Making Great Tasting COFFEE Using a PERCOLATOR | Simple & Slower Living

[@OutdoorsandCountryLiving]

A standard coffee scoop is usually two tablespoons in size. It’s generally best to start percolator coffee with cold water and let it heat up slowly to the boiling point. This allows for a more even extraction of flavor and prevents over-extraction, resulting in a bitter taste. Start with cold water: This ensures the water temperature increases gradually throughout the brewing process. Heat slowly: Use a medium heat setting to bring the water to a gentle boil. Avoid over-heating: Once the water starts to bubble, reduce heat to a low setting to prevent burning the coffee grounds. Coarse grind: Using a coarse grind coffee is recommended for percolators to prevent over-extraction **Since the making of this video, we have switched to using an organic whole bean coffee. We have tried whole bean organic coffee such as Azure Standard (private reserve medium roast), Subtle Earth, and The Bean Coffee Company. All are quite good but we are leaning more towards the Azure Coffee as our preferred coffee. We have changed to an organic coffee to reduce the amount of glyphosate in our diet. Coffee is a crop that is highly sprayed with glyphosate. Organic coffee is not exposed to glyphosate. We used to drink Folgers Black Silk ground coffee (and still have some for emergency supply). We’re just old souls in a modern world trying to keep life simple and not fall prey to the modern ways. If you prefer a smoother, cleaner taste, you might lean towards drip coffee. If you enjoy a bolder, more robust flavor, percolated coffee might be more to your liking.

[@ericarachel55]

sorry, I've done it both ways and it makes no difference, to me this is just an "old wives tale". As for the amount of coffee to use, its up to the individual taste. There is no right or wrong way, I am 69 and have been having perked coffee since my folks allowed me to have coffee as a kid, and they only had percolators

[@user-Elle41]

@@ericarachel55 To each their own.

[@eirenmist12]

@@ericarachel55 After decades of using a succession of Mr. Coffees, expensive Keurigs, and drip coffee makers, a couple of months ago I switched to a percolator upon the recommendation of a friend when I complained about my coffee not tasting like it did when my mom and grandma made coffee, and oh my, am I ever so glad I switched! The night before, I go through all the steps of setting up the pot with water, filter, and coffee in the pot, and then the next morning all I have to do is turn on the heat and sit down and smile while I wait for it to perk! Makes my morning special.

[@ericarachel55]

@@eirenmist12 I too fill the percolator with water the night before, but I load the basket just before the water boils, then put it in the pot, it then starts to perk in about a minute. We each have our own way and it's great!

[@saltyolbroad2962]

@@OutdoorsandCountryLiving i gotta say, when you only added 3 scoops, I was like🥶 We use 6 for 12 cups! 1 teaspoon for every 6 ounces? Ain't that the usual and customary?

[@R3troZone]

My grandparents drank coffee from a percolator every morning because my grandfather hated auto-drip machines. They didn't make the coffee hot enough he would say. Some years after he died I saw my grandmother was getting ready to put their percolater in a yard sale. I quickly grabbed it and said i would take it. 17 years since they have both passed and that percolator still sits on my stove as it sat on theirs for my entire life plus.

[@OutdoorsandCountryLiving]

Thanks for sharing this story. Their legacy lives on through you! Cherish those wonderful memories of them. It’s the simplest things in life that matter! May God bless you and your family.

[@jjiacobucci]

You are blessed

[@tonyn152]

Great story. I wish I had my grandparents' percolator. I had a hard time finding one, and ended up getting one from a camping supply store back in the mid-1990s.

[@SunriseLAW]

Thank you for the nice account, reminded me of my grandmother, she made it to 106 when she passed. She went the opposite direction, bought a Mr. Coffee when they were introduced and tossed the perc :)

[@blackforest_fairy]

Hand filtered coffee (Melitta porcelan filter) would have been an option...

[@bekind8246]

Nothing beats the aroma and sound of perking coffee!

[@OutdoorsandCountryLiving]

Amen!!

[@davidoickle1778]

Aroma? yes, taste? no There are much better was to make coffee, but you can't beat the "smell" of perked coffee. 212 degree F (100 C)) brings out the oils in the coffee and makes it bitter tasting.

[@yepiratesworkshop7997]

Yeah. You're right. Man, I sure drank enough coffee from those giant-sized percolators back in my army days. The smell is what ALWAYS meant "heaven" coming in from the field -- especially on a cold day. At home, the wife is into a drip-machine. On my schooner, I used a French press.@@davidoickle1778

[@Yosemite-George-61]

...really... well to make "good" coffee the the hot water whas to be "forced" under pressure through the packed coffee, like in the expresso machine at Starbucks, 17 seconds mini, 21 second max... the rest is just umbrella juice or "cowboy" boiled coffee soup. Closest thing to a real expresso machine for the house is the Bialetti Mocha machine, makes coffee "under pressure" with out fiter... but this is a bit complicated for some people and hard to clean well. Then you have "George's" contraption for the lazy folks.

[@tenderpawsm473]

I would dispute the first statement. I can SMELL the coffee brewing better when it's made in the standard drip machine. But the percolator makes a groovy, one of a kind SOUND. =)

[@thomasaccuntius9946]

I am 69 years old and started drinking coffee around the age of 10. When I was in the 6th grade, there were always 2 students assigned to cafeateria duty. There on the teachers table was an electric perculator going while we set out the deserts and milk on the tables. Oh it smelled so GOOD and if there was any left after lunch, we could drink it. Later when I was 19 and lived at home and working, I bought an electric perculator. Each night before bed I would fill it up and plug it into a timer, so it would be ready when I got up at 5:10 am. I could smell it upstairs when I woke up, and if I woke up early, I could hear it too. Of course my Dad would have a cup with his breakfast and I would have some too and we would talk before I filled my Thermos up and left for work at 6:00. Oh to have a few of thoses mornings back.

