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Melitta It's odd thinking they even made a percolator! My mother got one of their drip pots in the 80s, and I seem to recall they were really, really committed to the cone drip system (which they apparently invented). Based on my perhaps flawed memory/perception, it's strange they'd be...

I'd be leery of a modern percolator. I've heard enough horror stories about ones that don't last. I'd be more comfortable with gambling on vintage, and they aren't that hard to come by. I saw a stainless steel percolators this week at Goodwill for $7. Plus this percolator, unlike current many...

>A good cook can come up with a delicious meal using what ever ingredients and tools are available at the time. This has been a theory I've had, but I'm wondering about that... After some of the reading I've done recently, I'm thinking ingredients make a huge difference, and have become a huge...

>Mickey D’s fries too, because the were still fried in fat that contained beef suet. Since she has passed away I believe that they discontinued that practice. Yes, I think, too, that they use some other fat. I also wonder what other changes have been made to the various items she liked on the...

Depends on the kind of "like." Generally, the only kind of "like" I have for a modern appliance is if it functions properly. I can't think of much that interests me with newer appliances I've seen, past mere function. Modern styling leaves me cold, and there is no feeling of history. I have the...

This might interest some here. It talks about the possibility of running Windows 7 past the end of support--and it doesn't scream: "You must upgrade!" QUOTE: In January 2020, Windows 7 will come to the supported end of its respectable lifecycle. After this point, there will be no more updates...

Would a magnet stick to stainless steel? Not necessarily. Which is why one hears suggestions about taking a magnet along when shopping for stainless steel cookware to be used on induction stoves. I just checked a few of my percolators. (Hmmm...excuse for too many percolators: a large sample...

>My grandmother always used a percolator >My mom on the other hand has only once had a percolator I'm old enough that percolators were still probably the common default choice when I was young. I know my mother had at least one percolator. I can't remember it, but I can vaguely recall when it...

>Those Sunbeams are beautiful Thanks! And you're most welcome for the photos--glad you enjoyed them!

One other cookbook that I value is one that my mother assembled over the years--a mix of recipes from my paternal grandmother (stuff that my father had liked), maternal grandmother (a cookie recipe that I remember my mother making often), newspaper clippings of interesting recipes (which she'd...

>I've been lucky enough to have cooked with Julia and boy was that fun! You were lucky! And I can imagine it was fun--and also a very memorable experience.

Hard to say... Many years ago, when I was first cooking, I probably most heavily used a 1960s edition of FANNIE FARMER my mother had (and which had been her basic cookbook for years). Back then, I went through other cookbooks as well, in search of new recipes. And sometimes even ideas that were...

>I felt that it made about the best drip coffee I've had. I wouldn't be surprised. I've been really impressed. And IIRC Braun was top rated by CONSUMER REPORTS in the 80s. >I don't even remember percolator coffee. >Hopefully, that will change soon! You'll have to let us know of your...

>Now, it's old enough that I don't feel right about taking it out and using it. I have that sort of problem, too. I go even further--I like getting vintage stuff that's clearly used so I don't have to worry about using it and "something happening" and ruining something that is a perfectly...

The Braun uses a cone filter, but a smaller size than the larger coffee pots. I think the designation is #2. (An unfortunate choice of numbers--they perhaps should have chosen a different number--although the number might have been chosen in Germany, and it's possible that 2 doesn't have any...

I remembered I had this photo... Yet another Goodwill clearance special I should have resisted, but didn't. Another case, too, of something that looks worse in the photo than reality--although it's far from mint. I really liked the "Hi Fi" label, having fabled with audio equipment off and on for...

One small correction I said that I used an electric CorningWare percolator once. But it wasn't the one on the right in the photo (like I said)--it was the small one on the left. Apparently I wasn't paying attention to the right/left lesson in preschool! LOL Actually, I probably wasn't thinking...

Those Sunbeams are beautiful They really are. It was a HUGE struggle whether to buy the second one. I already had one. They aren't the same model, but I was happy with the first one I had. But I liked the style so much... And the second one I got had a nicer glass bulb. The first one has one of...

The Braun It is fun to think that this might have been the type of coffee maker chosen for a fine hotel! I've assumed this was possibly Braun's answer to Krups, which had a small cup coffee maker for years. One reason I got this is probably at least partly memories of a big Braun my mother...

You're welcome, Barry! Glad you liked the photos. If I can get the camera to function again, I may add some more.