How I rediscovered great tasting coffee

[@TimothyTate-tc5yk]

I remember back in the late 60's and 70's at my grandparents in the early morning smelling coffee percolating on top of the wood stove and the smell of bacon and eggs homemade biscuits all waffling through the house. I'm 61 now and every morning smelling coffee percolating on the stove takes me back to them good old days. Thank you for sharing your memories.

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

Yep, those were great memories 👍

[@helenhart7556]

Same. I use a percolator when we’re camping or at the campfire here at home. My Gramma’s house had wood stoves, wonderful memories.

[@23richrod]

@@petebeasttexashomesteadingHi Pete thanks for you video !! So at the end of your video you say 7 mins. Do you wait for your coffee or boil or start hitting the glass knob? Then lower heat and start you 7 mins? Thanks!!

[@saiyanhead]

plus these days you can have all that readymade in store, its garbage buts its edible.

[@krowbar23]

Good old time memories 😊

[@miguelsalami]

Just purchased a Electric perculator coffee pot on eBay Retiring my Black & Decker drip maker. My parents used the old school coffee maker now I know why. Thanks ☕

[@Seaworthy1]

My grandparents used a small strainer to catch the grounds. They also had a glass pot. I loved watching the coffee brew.

[@Apollo_Blaze]

That is a great tip!

[@markgoostree6334]

I got a percolator three months ago.... love it. The sound, the aroma, the taste... win win win! A great way to start the morning.

[@iworkout6912]

Amazon sells a whole variety of percolators. Also seen them a Walmart, so they are readily available. When I was very small my mother used a glass siphon drip coffee maker. But it got broke, and she bought a regular percolator which I still have, but don't use much.

[@sherryh7485]

If you rinse the strainer with water before adding the coffee, the grounds won't fall thru the little one holes.

[@ojSimpson-g8f]

dont buy coffee grounds -- its 90 percent filler -- trees bark ??

[@DarrellLancaster-l5q]

Great tip

[@BobbyStanaland]

If you use the small filters for the drip maker in your percolator basket, clean up is very easy.

[@Rich-en8rn]

They will get stuck and clog the holes

[@sherryh7485]

@@Rich-en8rn no they don't, because when perculating, all the grounds get wet and move around. The water is just an initial barrier to keep the dry grounds from falling thru the holes.

[@ChuckisOutside]

Thanks for sharing this. My Grandfather used to “saucer” his coffee to cool it. He would raise the saucer way up to pour it back into the cup. Of course he would have all of our undivided attention.

[@TOTALCAMARO]

My grandpa did the saucer too but he would drink it out of the saucer. lol By the time grandma had served others coffee he was ready for another cup lol Good memories of grandma and grandpa ❤

[@sandrapeele7965]

Yes I can remember someone in my past perhaps my mother and grandmother doing that to cool their coffee you brought back an old memory

[@uruzzo]

I think that is the ITALIAN way to drink coffee. Out of the saucer.

[@lilitharam44]

I remember the smell of fresh stove made coffee and bacon frying, from when I was a kid, at my great grandma's house. There's no smell like it, so good. I used to love to watch the water in the little window at the top, when I was a kid, just sitting at the table, watching her cook breakfast. Thanks for the reminder of great memories!

[@aaronsmith5433]

I have those precious memories too! I was entertained as much as a kid could possibly be, total paradise, Norman Rockwell universe!

[@alastexmex]

I remember going to my mom's parents house my grandparents and they would have coffee brewing by the fire in their fireplace in the kitchen in Mexico and they had tamales warming up on a cast iron griddle and those smells are a wonderful memory for me.

[@lilitharam44]

@@alastexmex That sounds wonderful! A great memory!

[@cnobillbradley9673]

If we could live it over I’d thank my lucky stars.

[@newdayfarm9463]

I got rid of my drip pot about 6 months ago. Using electric percolator. Makes a hotter cup and smells great too! My grandfather taught me how to drink coffee very young also.

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

👍

[@bauertime]

I use a regular coffee filter and just push it down over the metal tube and let it poke through the filter.

[@anthonycolbourne4206]

I used to line the basket with a filter but after trying it without the filter, I really don't get much fine silty grounds working their way into my cup. Yes there is often enough to cover most of the bottom of my cup at times, depending on how fine the coffee is ground, but not enough to be a nuisance. I heard somewhere that using a filter, the filter tends to soak up some of the flavorful oils from the coffee, making it have less flavor.

