Coffee pot

[gadgetgary]

And today from Ct I bring for your viewing pleasure......

An 8 cup Corning Ware electric percolator. It is in a lovely harvest gold. There is an indicator light at the base to let you know that your coffee brew is complete. It has a see-thru plastic top and a genuine Corning Ware black cord.

 

[gadgetgary]

Removeable

The body of the perk is totally removeable for cleaning. You simply move the slide towards the top of the handle and lift the pot off the base.

 

[gadgetgary]

The inside

Here is a view of the inside of the perk.
A nice sunny way to have your morning CAW-FEE~!

 

[tlee618]

Hi Gary, That is amazing, another pot that I have never seen!! I wonder if this was only sold in select areas?? This is so much fun, thanks again for sharing these tresures with us.

Terry

 

[tomturbomatic]

Jason1, glass vacuum pots work fine on electric stoves, too. As the water starts up, you just turn the heat off, time it, then slide it to a cool element and you have your coffee.

There is a big difference between the brown handle GE perks and the black handle ones. The brown were chrome over copper inside and out and the plating inside can wear off the copper. When copper contacts the coffee, the taste is ruined. The ones with the black handle are chrome on the outside, but stainless steel on the inside making it much more durable.

 

[toggleswitch]

Preposterous, no?

*WOW* cool coffee pot!

Purists/gourmets, IIRC say coffee should never touch metal.
Could this be true?

 

[jasonl]

Tom

And even better on a smoothtop, just slide it over to the cool burner and down comes the cawfee.

 

[mixfinder]

Bunn Coffee

Jason,

I like your say it like you feel it approach. I find a perverse thrill in watching you get away with some outrageous stuff. You must have earned some indulgences along the way.

I agree with the Bunn or fast approach to coffee as being a comprimise. The water needs some time to run around with the coffee to extract maximum flavor and complexity.

I relate digital clocks and Mr Coffee to the beginning of our rush to the 80 hour work week. Used to be we got up around 7:00 plugged in the pot and started the day. Now, it's, I got up at 6:58 and the coffee pot takes five minutes, anything more and its out the door. I better look for a new one. Leave for work at 7:32 and God forbid our breakfast McMuffin take more than 90 seconds and if Dominos is more than 20 minutes with a Pizza it better be free ETC ETC.

There was a time when the 40 hours was a respectable work week and week ends meant a change of pace.

Oh crap, I digressed!

Kelly

 

[maytagbear]

Toggle--

It depends on the metal used in the coffee pot.

Aluminum is not ideal, but stainless steel is inert.
I can always tell when coffee is brewed in aluminum.
The 40-100 cup West Bend urns?-- Aluminum! To me, coffee brewed in aluminum is a tinge extra bitter.

One year to save electricity, (the very bad winter of 1977-8,) Ma found a porcelain on steel stovetop perk. It made decent perked coffee. However, perked coffee is not my favourite method.

In the late 70s, Corning made several different styles of electric/glass perks. The one I remember best was a clear one with red fittings. I don't remember this one, thank you for sharing it, Gary!

Lawrence/Maytagbear

 

[jasonl]

I never was a fan of perk coffee. It seems like "boiling the coffee". Cycling the water through the tube and dripping through the grounds. It makes coffee bitter imho. For me the best is steeped coffee, in a french press or a vacuum pot. My Starbucks pot is SS and I don't notice it being bitter. On the other hand the coffee has more flavor. And the pot is so thick it stays HOT for a long time.

 

[gadgetgary]

The one I remember best was a clear one with red fittings

Lawrence,

Was this perk that you remembered electric or non-electric? I have another Corning Ware in clear glass and orange in color.

 

[maytagbear]

Gary-

It was an electric, and was featured in a Maxwell House ad with Margaret Hamilton as "Cora", the storekeeper-postmistress.

Lawrence/Maytagbear

 

[gadgetgary]

It was an electric, and was featured in a Maxwell House ad w

Lawrence,

Did it look anything like this? This is of the Electromatic series. This perk was never used....still has the paper around the base and filter basket, and has the instructions.

 

[jasonl]

The coffee Witch

I remember "Cora" but I was too young to know that she was the witch in Wizard of Oz.

 

[maytagbear]

That is the

one, Gary!

Lawrence/Maytagbear

 

[gadgetgary]

Ding, Ding, Ding....BOING~!....OMG

Hit it right on the head.

For your visual pleasure, glad I was able to be of service.

 

[48bencix]

I think they're chrome plated copper

I too have a Coffee Master vacuum pot. Picked it up at an antique fair here in Sacramento, there were two available. One had a cracked rubber gasket, the other was unknown as it was stuck together, but appeared to be in better condition. I pulled it apart, with help. The gasket is perfect in appearance, and pliable when heated.

Mixfinder: thanks for the glycerine hint, I knew that something would work to help the pliability.

So here's what I do. I place a large plastic glass of water in my 700r Radarange for two minutes (I start with hot tap water). Then I place the upper pot in the hot water for a few minutes, the gasket gets nice and pliable. Then I insert it in the lower pot, full of cold water, place the washable filter and coffee. After the coffee is brewed, I disassemble and clean the top pot. They really make nice smooth coffee, supposedly the temperature is not too hot to make it bitter. And as mentioned the drama is fun, mine is placed on a formica counter, which sets up a vibration similar to a volcano going off.

Martin

 

[toggleswitch]

Cleaning up my act.

Thought I'd try DAWN power dissolver in the Farberware coffee pot. Foamed up and worked like a charm.

No crubbing!
No soaking!
and no more ring around the collar....er coffee maker.

The idea came to me when oven cleaner was mentioned above.
I believe this stuff has the same lye/sodium-hydroxide in it, only watered-down and less caustic. Interesting how the label simply says:

*Contains biodegradable alkaline cleaning agents and solvents. Contains no phophate.* [SIC]

Well anyhoo it works well and with all the warinings on it including skin irritation and strong smell,I believe I have
found another weapon in my arsenal against dirt. (OMG I have finally turned into my mother who has a personal vendetta against it!)

Sorry, no may not be used in (my) mouth.

anyhow...
Keep them coming Gary.
Good stuff!

 

[gadgetgary]

And the grand finale........

What a way to kick off the start of the Memorial Day weekend festivities serving your guests CAW-FEE. from this all porcelain coffeemaker. It is quite heavy when empty, and, just imagine it filled with your favorite brew…….bring it to your guests and get a HERNIA……..OUCH!….then…..they can wait on YOU for the rest of the weekend. Look at the ‘pineapple’ top….the envy of your neighbors.

Hope you all enjoyed my trip down memory lane this week with just a few of my perks(and gadgets). I am glad that I was able to bring you a little joy, put a smile on your face, or bring back something nice from your past, giving you a reason to look forward to my next post. Please remember to live you life to the fullest every day and enjoy what you have……….

I wish you all a safe and Happy Memorial Day ‘long’ weekend, and hope next week to start a new thread with some more of my ‘goodies’

Remember, don’t drink and drive…and if you have to drive…please, please, please stay in the car while driving……...The horn. Bl**s…does the driver??????…And….HONK if you are H**ny~!

Love to all my AW dear friends,

Gary(Rona~!)

 

[gadgetgary]

To my dear veg-o-matic........

And yes, veg, there will even be some homemade ‘gadget’ treats to serve from that ‘gay’ cookie jar on my counter(as you so stated!). It would go perfectly with that hot and steamy coffee…..MMMM…MMMM…Good to the last drop~!

Riding off into the rainbow……..

GadgetGary