Every video on these --any every other percolator--fails to mention one key step: found in the instruction booklets of SOME vintage units, is the directive to WET THE FILTER BASKET prior to adding the ground coffee. This step helps prevent additional sediment falling through prior to perking. Simple yet effective.
They make great coffee, have the whole house smelling good. These perculators were made here in America, back when we were self-sufficient. Plenty of good jobs for our people. Hopefully, these jobs will come back home. Good video! Thank you for sharing!
Agreed. When we maufacture goods in America and then sell those goods in American stores, we ctreate multiple jobs. Nothing wrong with export/import but we need to build goods here too.
We can thank NAFTA law for this...we sold our patents to China and then gave them the lions share on accepting their imports as we lessened our exports and they sell us our old brand names made with disposable parts...it is ridiculous that we are paying 1200.00 for a wall oven and $32,000.00 for a vehicle...my grandparents purchased their brand new 3 bedroom 2 bathroom house with detached garage gorgeous living room spacious kitchen all walls fence lines installed the pantry had half of a wall next to it the water heater then the back door now turning the right of the door a long cupboard with an electrical outlet and fold down ironing board and space for your iron to cool and store and a space for your sprayer and bleach the sprayer actually came with the house because the contractors wives did it as a favor to the new housewives moving in..they also had a say in some of the homes design i think it wad the kitchen because the built ins were incredible and the pots and pans cupboards were slide out shelves and other cupboards were lazy Susans and they paid $2,900.00 FOR THEIR HOUSE...TOTAL...
@@tamarakennedy4976 true. But isnt pyrex a french brand? Because LOTS of it now is french made. But this pot has made in USA on the bottom. I have a lot of old cookware and I think almost none is chinese. Several usa made (including salad master frying pans which could knock a horse out) and a few south korean and at least 1 Japanese and a newer new Zealand made one. And I think there's another new Zealand made pot I gave my mother after destroying one of hers. Best way is to look at salvos and yard sales and thrift shops and AVOID CHINESE. Honestly though, most of their pots die in a few months anyway. Some of my stuff is 35 years old....
the jobs could come back.. they left thanks to politicians of both parties who thought companies should outsource to china and leave the US. Shame on our "leaders"...
Thank you SO MUCH for this video. I have the percolator that belonged to my late grandmother. My son is home for Christmas, and I made us coffee out of this pot today for the first time, thanks to your video. You have no idea just how special that was, and you made it possible. THANK YOU!
I'm a coffee geek, I tried from pour-over to Turkish brewing, Moka pot to cold brew... Nearly every method available. I think percolators are easily one of the best ones. Unfortunately, they're underrated.
I was getting ready to donate an old PYREX percolator I found in a cabinet and then I checked on ebay and found your video and now I'm keeping it and I'm going to use it too! I was a big fan of percolated coffee back in the day but I had forgotten! Thanks!
One vid comment recommended to add ground coffee to a wet metal basket base. This will prevent any grinds from falling through the metal basket base. And as stated in this vid above the heat lowered to 'simmer' is important for best flavor.
I'm 67 now snd my dad and his brother worked for Corning Glass Works here in West Virginia. Dad 39 years of service and his brother 35. Anyway, I remember mom making coffee in this exact pot for decades. They are all gone now and I didn't start drinking coffee until my late 20's. By then everyone was using Mr .Coffee electric pots or similar makers. I was at a Yard Sale two years ago and found two of the above. One a six cup and the other a 9 cup? Anyway, I had been using a Keurig for years, but after dragging one of these out and watching this video. I WON'T be using the Keurig EVER again. Just as explained in video, the Keurig only passes water through ONCE. This VINTAGE Corning pot truly BREWS the essential oils and recycles them for the BEST coffee imaginable! Thanks for posting. The memories of mom brewing coffee in this same type of Corning Pyrex Glass came rushing back. Plus the old commercial on TV back then that stated: " Only THE BEST comes in glass."...rings even more TRUE today. Literally everything is made of cheap plastic! Thanks again for posting!
We just brought home my MIL’s from her estate. When I first came into the family, it’s how she always made the coffee. Thanks for the video to help us recreate her amazing coffee.
We just found and bought one of these and cannot wait to try it. Kudos to you for an excellent video. You explained every step clearly and in detail. Thanks.
Cleaning out my Mom's apartment I found one of these in very good condition. I had no idea what this thing was until I found your video...thx much best cup of coffee ever.
