Making Coffee in a Pyrex Flameware Percolator for THE FIRST TIME!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 11 ก.ย. 2024
- I've never made coffee in a percolator! For the past 14 years it's all been instant coffee. Instant is so easy! When I saw the Pyrex Flameware Percolator I knew I had to try it. Sharing! Note: This made about 2.5 cups of coffee using a modern day mug.
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If I'm not mistaken this coffee pot is in the Museum on Modern Art. Art and function plus the BEST cup of coffee ever!!
Another nice job :) Very interesting item!! I too love vintage stuff. I think part of it is because we recognize the craftsmanship that went into the stuff. The people who designed/engineered the stuff had durability and customer satisfaction in mind. Not like the disposable junk available today.
Completely agree! There was a beauty and as you say durability, you just don't see today. Funily, my Parents loved Antiquing and took us kids with them. We hated it! So weird how things change.
I like vintage stuff because it wasn't vintage when I had it the first time! We're old friends now.
We got one of these. At first I just used it during a power outage, Now I love it and use it every day,
Brewing coffee in one of these is almost an art to get it right. Buy an adjustable hand grinder and go coarse enough that you don't get grounds in the coffee. Start your water on the heat a couple minutes before you load the basket. Use the LOWEST heat needed to keep the pump going and be patient. I like to turn mine every few minutes to even out the heat and let it run for at least twenty minutes. You want to avoid a hard boil that sends the bubbles around the bell of the pump, that will only send to boil off the water and make your coffee bitter before you extract all of the flavor from the bean.
Thanks for the tips! When I made this video I was coming off decades of Instant coffee! I recently purchased a hand grinder. It's a journey I tell ya! :)
I really prefer glass stuff over plastic , this looks really cool .
How you sound giddy from the excitement just shows that happiness is easy to achieve
Simple is as simple does ;)
I have 2 Pyrex percolators and love them! Tip (because I couldn’t tell from the video): try a coarse ground coffee. I bought a coffee grinder and grind my own now for the percolator and it’s great! Hardly any sediment in the bottom, unlike the already ground stuff you buy.
I have the 9 cup one just like this. I was so excited to find one a few years back at a second hand shop for $5 in pristine shape. It makes delicious coffee.
Awesome 5 dollar score! I love my 4 cup but want the 6 eventually.
I used one of these for years! My dad loved to come to my house so he could have percolated coffee. There was a triangular (heat deflector? I guess) It was to use on an electric stove- I supposed there were hot spots that might be too hot. Anyway, I assume you've used it so it's too late for a warning.
One time when we had moved and not everything was unpacked I didn't have the triangle the first morning! My husband made one from a heavy wire coat hanger. It was a triangle that fit under the pot, but the metal did not come around to completely touch the other end, it stopped to leave a 3/4" gap between the ends.
Just thought of it watching your video. I noticed you didn't put one on the heating element.
I also had the teapot and the double boiler. Loved the db because you can SEE the depth of the water!
Agreed about the heat grid. It is there, just maybe hard to see. I think, in this video I used a homemade copper one but have since bought an original Pyrex. Nice story about your Father. Thanks for sharing that :)
@@xetaprime
I DID NOT SEE THE HEAT GRID, BUT IT IS A MUST WHEN THOSE OF US OWN AN ELECTRIC STOVETOP WITH COIL BURNERS…PLEASE CONSIDER DISCUSSING THIS WITH OTHERS, THE PYREX CAN LITERALLY BURST 💥 WHEN IT SITS DIRECTLY ON THE COILS AND IT ALSO HAS A NEGATIVE AFFECT THE WAY THE COFFEE TASTE 👅 AMAZING-FACT ✔️
THANK YOU FOR AN PRODUCING THIS VIDEO 👏☕️👏☕️♥️
❓ MOTHERS MAG ❓
I NEED THIS IT SEEMS TO SHINE THE BASKET OF MY PYREX PERCOLATOR
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I just found one of these at my local goodwill, but without the metal percolator insert. Darn. I still brought it home with me! 😀😀😀
Which was it, the same 2-4 cup? I wish I could say I use mine. Doesn't mean I don't love it, I'm just lazy and microwave. Where's the emoji for shame :)
I have an original 1952 four to six cup version and it makes incredible coffee!
Cool! So wonderful to be able to make coffee in these old makers! :)
I like to see the whole coffee perking process from start to finish; That's what I like about this Pyrex Glass Coffee Percolator!! + Cheers!!
Cheers back atcha!! :)
My sister's mom has been cleaning out deceased family members belongings and she gave me a 9 cup one of these! She knows I love vintage things and anything to do with coffee. It's in great condition and I can't wait to try it.
