gfm8959
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I bought a used Farberware Perc off of shopgoodwill. What is on the stem of the percolator? Is this something that should have been removed?
Farberware Superfast Percolator Question
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dynaflow
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no
it keeps the spring in place
it keeps the spring in place
It does act as a spacer to keep the spring at the correct height on the stem, but you can remove it and use the perc without the spacer in place, just be sure to place the spring at the same height on the stem. It is tight enough to remain in place without the spacer. I've used my Farberware Percs without this spacer with no problems. A hint for cleaning your new perc, as they are usually pretty stained when you get one used. To get your new perc spotlessly clean,
1. Fill it to max level with tap water.
2. Put dishwasher detergent in the basket,(enough for 1 load of dishes, or 1 pak if using paks)
3 Run the pot thru a full brew cycle, then unplug and leave it for at least 1/2 hr.
4 Pour out the dirty water and detergent, rinse with clear water. You won't believe how dirty the water will be.
5. Now fill again with clean tap water and run thru another brew cycle, discard water, rinse and now you have a sparkling clean perc that will look brand new,
Repeat this process when ever your pot needs a good cleaning again.
Eddie
1. Fill it to max level with tap water.
2. Put dishwasher detergent in the basket,(enough for 1 load of dishes, or 1 pak if using paks)
3 Run the pot thru a full brew cycle, then unplug and leave it for at least 1/2 hr.
4 Pour out the dirty water and detergent, rinse with clear water. You won't believe how dirty the water will be.
5. Now fill again with clean tap water and run thru another brew cycle, discard water, rinse and now you have a sparkling clean perc that will look brand new,
Repeat this process when ever your pot needs a good cleaning again.
Eddie
The Farber was a very fast perk--like a cup a minute. The ceramic sleve on the pump stem was to insulate the hot water traveling up through the cold water surrounding the stem and this brewed better coffee becuse the water was hotter when it hit the ground coffee.
Tom, thats good to know
I've owned several Farberware Superfast Percs over the past 30+ years and thats the first time I ever heard about the water being hotter because of the isulator on the stem, but it makes perfect sense!! Thanks for the info. I have used my Farberware's without the insulator in place and they worked fine, in fact the newer models don't even have the stem insulator since about 1990, or so. But those newer one are made in China and are complete POS. They use inferior themostats that begin to malfunction, sometimes after only a week or so. The old models, manufactured in New York are the very best.
Eddie
I've owned several Farberware Superfast Percs over the past 30+ years and thats the first time I ever heard about the water being hotter because of the isulator on the stem, but it makes perfect sense!! Thanks for the info. I have used my Farberware's without the insulator in place and they worked fine, in fact the newer models don't even have the stem insulator since about 1990, or so. But those newer one are made in China and are complete POS. They use inferior themostats that begin to malfunction, sometimes after only a week or so. The old models, manufactured in New York are the very best.
Eddie
I've used that same dishwasher detergent method on Corningware Electromatic percolators and except for one pot with really bad staining, it rendered sparkling results with just a single treatment.
I have a vintage Farberware perc NIB I should get out and try. We're having an all-out apocalyptic, close the Krispy Creme snow storm tomorrow so it would be a fun treat for a winter morning. My mother had the small 4 cup version many years ago and liked it very much.
I've had good luck with the detergent in the basket as well, except that it foamed a bit more than expected and I had a puddle on the counter.
I've had good luck with the detergent in the basket as well, except that it foamed a bit more than expected and I had a puddle on the counter.
The perks work on a thermostat so the hotter you can keep the water rising up through the pump stem, the faster the temperature in the pot will be reached. I'll bet it does not perk a cup a minute without the ceramic sleeve although the heat lost to the water in the pot might not slow it that much, but would result in weaker coffee. I remember ours and how in the last 10 seconds or so before shutting down, the perking would be almost constant with little to no interruption between the perks. It was furious, like a coffee making orgasm with steam rising out of the spout, the little plastic knob just filled with erupting coffee, loud noises and everything. It was almost like a steam locomotive on the counter, similar in drama but not quite on par with a Coffeemaster.
gfm8959
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It actually does a cup a minute, I timed it. I wanted one with the glass perk insert so I could see the coffee perking. It was very clean on the inside. Thanks everyone for all the good info!
lordkenmore
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I actually seem to recall the "cup a minute" being stated in the 1980s. Farberware was carried by the Bon Marché (which, in time, became Macy's). It seems to me I saw "cup a minute" stated then. Of course, I sadly turned my nose up...it was Farberware and a PERCOLATOR, rather than a drip maker from Braun/Melitta/Krups. Years later, I played with pecolators. I don't think they are the best coffee makers out there, but they do make better coffee than I'd have ever expected. I've played with Farberware, and found that they so seem fast, but never thought to time them. I do recall what Tom said about the perking being almost constant at the end.
