Review on ☕ Durably Crafted Primula Today Aluminium Stovetop Percolator Maker for Brewing 9 Cups of Coffee by Marcus Curry

Arrived on time, no damage. Nicely polished. Your simple aluminum coffee pot. Plastic perk indicator on top. Some people scoff at plastic rather than glass, but this plastic doesn't get that hot and is unlikely to shatter if you drop it on a hard surface. Reading the reviews here has been interesting so I'll try to add my two cents to the discussion. First off, the measuring cup is 8 ounces. This is an ordinary "cup" of coffee. The typical coffee mug a mom keeps in her cupboard weighs only about 6 ounces. The INSTRUCTION MANUAL states "DO NOT fill past the bottom row of 3 holes in the spout". Using him as a guide, I measured the water in the pot, barely touching the bottom row of 3 holes. To reach that level, it held 5 1/4 "cups," or 42 ounces. They advertise it as a 9 cup model. Adding enough water to reach the top of the bottom row of three holes only required one more ounce of water, so it took 43 ounces to reach the top limit. So you can brew just over five 8-ounce cups of coffee, or just over seven 6-ounce cups of coffee. Or you can brew 9 tiny 4.7 ounce cups of coffee. Now that we know how much this thing holds up, let's talk a little bit about how to use it. Old-style regular grind (or coarser) works best in a percolator. The fine grind is designed for drip and espresso coffee machines. I use the original Maxwell House coffee grinder just like my mom and her mom did in their coffee makers 50 years ago, mainly because I don't want to take a coffee grinder with me when I go camping, it's readily available and not too expensive. But I'm not a fan of the brand, so every time I see a coarser grind, I try them all. You will always get dregs in invigorating coffee. You can buy paper filters in the basket and use them to get rid of them, but that will change the flavor and kind of defeats the purpose. That's why I don't use them at all. Using the percolator: Measure the amount of water and put the ground coffee in the basket. You have to decide how many "cups" you want, and then you have to experiment for a few days to figure out how much coffee to use to make it as strong as you like based on your taste. Burner, but be aware that if you're running it at high speed, you'll have to be willing to drop the temperature once it starts seeping to speed up the process. You don't want to boil water in a pot, you just want to apply enough heat to get it bubbling and as little "steam" coming out of the spout as possible. Too much heat will result in a burnt taste. On my gas stove or Coleman stove, I have to turn the flame almost all the way down to get the slow perk. Once it begins to glow slowly and regularly, check your watch or set a timer for three, no more than 5 minutes. Turn off the heat and leave the pot for another 3-5 minutes to allow any residue left in the coffee to fall out. Now you are ready to serve. I pour the entire pot into a thermos to keep it hot, but if you remove the lid and remove the basket and leg you can put the pot back on the stove on the lowest setting to keep it hot. The above advice applies to all percolators. This Primula Today model is economical and does exactly what it's supposed to do, with the exception of making 9 cups of coffee.