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Post by berlyn on Feb 15, 2008 16:17:49 GMT -5
After seeing a pic of Cinnabar's vintage Wear-ever coffee pot, well I fell in love. It's unique, practical, vintage and has been around for many many moons. I'd only use it when there is no electricity (like during & after hurricanes) or rather that is what I'm telling hubby. *blush* I seem to be the coffee house since all my relatives and friends have electric stoves.
At any rate, what does one look for in a vintage coffee pot?? How many pieces usually come with it?? Do you use yours often?? Since most of them are aluminum does it affect the coffee taste??
All I know is I would like to stumble across a purtty one. ;D
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Post by cinnabar on Feb 15, 2008 18:11:34 GMT -5
Talk about vintage www.jitterbuzz.com/coftrip.html#dripHere are my pots. All drip Wear evers apart. They should have parts that fit easily together. The aluminium really leaves no difference in flavor that I can tell, just keep them clean. You may may use paper filters if you wish. My Aunt would make her coffee very strong and then water it down to taste.MMMM good. The left one is 4 cup, then 6, 8, 9. I have another 6 cup one.
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Post by damnoldhippie on Feb 15, 2008 19:10:10 GMT -5
Interesting that the fellow who wrote the article on that page prefers manual drip coffee ;-)
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Post by berlyn on Feb 15, 2008 19:50:47 GMT -5
WOW!! I dig those vintage huge expresso machines in that article or rather "bibliography" on the history of the American coffee maker and methods. Really liked the pictures, a step back in time. Cat eye glasses, Peter pan collar, calender thumb tacked to the wall, the sink and the "not a Chambers" highback stove in a small space. And they are a smiling. ;D
Thanks for sharing ;D
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Post by damnoldhippie on Feb 15, 2008 20:13:21 GMT -5
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Post by cinnabar on Feb 16, 2008 0:17:25 GMT -5
You know, I have seen that chambers stove before.....let me think
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Post by berlyn on Feb 16, 2008 10:01:59 GMT -5
You know, I have seen that chambers stove before.....let me think Yes and the vintage frig also is one of our members!! I know who.
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Post by cinnabar on Mar 30, 2008 13:44:31 GMT -5
Here is my newest Wear ever member Pat.June 1902. In a bit rougher in shape than I would have liked, but it holds water and shines up good. Keeping company with the green water kettle. cinn
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Post by berlyn on Apr 1, 2008 9:57:57 GMT -5
Cin, I should be receiving my Wear-ever coffee pot anyday. I will need a quick refresher how to use a perculator. Filters are not needed, correct?? What is the correct heat to use too & how long do you perculate?? Your coffee pot and green kettle look great on your Chambers!! ;D
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Post by cinnabar on Apr 1, 2008 10:38:02 GMT -5
Been a long time since I used a perk coffee pot. Think I remember using the round filters. Not sure about the temp. but boil till the coffee brew bubbles up in the glass top for a short time. You may have to experiment here. Check the site above for more details. www.jitterbuzz.com/coftrip.html#drip
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Post by fschimmel on Apr 1, 2008 11:34:06 GMT -5
Berlyn,
I usually heat my pot til it begins perking and then allow to percalate for five minutes.
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Post by berlyn on Apr 1, 2008 14:46:13 GMT -5
Frank, Do you or don't you use filters for the perculator??
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Post by fschimmel on Apr 1, 2008 19:03:17 GMT -5
I don't use filters. The coffee holder works just fine.
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Post by pipercollins on Apr 2, 2008 8:46:50 GMT -5
Frank, Do you or don't you use filters for the perculator?? I'm with Frank. You shouldn't need a filter with a percolator. In fact in many percolators, the filter slows things down such that it makes it a lot easier to get boil-over. (One of the knacks you have to develop is how much heat is too much...you want to go slow.)
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Post by berlyn on Apr 2, 2008 10:09:00 GMT -5
The last time I made coffee in a stovetop perculator was years ago when we had a power outage after a hurricane. I was lucky to only be without electricity for about a day. Others were out for about a week, in their all electric homes. Of course, I became the morning coffee stop, warm shower, tv/news watching and air condition place for friends and family. I broke out my mom's vintage corningware perculator that I rescued from her Goodwill box years earlier. Me never making perculator coffee used a papertowel for a filter. Hey no one complained and I thought that was clever use in a bind. I asked my friend at the time, do you or don't you use a filter. She laughed and said she wanted coffee so bad she could care less about grounds being in there. Never really got an answer about the filters. ;D ;D
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Post by fschimmel on Apr 2, 2008 22:06:54 GMT -5
I own two corningware perculator pots that I use on a daily basis. Sometimes I have to make decaf. Never used a filter and I never had to worry about boil over.