[@chuckredd9131]

In the "Olden Days" we had a coal stove that was kept burning 24/7 kept a coffee pot on it the same. No percolator. It would hold about a gallon of water, pour in a cup of coffee grounds and let it stay there until ready for use. Then pour in a cup of cold water to settle the grounds, then start filling up the cups. When the pot got low, fill it up with water, add another cup of coffee grounds. When the grounds built up after several days, through them in the garden along with the stoves ashes, wait for Spring to start planting. Today we use a glass percolator coffee pot bought at the antique store, keep 4 on hand in case we break one. There harder to find anymore.

[@Miraak1868]

We use a Mr Coffee drip coffee maker. It is Great ! ! !

[@bryan.withay1639]

Pyrex..excellent coffee ☕️

[@siegeperilous8156]

@chuckredd9131 Not too many folks around remember that way, but my father told me that's how they did it when he was a kit in the '20s... the 1920's. Exactly like you said. Thanks

[@lorraineann5956]

Sounds a little bit like cowboy coffee 😊

[@elizabethfrownfelter2531]

Tractor Supply Store 😊 for the glass , there're different types.

[@Free_Spirit7]

I miss the percolator! I too remember watching the coffee bubble up into the glass cap and the aroma was amazing!

[@JanRodriguez-x3j]

Thanks for reminding me of real coffee! I was drinking coffee by 11 or 12yrs old! I’m 70 now and planning on buying a real coffee pot!

[@daffodilrose1950]

Best coffee….when you use a percolator coffee pot! Using my Corning Ware percolator that I received when I married in 1969!

[@davidsummerville351]

I've had a total of 7 Corning Ware stove top percolators over the years. I used to find them in thrift stores. Not any more.

[@joegilbody4878]

You could be a millionaire. They get big bucks for them.

[@InFltSvc]

I have to agree with you sir! I was lucky to get a pristine 1950s potbelly percolator from GE off of bay and it makes the best coffee! And what’s great about it is once you unplug it you can take it to the table and because it’s built like a tank it stays piping hot. PLUS, it was made in America… we have gotten away from our roots in America and we really need to go back in time with parts of our life’s.

[@Ancient1Pisces]

I completely agree with you. We need to support our American brothers and sisters.

[@lorrainegunn4111]

That's what I want; a good re-creation of the 1957 perking coffee and either waffles or pancake aromas! No matter how expensive the fresh coffee -- freshly ground -- can't seem to get the nostalgic aroma from the French Press method. So I'm going to get perking too!

[@joegilbody4878]

When I was 3 in 1953. I'd sit in my moms showing cart waiting for the coffee aisle. The store was an A+P. At the end of the aisle was the coffee grinder. I loved the smell.

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

Yep, I remember going shopping with my parents at A&P

[@joegilbody4878]

​@petebeasttexashomesteading my dad had an am fm radio with a clock, that had a plug socket on side he would plug the percolator into radio and it turned on coffee pot for preset time. Never saw one since.

[@jonkirkwood469]

I was a bag boy at A&P. We the coffee grinder at the cash registers. It was my job to grind the Eight O-Clock Coffee beans. I loved the aroma. Didn't like coffee. The Navy fixed that, though.

[@joegilbody4878]

@@jonkirkwood469 I would have loved the job. I remember it being at the end of the aisle. Stores weren't so big then. It was 72 years ago. Good memories.

[@1remjr]

Yeah, I was three in 1951 and I also remember the aroma near the coffee grinder at A&P. They had the whole bean 8 O'Clock brand that is still around. There was a Bokar choice that came in black and gold bags. Another store that had it was Loblaws.

[@jeffreyjohn1691]

I still have my mom’s electric percolator from the 1960’s and it still works!

[@bobchevallier8456]

Right? I still have a telephone from the 60s. Perfect

[@Subgunman]

From what I have heard the Swiss method of decaffeinating utilizes carbonated water, the same stuff used to make your cola drinks or any carbonated drink. Also percolator grind is even coarser than drip grind. What I remember when I shopped at Kroger Supermarkets they had a grinder that you could set the coarseness of the grind. Their 8 O'Clock coffee was fantastic.