[@OutdoorsandCountryLiving]

Thank you for sharing the wonderful memories. Time sure does go quick and we also enjoy moments like that. I think it’s important we pass it on so maybe one day someone’s looks back at says the same thing. We wish you many blessings and appreciate your comment. 🙂

[@unclelarry9138]

Thank you for sharing that with us.

[@karolinajoseph]

My great Aunt used to have one, thanks for the how to video, I'm going to buy one soon

[@kevinmurphy3464]

Percolator made coffee is fantastic! I was making coffee outside of my motor home using my percolator about 6 in the morning and 2 people came by and commented about how good the smell was. I can still remember my mom making coffee for my dad when I was a kid.

[@OutdoorsandCountryLiving]

@@kevinmurphy3464 that is great. Thank you for sharing and enjoy! Blessings.

[@BetterIdeas.]

This brings back fond memories of Mom percolating a huge pot of coffee on Saturday evenings before hosting bridge club. As a youngster, it seemed to me to percolate for HOURS. These parties featured 6 (?) guests + Mom & Dad. Us six kids were sent up to our bedrooms with stern instructions to stay there! Next morning we rushed downstairs to feast on the stale leftover chips, pretzels, and peanuts. 😭

[@DiannaAtherton]

It is so nice to find someone who makes coffee on their stove top that actually knows what they're doing. I make stove top coffee every morning for the last 55 years. The only difference between your way and my coffee is I was taught to not put the coffee basket in the coffee pot until the water comes to almost a full boil then drop it in and put the pot lid on. Once it starts coming through the tree and showering over the grinds turn my heat down and then let it percolate for 5 or 6 minutes depending on the coffee strength you desire. Anyway it's refreshing to see a video from someone who knows what they're doing and not just pulling out a new coffee maker out of a box and making a video like they know what they're doing. 😅

[@OutdoorsandCountryLiving]

lol, we appreciate your honesty and kindness. May God bless you and your family! We’ve been making coffee on the stove for many years now and it’s always delicious. No drip coffee is found in our household.

[@earlwheelock7844]

BOY YOU SAID IT!!!!!, the coffee tastes TOTALY different than drip or all those OTHER way's, and as far as IM concerned, WAY BETTER TASTING, I live alone so I use a 3C perculator and a MILD ROAST coffee and use a heaping tablespoon of coffee to make 1 12 oz cup of DELICIOUS COFFEE!!!, MY biggest problem is finding a filter to fit that small basket, I hav to trace around the basket on a large drip filter then use a scissor to cut a disc then cut a small hole in the center for the stem!! ( I TOO dont like grounds in the bottom of my cup either , ONE cup of coffee and, ONE unfrosted , cake donut is my breakfast, as I am diabetic and I manage to keep my blood sugar below 150 and I am now 80yrs old!!!

[@DiannaAtherton]

@@earlwheelock7844 I use a Mixpresso 12 cup as well. It has a beautiful interior tree & basket. Seems like nothing gets through but the coffee. Hardly if any grounds. My pyrex 10 cup is much wider so the basket is easy to get a paper filter in it. I fold the filter in 4. Tear a tiny hole in center, unfold and place it in basket, add grounds and trim the top. It works!! I'm embarrassed to say how many coffee pots I've collected the last 50 years. LOL

[@thomaskauffman2108]

I have same percolator! Haven't used I s while have to break it out again!!!!

[@earlwheelock7844]

I remember my grandparents on my fathers side ( when I was little had a pyrex perculator with a glass stem and basket and a stainless steel basket cover, I wish I could remember who made the thing as you could see how the thing worked, and watch the coffee being made, it was FASINATING to watch!!!.

[@BarbaraWiltGerber]

Update: I tried your filter trick and it worked perfectly! There were no grounds or sludge in my coffee. It’s a game changer. Thank you.

[@OutdoorsandCountryLiving]

Thanks for sharing your experience.

[@TimothyStclair-v4p]

That filter doesn't rob some of the flavor? I remember automatic drip coffee through a filter and the taste is sad compared to my cowboy coffee I make.

[@OutdoorsandCountryLiving]

@@TimothyStclair-v4p it doesn’t change it much but we only use it if we have coffee that is ground fine. Using a rougher coffee when we grind our own beans, we don’t use a filter. When we make cowboy coffee we just boil the ground coffee in the water and then pour a little cold water or throw a few ice cubes in to push the grounds down. Thank you for the question and hope you have a great week. Blessings!

[@ringaleavo]

Fabricate a hole punch for the paper filter, it'll trap the grinds better

[@unclelarry9138]

@@ringaleavo I thought the same thing. That is a good idea.

[@AAA-nq6bo]

I’m 60… my mom and dad made coffee in a 1940’s stove top coffee pot. As a kid In the 1960’s/70s I remember walking through the kitchen and hearing and smelling the wonderful smell of the coffee percolating on the stove. It was a safe cozy feeling! My parents are long gone but I still have that 1940’s coffee pot in my kitchen today and I cherish it fondly.

