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Whistle Stopper - Farberware Classic Yosemite Stainless Steel Percolator
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List Price: $45.00
Our Price: $19.89
Your Save: $ 25.11 ( 56% )
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Manufacturer: Farberware
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Binding: Kitchen
Brand: Farberware
EAN: 0631899501240
Feature: Sleek percolator brews 4 to 8 cups coffee
Is Fragile: 1
Label: Farberware
Manufacturer: Farberware
Model: 50124
Publisher: Farberware
Studio: Farberware
Warranty: 1
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Features
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Sleek percolator brews 4 to 8 cups coffee
Permanent filter basket; no messy paper filters needed
Made of 18/10 stainless steel polished to mirror-finish
Stay-cool synthetic handle; dishwasher safe
Measures 8-1/4 by 6-5/6 by 9 inches
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Stovetop Percolator Makes a Good Old Cup of Coffee
Comment: This stainless percolator is nicely finished and well designed. It is easy to clean and perks a cup of coffee like that rich black brew my parents made. The stainless steel is less fragile than the aluminum models, does not require "seasoning" as they did, does not contaminate the coffee, and can be thoroughly cleaned without losing the "seasoning."
Faberware could work on quality control a bit. The one I got has an ever-so-slightly crooked plastic dome, and I was mildly alarmed when washing it out for the second time, I found a quantity of "goop" under the top rim of the pot. I believe the substance to be the polishing compound typically used in mirror finishing. Though I have suffered no ill effects, this stuff should have been removed at the factory. If you buy one, scrub it out completely before use.
Overall, for old duffers like me, who want to again enjoy that familiar brewed flavor, this is a great coffee pot. It is fairly priced and I recommend it. And who knows, maybe we can show some of those who've never had REAL coffee why we aren't that impressed with Starbucks!
Customer Rating:
Summary: Smell the Aroma...
Comment: This is DEFINITELY what I was looking for and for a great price! Looked everywhere... all the major Dept. Stores... and of course, I wound up at Amazon who always seems to have what I'm looking for! If you want the taste and smell of coffee that way it used to be (or like walking into Starbucks) this is the one to get. There are more expensive ones, but this does the same job and the quality is just as good. Very satisfied... my electric maker is sitting on the side, hoping to be used again. Great product for an equally great price that you can't beat!
Customer Rating:
Summary: Unusable out of the box
Comment: For some reason, the handle was wrapped separately from the pot. There's a screw in the handle, but no hole in the pot for a screw so I can actually attach it. Am I supposed to drill a hole and hope the screw is long enough? Don't think so -- this item will be returned tomorrow.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Very nice percolator
Comment: I purchased this percolator to keep in case of power outages so I could use on the burner of my gas grill. I did, of course, try it to see how it works. It made the coffee very nicely and I liked that you don't need to use a filter with it. The grounds all stayed within the basket. It is a lovely staniless steel pot. I would recommend it.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Forgotten the great taste of perked coffee
Comment: The Farberware Classic Yosemite Percolator is excellent overall. I was worried about the internal parts and whether they were made of aluminum or stainless steel, since there was nothing in the description or previous reviews on that. It was indeed made of the stainless steel, which is a mark of quality in my book. So many of the others I looked at were made of aluminum, which for health and medical reasons I have heard about, plus taste factors, I did not want.
There are only a couple of small design flaws in the making of this percolator and neither is something that would keep me from buying it over many of the others I looked at. The two flaws are the plasic perc cap, which has not failed for me yet, but I understand others have had trouble with it. It would be much better if it had been made of glass, but the heat transfer would be increased if it were, so there is a trade-off. AT least with the plastic top, you can use it without burning your fingers. The second problem, if you can call it one, is a general design flaw, which doesn't effect using it really. The way the top of the steel of the percolator wraps around and under, makes it a little more difficult to rinse out when cleaning it out and the hole that was drilled or punched out for the pour spout is round, instead of a cut out that would match the pour spouts shape externally. This does slow down the pouring of the coffee, but that may actually be a good thing considering your working with hot liquid. Seriously, none of the flaws I mentioned are actually flaws in so much as they are things that could possibly make the design just a little bit better. After not using a perculator in many many years, I was able to produce a great pot of coffee right off the bat and I won't go back to the drip style again. The flavor of the perc coffee is much sweeter and smoother. It doesn't have that mouth drying affect of the drip made coffee at all. The design of the coffee basket has been done so well that I have had nearly none or no grinds in the final drops of the pot. One trick I use is to wet the inside of the coffee basket prior to adding the coffee and it works like a dream. Bye, Bye filters.
There is a little bit more to the clean up each time you brew a pot and of course, you don't have a timer to preset your brew your coffee in the morning before you get up, but this is far outweighed by the flavor of the coffee and no longer needing filters.
If you are in the market for the taste of perked coffee, I would highly recommed this perculator.
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Editorial Reviews:
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If you grew up in the 1940's and 1950's, it's more likely you saw a coffee percolator like this one on your parents' stovetop. The origins of the percolator go back to about 1818 in France. Prior to that, coffee was made in vacuum pots or was boiled. By the middle to late 1800's travelers immigrating to the United States from Europe brought these percolators with them. Many of these pots made coffee for families that used wood stoves on their journey westward. This Farberware model follows that classic design but is made of stainless steel. It's easy to use, clean, and maintain. You can expect years of quality service from this coffee maker. Farberware has added a stay-cool handle to help make pouring a lot easier. It truly is a classic refined.
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