Brews the best cup of coffee we've had from a percolator. The secret is to use cold water from the refrigerator. That way the percolation time is around 14 minutes. Well made product. Would definitely recommend it!!!
We enjoyed coffee from our Presto percolator coffee maker every day for 16 years. We just bought a replacement and we will continue to use the new one -- for 16 or more years! Here are some reasons we are happy with the Presto percolator: 1- This coffee maker makes great coffee 2 - Think of all the disposable coffee filters and "pods" that we *haven't* thrown in the trash when we have used our Presto percolator. 3 - Think of all the fragile glass and plastic drip coffee makers that we *didn't* have to keep replacing every 12-18 months. 4 - The shape and design of the Presto percolator is retro and modern at the same time - a very stylish addition to our kitchen counter. Thank you for making a solid, durable, practical, attractive, and functional coffee maker! YAY!
I have owned this Percolator for about 15 years and love it for it's ability to make strong, full bodied, full flavor coffee. Occasionally I would get a weak pot and that would lead to cleaning, stretching the tube spring and suspecting my new bag of coffee. I have learned two things. 1) don't overfill the basket. And most recently, 2) my machine would perk for about 12 minutes with tap water from my sink. With three coffee mugs of ice cubes in the pot and then filled with water, it perks for 14.5 minutes. Great Coffee! So the perk time is adjustable by how cold the water is. It wish it was in the instructions.
I like the size of this percolator . I generally do 8 cups and yet can do more if we have company.. Fast perking and keeps coffee hot. Shipping was quick. Coffee taste great in this percolator.
I rediscovered this coffee pot about 2 1/2 years ago. It makes the best coffee compared to any other machine. In my opinion. Perfectly hot, even too hot to drink right away which is fine by me. Great, stainless steel quality.
This pot makes wonderful, hot coffee in record time but it makes an awful noise. It sounds like it is grinding coffee beans for the first 2 to 3 minutes. I am returning because of that.