[@OutdoorsandCountryLiving]

@@AAA-nq6bo precious memories indeed. Thank you for sharing and we totally understand those feelings. Wishing you many blessings. 😇

[@lisalu910]

I'm your age and sadly my mom hated coffee - even the smell of it - so we never had that warm, homey feeling of coffee percolating. (But I know that wonderful aroma from visiting my grandparents - coffee perking and bacon frying.). I'm interested in trying percolated coffee and see how it compares to drip.

[@OutdoorsandCountryLiving]

@ let us know if you have any questions. Blessings.

[@jjflash2611]

Grew up in the 1970/80s. This was how my parents did it every morning. Still makes a great cup. Surprised modern Coffee Aficionados haven’t realized how good it is and percolators haven’t made a come back.

[@sreginkc]

Those days seem to be gone. Now, everyone wants to wait in a 10 minute drive thru lane for a $10 cup of something that barely has coffee in it :(

[@Sally-ih6ls]

Then the electric percolator came out and was exciting to my parents

[@ringaleavo]

@@sreginkc Starbucks, among the worst coffee I've ever tried. Their sweet drinks are tasty but their hot coffee should be condemned.

[@sachertorte64]

I grew up in the 70s/80s as well, and most of that time, a percolator is just how coffee was made by the average person, at least till about the mid. to late 70s when the Mr. Coffee Automatic Drip mahines started to take over. It is my belief that they replaced percolators because they were convenient, not for a better tasting result. I think that the Automatic Drip machines make ok coffee and the percolators are th best. The results from our Keurig is horrible.

[@sachertorte64]

​@@Sally-ih6ls: I assume that the electric percolators should work equally as well as the stovetop versions?? I never tried a stovetop unit and don't know.

[@danielmarquez467]

My perfect morning would be to sit with my wife on a wrap-around porch in WY or MT looking out on the horizon with a delicious cup-of-joe and saying absolutely nothing...just soakin' it all in. Thank you for that video.

[@OutdoorsandCountryLiving]

Amen. Sounds like a great plan. Blessings and stay well!

[@yuw777]

Can happen. Make a trip to a dude ranch in Wyoming and request it.

[@gabrielleangelica1977]

Heaven!

[@gabrielleangelica1977]

My coffee ☕ pot broke down today and I pulled the new percolator out of the closet. Perfect!

[@danielmarquez467]

@@yuw777 You know of any?

[@lisaa8437]

Reminds of my grandpa!! I used to wake up smelling coffee and going downstairs to see him sitting at the kitchen table. He drank his coffee out of a small bowl and then he would dip his toast in to! 😊

[@kennethanway7979]

That's how we made coffee when I was a kid! My mom loved the coffee i made. She usually had me make it.

[@robertsegura4659]

It’s the way my grandma always made her coffee. I need to get a percolator and start making some grandma coffee.

[@OutdoorsandCountryLiving]

Yes you do, lol. She would be proud.

[@BobbyStanaland]

You can find a good percolator in Wal Mart in the camping supplies section. The one I use was made by Coleman.

[@brianloke1453]

I've been drinking percolator/cowboy coffee for 50 years and LOVE IT. My wife and I also have used a filter in the basket for years as well. Sure does make for less grounds in your cup! We use 4 heaping coffee measures of fresh ground beans and boil it on low for 10 minutes for a nice robust cup. We love it so much that we make 5 or 6 pots (12 cup Coleman Percolator)a day. One other thing we do; we pour our coffee into 2 Stanley thermoses so the bean juice is always hot, fresh and not burnt from keeping it warm on the stove. Thanks for a great video!

[@OutdoorsandCountryLiving]

@@brianloke1453 thank you for sharing. Hope you have a blessed week!

[@joegilbody4878]

I got my dad's camping percolator. I cleaned it when I inherited it. It looks new. I/he used the flat filters that fit on bottom. It makes good

[@OutdoorsandCountryLiving]

@ good stuff! Thank you for sharing and have a blessed day. We appreciate you sharing. 😊

[@puglove876]

I have grandma's old glass percolator. The kids love to watch it perk.

[@OutdoorsandCountryLiving]

@@puglove876 that is awesome! Enjoy and blessings. Keep sharing with those kiddos. 🙂

[@highnrising]

I've never owned a percolator or used one, but I seem to recall that when I was a kid in the '70s, a percolator was how adults made coffee, though I never paid attention to how they did it. I've only ever made coffee myself with drip machines, pourover drippers French presses and Aeropress. I clicked on this video because it's 7-and-a-half minutes long. I figure that should be plenty long enough to show me how to make coffee with a percolator, but no so long that I feel like I'm being dragged through in order to have to watch ads on th site. Now I think I'll go and order a percolator!

[@OutdoorsandCountryLiving]

Good luck. If you have any questions let us know. Blessings.

[@cillaloves2fish688]

Same here... Never made coffee, ever... and I'm gonna be 60 this year! Thought I'd watch this video to learn something new and because it wasn't too long Good instructional video!

[@yuw777]

Can get electric percolators that just plug into the wall. Perk. Lights up a red light when done and shuts off after x time.

[@yuw777]

Easier on a camping trip if have electricity.

[@OutdoorsandCountryLiving]

@@yuw777 the point in our life is to slow down, utilizing old fashioned ways/skills of life.

