Any percolator fans out there?

[stan]

Thanks Tim

For the link, and info.
Anyone have any idea as to the brand of coffee pot, or approximate age?
I've had it for years, and to be honest, don't remember where I got it

 

[danemodsandy]

Stan:

That coffee pot would be a little hard to date. The reason is that it's enamelware, which was an "economy" choice in cookware for many, many years. Many enamelware brands were made unchanged for decades; there was no reason to change them, since they sold steadily no matter what.

Judging from the design, your coffeepot could be anywhere from the '10s through the '40s, and could be later. Because of the ivory color, I would say '30s, because ivory was very fashionable then, but that's only a guess.

 

[stan]

Thanks Tim

Guess your right!

I just happened to catch a old movie on T.V, Joan Blondel was in in it, think it was a 1940 production, and I noticed my coffee pot on her stove, LOL
Don't know if mine is that old, but if they made that many that long...guess it could be.

 

[vacosaurus]

egg shells in coffee?

Out of curiosity how much and what is the procedure to put egg shells in percolator coffee? please use a six cup percolator as a example. Thanks Bill,

 

[stan]

Hi Bill

For a six cup, I add half a broken up shell to the grounds in the basket, and perc as normal.
I have , in the past, made cowboy coffee. Where you don't use the basket, and put your water, coffee
(a little less coffee) and the broken shell into the pot, bring to a boil, remove from heat, let sit a few min, then pour. I poured threw a tea strainer so maybe I took the "cowboy" out of it! Very good from what I remember.

 

[polkanut]

<span style="font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt;">My older aunts in MN always made "egg coffee".  A very smooth and mellow beverage.</span>

http://www.food.com/recipe/lutheran-church-basement-egg-coffee-130947

 

[stan]

Tim

I'm going to try that out! Just to see!

 

[reversomatic]

tea drinker here too

But that does not stop me buying coffee percolators,i just think there nice to look at and i will probably never use them.I only have 2 but love them both the first is a Swan brand from 1950s which i found at a car boot sale and the second is a never used Boots branded model which i bought from a charity shop.I think it was sourced from a company called Sona,possibly 1970s.I think the Boots/Sona perc is based on an american design, perhaps someone in America may know .I like the smell of coffee brewing just not the taste.
Kind regards and happy new year Nigel.

 

[danemodsandy]

I Think....

....The Boots/Sona machine is very heavily American-influenced, but I don't think it's physically based in any American manufacturer's design. It's very handsome.

For my money, the best-looking percolator ever was the Russell Hobbs #3008. Its brushed stainless steel, the rectangular shape and the teakwood handle raise it far above most perc designs. Sadly, it seems never to have been made in a 110-v version for the American market, so we can't use them over here without adapters and trouble.