee with my percolators :) The 2mm vs 1mm filter holes don't really matter much as long as you use a coarse grind (like I did in all my percolator videos). I did notice a little bit more grounds in the last cup when brewing coffee with my Coletti compared to my GSI, but I don't think it's that significant. I think I included the "grounds in last cup" shot for both the Coletti and GSI in each video, so you can check it out. If I missed it out, please let me know, and I'll upload a picture for you or something :) So yeah! Just use a coarse grind, and there won't be any needs for filters. Ohhh I see. What cup capacity are you looking for? At a 6-cup capacity, I think the GSI is cheaper than the Stanley, and I definitely think the GSI is much more user-friendly than the Stanley haha. No problem, and please feel free to let me know if you need anymore info :)

[@rucvv]

@@CampingGuidance your middle name must be “Detailed”. Thank you for the reply!!! Very helpful

[@CampingGuidance]

Hahaha I appreciate that MK! I try my best :) I'm glad that I could be of some help, and please don't hesitate to reach out again if you need further help! :)

[@gratephuldol]

What type of coffee do you usually use? So many choices now with Natural, Washed, Honey processed, etc., curious which would taste best in the percolator. I am excited to try the Coletti on an upcoming camping trip. Will be bringing my manual burr grinder, and I have some new coffee coming as well, just of the 'natural' process variety but will be trying washed and honey processed in the future.

[@CampingGuidance]

Thanks for the question! I used Lavazza whole bean medium roast coffee for this video and I've been using it ever since 😊 If you need the exact link, let me know! I think it's just a matter of trial and error to find exactly what works best with your percolator. I'm not really a coffee expert so I just stuck to Lavazza cos it tasted really nice haha. 😅 I hope this helped a little though! I'm glad you got the Coletti, that's a great pick! Hope you manage to find a good process before your camping trip too! 🥰

[@markraciborski4289]

Have you reviewed the 6 cup pot? I'm assuming that the 2 cup mark will use 12 ounces of water, 4 cups 24, 6 cups 36?

[@CampingGuidance]

Hey Mark! I haven't tried the 6-cup sadly :( But yes I'm assuming the same! I think the 6-cup pot will hold 24 ounces of water. Oh btw! Did you leave another comment on another of my videos? I think I might have gotten a notification, but the comment totally disappeared! Not sure if you deleted it or KZbin deleted it, I sometimes have no idea where comments disappear to :(

[@Dav-S5658]

I just purchased the 6 cup version of this percolator. I don't think this smaller version was available when this review was done. It is just a shorter version of the 9 cup model. as with all coffee devices, the definition of "cup" is all over the place. I consider the capacity of this pot to be 24oz, which fills it to the bottom of the lowest spout hole, and lines up with the "4 cup" mark. This ends up approximately 1" below the basket. While my pot appears to be a genuine Coletti, it came in a plain brown box, not the nice custom box shown here. Tomorrow will be first brew!

[@CampingGuidance]

Hey again David! Yeah you're right I think only the 9 and 12 cup were available then, if I remember correctly 😅 And thanks for all the details too! That's super useful for folks who wanna get the 6 cup. How was your first brew?

[@Dav-S5658]

@@CampingGuidance Liz, I'm very happy with this percolator! Everything you had to say about it was spot on. The capacity works perfectly for me because I drink one 22oz mug of coffee each morning.. Putting 24oz in, gives just about 22oz out. The basket seems large for this 6 cup version, and I wonder if it is the same basket used in the 9 cup? This basket is 1.5" deep. I have been cheating and using a paper disk filter, but the result is almost zero grounds in the bottom of the pot. I travel for 7 months out of the year continuously in my truck camper, and this will be in my kit when I leave this year! Thanks for your help! David

[@CampingGuidance]

@@Dav-S5658 Hey David! Thank you so much for taking the time to update me on your experience 🥰 I really appreciate it, and I'm so happy to hear that it's going well for you! Hmm it could be the same as the 9 cup. I didn't measure mine but 1.5" sounds about right. And using a filter is definitely a great idea! I don't do that, so I just throw the last half a cup out 😂

[@Hansen80]

Why not just roll the grounds in the water cowboy style if you’re pouring it thru a filter anyhow?