[@4FJM]

Wow..that was fun, brought back many memories from the old house. Thanks. smells great too 😀

[@robertgoss4842]

Percolator coffee...it makes drip coffee taste like plain water. When I was growing up in the 1950s, our grade school teachers would make their morning break percolator coffee at about 10 am each day. I remember that aroma as being like no other, and I longed to be old enough to have a cup. Now, I'm going to get an old fashioned percolator and make a pot of real coffee.

[@yuw777]

Add real whipping cream as your cream to the coffee. Amazing.

[@yuw777]

Or add a pat of butter. Will be amazed at the smoothness.

[@joegilbody4878]

I'm 74. I remember being very young and riding in my Mom's shopping basket while she shopped at IGA. She always got a bag of coffee beans and ground them at the end of the aisle. I love the smell of that freshly ground coffee. I love d the smell as my mom or dad would get up and start a pot. My dad liked it black. My mom like it with milk and sugar. They had 8 boys and 2 girls and that time with their coffee was just about the only time they had peace. I think it was Chock Full of Nuts. Big steel can. No plastics back then.I was oldest, 14 year spread in kids so I had them to myself a lot.

[@OutdoorsandCountryLiving]

Great memories. Sometimes it’s good to slow down and have that cup of coffee. Thank you for sharing and we hope you have a very blessed week. 😁

[@MrBearbait75]

I remember the grinders on the store when I was young. Blessings

[@judywho2249]

My grandparents made coffee in The percolator and boy did it smell Good! 😀

[@bhossast]

@judywho2249 And the taste was better...I think. I was born in '64 and the last time I had coffee like that was around 1975.

[@mixedlag]

This is such a great tutorial for how to percolate coffee for those of us who have never done it. I've been searching and this is the best one I've come across so far. The amount of time to perc and the use of a filter answered two of my questions, one of which I didn't even know I had. Lol. And then the soothing voice, that just makes it even better. Thank you!

[@stevendaniel8126]

I'm 75 y.o. and I use my grandmother's steel percolator every morning. I think it's an old GE. The best coffee in the world. 😊😊

[@kathybrumfield731]

I went out and bought myself a perculator coffee pot for the stove. I love that kind of coffee.

[@deborahn.6150]

My grandmother always had a pot of coffee on her stove, ready for family and neighbors who stopped by. The absolute best coffee!!

[@homesteadRCW]

I got rid of my nice Ninja coffee pot and got an electric percolator, I love it

[@craigdixon4113]

As a kid in the 1970’s we had an Electric Percolator, it still tasted better than todays drip coffee. But, on the Reservation where I spent some time as a kid, we made coffee over a wood burning pot bellied stove. It tasted so good, people balk at kids drinking coffee at an early age, but on the Reservation dried coffee lasted in storage. On the internet the closest thing to it, I’ve seen is Cowboy Rollins Chuck Wagon. Some of his recipes are close. Thanks, next time I’ll use the paper filter too.

[@OutdoorsandCountryLiving]

Our kids (now all adults) started drinking black coffee in their grade school days. Three of the sharpest people I know! Thanks for sharing your story with us. Blessings to you and your family.

[@markworden9169]

Yeah, same with me drank coffee as a kid little or no soda pop

[@cillaloves2fish688]

Which Rez are you from? My grandparents lived their entire lives on the Navajo reservation, they made their coffee on a wood stove in a blue enameled coffee pot. Dunno what happened to it after they passed away...

[@janetholley1004]

We got Kent's cookbook, love the tamale recipe in it too. My father let me drink coffee at an early age in the sixties at his oil field small office.

[@bendmymind486]

@@markworden9169 People just think of the caffeine in coffee, but there are some proven potent health benefits to drinking a moderate amount too, especially when subbing plant or nut-based milks/creamers for cow milk. Or just drink it black, even better….

[@haroldduren8998]

Just bought this percolator at Wal Mart for $19.99. Just like the one I grew up with. This young lady gives a great instructional.

[@OutdoorsandCountryLiving]

Awesome. We appreciate your kindness!

[@johnepperson8867]

That's a GREAT idea to use a filter in the basket. I've heard the filter removes bitter acid tastes and is healthier. I will give this a try for sure. THANK YOU very much !!!

[@georgegould667]

If you use a paper filter it removes the natural oils from the coffee , I prefer the coffee oils it taste more like coffee to me , just my opinion , try both ways , then you will know .

[@kennethanway7979]

A dash of salt on the grounds before brewing will take out the bitterness.

[@TuTuFox]

Brings back memories of my parents making coffee in a percolator. But thats the only coffee appliance in those days , that there was LOL. I don't drink coffee but I LOVE the smell. Growing up every morning I woke up to the smell of coffee ☕️

[@asmith7876]

I swear I have that EXACT percolator! The exact same one! Perc'd coffee is the best, the coffee snobs would scoff but I swear by it. Made gallons of it on a camp stove in the Army, I was well known for being the coffee guy. You need a hand-cranked grinder, we had a power outage once when we only had an electric grinder. I had to pound the beans in a paper bag with a chunk of hickory then put the percolator on the camp stove. COFFEE! 😂😂😂

[@OutdoorsandCountryLiving]

Amen!! We have a food mill as well we can grind if needed. It can run by motor or hand. 😁 Thank you for the comment and have a blessed weekend!

[@JohnBean-lx5ep]

I have the exact same one myself.

[@robertjones8598]

Yeah, believe it or not they made these in large quantities.

[@danconrad6276]

Indeed the best coffee maker!! We use it every morning!❤

[@OutdoorsandCountryLiving]

@@danconrad6276 it’s good stuff, thanks for sharing your thoughts.