I just scored on one of the old original complete Pyrex percolators intact today at a yard sale site for $25!!! Just like the one my mom always made coffee in. So thrilled! So miss the smell of percolating coffee filling the house and the hot, robust flavor you can NEVER achieve in an automatic coffeemaker!!!
I paid about $50 for mine at an antique store. I hunted for awhile but I just love the whole process of this maker. CONGRATULATIONS you got a really good deal.
I was just looking online trying to find out when these were made. I was digging around under my kitchen cabinet and found one of the 9 cup, complete set up,like new I had stuck under there that I had bought about 15 years ago at a yard sale for $1 and had completely forgotten about it. Lucky me.
@@patriotcountry4716 Corning Museum website has entry that says this model (4, 6 and 9 cup versions) were made 1952 to 1956. I have 9 cup version complete, bought at small antique shop few years ago for $30. Told my Dad about it and he wanted one too. So I found him a complete 9 cup on Ebay. I'm using the pot (not pump), right now, as a collection container for water distiller. These pots do make great coffee...I just worry that I, or someone else, will accidentally break it, especially the fragile pump tube. So, I don't make coffee with it very often.
Great video. I have a 9 cup version and love it. Will never go back to automatic drip. A key feature to point out, and which you showed, is to place the stem and basket in the pot and then put on the basket lid. If you try to put the basket in the pot with the lid on already, the stem on top is too short to grab and you risk dropping and breaking parts. Have to be very careful with these pots but they are well worth the extra time and effort
I just cleaned mine up after decades of non-use. The glass sparkles, and the stainless steel band polished to brilliance with a few wipes. The materials are spectacular. Pyrex, of course, made correctly by Corning, metal and hardware, aluminum filter, all look like they did the day it was manufactured. Can't wait to make some coffee!
I just picked one of these up at a thrift store for $15; one of the glass tabs on the lid is broken off, but otherwise it's in great condition! Percolated coffee is definitely superior to drip coffee!
@@patbowman9959 the sight and sound of coffee percolating in that Pyrex coffeemaker every morning is my favorite - and most comforting - childhood memory.
It's a metal trivet that came with these. It's placed on the coils to act as a buffer because direct contact with the Pyrex glass can cause it to shatter. Glasstop and gas ranges don't require use of the trivet.
You can make one yourself, but you first need to burn off the chemical coating on the hanger before you use it indoors so you don't poison yourself. You can burn it off outdoors on a grill or fire pit until it stops smoking. I had my kids do it for me when they went camping.
Thank you for this information! I would have ruined it! Good thing my thrift find didn't have the basket lid or I would be crying right now! Anybody know where I can get a basket lid? It measures 3 inches
@@Anacaona4 Hey...I burned off the chemical coating, but inhaled too much of the smoke and I passed out with my face landing on my blow torch. Now what do I do?
I bought mine from a secondhand shop here in the uk. Cost about £4.00. And it’s complete. I wasn’t sure what it was but really liked the look of it. I thought maybe it was a glass teapot. Google answered the question. Great tutorial. Very thorough. Thank you.
Absolutely amazing that drip coffee makers are still so popular compared to these. Oh I loved coffee made this way at my moms house. The younger set never had good percolated coffee so I guess manufacturers cater to them, like everything else. I don’t find that the drip makers even come close and they really aren’t faster or easier. Some days the drip coffee is luke warm, some days almost hot. I got so tired of the inconsistency of the drip that I bought an older used electric Faberware percolator for $3. Gotta say it was very good and fast (“Superfast” model) too but it finally died. I just found this exact Pyrex model as in your video. This video is just what I need! Thanks so much!! Just as a followup I made my coffee just as you did in this video. Although the coffee percs for 5 minutes after water starts to go up the tube, there is NO bitterness whatsoever and the coffee tastes rich and smooth. Thanks again!! 👍🏻👍🏻
Hey..thank you. A very clear and comprehensive video in a very short amount of time. I think the biggest question I had was when to start the timer and you cleared that up in two seconds for me. Thanks! I'm really greatful for you tube.
Beautiful pot. It's nice to be able to see the coffee actually being filtered through the pump. Thank you for this cool demonstration. We love our percolators!
I just bought one of these off eBay I'm excited. Got tired of buying the new coffee pots they kept breaking under a year. So I went old school😊 Besides that brand of coffee you are drinking is the BOMB
Boyfriend's parents had a 6-9 cup pot in their kitchen, the internal parts long gone; I found the right pieces on eBay and hope to try it out this weekend. Thank you for the helpful video!