Best video ever! “Why do I love vintage stuff?” 😂I say the same thing to myself ALL THE TIME!!!
LOL! I know! It's an addiction :)
a basket filter, like a Mr. Coffee #40 wrap filter would be a great way to keep the grounds in the basket and out of your teeth.
Sounds good! I do floss a lot! :)
Also, always remove the basket before pouring so that you don't spill grounds into your cup
Agreed again :) Great tips!
My grandfather had a peculator coffeemaker just like that.
My parents used a similar pot in the late 50's and 60's. I don't remember much about it. I just remember seeing the pot they retired in a cabinet, minus the guts. They went to electric percolators, then Mr Coffee.
Mr. Coffee the King! :) My parents had me make them instant!
ALso, that is not nearly enough grounds. You can still make it weak or strong by how long you brew it. But more grounds makes better tasting coffee
Agreed! I was a percolator newb back then :)
So I love your videos I absolutely love pyrex cookware!!!!Can you make a video on how to clean the metal parts on the pyrex perculator.? My mother in law had the same one my mother had and I finally convinced her to let me have it!!!!
Thanks! I use three items mostly. Bon Ami 1886 (great for aluminum/many other things), Bar Keepers friend for stainless steel and Mother's Mag Aluminum polish. Mothers won't get scratches out but it will shine up the stainless.
back in the day, my mother would put it all together, wtih water, then start it, not wait before inserting.
I hear you. After watching this video I chose this way. Right? Wrong? IDK
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Great video to show how this glass percolator works. Its, beautiful. Good to mention to use COURSE COFFEE GROUNDS for clear coffee in the end. Also, for electric stoves use a trivet or heat diffuser on the burner to set the glass percolator on to heat and make the coffee, as I saw u had in your video.😊
Thanks Melanie. These really are beautiful! :)
Could you provide me with the width of the heat diffuser under the percolator? regards.
I you're looking at the grid diffuser as a square, it's 4.75" x 4.75". Point to point it roughly 6.5".
Nice! PYREX or pyrex?
PYREX :)
@@xetaprime LUCKY YOU!
Should have used a paper filter.
Agreed. I was a newbie :)
why? I get excellent coffe in mine as is
@@DaleC1980 People of culture use a filter.
@@winterwolf2012 "People of culture"? LOL what the heck does that even mean? My Hungarian mother loved classical music and made the best European flaky pastries and cakes from scratch, no cookbooks. She also made coffee every morning with this percolator (6-cup, I use it now). No filter ever and no grounds in the cup. I do get the tiniest amount (12 grains maybe?) but for me, it's acceptable. Why waste paper?
@@catbirdler You don't have to waste paper, put it in the ground to aid the plants. Drink pure, use paper & enrich your life.
I have the 7756-C which is like the half version of ur pot. Got it at goodwill but it had no innards.... It must be a percolator right??
Yes! It's a percolator! GoodWill score! )
How did you get the fog out of the glass pot?
It was actually quite clear. I haven't solved the foggy glass dilemma yet, even after searching the web :(
Just drug out an old electric percolator to make my 88 yr old father a cup of coffee. I've never used it, don't know where I got it from- I don't drink coffee.
Question, mine has a pouring stem. Yours has a lip on the lid. Do you remove the basket & all before you pour?
Good question! I do, many don't, electric or not. Grounds should stay in when pouring, but always a chance of, not. More of a preference kind of thing.
@@xetaprime - Thank you for responding so quickly!
@@fayewike7363 Another thing people do is pour the coffee through a filter, which is said to help lower Cafestol which might ad to high colesterol :)
@@xetaprime - Very smart and helpful! I'll try it; thanks!
I have this. Best coffee taste from this percolator. I have a glass ceramic stove top, I tried to use the grid, doesn’t work. I’m just afraid it’ll explode. I also wish the basket is not aluminum.
Sorry to hear about the glass ceramic stove. Portable coil stoves are inexpensive on Amazon? I hear you about the aluminum. I actually found the bottom strainer in stainless steel on ebay, with correct patent number. It's marked stainless. Haven't found a top spreader that isn't aluminum.
@@xetaprime ooohhh I’ll be on the look out on the stainless steel bottom basket. Thanks for the info!
@@xetaprime hello, do you think the inner basket of the Corning P166 percolator is stainless steel? Sellers told me they can’t tell because it’s not marked. Thanks.
@@gracechen7615 Good question. The pictures I just looked at look like stainless steel. I haven't found that in writing but sure looks stainless to me. Hmmm
@@xetaprime yes, it does look like stainless steel to me too, maybe it just wasn’t marked.
By the way, I love your videos!
Is it aluminum or stainless steel?? Mine sez "stainless"!