[@denniskirschbaum9109]

Taste, of course, is subjective. I learned out to make coffee for my parents when I was 8 years old using a pyrex stovetop percolator. Now 54 years later, I use a Chemex pour over. Just as simple but no grounds in the cup and the coffee doesn't boil. Yet there is something so nostalgic about the percolator and the way the coffee smell fills the house. 🙂

[@OutdoorsandCountryLiving]

@@denniskirschbaum9109 thank you for sharing and hope you have a blessed week.

[@lisacapo7600]

You're so right, perking coffee like that is the most delicious tasting coffee ever. I use mine on occasions and I love it.❤❤❤

[@woundedtiger7547]

I love my percolator. The way my family has made it for ever. 😊

[@OutdoorsandCountryLiving]

It’s hard to beat it. Thank you for the comment. Blessings

[@cmbooks2000]

My mother used a perculator and when I moved out I used one. Even though I was gifted all kinds of expensive fancy shmansy coffee makers, the taste does not compare. Thanks for the video

[@OutdoorsandCountryLiving]

@@cmbooks2000 we appreciate you sharing your story about the greatness of a percolator. May God bless you and your family.

[@d.rodriguez777]

I recently found my mom's old coffee maker and decided to try it out this morning. Thank you for this video.

[@catzlady.8189]

I was taught as a young girl to make this for my parents. This brings back good memories of my youth. Good stuff.

[@OutdoorsandCountryLiving]

@@catzlady.8189 thank you for sharing. 😇 Hope you have a blessed weekend.

[@walterdzukola2420]

my old vintage percolator is about 60 years old, copper bottom, and still brews perfect coffee !!!!👍👍Just as good as smelling fresh made biscuits and bacon while 😛😋camping outdoors !!!!

[@Spyderman500]

I have the same percolator. A couple things I do with mine. Grind the coffee just before using. Turn down the heat to low after it’s starts percolating After brewing wait 6 minutes remove the basket. Pour the coffee through a fine mesh filter into a thermal craft. It tastes great, it’s smooth and give you a better caffeine boost

[@kathyp.9507]

This brought back a lot of memories. Many many years ago my late mother made coffee every morning in this type of coffee pot and I would wake up to the aroma that filled our house. It was devine. Nothing is like the aroma of fresh percolated coffee. Nice video and thanx for sharing and bringing back good memories. Peace and Love ☮️❤️

[@yuw777]

The old Folgers in you cup Christmas commercials bring a tear.

[@katecalkins7503]

You’re right, percolated coffee is distinctly different ( and better )! I remember the taste. Now to find a percolator…. 😊

[@glorianorwood6581]

Thank you for the easy steps to using a stovetop percolator. The nostalgia for making coffee the old fashioned way is unbeatable! 😊

[@OutdoorsandCountryLiving]

It sure is! You’re welcome.

[@jerryprice5484]

We grind our own coffee with an antique coffee grinder then make it exactly as you do, My wife buys whole bean coffee. We prefer brands like Folger's 1850, Dunkin, 8 o'clock, etc. Perked coffee really makes a big difference.

[@paulabrown5243]

We grew up in our grandparent's home(I still live here). Back then they let young kids drink coffee for breakfast. We drank the fresh ground 8 o'clock perked in one like this. Later on it was an electric, but never a drip coffee maker. Those were good times.

[@tamarawachter6280]

Thank you! My husband and I are also old souls and enjoy the simple things!

[@OutdoorsandCountryLiving]

@@tamarawachter6280 amen!! Have a blessed day!

[@WhittleRacing78]

Oh my goodness my favorite part is SEEING the coffee in the glass!

[@OutdoorsandCountryLiving]

Best part is enjoying it! Thanks for leaving a comment.

[@dianabradley8349]

Absolutely the best cup of coffee ever😊 I have two stovetop percolators and I have an electric perk on a timer so that I get up to perk coffee every morning😅

[@tonyn152]

My parents and grandparents always had percolate coffee pots. We have one that we take camping with us, and we always look forward to our morning coffee. My wife says it's her favorite part of camping. 😂 The flavor really is so much better than drip machines.

[@OutdoorsandCountryLiving]

Thanks for sharing your story with us. We agree too!

[@Owl_Space]

One of my relatives (most likely my grandfather) had one of these and would bring it to family functions. As a kid, I liked watching the coffee bubble up into the glass on the lid. I remember it made a neat noise too.

[@winstongoodman3244]

Always the best way. Best camping coffee by far. I still use mine!!!

[@SuperSaltydog77]

When I was a kid growing up in the late50s and early 60s this was how mom would make coffee every morning, to fill up dads thermos for work.

[@OutdoorsandCountryLiving]

@@SuperSaltydog77 it’s good stuff. The older we get the more we like the simple ways. Thank you for the comment and God Bless you. Have a great week!

[@SuperSaltydog77]

@@OutdoorsandCountryLiving I have a small percolator, 6 cup size, that I bought a good 30+ years ago, still unused. I just washed it out and this nxt week I'll be perking coffee like my mom used to.

[@victoriabriseno7946]

I also use a stovetop percolator to make my coffee. I add cinnamon sticks into the grounds, not powder. I make a delicious pot of coffee every time. I love the paper filter suggestion because I do put the grinds into the compost. I really like your coffeepot, much nicer than mine. Thank you, I'm glad I watched your video.