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Post by berlyn on Apr 9, 2008 13:34:25 GMT -5
My Wear-ever perculator coffee pot arrived!! It's so cute!! Here's a pic of it straight from the box. Thanx to Cinn for helping me find it!! It's perfect!!! ;D
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Post by momtommk on Apr 9, 2008 21:34:41 GMT -5
precious! How does the coffee taste? Ok, now I have to look for one.
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Post by berlyn on Apr 9, 2008 21:46:17 GMT -5
precious! How does the coffee taste? Ok, now I have to look for one. All I will say is, it's going to take practice & patience. We'll have to see what all I did wrong in chat.
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Post by cinnabar on Sept 23, 2010 15:45:00 GMT -5
Update on the D handled Wear Ever Drip pots. I have retired the MrCoffee and use only the Wearever! Hubby likes the non-bitter taste you get from the D makers and the odd taste from the paper filters is just not there. Yes there is a difference. Was using a French Press and tried the drip. No contest. Ah! the simple life.
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Post by 58limited on Sept 23, 2010 17:49:11 GMT -5
I have a pyrex stovetop coffee pot that I use sometimes, and during power outages; otherwise I use a Cuisinart grind 'n brew or a French press.
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Post by marka on Sept 25, 2010 11:29:32 GMT -5
I use a Cory glass vacuum pot, it makes the best coffee I have ever tasted!
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Post by cinnabar on Mar 19, 2011 20:01:47 GMT -5
Recently got the pot in the center of this pic, a cool retro Sunbeam Coffeemaster vacuum pot for a song. Works well, but is a pain to clean and only makes 8 cups. Coffee is a little murky too. I still have to like the drip Wear Ever D best. Haven't tried the large Wearever in the photo w/ copper yet. It makes 16 cups. (Also for a song) Love to find the deals. cinnabar
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Post by wannaredun on Mar 25, 2011 2:49:34 GMT -5
Marka, I had a fabulous glass vacuum pot and, uh, donated it. Wasn't sure how to use it and didn't want the clutter. Then a little while later info started to appear online... best coffee evar! I haven't seen one since.
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Post by lwagne on Mar 25, 2011 20:44:08 GMT -5
I can not tell you how much stuff I have bought back after donating it. Latest was a big knife holder - look - this is just what we need. Hmmm - looks familiar, turn it around, does it have a little chip in the wood? Yup - it's ours!! Grrr, all for good causes though.
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Post by marka on Mar 26, 2011 10:32:29 GMT -5
Marka, I had a fabulous glass vacuum pot and, uh, donated it. Wasn't sure how to use it and didn't want the clutter. Then a little while later info started to appear online... best coffee evar! I haven't seen one since. I'm sorry to hear that! It really is the best coffee ever! Having said that, I will admit that don't always use it, I'm a slave to convenience and being able to dump water and grounds into the drip machine, flip a switch and walk away.....I can't resist. For company and after dinner coffee, or that special....morning after...thing, nothing beats the Cory!
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Post by lwagne on Apr 16, 2011 19:05:53 GMT -5
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Post by pooka on Apr 30, 2011 3:14:09 GMT -5
Look at my new drip coffee maker I got for $12.00 at the antique mall today. It's a FLAVO-DRIP de Luxe ALUMINUM WARE a product of West Bend Aluminum Co. It's obvious that it mimics the D handled Wear Ever Drip pots except it has a sexier tapered shape above the flair at the bottom & a more stylish spout. I didn't really need it but, I'm trying to get away from my electric appliances as much as possible. It's older than I thought it was. I looked up the two patents on it. They're both from 1939. This would've been the latest thing when the model B chambers stove came out. I've seen the same design as a stove top percolator & later as a electric percolator from the 50's. I was looking for one with a little more appealing curvy shape like cinnabar's tea pot looking one in her pictures at the beginning of this thread. I was also interested in ones I've heard called French Biggins which are just another version of drip pot made out of porcelain-ware. I'm too cheap so I couldn't find one I was willing to spring for. I also like cinnabar's newest Wear ever. I've seen it as a percolator & with a tall cylindrical basket. I'm not sure what to call that brewing method. It remind me of a full figured gal with a long skirt from the turn of the last century. For me it's as much about practicality & aesthetic appeal. I look at this one several times before I decided to buy it. I really like the one that berlyn got. It's got such an elegant design but, I'm not really a fan of percolated coffee. I don't make coffee a lot but when I do I want a really good cup of coffee. You'll notice the bottom is shinnier than the top cause I polished it up with a little MAAS metal polish. I'll work on the rest on another day. I need to collect the many coffee makers I've acquired over the years along with some of my other accumulated clutter & have a big yard sale to clear some of it out.
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Post by marka on Apr 30, 2011 10:18:32 GMT -5
That is really nice!
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Post by lwagne on Apr 30, 2011 23:55:18 GMT -5
What a neat shape, kind of deco looking with the handle design
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