[@gailmann9345]

We had a Safeway store and my dad would grind the 8 O’clock coffee. The aroma was heavenly. I would sneak a few crumbs of the ground coffee that got left behind. I didn’t particularly like it but ate it anyway. There’s nothing like that aroma. Mmmmm!

[@misshapp9690]

I visited my Mother and she has a percolator, I fell in love and had to have one. I hate my drip because it's weak and watery, but when I did perk it it was way to strong. Sooo Thanks for the correct measurments, I can't wait....

[@davidvelen9835]

Thanks Pete, I am 57 and remember my parents using this method too. We had one for camping trips as well that we used on a small cook stove.

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

Awesome 👍

[@maryj8576]

One of my oldest memories of my dad. He made the coffee every morning and it was a wonderful smell. Thank you for the memory of my childhood.

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

👍

[@mrgcav]

Me too

[@annholden7504]

My dad had a glass Pyrex percolator, and we kids were not allowed to touch it for fear it would get broken. I checked on line & vintage Pyrex coffee pots are now very expensive.

[@pjet8042]

Yup, my dad brewing up a pot to fill his thermos to take to work, or even better, to go fishing at 5 a.m. with me!

[@jjiacobucci]

Ahhh....the memories run strong. Thank you !

[@gregoryepley6597]

there one thing you can do in stead of filters take the basket and run cold water thru it and the well rinse out the percolator with cold water then fill the basket with the grounds , the cold water keeps the grounds in the basket and no grounds in your coffee

[@livannal.t.9068]

wowww... lol its the visuals of when you say the whole house smelled of coffee. love that alone ill have to get a percolator

[@RichJulian-h8q]

I thank you for bringing that memory back from my childhood. I remember the electric percolator my mom had. With electric your able to use a timer to have fresh coffee in the morning without any toil since it was prepared the night before. I'm going to look for a percolator. Rich

[@phillipjohnson7583]

I purchased an electric percolator coffee pot and a timer to plug the coffee pot into it. Now my coffee brews automagically! Works great, tastes the best! Beats any brewing method out there, in my opinion.

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

That is awesome! 👍

[@MDM1992]

I hate electric appliances anywhere they aren't absolutely necessary, I'd rather brew some coffee on the stove over use an electric coffee maker any day of the week, so much more enjoyable and satisfying in my opinion and personally have never had an issue with having to fill a pot and ignite the stove after getting up, never noticed myself longing for a timed electrical appliance that can operate itself. I actually prefer the morning routine of grinding some beans half asleep and gradually coming alive as the coffee smell gets stronger and stronger lol

[@summertime303]

Don't over tighten the glass top. It will crack when heated. Just barely snug.

[@cmdess]

100 percent agree. Raised by a senior so I too remembered how great these things are. Golden coffee. Drinking since a boy like yourself.

[@joeburt1106]

I'm your age and remember exactly the smell of coffee you're describing. So on point. I've been using a percolator for years! And it's piping hot too.

[@cassandralibertywest4310]

After watching this and a few others about Coletti, I purchased one and you're right- For some reason, this thing makes GREAT coffee! Thanks!

[@delynndehardt1859]

I didn't like coffee at all until I tasted my friend's grandmother's coffee. It was stovetop percolated and it changed my mind. I don't drink anything else. It is rich but not acidy, which is the bit I don't like.

[@nomoreblahblah]

I'm a coffee fanatic. In past years used every device to make coffee searching for coffee nirvana. The percolator has been dormant for decades. I have a stainless steel one similar to the one shown in the video in the back of a kitchen cabinet along with filters. Will make some coffee with it today. Good video

[@dannpd1955]

Brought me back to my youth. Thank you.

[@Sandrab769]

I’ve been adding fresh ground nutmeg to the grounds. You can also add fresh ground cinnamon and/or anise. I add a drop of really good high quality vanilla to each cup. The best place to get the fresh ingredients is a health food store. In Champaign Illinois there is a Strawberry Fields store. I was recently talking with hubby about buying a percolator and this video has convinced me to buy one like you just demonstrated. Going to Amazon right now! Thank you.😂. Update: I’m loving my new percolator! I have been using Aldi's whole beans.