[@BrendaRodriguez-by5gc]

Sounds like Cafe de olla.😊

[@bobbieandrews5359]

Thank you for this video! I purchased a 3 cup percolator last year and haven't really used it. After being let go from my job I longed for the coffee that I would stop for on the way to work. I watched your video, bought some ground coffee and it worked!! The 8 - 10 minute rule for perking is a good one! With some dairy case vanilla creamer I don't really miss the vanilla latte from Starbucks, not to mention the money I am saving. Many thanks for sharing this information!

[@OutdoorsandCountryLiving]

@@bobbieandrews5359 glad it worked out for you. Enjoy and have a blessed week!

[@markgoostree6334]

I also have decided that percolator coffee is best and my pot is very much like yours. I add just a light sprinkle of salt. Very little salt to take out the bitterness . I like the sound, love the taste, . This was a soothing video... a nice companion to my cup of perc coffee!

[@GarySlawter]

15yrs doing it ! Love it!❤ And the kids are doing it too!

[@OutdoorsandCountryLiving]

@@GarySlawter ohh yea!

[@BeingRomans829ed]

I usta couldn't get good coffee out of my little stainless steel percolator. Then I saw a Kent Rollins cowboy video on seasoning your coffee pot, which is basically to perk a real strong pot for a long time, then leave it in the pot for a few days. Once I did that, and switched to dark roast, I've been making good coffee in my little percolator. Plus, I never wash it out with soap. I only rinse it with plain water.

[@frankkelly6016]

You must be very young, perc coffee pot you have is very modern. I have many many perc pots from as early as the late 1700’s up to today. I can honestly tell you I have used drip coffee makers & nothing absolutely nothing compares to percolators! I’ve been using percolating pots since I was 17 years old(62 now) yes I drink lots of coffee. Living “off grid” I have found this to be the best way for myself to enjoy my home here in the woods. Good video even though I found it a year later ! hahaha

[@OutdoorsandCountryLiving]

@@frankkelly6016 mid-40’s

[@elonever.2.071]

When I was a younger man and still drank coffee I loved the percolator. I would throw a couple eggs in the basket under the cover and when the coffee was done the eggs were done. Plus the eggs made the coffee so much smoother to taste. I was told it was the calcium from the shells making the water softer but I don't really know. The whole morning process was a very laidback affair back then. The smell of coffee and bread in the toaster that was buttered and an egg on each. If I remember right the extra large eggs which would be called jumbo now came out pretty consistent soft boiled and the regular size eggs were usually pretty cooked through. But that didn't matter a little added grape jam on the toast fixed that situation. After a few cups of coffee and dumping the how water out of the thermos it was filled and I was off to work. Your video brought back some fine memories. Thank you.

[@OutdoorsandCountryLiving]

Thank you for the comment and sharing your memories. It is the simple things in life that we enjoy many times isn’t it. 😁 We hope that you have a blessed week.

[@kathypfeiffer1196]

Am off grid and this too is the way I make my coffee. Delicious!

[@OutdoorsandCountryLiving]

@@kathypfeiffer1196 it’s great. :) thank you for sharing and have a blessed day.

[@johnjohnston9661]

We have a percolator almost exactly like yours. I've not added a paper filter before, but not a bad idea. I agree, the coffee really does taste better than from a drip coffee maker. Wish we had a gas stove like you have; it takes longer to come to a boil on an electric range, but it still works. Great tip to let it sit a couple of minutes to keep grounds out of the cup. I tend to be impatient, but I don't mind a few grounds.

[@kennethanway7979]

I have a flat top electric stove. It'd be impossible to use a percolator on it. It's always full blast on, or off, no matter the setting! Sucks for making gravies also. I'd never get a flat top again. They do look great cleaned up though!

[@rickskidmore3075]

Love coffee from a percolator especially when camping, just don't do it enough. Enjoyed watching to remind myself.

[@stevenj9970]

My 98yo friend gave me her 1950-1960's electric corning wear percolator that still looks brand new, it makes THE smoothest cup of coffee EVER....MUCH better than the pour over, aero press or Keurig machines that I have.....

[@OutdoorsandCountryLiving]

We are currently using a 60+ year old stainless steel with copper bottom Revere Ware “Copper Maid” percolator that my parents used when they were first married. She still makes a great pot of coffee every morning! Also, one of our sons has an identical vintage percolator that he uses daily for making coffee (gifted by my parents too). -LeeAnn

[@tinageane6646]

I recently dug my moms old stove percolator out from the back of the basement when I was over my dads (93) and brother's who lives with dad. I was so happy to find it because it really reminds me of mom.so Im trying to get it right.( I love coffee) And never seem to find the right cup Except at big family gatherings when they use the Big stainless steel Table Percolator Urn types.thats the best coffee ever.So I thought this was key! Thanks for your great video!

[@OutdoorsandCountryLiving]

@@tinageane6646 that is great to hear. Let us know how you do and if you have any questions. Blessings!

[@rickdaystar477]

Years ago when I lived in Texas some old boys showed me how to make " cowboy coffee" on a fire. They put the grounds in the pot and boiled the water till the grounds made the water dark, brewed then let it settle for a couple minutes and opened the lid and and put a little bit of cold water on top and it made any grounds settle to the bottom! It was great tasting in the outdoors camping but when I tried it i didn't do so well..lol

[@OutdoorsandCountryLiving]

That is exactly right. We do that too and that is my favorite way to make coffee. It’s just messing removing the grounds inside that are left in the bottom. Outside it’s easy to dump and rinse. Great stuff!! Thank you for your comment. Blessings!

