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- Percolator, Blue - 14 cup- Enamelware
- 1 Year
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By microjoe
PROS: This pot is very sturdy, paint is high quality, strong handle, lid has a lip that if installed properly should not fall out. Has a nice chrome ring at the top of the pot where the lid fits in, a spot that is vulnerable to chip in most enamel pots. Also good for heating water for tea, hot chocolate, and dishes. I prefer percolators over drip coffeemakers. I have never had to replace a stove top percolator because it was broken, but have owned countless expensive drip coffeemakers. Breakable carafes, clock to reset, takes up counter-space, buttons to fuss with, filters to replace. My simple pot lasts years longer, and the clean-up and maintenance is simpler. Now you can buy paper filters for percolators, but I think that is a waste of money. Like a drip, there is a learning curve. This type of pot does not have a water marker for example. But there is a simple instruction sheet in the box. But for taste, I get a full bodied dark coffee, and I do not need to buy the high dollar coffee I used to buy to get the same robust flavor. My opinion anyway.
CONS: Many of the new percolator pots have strainer baskets that are really flimsy in design, including both the Coleman and the GSI brand. The real problem is the upright stem, it tilts over if you know what I mean. You can bend it back, but I worry it will break over time. If they improved the basket assembly with a heavier grade aluminum like they used to make, or a stainless steel basket, I think it would solve the problem. I replaced the upright stem and basket in mine with an old sturdy one from a old pot I found at a yard sale. Most stainless steel kitchen (non camp) models have a stainless basket. Also - For some weird reason, most of the manufacturers basket is the same size, no matter how big the pot is. Next issue, on models with the glass dome, some folks can break them. They sell replacements in 2 sizes at Amazon.com for less than a pack of paper filters. The good news is that Coleman will mail you a replacement dome for free if you break it, email them through their web site seems to be the best way to get this done. I am guessing they would also replace the filter?
TIPS: Wet the inside of the basket before you put grounds in, to help prevent grounds from going through the holes. Use a medium ground blend. If you plan to use it on a camp fire, soap the outside of the pot and let dry for a minute before placing on the fire, to prevent soot stains. If you do it every time, it will stay looking like new. Don't cram the coffee grounds down into the basket either. Some folks like to heat the water good and hot, and then put the basket in, I don't as that is a good way to get burned. This model comes in a nice box, I recommend you keep it if you camp with the pot, it makes a perfect storage box to avoid scratching the pot.
RECOMMENDATION: Great pot, my favorite of these for camp use actually. Coleman also sells a 12 cup and a 9 cup in this shape. The 12 cup is Stainless Steel, instead of enamel, but I do not know about the basket. I found matching cups, but shop around the third party sellers here to get the best price. Coleman's competitor GSI makes an 8 cup percolator in red or blue, but the lid is attached which is a nice feature.
By Quilt Lady (MidWest US)
Wonderful, simple way to brew a great cup of coffee. However what we originally thought was a mold mark in the glass knob turned out to be a crack, so we've had to buy replacement glass knobs. The basket and "insides" seem a little flimsy, but then I'm used to a 30 year old pot.
I'd like to know upfront if this was made in the USA or china. I always buy USA if I can.
By Tommy Gee (South Carolina)
I received my Coleman 14-Cup Coffee Enamelware Percolator and was impressed with the weight of the pot. However when I opened the lid, I was very dissapointed with the quality of the basket and stem. It came in slightly bent and I could understand this happening because of the cheap quality of the metal. The quality of the insert doesn't match the outside of the pot. I know that I will be searching for a replacement made more substantially.
Tommy Gee
By Michael A. Giles (Texas)
I made real coffee on a campfire with this pot and no longer crave starbucks lattes.
By Titanium Man (Southern California)
My last one survived over 20 years. That's why when we broke the glass top we decided to buy a new one. We shopped some of the local stores, and they only offered what we considered to be a second rate substitute. None of the competition could match the quality of construction, fit and finish that Coleman has put into this massive coffee pot. When I found it here on Amazon I was elated. Without being too verbose, I don't mind paying for a premium product. When my new one arrived, I was pleased to see that there had been no compromise in quality over the years, and my guess is that this one will last me two decades as well.
I know that it may sound kooky, but this thing makes the best coffee. In addition, it makes enough coffee the first time! This is my favorite thing to take camping.
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