[@mfar3016]

Fellow coffee drinker here! I never cared much for the drip coffee makers & my coffee always came terrible! I don’t know what I was doing wrong, but it was always a let down. 😔 I was forced to buy my coffee, frequenting DD, local diners, etc but I developed quite a taste for 7-11 exclusive blend. Fast forward a few decades & I discovered the keureg pod machines. It was ok, but nothing to write home about. The convenience of having it at home in my pjs was welcome. I discovered the percolator when I was having frequent power outages on particular summer. I got a gift of a percolator & decided to give it a test run in case the power went out. I was hooked & drink it like that every day!

[@wstan1410]

That 7-11 exclusive blend is UNDERRATED! 🔥

[@michaelmerck7576]

Drip coffee makers are abused .you shouldn't not keep it on after the coffee is made .you should drink it fast enough that it would stay hot for at least 20 mini minutes otherwise you are still cooking your brew

[@gort400]

I have the same coffee pot and the same childhood memories. Thank you

[@lonefather]

I used an electric one some 40 years ago, liked it very much. Just ordered one cowboy type and can't wait to rediscover the experience.

[@maryjomccallister9102]

I keep a percolator in the house for power outages. We just had a tornado in our town May 3 and another a few miles south of us May 4. We were without power for 3 days, but I had my coffee! If you can find them, try the Brew Rite wraparound coffee filters. Has a hole in the middle for the stem and a hole in all four corners. Put it in the basket on the stem add the coffee, and fold the corners over onto the stem. Makes clean up a breeze. Especially nice when camping and conserving water. I've had a few grounds sneak past the flat filters.

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

👍

[@ginettelepine9107]

My mother had an electric percolator from GE since 1965. She used it all the time. It has been mine since 2000, and I use it every day. I replaced the electric cord. Great coffee, hot, fragrant.

[@keatonkinsey1322]

When you brew coffee with coffee it tastes absolutely amazing. I'm so happy I got one of these.

[@MariaCierra-k9d]

I grew up with a percolator myself. My mother always made her coffee this way. Now that I'm old, for some reason I just got so tired of the taste from an electric coffee maker. So I went to Amazon and ordered myself one exactly like the one you have. I love my coffee. Now this to me is real coffee the way it should taste. I really enjoyed your video. thank you.

[@ryanhawkins1235]

In 2014 when clearing out my grandparents house I got their four and 12 cup Faberware perculoators and got back into using them. The disc filters help. Myself and my dad have flipped between styles of coffee makers. I just love the sound of them. Yes, some say they make bad coffee but I like it and being hotter too the drip.

[@frankieb2784]

I know what you’re saying.. back in the 60’s/70’s I recall smelling that comforting fresh brew aroma.. that meant that my cousins and I had another hour to play! Thanks for the memories!

[@donl9701]

Great video Pete. It's amazing how our sense of smell and taste can be powerful reminders of the dear people in our lives. I'm in my fifties and I have a deck of italian playing cards that belonged to my Nonno whom I used to play scopa with. He used to smoke a pipe back then and the cards were kept in a drawer with the fresh tobacco which infused the cards. That tobacco scent now brings me back to my childhood with my Nonno . Enjoy your percolator Pete, I'm sure the coffee has that special ingredient again. BTW thanks for your videos I truly appreciate your efforts.

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

Yep those are great memories. You just reminded me of going to my ant and uncles house, they would play scopa all evening and my ant would have her percolator coffee brewing. Good memories.👍

[@recoveringknowitall1534]

I still use an early 1960s revere ware copper bottom stove top percolator. Best coffee ever. IMO.

[@anthonycolbourne4206]

One other aspect of the old Revere Ware Perc is the wider size of the glass cap, helps to distribute the water out more evenly over the grounds.

[@stuartsullenbarger2023]

I've got the same coffee pot handed down from my mom...makes the best coffee ever

[@landonwarren2614]

I'm 40 years old are favorite is a good wood burning stove with are percolator on it that makes the best coffee my wife likes to take some coffee and mix swissmiss cocoa make hot chocolate coffee but we both love the flavor of coffee better made in a percolator on a wood stove its like a taste of heaven

[@Tactical_monke]

I found one of those percolator pots but it was from the 50s and had a really nice Bakelite handle

[@paulakelly563]

These should be the way forward , simple great results , you wait longer , in a world of instant everything , the smell while you wait is such a nice part of the total experience . 😊

[@travel_eR.]

Thank you for this video. I've tried real hard to switch to decaffeinated coffee... can't do it. But because of your video, im going to purchase a percolator coffee maker. I to want to go back in memories of the time my father made his coffee using his camp percolator.

