How do I perk coffee in my old corning ware stove top coffee perk?!


Question: You said stove top so I assume there is no heater element in the percolator.
What you do is put ground coffee in the basket. Some baskets need a filter but the older ones probably not. Anyway about one scoop per cup. more if you like strong coffee. Add the amount of cold water you want per cup and put it on the stove. Turn the burner on high still it starts then turn it down. The water should begin to boil and rise up in the center stem then fall into the basket with the coffee in it. It will recirculate several times. The longer you let it go the more extraction (to a limit) you will get and the stronger the coffee. You can keep it hot with the burner on low.
Note: this process works best when you are making several cups not just one or two. If just one or two I suggest using a drip method.

PhD Food Chemistry and Nutrition


Answers: You said stove top so I assume there is no heater element in the percolator.
What you do is put ground coffee in the basket. Some baskets need a filter but the older ones probably not. Anyway about one scoop per cup. more if you like strong coffee. Add the amount of cold water you want per cup and put it on the stove. Turn the burner on high still it starts then turn it down. The water should begin to boil and rise up in the center stem then fall into the basket with the coffee in it. It will recirculate several times. The longer you let it go the more extraction (to a limit) you will get and the stronger the coffee. You can keep it hot with the burner on low.
Note: this process works best when you are making several cups not just one or two. If just one or two I suggest using a drip method.

PhD Food Chemistry and Nutrition

I had a corningware coffee percolator a long tnime ago that was recalled.

Back when I was a kid, (1950's) my grandma had a Pyrex coffee maker you used on the stove top. She was a all day coffee drinker and I remember her making coffee many times. I don't recall exactly how many cups the pot made, I would guess about 6 or 8 but she would fill the pot with enough water until just under the grounds basket. Put the basket onto the brewing tube place in the coffee pot and add coffee grounds again I don't remember how much but I would assume 1 tablespoon per cup and cover pot with the lid. she would place on the burner over med. high heat and let it peculate until it was the desired strength that she wanted. I'm sorry but this was fifty years ago and you will probably have to adjust the amount of coffee and brew time for your taste. I hope this was helpful to you.





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