[@dyanneall8921]

We call it camp coffee!

[@rooky3526]

Probably because the coffee pot they're using is well seasoned.

[@rickdaystar477]

@@rooky3526 I think your right! It was as black on the inside as it was black on the outside from the campfires .lol

[@rooky3526]

@@rickdaystar477 All credit goes to Cowboy Kent Rollins, lol. Was searching up on cowboy coffee and his video on it showed up. If you want to know more, check his video about it.

[@Besorah1729]

Excellent idea to use the paper filter. ❤

[@TheBillSystem1970]

Love perked coffee! Great video that mirrors exactly how I make it. Let’s all slow down and enjoy. ☺️

[@bigbrad3428]

I can remember in 70s and 80s every holiday toward the end of a big holiday dinner I'd hear the sound of an old electric percolator. I'm 52 and love my coffee. I purchased a model similar to yours a few years ago. I also use a paper filter, sometimes s few grounds would get through. With the paper filter it usually has no grounds. Great video☕️

[@gadgetman694]

The IS no better coffee - and the house smells amazing!!

[@CrimsonRaven51]

I have this same percolator and took it camping. Put it on the camp stove early cold morning outside the tent. The aroma and flavor was unbelievable!

[@OutdoorsandCountryLiving]

Sounds like a good time. Thank you for the comment and sharing. Blessings

[@dr.coreydavidhotard8505]

Reminds me of when my grandmother would make coffee for us when I was a kid

[@julianparks8485]

Good idea putting in the paper filter. I grew up with these, and I still have percolators for backup. Eight O'Clock Coffee was the coffee we used. I still use it.

[@OutdoorsandCountryLiving]

We use a lot of the Eight O’Clock coffee as well. That’s probably one of the top ones for us. Thank you for the comment and have a blessed week.

[@donnaf2666]

That's my percolator! Love it! Mostly use it to heat water for tea, but it is our back up for a black out.

[@OutdoorsandCountryLiving]

Makes the perfect pot of coffee! We will also share how we make “cowboy coffee” aka boiled coffee in a plain old regular granite wear kettle. Mmmm, good! Thanks for watching.

[@johnleden1909]

I grew up on perc coffee and it was phenomenal - dark, rich and tasty. Went out on my own and bought the Joe DiMaggio Mr. Coffee and have had drip makers ever since. Time to go back to the tried and true. Thanks for posting.

[@OutdoorsandCountryLiving]

@@johnleden1909 some things are better left unchanged. Keep it simple.

[@rplaner67]

Thank you for this. I am almost 56 and i’ve been trying to purchase one for about two years and have found many at yard sales and Goodwill but they were always missing the top piece that goes over the basket. It’s coming to a boil as we speak and I’m so excited. I remember mom and grandma making coffee like this. I am waiting anxiously.😊

[@OutdoorsandCountryLiving]

Enjoy your coffee! We’re drinking some percolated coffee right now too. Blessings.

[@fireknight013]

You can find them in backpacking and outdoor areas or specialty stores. Unless you're looking for antiques. That's where I got mine, got it for camping, but use it on the stove too.

[@charleshairston4853]

​@@fireknight013are you talking about a whole brand new pot or just the glass knobs top as a replacement part for an old style coffee pot? I'm looking for an old knob myself.

[@fireknight013]

@@charleshairston4853 Oh sorry, I was just talking about a new pot. I misunderstood.

[@barbaracoleman9215]

My Mom had a stovetop percolator. It was perfect for my family in NJ during power outage durung hurricane Sandy. I now have a stovetop percolator!

[@OutdoorsandCountryLiving]

They are nice to have that’s for sure. Have a blessed week and enjoy. 😋

[@SgtRocko]

When the Coof had us start working from home, instead of constantly using the Keurig my roommate started making pots of coffee in a steep percolating coffee pot... full pot, tastes great... our Keurig's now in the closet and we have TWO percoators (one large, one regular) - plus a glass one for fun. Love it!. We DO like our coffee strong, so we put in 2 HEAPING Chinese soupspoonsful of grounds and turn the heat down when the coffee starts hitting the glass bubble. Let percolate 9 minutes... good STRONG coffee. We've tried the filter thing, but it seemed to give it a papery taste, so we stopped. I have old schoolfriends in Ethiopia and Haiti who send me beans that I grind and we enjoy immensely (about 2x a month I'll even pull out my Djezva or Moka Pot... but that's a tale for another time LOL) Great video!

[@OutdoorsandCountryLiving]

That sounds great. 😁 thank you for watching and for the response. Blessings!

[@jimmystewart3288]

I have the same percolator and that's how I've been making coffee and your right, it's a lot better. Thanks for the video.

[@WeLuv9x5]

During the course of my youth, I tried every type of modern coffee making. In military and in college, I relied on drip. Then, after my career took off pods were all the rage. Now, I’m semi-retired and have the luxury of experiencing the finer things in life, and I can honestly say percolated coffee is the only way to get a full-bodied cup of coffee. Nothing beats freshly grounded organic beans, filtered/RO water, organic sugar, and organic half and half… really is a fantastic way of starting off the day.

[@OutdoorsandCountryLiving]

Agree! Blessings

[@TheMischief9]

I remember these , I do not drink coffee , but the smell was wonderful .

[@kenrod4]

Putting a filter in the basket is a smart idea. I remember drinking coffee from a percolator and there would be lots of grounds in the bottom of the cup.