[@dbergum1]

Granny gave me a thermos of coffee on my 1st Bow Hunt when I was 12 yrs old..Im 66 now and still dunk Ginger Snaps in my Black Coffee,Dad taught me that...

[@HawkDoc911]

I love this! I grew up on perc’d coffee. I just won one at an auction. I brought it straight home, washed it and made a pot of coffee. I did have to watch videos on how to do it again, BTW, your right, the videos are bad. Yours is the best one! My coffee was soooo delicious! Way better than auto drip! Im so glad i have this!!

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

Awesome 👍

[@ronaldbeasley4945]

Love the gas stove with the center burner. We have one similar with center burner along with hot plate for it.

[@GoCatGo-lp5bq]

Thanks. I've been using the auto-drip method for over 40 years -- ever since Starbucks. I look forward to getting a coffee pot and applying what I've learned here, and enjoying the aroma and taste.

[@theboys444]

Love percolated coffee!

[@ooshta]

I have my grandfather's stove top percolator that he used in the 50s and on. I love it & I sometimes will add a drop of pure vanilla to my wife's cup and or a bit of dark chocolate and she loves it and so do I. But I love it black also. She says my coffee is better then ****bucks etc. It smoother also unless she wants it super strong. ❤❤

[@irenethebean4911]

Thank you so much for making this video. I remember in my childhood coffee tasted waaaaay better, and nowadays it just doesn't taste good at all. From time to time in certain good restaurants you get great tasting coffee, and I think the answer is what you showed in the video. The drip machines take away from the flavor. We need to go back to the good old fashioned way of percolators. Thanks again. I will be purchasing one soon.

[@homedepotindustrialfan936]

I got really into third wave coffee, buying fresh roasted beans and a nice grinder, along with a 9 bar espresso machine with a steam wand. I can make perfect espresso and lattes with all of that. But there’s something about a simple stovetop espresso that my machine can’t quite match. It’s that body and smooth boldness that a moka pot produces that’s so unique. I feel I get the most chocolatey notes from the moka pot with a medium-dark roast. Only downside is I can’t sip it slowly and usually down it in a minute or two because it’s so good.

[@minglim-pollard1167]

Ma y thank for taking your precious time to share the process with us, Best wishes KPP nz

[@MsMariaSierra]

Pete, you can’t imagine how appropriate your video was today!!! Just yesterday my doctor read me the riot act on drinking caffeinated coffee!! I have horrific acid reflux and have a constant burn!!! I promised that I’d try decaf but I knew I would have to give up drinking coffee altogether because I can’t stand a weak coffee!!! Please share your brand of coffee. A million thanks for giving me hope!!!!!

[@NancyBryantIdeas]

Wow so this was a G-dsend to you. See our Father in heaven knew this ahead of time and loves you and Pete so much that HE put it into Pete's mind to make this video. Have a blessed weekend.

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

I put links to the coffee's I use in the description under the video, also try changing your diet. I used to be a heavy meat eater years ago and I had similar problems. I changed to a plant based diet and my heart burn and acid went away.

[@cristobalpacheco4202]

I cut out cookies and cake type desserts and any extra sugar and my heartburn went away

[@paramedivmso4]

Try drinking room temperature lemon water first thing in the morning. It will help build stomach acid. 99% of diagnosed acid re-flux,too much acid, is actually low stomach acid. Apple cider vinegar before bed will help also. It is great in aiding the organs of digestion.

[@Paul_in_NJ]

@@cristobalpacheco4202 - That seems to work for me, too. I think maybe it's the carb overload that causes the reflux.

[@LLjean-qz7sb]

My parents always had their Farberware Electric Coffe Pot going all the time! ( burned out a few cords over it's lifetime) Always had hot coffee in a thermos on the kitchen table and a pot set up ready to go when the thermos was empty! Before the Farberware, we had the 4 or 6 cup aluminium percolator for the stove! Always used Chock Full 'O Nuts coffee grounds! Never really drank coffee as a child, but discovered it in my 40's! Before that I drank tea with milk! Can't stand milk in my tea now! Now I drink dark roast! Thanks for the memories! 😊❤🙏

[@rickcormier9160]

Thank you for your video. It entertained me this morning while drinking a cup of coffee. I have been using half caff to help lower my blood pressure. I have a Presto electric percolator for SW Louisiana and a stove top model for our home in North Central Louisiana for my propane burners for power outages. I stumbled across a Moka Pot at an estate sale and can say it makes very strong coffee, espresso like, that I usually add a bit of hot water to dilute it. Also, the Aeropress makes very good coffee, but not sure about the safety of the plastic press. I have cheap burr coffee grinders, but need to invest in a quality one like yours for more consistent grinds.

