Still Perfect Coffee After Over Three Years

I am the only coffee-drinker in my house and I only drink one or two cups a day. By my definition, two measured cups equal one coffee-cup sized “mug“. I am very finicky about that one cup.





After being treated for lymphoma, I became concerned about all the plastic used in drip coffeemakers coming into contact with hot water and possible cancer risks. I then looked for all stainless-steel with no soldered seams. That could only be found in percolators. I bought a stainless-steel stove-top percolator. I did not know what to expect as far as flavor, but I was pleasantly surprised. I discovered that percolated coffee tasted better. The only problem with this stove-top percolator is I have to wait for perking to start, reduce flame, then watch color through the glass knob on top. I grew tired of baby-sitting this percolator for several minutes per brew and realized it was time for an automatic.





Knowing that over percolating will ruin the flavor, I did not know if an automatic electric would time as perfect as my watchful eye on the stovetop. I found the Farberware FCP240 2-4 cup Automatic Electric Percolator through a ‘net search and read many mixed reviews, mostly good. I ordered this percolator about a year and a half ago and up to this point, it has consistently brewed one perfect cup after another. It brews much faster than the stovetop unit I used before and the coffee tastes just as good.





Prepping is a snap, then plug it in and walk away. You will know when it is finished with the brewing cycle as it will become silent after it automatically switches off. Then it will go into a warming mode to keep coffee hot until you are ready to pour. Cleaning up is not too hard although not as pleasant as a drip coffeemaker. The flavor is worth it, in addition to not being exposed to possible toxic chemicals from plastics. Most people accustomed to drip coffeemakers are unaware of how good coffee can taste with the right percolator.





The Farberware FCP240 percolator is pleasing to the eye in appearance. A unique feature over other percolators is that instead of perforations in the basket and spreader lid, the FCP240 has dozens of stamped dimples where they are open on two sides of each dimple. This greatly reduces the number of coffee-grounds falling through the basket, yet allows liquid to flow through freely.





If you need a small automatic percolator, I highly recommend the Farberware FCP240 2-4 cup Electric Percolator.