Percolator fun!

[danemodsandy]

OH! P.S.:

Christopher:

With a stove-top perk, DO NOT centre the perk on the burner. Put it over to the side, where the handle will be more away from the heat. It's easy to damage a handle if you don't do this.

 

[washmeup]

Thank You

You are the best!! Thank you for all of your information!

Christopher

 

[gadgetgary]

Corning Perks

These are pretty neat

 

[gadgetgary]

Another

In blue

 

[gadgetgary]

And

That fabulous retro 'orange'

 

[scott55405]

Gary I have that last one. Stopped working though. :-( Until I came across it though, I never knew Corning had made percs in other than the traditional "Corningware" style.

The first time I saw a GE on Ebay with that greenish finish, I thought someone was trying to pass of junk on Ebay as people are sadly sometimes wont to do. I thought "what on EARTH did somebody do to this poor thing?!" It's cool and unique now that I know it's supposed to be that way! LOL

 

[petek]

West Bend colored aluminum. Not sure what other colors these came in.. I would imagine blue and yellow and maybe green?

 

[petek]

The infamous Jet-O-matic

 

[tlee618]

Gary, I love those colors on those Corning pots!!!
Pete, I know those West Bends also came in a copper color and I am betting others as well. I don't have a Jet O Matic but man I do love the sound they make when they are brewing. Thanks everyone for sharing.

 

[petek]

Does anyone use those little paper filter discs for their percolator baskets? I had a small supply and luckily found some more in a hardware store the other day, not that I perk much coffee. I prefer drip coffee.

 

[scott55405]

Pete, I have had the round discs (the best I ever had were some Mr. Coffee branded ones I found at an estate sale that were made out of better than usual paper), but normally I use a wraparound type filter. It's basically a square of filter paper with a hole punched in the center and the four corners. The center goes over the stem, you add the coffee and fold the corners around by pushing the corner holes through the stem. When you throw it away it just flips out of there with the coffee all in one piece.

The grocery stores here don't seem to carry them so I stock up when I visit Arizona, where they do for whatever reason, even though the grocery store is owned by the same company. I have quite a few on hand, but am going to check the hardware store in the neighborhood as well, who I'm hoping will also carry powdered Dip-It.

 

[polkanut]

I usually just take a drip filter and fold it into 1/4's, snip off the tip, slide it over the stem, and down into the basket. Works just fine for me.

 

[veg-o-matic]

Baked Potato Soup

For Sandy:
4 Large baked potatoes
1 Stick butter
3/4 Cup flour
1.5 Quarts milk
4 Green onions, chopped
1 Cup sour cream
3/4 Cup crisp, crumbled bacon
8 Oz. shredded cheddar cheese
Melt butter in large saucepan or Dutch oven. Add milk, then add flour slowly, whisking constantly.
Whisk in salt and pepper to taste and simmer over low heat, stirring constantly. Cut potatoes in half, scoop out meat and set aside. Chop half of the skins and discard the rest. When milk is very hot, whisk in potatoes. Add onion and potato skins. Whisk well and add remaining ingredients. Reserve a small amount of onion and bacon to garnish top of soup when ready to serve.
From cooks.com

Couple of changes I made: I make a blonde roux with the flour and butter before stirring in the milk. As far as the bacon and cheese go, the more the merrier!

veg

 

[danemodsandy]

Thanks, Veg!

That sounds as yummalicious as the photo made it look. I intend to try it out very soon!

 

[mixfinder]

Cleaning Kitchenaid Burr Grinders

Rice is used for cleaning the smaller grinders with the single spinning blade and removable top. Some cooks keep a coffee grinder for grinding spices or even rice or grains into flour. Burr grinder using clean themselves as they go unless the coffee is particularly oily or the grinder is unused long enough for coffee oil to rancidity You can use a small brush to remove what you see and dry old nasty beans to remove oils discarding the grind. Full on disassembly is possible, but seldom warranted.

 

[tlee618]

Scott, I have found that Cascade Complete with Bleach works even better than Dip-It, you might want to give it a try.

 

[scott55405]

Thanks Terry, I'll look into that. I've been out of the dishwasher loop for a while, but it seems to me and I know you know that Cascade Complete with Bleach is probably a good thing all around!

 

[jasonl]

Purex Perk-u-lator

Pyrex's have a curve bottom but are just fine with a smooth top (cue: Togs)

 

[perc-o-prince]

One of my favs!

I have been looking for this Chase Chrome "Coronet" set for quite a while and was thrilled to have recently found it with its matching tray!! Just love the Deco sculptural lines. It was designed by Walter von Nessen.

Rich

 

[j2400]

Is this the "official" black trivet for Corningware? I recently came across it with an electric Corningware percolator.

 

[j2400]

Trivet with percolator:

 

[j2400]

Here's a stovetop Corningware that I own. (The last pot is owned by a neighbor.)

 

[gadgetgary]

Oster Sisters

Totally 'plastique'

 

[gadgetgary]

Flower Power

By Corning

 

[gadgetgary]

Dazey

Perk up

 

[scott55405]

J2400, that is the trivet!

Gary as always on these threads I am so enjoying your collection! Those Osters are such a cool mid century design. Until I saw your collection, I had no idea Corning had so many patterns!

 

[bendix5]

This coffee maker we found at a estate sale a month ago for $3.00. We couldn't believe it was all there and in such good condition. It has become our daily driver. We had one a few years ago and it burned out so it was tossed. In that time we have probably used up three auto drip makers. One Mr Coffee actually melted down on our counter top one day. We have a few pieces of Corning we got for wedding gifts and use them all of the time and they still look new. They sure hold up to time. Next

 

[bendix5]

Today we went to another estate sale and found this electromatic frypan. I have never seen one of these before and grabbed it up. The 4 quart casserole was with it. I realize now that the fry pan that came with these were 2" tall. I have one. Tonight we made our taco meat in the skillet and it cooked up nice and didn't stick, cook too fast or slow. I am impressed to say the least. Tomorrow we want to try a pot roast in it and simmer for the day. Anyone else here have one of these and use them. I tried to find use and care manual on internet but no luck. One more picture

 

[bendix5]

This is with the 4 quart that came with it. aLL FOR $8.00 Can;t beat that. Thanks Dano

 

[mixfinder]

Farberware

I bought a Chinese made NIB Farberware perk and when I got it home it had no basket. Today I found a 9 cupper with the pumice stem to absorb coffee acids. Sitting on the shelf next to it was the basket for the 4 cupper. Now I have two Farberware Superfast coffee makers and I have no idea what I'll do with them, but I had to make it in the thread. I also got a GE 10 speed hand mixer that looks like new and will sit on the shelf with all the others.