[@EatBeefBeHealthy]

Thanks for the video. When I was young, I remember one of my aunts had one. I don't remember the taste from it. Out of curiosity I may try it again. The best decaf coffee that I love is LifeBoost. It's tested for mold, toxins, etc.

[@angeloreyes357]

Love the smell of coffee in the mornin...smells like victory..just the smell of it brewin enough to wake u up..great way to start the day..i have the same perculator..coffee is vitamin..

[@terrykeithley6183]

Amen Pete, I'm 70 yrs. old. At 4 or 5 yrs, grandma would fix me a cup. Been hooked ever since, stay safe, Terry.

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

👍🙂

[@kansascowboy5721]

I still drink my coffee from a percolating pot 👍🏻 Best ever.

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

Awesome 👍

[@jefff2009]

I put that gas stove coffee pot away over four decades ago. Thanks for the memories.

[@richiemac2395]

We use the percolator while camping. Your correct it does taste so much better!

[@BonesofAngels]

I got one and it is no doubt the BEST coffee ever.

[@jeffreyjordan9747]

Hi Pete after watching your whole video I said to myself this man is a real coffee enthusiast, and then you showed your coffee with creamer and sugar and you just burst my bubble. Black is where it's at.

[@SouthernAnnie]

Plus, he's drinking decaf. Ugh. High-test or nothing!

[@monams2514]

Stella Doro cookies OH YES!! I have purchased a corningware pot and I do not think I will ever go back to coffee pods, autodrip or anything else but perking it back on the stove like my parents and my grandparents did! And the house smells so good! When you said Stella Doro I just had to leave a comment. Here's to a cup of coffee! (a tip - if you wet the stem and basket you will not get those grounds on the bottom.) try it. The filters take away from the naturalness of the coffee imho ciao

[@suzq5636]

Oh my gosh! I remember Stella D’oro cookies and coffee! The perfect dippers! Thanks for the memories. And thanks for the video. God bless!

[@KindlySimpleMagic]

So glad to see so many people are going back to basics. I just got a new percolator and love it. Love waking up to the smell of freshly brewed coffee. You don't get that with Kcups.

[@surf6009]

Thanks for the video. I remember watching the water hit the glass on top whe I waa a kid

[@benjammin5508]

Totally awesome I only use a percolator grind my own beans no filters I like to charr on my coffee grinding in my cup as I drink it . Cheers

[@kellycantwaitformyKing]

Great video! I switched back to a vintage 1960s PYREX all glass percolator about 6 years ago, and you are absolutely right, the flavor of a percolated cup of coffee is far superior to automatic, pour over, or French press. I highly recommend this method. The coffee machine industry has convinced people that speed and convenience is more important than flavor. We have whole generations that have never experienced percolated coffee

[@juanpulido5191]

Buenos días me puedes decir cuál es la marca de tu cafetera a mi me gusta el café en la percoladora me recuerda mis días en el campo

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

Tengo un enlace en la descripción debajo del video.

[@dsonyay]

Excellent… pro-tip: right after brewing , add 1 tbsp (or 2) of cold water to the pot. For some reason it draws all the sediment to the bottom. Learned this years ago from an old cowboy .. some sort of old tradition. I don’t bother with the filters because some of the grounds escape through or come out of the sides anyway. Tip 2- when cleaning up, wash everything in plain water and let dry. Don’t use any soap.

[@demitaylor8873]

My grandpa would spoon feed me coffee soaked bread at 6 mos...YUMMY!!

[@jameskreiter]

I love my stove top percolator, the one thing I do differently is making it the cowboy way, no basket, add ground coffee right in the water, bring to boil, lower heat, simmer 6 minutes, take off heat let sit for 5 minutes to let the coffee settle to the bottom, great cup of coffee, try it you will love it.

[@CherylHughes-s9j]

I do that, too ! Love my cowboy coffee❤️

[@janp7660]

Oh that smell of good coffee brewing was so good!