[@allenheuker7339]

We pour ours into an I slated coffee press and filter the grounds out.

[@kenrod4]

@@allenheuker7339 Interesting

[@keithhendrick4918]

I have the same coffee pot and use it while camping in our RV on the gas stove. I enjoy making it and watching it perk while I try to wake up. I use a good fresh grind and a round paper filter disc in the basket, it prevents most grounds from going into the coffee. I perk it 5 minutes after it starts to perk. Great coffee!! and video.

[@lionheart830]

Yup, most coffees today are drip grind which is much finer or smaller than a grind needed for perked coffee. (My father-in-law said his parents re-used the grinds during the depression by adding only one new scoop of coffee because coffee was rationed). We remove the stem and basket before pouring.

[@hectorclan1]

Yep. I do the same every morning except we have an old Corning percolator. The best coffee.

[@OutdoorsandCountryLiving]

@@hectorclan1 thank you for sharing. Have a great week!

[@shaunhall6834]

This was the way we made coffee when I was a kid. Our preferred coffee back in the day was MJB. After seeing this I'm going back to using this! New subscriber.

[@reneewalker3658]

I use a percolator also! And finally talked all four of my neighbors into getting a percolator also

[@OutdoorsandCountryLiving]

@@reneewalker3658 that’s great 😁

[@pennyargabright]

I have one thts alot older and it still makes delicious coffee

[@muffassa6739]

This is how I used to make our coffee ☕ and it was so good 👍 and made my kitchen smell wonderful 😊

[@OutdoorsandCountryLiving]

@@muffassa6739 Wonderful. Thank you for sharing and hope you have a blessed week.

[@truckinamerican1830]

We use the percolator.makes the house smell delicious

[@stillwater62]

I make Cowboy coffee almost all of the time, but I do break out my percolator, which by the way is just like yours, and will make a couple of pots, then wash it up and put it back up. I also use the brown coffee filters even though I do grind all of my coffee, just to keep the coffee cleaner, and for easier clean up. Great video and it is nice to know I have been doing it right for the last 50 years.

[@kevkev5935]

I got one of these for a camping trip and hands down makes some of the best coffee ever.

[@OutdoorsandCountryLiving]

It is good stuff. Enjoy and stay well. Blessings.

[@tonyn152]

Us too!

[@bluegirl4079]

My parents always used a percolator and black coffee all day long! I love your tip about using the unbleached coffee filter.

[@OutdoorsandCountryLiving]

@@bluegirl4079 we often have it all day long too. lol. Thank you for sharing and have a blessed week. 🙂

[@RICKYY1100]

I've experimented with most of the various way to brew coffee, drip, cold brew, cowboy, french press, etc. Like OCL, I got to thinking about how I could make coffee in a power outage and bought a Colletti stovetop percolator off of amazon. I decided to use it just to see how it worked and the smell of the brewing coffee instantly reminded me of the coffee my mother made back in the 50's and 60's because she used an electric percolator and I remember watching the coffee perking in the glass knob. That is the best smell and is what I have been looking for. I got the Colletti a couple of months ago and now it is all that I use and probably will always use. I grind my coffee beans coarse and don't use a filter, the coffee is just delicious.

[@OutdoorsandCountryLiving]

Good stuff and great memories to recall. Have a great week and wishing you many blessings.

[@justindavidson2000]

I'm English and up until recently had never owned an American style stove-top percolator. The closest we had was an electric version that one of my aunts brought back from the US in the late 60s, that she gave us (unused) about 20 years back. It was good but eventually packed up. This Christmas my daughter bought me a big american pot made by Haber (I think that's right) and having used it a couple of times just couldn't get it right. Having watched this video, I have now been properly educated on how to use it, and I have to say I much prefer it to the filter machine I can now (happily) recycle. My whole life I've been a tea drinker that likes the occasional cup of coffee, but I'm probably more 50/50 now. Thank you for this great video.

[@OutdoorsandCountryLiving]

Glad you are enjoying it. Thank you for sharing your experience and story. Have a blessed week. 😁

[@garybrown4671]

I have a percolator like this. I use an electric percolator for daily, but this for any coffee outside the kitchen. I like the wide base, for use on uneven surface. Thanks for this video.

[@OutdoorsandCountryLiving]

It’s good stuff. That you for the comment. Hope you have a great weekend. Blessings!

[@joanies6778]

I haven't been around percolated coffee since the 60's, when my grandmother visited. My mom always drank instant coffee. But when my grandmother made her percolated coffee in the mornings, the aroma was amazing. I've been thinking about getting a small percolator for my camping trips. I like my coffee extra hot and drip coffee often isn't hot enough for me.

[@OutdoorsandCountryLiving]

It’s good stuff. Thank you for sharing and hope you get a chance to make some and perfect it the way you like. Blessings!

[@chriswalters1228]

Thanks! I inherited my mother's old percolator and now know what to do.😊

[@OutdoorsandCountryLiving]

You’re welcome. It will make the best coffee!

[@yourstruly5687]

Thank you for showing me how to use my percolator that I bought today to go camping with.

[@dragonssynbyington1516]

We love percolated coffee so much better than the other ones, hotter also !

[@spark967]

Magnificent percolator!!

[@jamesgibney540]

Love my percolator. Have the same one in the video. Only difference for me is i wet the filter before putting the grounds in to rinse the "paper taste" off and i will use a paper towel and pull the filter basket out before i pour the coffee to reduce the chance of grounds going in my coffee.