Coleman 2000008358 Blue Enamelware Percolator – 14 Cup
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14 Cup, Blue Enamelware Percolator, Enamel Coated Metal Coffee Pot With Aluminum Percolator System, Wide Base Provides Increased Stability, Holds 84 OZ Of Water With The Percolator, Easy To Clean, Stainless Steel Rim Helps Prevent Chipping.
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143 of 144 people found the following review helpful
Best Coffee Perc out there………, February 1, 2007
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Paul Cochran – See all my reviews
This review is from: Coleman 2000008358 Blue Enamelware Percolator – 14 Cup (Sports)
This enamel coffee percolator is a really well thought out and built item. The pot and lid is constructed of enameled steel and the stem and basket is aluminium. The perc knob is clear glass, sealed with a gasket in the lid allowing one to easily see the color of the coffee as it percs to determine when your perference of coffee strength is reached. I have used mine for years with only one very minor problem. The aluminium stem that holds the coffee grind basket got slightly bent, but I successfully bent it back into place without damage. As noted by another reviewer… these aluminium items are weak. However, what are these items designed to do, and what strength holding a basket of perking coffee grinds might be required? I bent the stem trying to stuff a small bag of coffee grinds and the bag of filters into the pot with the stem in place, for storage. That was 100% my fault, not that of the product. I quickly learned that the coffee pot is NOT for storage, but for percolating coffee. Go figure, uh?
Aside from me slightly bending the perc stem, the coffee percolator has performed flawlessly and has produced quality tasting coffee. The coffee easily loads into the coffee grind basket for perc-ing. Being a 14 cup perc, it out produces other 12 cup percs. The handle is large enough for a gloved hand or a pot holder to easily fit into so as to hold/pour the coffee. The item is very easy to clean, including removing and re-installing the glass knob and seal. Have not had a problem with chipping the enamel under normal use, which chipping can easily happen via abuse. Nor has the glass knob cracked or chipped, or any damage to the knob seal. Both the knob and seal are readily available at sporting goods stores should they need replacement.
Should you be searching for a coffee percolator that produces quality coffee, ease in use (large pot handle, clear glass knob, ease in loading coffee basket), ease in clean up, ease in storage, and manufactured of quality materials that will be around for years to come… then the Coleman 14-Cup Coffee Enamelware Percolator is the unit you’re looking for.
A few tips: Do not fill the pot with water high enough to touch the coffee grind basket. If you do, grinds will float out of the basket and you will end up with coffee full of coffee grinds. Be sure that the water level is below the bottom of the coffee grind basket before you start to perc. For a faster made and better tasting coffee, before placing the loaded coffee basket/stem into the pot turn your stove on full bore and rapidly bring the water in the pot to a rolling boil. THEN… turn off the stove, place the loaded coffee basket/stem into the pot and turn on the stove to LOW for the perc process. Doing this quickly heats the water but will not boil over into the coffee basket getting coffee grinds in the coffee. Secondly, slightly dampen the bottom of the basket with water prior to putting in the filter paper. That way when the filter paper is placed in the basket it will immediately stick/seal to the basket’s bottom. This way the filter paper can not slip or pull up allowing grinds to get in between the filter paper and the basket. Should that happen, those coffee grinds will escape into the coffee.
UPDATE… MARCH 2013 UPDATE: On March 17, 2013 (Yes, St Patrick’s Day…lol)I received an email alert that someone had commented on this 2007 review. Out of curiosity I opted to review the 1 and 2 star reviews to see what their complaints were. As expected there were several reviewers that complained about receiving their item damaged (People, really? The product deserves a low score because the bull in the China shop carrier damaged the item? Such reviews cloud a reader’s process with your mental junk). One reviewer even complained about the handle coming off the very first time they lifted it from the stove with their first brewed pot. UGH…that would suck, and I too would be really upset. Nonetheless I want to say that such an event was a flaw in that specific perc’s manufacturing which is not reflected in the vast majority of the items. There are even some comments about how cheaply the aluminum strainer basket and stem are. As I noted in my 2007 review those items are a tad on the cheap side, but they are designed to hold a small amount of coffee and focus hot water up the stem tube into the glass knob falling back down into and percolating through the coffee filled strainer/basket(hence the name). The basket/strainer/stem was not designed for nor has the purpose of withstanding a user’s gorilla grip and/or other absent minded dunder headed and/or air headed ignorant duffus actions. For these mental lackeys they should stay with an electric perc and hope they do not electrocute themselves. With care mine has lasted hundreds of perc’d pots of coffee over many years of camping, and still is running strong (I still camp 4-5 times a…
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43 of 44 people found the following review helpful
LOVE IT!, January 26, 2007
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Chicken Lady “Chicken Lady” (Dallas, Texas USA) – See all my reviews
This review is from: Coleman 2000008358 Blue Enamelware Percolator – 14 Cup (Sports)
I bought this coffee pot for home use in utter disgust with drip coffee makers. Having had three different drip coffee makers stop working in one year, I decided to go with something tried and true. And while you can’t set it up to turn on by itself, I will never have to replace it again. The color is beautiful. It is a snap to clean up (just throw it in the dishwasher). And, the coffee tastes so much better. I now use less than half the amount of coffee grounds needed by a drip maker and am getting more flavorful, robust coffee and no bitterness. I guess this is one thing that modern technology can’t top. I will never go back to and electric coffee maker.
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23 of 24 people found the following review helpful
Good Coffee with one major drawback, June 2, 2008
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Ross Barentyne “Musician” (Fort Lauderdale, FL USA) – See all my reviews
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This coffee pot makes great coffee and will be a boon when the power goes off this summer as it inevitably does in South Florida. The pot, handle and lid are well-crafted and sturdy. BUT, the stem which holds the coffee grounds basket is unbelievably flimsy. It bent completely out of shape just from hand washing. Fortunately, I was able to bend it back into the proper shape, but I’m sure after one season, we’ll probably have to replace it. We own several Coleman products and this is the first one that has elements that are so poorly manufactured.
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