[@brendawood6712]

I have that exact pot and electric perk. I love them. Got sick of weak insipid coffee. People love my coffee.

[@r.s.632]

I used to work for an avid coffee lover who insisted on a percolator. She refused to drink it if I used a paper filter and she could taste it if I did, even though she never watched me make it. I think I'll try a percolator again; that was great coffee!

[@participantparticipant506]

I have an old Revere ware stove top perc that I take on camping trips. It works great on a camp stove. I custom cut regular basket filters for it because apparently they don't make the 4.5" disc filters any more, only the 3.75" filters.

[@mikepeterson443]

You make me feel old. I can't believe that there are people out there who don't know how to use the percolator. I ditched my auto-drip many years ago and went back to stove-top percolator. I even go on vacations with a small percolator :)

[@airmanma]

Those filters are needed, but perco;ators make the best coffee. Been using mine forever. Tried the K cup, and Espresso machines, no comparison. Get the electric one, brews on its own, and shuts off when it's done.

[@thudor1]

Back in the Seventies, my mom had the iconic Corningware 10-cup electric coffee percolator with the blue cornflower motif.

[@kayjames190]

I’m still using my Corningware percolator, so good

[@thudor1]

@@kayjames190, a classic never dies!☺

[@wstan1410]

Thanks for the instructions on how to percolate coffee and big thanks on that tip regarding decaffeinated coffee (Swiss water method). Whatever I’ve been drinking has a chemical taste to it and I just gave up coffee all together.

[@johnross1991]

My Grandmother kept a percolator on the wood stove all winter long and the house always smelled great.

[@joane8651]

I've been searching for coffee that tasted great, kept trying different brands and concluded that it just wasn't there anymore. I never considered the pot, a percolator that was being used on the stove! I will buy one, excellent video, thank you. My Grandma would give us buttered toast and coffee ;)

[@virginiabugbee5973]

Hi Pete, I got started on coffee young also. We called the glass part a dome. When coffee bubbling in the dome was dark enough, it was ready! Really enjoying your channel. Getting my first hens in August. Thanks for the inspiration.

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

Awesome thank you 👍

[@armadillotoe]

I remember a Pyrex percolator-style coffee maker. The only metal part was the stem and basket. Flashback time.

[@fayiznalu8411]

I will purchase a particular and try it. Thanks for sharing.

[@Charlie_127]

Great video , quick tip. If you don't have filters yiu can cut a circle our if the bottom of a regular size filter. Works great. I loved those good old days too!

[@RobertWilke]

So i've been there and back making coffee. be it french press, drip or even one of my favorites the aero press. Still though I remember those days with my grandfather and him making coffee in his pyrex glass percolator. Watching it work would fascinate me and that aroma WOW. Within the next few months I plan to get one of those glass percolators again, So good coffee is coming back to the menu.

[@TheVanilla726]

Just ordered the stove top percolator. Looking forward to fresh coffee again. Thank you for sharing. Well done video.

[@sherryBigDogLover]

I have a camping percolator that I have used on my wood stove when the power has gone out, and yes, it takes a little longer but worth the wait!!! (Yeah, old enough to remember the percolator age)

[@dailydrew3879]

I found the round ones on Temu, 200 of them, for around $4.00. They also come in bleached or unbleached choices. They work great. Great video.

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[@johnharrington6122]

I have always drank Folgers Medium Grind from either a camp pot ( on hunting trips ) or at home from a Cuisinart Two- To - Go maker and it’s all good, No Cream , No Sugar , BLACK !

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

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[@thedude1249]

Bialetti Moka Pot has been an Italian legend for many decades, it is the KING.💜

[@armandopina8529]

Hi Pete, My Bozeman percolator just arrived this morning from Amazon. Made my first coffee pot and yes it's better than Drip Coffee Maker. My drip coffee makers always messing up. So decided this is more cost effective. Have french press and find it's a hassle cleaning it up. Also, the drip coffee maker takes up too much space. Percolator can be washed and put away. Taste was better than Drip/french press coffee makers❤❤❤❤❤

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

That's awesome. I like my coffee fairly strong, so once it starts perculating, I set the stove timer for ten minutes and it comes out strong and rich in flavor. 👍

[@TOTALCAMARO]

My grandma used a mini strainer when she poured the coffee into the cups. I’m going to try making coffee this way. My dad will be my taster because I don’t like coffee lol I love the smell of it.