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Coffee Percolator

Brewed Versus Instant Coffee.

Coffee percolator is a coffee brewing device that looks like an urn. Coffee percolator, or caffettiera in Italian, may have gotten its name from the word percolate. The percolator was really the first device invented for brewing coffee. Today they are no longer commonly seen and were mostly replaced by drip coffee makers, espresso machines and French press.

Coffee percolators are a cruder way of brewing coffee. Most of the time it exposes the coffee grounds to higher temperatures compared to other brewing methods. This may cause the already brewed coffee to circulate again through the beans. Over extraction can make a coffee taste extra bitter and strong.

Coffee percolator may eliminate part of the volatile compound found in beans. This may result to a release of pleasant aroma during the brewing process but may produce a less flavorful cup of brewed coffee.

Coffee brewed using percolator has a quite distinctive flavor that some people consider as an acquired taste. The proper use of percolator takes a lot of talent so as not to ruin the taste of coffee. Coffee percolator enthusiasts laud the hotter and more robust coffee brewed from this device. They defend that the potential drawback of this method can be eliminated by controlling the brewing process carefully.

There are several parts of a coffee percolator. Starting from the top, it has an opening or spout where it lets someone to pour coffee to a cup or any other container. The lid along the spo ...read more