Primula Today Aluminum Stove Top Percolator Maker Durable, Brew Coffee On Stovetop, 9 Cup, Silver

Truly the best coffee we’ve ever had. Super easy to use not bulky like a coffee maker so it doesn’t take up a lot of space and super easy to clean. It is sturdy but the silver doesn’t look as pretty after a few uses

I was so happy when I got this. I've always wanted a percolator I had the same one as a kid with my mother. Easy to use very easy to clean durable great value for the price 0 plastic material, coffee quality is superb the size is perfect and I love the look of it, the heating elements are amazing

First off, as others have said high heat will melt it and distort the metal since it is thin aluminum. It does work it does make a good cup of coffee, you can make it a strong or as light of coffee as you want depending on the brewing time. Quality is questionable, this can bend, dent and nick very easily. Watch the handle due to the build quality and the clear plastic piece, the plastic looks like it will melt easily with too high heat Tips for better brewing: The holes in the filter are too big. If you are grinding your own coffee use a medium grind. If you are using a finer grind or pre-ground finer grind like Kirkland Columbian, it will go through the holes and you will have grinds in your coffee. To avoid that, use a wraparound paper filter or reusable filter or like I did since I have a ton of basket filters, I punched holes in two filters and put the coffee between the filters.. Brewing, since my stove settings are Off, Low,1 through 9 and High, I heat the water on around 8 just until it just starts to percolate then reduce the temperature to between 2 and 3 for around 15 minutes. I then turn off the stove and let it sit for a few minutes. Brewing times are subjective to individual tastes. Too long it will be bitter due to overextraction and under extraction will result in watery coffee. For my taste I make it with 24 oz water to 6 tbsp coffee, 8 tbsp if I want it stronger. I will eventually replace it with a steel one.

My old favorite percolator was seeing its last days so I needed a new one. This one is good, sturdy and a great replacement for my old one.

Best coffee I ever made this year. Like anther reviewer said, it is perfect for beginners. Once I perfect this percolator with different strengths of coffee. I will then move on to more complex contraptions for coffee making.

Updated: I have made several pots in it and it has has been seasoned. The holes in the basket leak coffee grounds into the pot so you must use a filter. I just cut a small hole in my small drip basket filters to fit onto the stem. I followed some suggestions in the reviews here. Some suggestions said to let the coffee percolate longer. This helped a lot. I now percolate for 17min on med. heat to start, then drop to med-low (4) on my electric burner once the perc. starts. Once done, turn the burner down to low and wait for the perc. to stop. You can keep the coffee warm like this until you are done drinking. I now get a good cup, but not a great cup. I just perc. water in it once in a while and see all the floaties. They may not be good for me. You really can not use this to just boil water for tea once in a while. It is a coffee pot and that is all it ever will be. The walls of the pot are very thin, like soda or beer can thin. This will eventually wear through and leak. I think I now have the best pot out of it that I can get, which is not for my taste. So, back it goes. I never had high hopes but I did try. I give it 3 stars for the fact that it can make a cup some people may like but not me. For camping, this would be perfect because you would not mind leaving it or if it gets stolen. Just not the quality I expect for my daily brew.

Simple, easy to use!

We recently endured an ice storm without electricity for nine days. We have a gas stove, so if we have a power outage again I won't have to do without my coffee again. Just wish I had ordered it sooner. Reminds me of one my parents had when I was a child. Nothing fancy, but does the job.