They were cup a minute in the early 70s when I was selling them, too.
lordkenmore
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I'm wondering...were the largest Farberware pots (the large urn types used for parties) also cup a minute? Something makes me think yes, but I can't remember for sure. If so, it could be a quite a long brewing period for a full pot!
Bleach
I add about 1/2 cup of bleach to my Farberware percolators, as well as my Corning Electromatics. Run thru a brew cycle and cleans all the old coffee residue. Run another cycle with clean cold water, and the inside is just like new!
I add about 1/2 cup of bleach to my Farberware percolators, as well as my Corning Electromatics. Run thru a brew cycle and cleans all the old coffee residue. Run another cycle with clean cold water, and the inside is just like new!
Liquid chlorine bleach without the ingredients in dishwasher or even laundry detergent that protect metal can do a real number on stainless steel like pitting and corroding the metal. It would be kinder to use a little DW detergent in your coffee pots instead of the LCB. It would be safer to use the LCB for a quick soak if you were not heating the solution. This strong bleach solution is eventually going to eat a hole right through the heating well since the hottest part of the metal is where the chemical action is going to be the most intense.
I second the DW detergent for cleaning the oily coffee deposits. I usually fill a pot with boiling water and add about a tablespoon of DW detergent gel. I just let the pot sit for a few hours (sometimes overnight). After a good rinse they always comes out shiny for me.
Are the American built
2-4 cup pots fairly easy to find on eBay?
Lawrence/Maytagbear
2-4 cup pots fairly easy to find on eBay?
Lawrence/Maytagbear
I agree with those above!
Cleaning the pot is easy with a teaspoon of Cascade or your favorite brand, cold water then perc.
Or you can use Citric Acid, up to 1 tablespoon will do, cold water and perc.
And the final tip if you hand wash, take the smallest bottle of dishwashing detergent (Dawn or favorite brand) and add one ounce of Ammonia to it then shake, this will cut the coffee oils and smell.
Dishwashing detergent and Ammonia is safe to use together, plain or sudsy Ammonia can be used!
Cleaning the pot is easy with a teaspoon of Cascade or your favorite brand, cold water then perc.
Or you can use Citric Acid, up to 1 tablespoon will do, cold water and perc.
And the final tip if you hand wash, take the smallest bottle of dishwashing detergent (Dawn or favorite brand) and add one ounce of Ammonia to it then shake, this will cut the coffee oils and smell.
Dishwashing detergent and Ammonia is safe to use together, plain or sudsy Ammonia can be used!
lordkenmore
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Lawrence, I did a fast search just now, and turned up more than 1 US made Farberware on eBay. Pricing was about $20 + about $20/shipping. (Ouch! Although I suppose one can say $40 is reasonably cheap given the quality.)
A lot, I suppose, depends on timing...
Another resource might be etsy.com.
The limitation I see is that the Farberware pots I see mostly do NOT have the glass knob on top. They are the models that had a solid black knob. I have no idea when those shipped, but it seems to me that was what I recall from the 1980s. Even then, I mourned the missing glass knob. Call me simple minded, but I like the glass knob that lets one see the coffee perk.
A lot, I suppose, depends on timing...
Another resource might be etsy.com.
The limitation I see is that the Farberware pots I see mostly do NOT have the glass knob on top. They are the models that had a solid black knob. I have no idea when those shipped, but it seems to me that was what I recall from the 1980s. Even then, I mourned the missing glass knob. Call me simple minded, but I like the glass knob that lets one see the coffee perk.
harry13potter14
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Farberware
Why did they stop using the ceramic sleeve,I always look in them before I buy them, no sleeve I leave it behind
Why did they stop using the ceramic sleeve,I always look in them before I buy them, no sleeve I leave it behind