Stainless.
Congrats! they are nice to have! I had one 1994-98 then I gave it to my dad because it was right in the age group when he was a kid! what I didn't like is how fragile they really are! in comparison to my electric perkulater
It is fragile. That's sweet about your Dad. Did he enjoy it?
@@xetaprime Yes Dad liked vintage stuff mom always criticized him for that! and called vintage junk Yet when he passed most of her personality went with him and my two brothers live large$$$$
As the pot didn't explode, I count that as a success. Also love the timing of the music and the bubble at 4:42.
I'm curious about the pan you have in the background. Any videos with it in the future?
The bubble was an accidental lucky sync. Do you mean the gorgeous Majestic Aluminum pan? Not sure of plans but I do love the darn thing.
@@xetaprime It was perfect! Accidental syncs are always fun.
I do! Never heard of that brand. It sure does look like a good pan. Almost looks like a griddle. Wait, is that the pan you made the egg in a basket a few weeks back?
I have a new age one to this
What is a new age one? Later model Pyrex?
Hi! I just got one and I was wondering how you took off the band?
Sorry for delayed response. You need two small screwdrivers. The screws are connected to each other. Hold one side firm, unscrew the other.
No filter?
Not on this go-around. I have filtered perked coffee afterwards though. But not always.
how do I get one of this????
ebay :)
Very nice!! I LIVE perc coffee, I just purchased one of these Pyrex flameware 6 cup models, from e-bay, but..I have a couple corningware elect., and a couple corningware stove top, just love them (although I have to be careful on how I lift them, and support them from the bottom with a pot holder, it’s worth it.
So how did you like the coffee from this pot? Just curious what you prefer on the daily.
You know what I’m gonna say….great video, thanks for posting 🤩😎👍💯
Hey Rick. I wish I'd bought the 6 cup as the 4 is smaller than I thought it would be. Truth is I haven't used it much since making the video. I still play with different coffee methods but I'm into the cowboy way at present, sorta. Dump coffee into hot water, bring to boil and filter. It's easy :) A step up from instant? uhm... yeah.
@@xetaprime that’s pretty cool!! Cowboy Kent Rollins shows how to make awesome coffee and keep the grounds down also.
You know what I’m gonna say…..THANKS for responding🤩🥳🤣😎👍
I just scored this for $12
Get OUT! Score indeed! :)
Awesome video! 👍😎 Where'd you find a trivet or did it come with yours? Thanks!
Thanks! :) I actually made that grid/trivet from copper wire but have since replaced it. Search ebay for pyrex heat spreader grid. Chemex makes one also but they are pricey!
@@xetaprime Thank you so much! 🙂
Can you give me the link to that product ?
Search Pyrex percolator on ebay. They are no longer made.
Would love to own one,
Got a saucepan and a teepot just waiting to find the percalator
I might recommend the 4-6 cup over the 2-4. It's quite small.
@@xetaprimefound one 70 euro 🙄
I love all your videos. Glad it worked out for you, although it seems a bit tedious for a cup of coffee.
It really is! :)
I guess it's a 6 cup
Mine is 7754 which is a 4 cup, the 7756 is 6 indeed.
How was the coffee??
It was good. Not great. But better than instant :) Some suggest you don't need a paper filter, but I did get some residue like when using a plastic mesh. May need some tweaking but it was fun.
We used an electric percolator in our NYC apartment for years and years and years. Eventually we moved to a drip machine with a paper filter and I think it is smoother, BUT also bought cheap coffee for years and years. I’ve finally upgraded my coffee game a bit and it does make a difference. Try a good quality coffee next time. There is some coffee guy I was watching on TH-cam for a while, but Oy. I just can’t get that caught up in coffee. We just buy Eight O’clock coffee now. Not as cheap as Folgers or McCafe or even our beloved Chock Full O’Nuts which we, too, used for years, but a step up. I also like the 1850 grind of Folgers. Well-priced at Walmart. www.1850coffee.com
@@CatskillsGrrl Didn't know about Eight O'clock or 1850 coffee. Checked out 1850, and looks cool and I want to try it. Instant coffee has spoiled me rotten. Not sure how long I'll be into the percolator but I have a feeling it may not be long :) Or not. Ordered a reusable percolator filter arriving Friday... is it Friday yet?
If you will turn the heat down once the coffee begins to percolate your cup of coffee will taste so much better if you don't allow the coffee to boil. Boiling coffee will ruin the taste. You just need to watch and adjust the burner to keep it perking without boiling.
Di.G. BBCH,
I totally agee! Once it start boiling I turn the heat down as low as it will go without stopping the percolator action. It makes the best coffee I have ever had.