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#29 Coffee In a Percolator: Slow Down and Enjoy

Administrator’s Note: We here at TTAF are taking a break from blogging for the rest of the year. We feel that it is important that we take some time off to spend with friends and family, and also to relax a bit as the past year has been hectic for all four of us. We […]

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#43 Rules for an Honorable Nightcap

Administrator’s Note: We here at TTAF are taking a break from blogging for the rest of the year.  We feel that it is important that we take some time off to spend with friends and family, and also to relax a bit as the past year has been hectic for all four of us.  We […]

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Friday At Five

Gentlemen, we are on the precipice of the greatest time of the year in sport.  Baseball is nearing the playoffs, the Little League World Series is in full swing, the English Premier League is in week number two, and college football starts a week from yesterday.  Enjoy the coming months.  As a disclaimer I feel […]

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Know Your Single Malt Regions

Let other poets raise a fracas ‘Bout vines, an’ wines, an’ drucken Bacchus, An’ crabbit names an’ stories wrack us, An’ grate our lug: I sing the juice Scotch bear can mak us, In glass or jug. O thou, my muse! guid auld Scotch drink! Whether thro’ wimplin worms thou jink, Or, richly brown, ream […]

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Friday at Five – August 10, 2012

Well it’s that time again. It’s Friday afternoon and, for many of you, that means the workweek is coming to an end. Here’s your weekly “what to do this weekend” post. Remember, though, as Josh pointed out on Monday, this will be the last Friday at Five for a while as we’re incorporating a new […]

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Friday At Five: July 20th, 2012

Of all the things going on around the country this weekend the most important, loosely using the word “important” here, is that The Dark Knight Rises comes to theaters.  You may have heard of the movie from Josh’s post this morning.  Or you may have heard of it because it is one of the most […]

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Friday at Five: June 8th 2012

What to Watch   The only reason to watch the NBA this weekend would be if the Heat lost last night and the series goes to a game seven.  Even then the only reason to watch that game would be to watch Lebron James cry. You should however watch The Hunger Games The European Championships which start today. […]

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Friday at 5 – May 18

The whistle’s blown, you’ve punched your time sheet, you’ve shut down the workstation, you’ve said your goodbyes. Congratulations, you’ve made it through another work week. Let us help you get your weekend started in the right direction with the weekly Friday at 5. What to Watch: The NBA Playoffs. The nations longest lasting sports tournament […]

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accessed at Rarely does a day go by in which I fail to drink at least one cup of coffee, and I would be willing to bet that many of you would say the same.  Coffee has become quite the industry with fancy coffee shops and equally fancy coffee machines for the home.  There are two things that are certain in the world of coffee, one is that people want it and the other is that people want it quickly, and how we make our coffee has changed with those demands. While there is nothing wrong with growth and technology in any field, I am advocating for the renewal of something old, coffee in a percolator.

Many of you probably do not even know what a percolator is, your most ancient of coffee devices being a drip machine, which you traded in long ago for something chrome, or something that makes coffee in a single cup.

I first discovered percolators while living in Haiti.  Haiti does not have Starbucks, though street vendors will sell coffee out of large pots over an open fire, and my wife and I often found ourselves in a situation in which there was either not enough electricity for a drip coffee maker or that it would not be wise to use such energy to do so, not to mention the fact that it can be hard to locate coffee filters in rural Haiti.  The solution to our problem came in the form of a percolator and a gas stove.  When we moved back to America my grandmother heard us talking about coffee in a percolator, she went home and pulled this well used pot out of her garage.  It now belongs to me and it is where the majority of my coffee is brewed.

It is pretty simple really.  Place the scoops of coffee in the basket, fill the pot with the desired amount of water and let it boil on the stove.  It will be obvious when the water is boiling over, as you will be able to see it in the clear plastic part of the pot on top. You can tinker with the amount of time that you let it boil; I usually let it boil for ten minutes or so, based on how strong you want your coffee.  Also, for those of you wondering what goes on during those magical ten minutes inside the pot, I found a diagram that explains it all.  Here is how it works.

Yes it takes longer than a drip coffee maker or a Keurig, but it makes great coffee.  Give it a shot at home or even on the campsite.  I have been known to brew a full pot on Monday, only to reheat it every morning, or whenever I require another cup, for the following days.  Technology is great, but some things are worth remembering, coffee in a percolator is worth remembering.

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Coffee In a Percolator: Slow Down and Enjoy

Good morning gentlemen.  Rarely does a day go by in which I fail to drink at least one cup of coffee, and I would be willing to bet that many of you would say the same.  Coffee has become quite the industry with fancy coffee shops and equally fancy coffee machines for the home.  This […]

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