[@scottroberts3705]

Thanks so helpful!!!

[@CampingGuidance]

Thank you so much Scott! I'm glad that you found it helpful :)

[@larrybrown2906]

This is not for every gas stove. Your lowest gas setting may not be low enough.

[@cassandralibertywest4310]

I've used this in the 14 cup version for a year and I 'HATE' it! I soooo wanted to love it because of the owner being a Veteran, etc... But it does NOT hold that much water, and even when I lower the volume of water, lower the amount of coffee, etc.- It still produced loads of grounds! I end up having to use a little strainer to pour my coffee into the cup! ... And it stains terrible! At first, I thought the bottom was burning, but it wasn't- It was just staining! Another thing I hate about it is that the lid is attached, making it awkward and hard to clean. This is a big disappointment to me, because I love our Veterans and really wanted to like it. Instead, I absolutely HATE it and felt compelled to say so lest anyone else waste their money on it too! Oh- Also, they deliberately made the filters a larger size than what you can get at the market, so they cost more... I think I paid around 16 bucks on Amazon! They are high quality- I believe they are linen, but so what- They STILL don't keep the grounds from getting all over the insides of the pot and into your cut!

[@CampingGuidance]

Hey Cassandra! Oh man I'm so sorry to hear about your experience :( Hmm as for the issue on the grounds, do you use a coarse grind for the grounds? I did that and I don't usually have that many grounds in my coffee. Also, I let the coffee settle and then the grounds usually mostly come up only in the last cup. But yeah the lid doesn't detach though, and I don't like that their filters cost so much too :(

[@cassandralibertywest4310]

@@CampingGuidance It's been very hard to find coarse ground coffee. I have finally found whole beans and I have a grinder, so I'll try that and see if it helps. It's still rather irking to have to 'work' at getting something to work. ... I may end up getting another Farberware.... The funny thing is that my little one cup filter style that's nothing more than a cone stainless steel filter makes great coffee, but it's a pain doing one cup at a time! I would get a Melitta system if both the pot and the cone were stainless steel.... Thanks for the response.

[@CampingGuidance]

@@cassandralibertywest4310 No worries! Thank you so much for the response too 🥰 Yeah for me it's really hard to find coarse ground coffee too, so I just buy whole beans and use my trusty Hario grinder. I think it really made my percolator coffee much better, and I don't really have issues of grounds getting into my coffee. You might have to experiment with different coarse-ness of grounds to get to the perfect grind. Hopefully that works and you won't have to go back to doing one cup at a time! 😁

[@markraciborski4289]

They flat out say 5 ounces is a cup, it's a European standard, they followed it, on their website, the FAQ.

[@cassandralibertywest4310]

@@markraciborski4289 It doesn't matter. I hate it even more now than when I posted that. I'm trying to decide on something new.

[@RyvlogsR]

Full support and subscribe kar de

[@CampingGuidance]

@Ry vlogs 3519R Thank you for your support, appreciate it!

[@DarthPhallix]

I just can’t place your accent. Is it Scottish and you’re just losing it? Great review, by the way.

[@CampingGuidance]

@Goggles Paisano Haha I have a weird accent! Been trying to pivot towards the American accent since most of my viewers are from the US. I think this was a failed attempt at it hahaha. And thanks for liking the review!

[@DarthPhallix]

@@CampingGuidance But what is it originally? And don’t feel as though you should sound more “American.”

[@CampingGuidance]

@@DarthPhallix Singaporean haha cos that's where I'm from! Thanks for the reassurance! But the accent kinda stuck so I'm thinking of just continuing to use it hahaha