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The Ultimate Guide to Using a Coffee Percolator: Where to Put Coffee and More!
MEATCHEFSFOODS ^ | 3/8/25 | Rodney Wagner

Posted on 04/09/2025 10:06:16 AM PDT by DallasBiff

Coffee lovers around the world cherish the rich aroma and robust flavor of coffee brewed in a percolator. This traditional method of brewing coffee has stood the test of time and is favored by many for its ability to create a rich, full-bodied cup of coffee. However, many newcomers to coffee percolators often find themselves asking, “Where do you put coffee in a percolator?” This comprehensive guide will not only answer your question but also delve into the nuances of using a coffee percolator to achieve the perfect brew. Let’s explore the ins and outs of this classic coffee-making method!

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KEYWORDS: coffee; percolator
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Not a big coffee drinker and didn't know they make coffee percolators anymore.
1 posted on 04/09/2025 10:06:16 AM PDT by DallasBiff
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2 posted on 04/09/2025 10:09:16 AM PDT by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic... )
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To: DallasBiff

My dad always added a few shakes of salt to the coffee before percolating.

I wasn’t a coffee drinker then, so don’t know why or how it “improved” the coffee


3 posted on 04/09/2025 10:10:19 AM PDT by PGR88
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To: DallasBiff; SaveFerris; gundog

Where does the coffee go?

Here.

Where do you turn it on?

Here.

But where does a coffee go?


4 posted on 04/09/2025 10:12:51 AM PDT by Larry Lucido (Donate! Don't just post clickbait!)
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To: DallasBiff
If I remember correctly, Percolators ruin good coffee by boiling it and running the same water through the grounds over and over. This over-extracts bitter compounds and essentially cooks the coffee, leaving it with a burned, harsh taste—no matter how good the beans are.

I find the pour-over method is best. And the French Press is next.

I am finicky about my coffee.

5 posted on 04/09/2025 10:12:53 AM PDT by RoosterRedux (WWIII has begun. It's the Left in the U.S. and around the world against MAGA. )
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To: DallasBiff

I enjoy stovetop coffee periodically, but drip through a paper filter removes cholesterol-raising and other harmful substances while leaving the antioxidants and other good stuff.

Coffee via pods is the worst of both — harmful stay and good go.


6 posted on 04/09/2025 10:14:54 AM PDT by MeanWestTexan (Sometimes There Is No Lesser Of Two Evils)
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To: PGR88

Salt takes away the bitterness.

Also useful in regular drip coffee you reheat, which tends to become bitter by exposure to air.


7 posted on 04/09/2025 10:16:01 AM PDT by MeanWestTexan (Sometimes There Is No Lesser Of Two Evils)
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To: DallasBiff

They say there is no such thing as a dumb question. But “where do I put the coffee?” is as close as it gets.


8 posted on 04/09/2025 10:21:09 AM PDT by gloryblaze
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To: DallasBiff

The best coffee is made in a percolator. Whenever we go camping we always take the percolator for morning coffee. Delicious.


9 posted on 04/09/2025 10:29:20 AM PDT by Bullish (I've never seen such morons... Have you?)
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“The best coffee is made in a percolator.”

Amen.I still have my Mom’s Pyrex percolator. It makes some great and STRONG coffee (the way I like it) on my propane stove top.
It tastes different from my drip coffee maker, but it is a bit more bother. Worth it!


10 posted on 04/09/2025 10:33:45 AM PDT by Dalberg-Acton
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To: DallasBiff

My Swedish aunt used to put a cracked egg in the basket.


11 posted on 04/09/2025 10:35:37 AM PDT by laweeks (///)
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To: gloryblaze

I tend to agree with you on that. It doesn’t take an engineer to figure that out.


12 posted on 04/09/2025 10:41:38 AM PDT by pfflier
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To: DallasBiff

A coffee percolator is something you use over an open flame when the “power” is out for an extended period of time.

If you’re a coffee drinker, get one, you may need it!

“Where to put coffee,” really?


13 posted on 04/09/2025 10:42:25 AM PDT by old school
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To: laweeks
My Swedish aunt used to put a cracked egg in the basket.
Spendthrift.
14 posted on 04/09/2025 11:01:30 AM PDT by Aut Pax Aut Bellum (I sure am getting what I voted for!)
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To: RoosterRedux

“If I remember correctly, Percolators ruin good coffee by boiling it and running the same water through the grounds over and over. This over-extracts bitter compounds and essentially cooks the coffee, leaving it with a burned, harsh taste—no matter how good the beans are.”

Only if you leave it on too long or have the heat up too hot.

The percolator does boil water, but it should be just below boiling (aka still a liquid) when in the tube as it begins to drip. If it is still boiling in the tube (as in hissing a popping excessively), you’ve heated the tube by having the fire up too much. Turn down the heat.

That said, the main reason it tastes bitter is the brewed coffee is returned to the boiling water below. If you cook it too long, you’ve run coffee through coffee grounds too many times, resulting in bitterness.

The lack of a paper filter will also contribute to bitterness, but not as much as too many passes through.


15 posted on 04/09/2025 11:03:07 AM PDT by TheThirdRuffian (Orange is the new brown)
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To: RoosterRedux

I use a press.


16 posted on 04/09/2025 11:06:14 AM PDT by citizen (A transgender male competing against women may be male, but he's no man.)
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To: RoosterRedux

Love French press but I’m lazy and it’s too much hassle first thing in the morning. I prefer drip to a percolator.


17 posted on 04/09/2025 11:07:07 AM PDT by circlecity
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To: DallasBiff

They do, but they’re all manufactured in China now and don’t last.

I personally use vintage Farberware Superfast percolators - Made in Bronx, NY. I ran across the one my mom had packed up when she bought her first drip machine in the 70’s. It made the best cup of coffee I’d had in years. Been in daily use since.


18 posted on 04/09/2025 11:20:11 AM PDT by whatexit (Biden is an unmanned drone. )
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To: Larry Lucido
Where does the coffee go???

Well, coffee enemas were once popular.
Somehow I don’t think that’s the best way to enjoy a cup of good coffee!

19 posted on 04/09/2025 11:33:25 AM PDT by sjmjax
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To: sjmjax

I guess that’s one way to get your caffeine fix.


20 posted on 04/09/2025 11:35:39 AM PDT by Larry Lucido (Donate! Don't just post clickbait!)
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