I've just snagged a 7756 in good condition even down to the original instructions. I haven't seen this percolator since I was ten years old when our household one was dropped and broken. My recollection is that it made the best coffee I've ever had. Your admirably clear and informative instructions have been tremendously helpful in reminding me of the correct process. I'm especially grateful for the tip about using a trivet on an electric stove. I wasn't aware of the potential hazard so I've just ordered one. Many thanks for such a helpful tutorial.
Happy to hear it was helpful. The trivet is for electric coil stoves. Electric glass tops stoves don’t require the trivet, to be clear. Enjoy your coffee!
@@producedinLA Yes, I understood that it was just electric coil stoves that were potentially hazardous from the video and subsequent comments. Your tip about the trivet was essential as my stove is electric coil type, so it could all have ended badly. I viewed a number of videos about the 7756 type percolator, and yours was the only one that picked up on this hazard, so thank you again.
Thank you! I just recieved one of these from the original owner who never used it. I needed to see how it worked and how to put together! This is so cool!
Great video. I grew up with that coffee pot and now and again I think about getting one. My mother put in some salt as well as some chicory sometimes. Now I want one.
Thank you for this video! I just picked up this exact vintage Pyrex percolator and I was wondering how to use it 😍 this video is so educational, thank you❤️
Thanks for a clear tutorial. I found one today at Goodwill. We never had the glass type growing up and I'm eager to try it out, if I can locate some coffee beans!
Thank you for posting this video - I don't have space or inclination for a big coffee machine that takes up countertop real-estate when I only want coffee a couple of times a week, so I picked one of these up online thinking it was something that would fit into the cupboard - dim recall of my grandmother having one but zero clue how it all worked. Your tutorial was excellent - I can't wait to give this a try 😀
Without a doubt, the best tasting coffee! I came across my mother's glass percolator and could not remember how to use it properly. Thank you very much : ) Cheers!
I know this video is old but Thank you! I recently was given my Babcia’s 9 cup peculator just like this when she was moving to a nursing home. Now I know how to use the thing haha!!
Thank you for taking the time to make and share this video! Remembering how my paternal grandparents always made their coffee this way, I went in search of one of these and found one in pristine condition at an antique mall. Your video was helpful in learning how to use these percolators. I doubt I'll be able to go back to using a brewer now. :)
Oh man, the trivet. We had one of these for years when I was small, used it as a tea kettle, until the day someone put it right on an electric burner *to melt ice*. Boom. Thank you for this video! I found a vintage aluminum percolator at a thrift store last week, and have been looking tonight for how to just measure the water & grounds, and how to use the pot correctly. This is just what I needed.
I wouldn't say there is a resurgence of making coffee in the fashion but, it's guys like you and I who won't quite let it die out either. Jeez Louiz my house smells good!
I bought a 60s metal perc last year (it has a glass top so that the colour can be viewed) and I love it. The principle is entirely the same but I had no idea that Pyrex did a model that allows total viewing.
I have a 6 cup model. I put the glass parts in the dishwasher but hand wash the aluminum parts. Makes excellent coffee and I only paid $5 for it at a yard sale.
Thank you for making this. I’ve had this same pot from my grandmother and wanted to use it for a long time but wasn’t sure on the specifics of how to do it. Today I’m making my first pot of coffee with it thanks to you.
Whoo hoo! I have of these bad boys at my house! I'm glad you posted this, I was feeling kinda sketchy about using it but now I'm supremely confident to use it.
I found a 9cup jug at a op shop, I’ve been using it to steep loose leaf tea, I had no idea the inside functioned as a pump! Thank you! Time to go make some coffee!
My grandmother always used one of these when I was a kid but once my father moved out (I was 12) my mother didn't make coffee for herself so I didn't have it till I was an adult and by then it was all drip coffee machines. I've always thought I hated coffee. Found one of these recently for $20 and got it. I don't hate coffee, I just hate drip coffee! Thanks for your video
I'm going to get one! I prefer glass over the plastic drip coffee maker! Some of them are not BPA free especially the cheap types that your coffee will taste like plastic! Plastic will leach into the coffee due to the heat and the condensation, of the steam!
🎶Chock full o'Nuts is that heavenly coffee. Heavenly coffee, heavenly coffee. Chock full o'Nuts is that heavenly coffee. Better coffee a millionaire's money can't buy.🎶 😊
I just got one of these at an estate sale , I've never used a glass one before, thanks for the help! Also mine came with a little metal wire shaped like a flower, the older women who worked the sale said I need to use it on my burner to prevent the pot from breaking
Excellent and informative video! Definitely the best one I found on the Internet! I was a little nervous about using mine with a high flame, but your video was reassuring. There's nothing like the smell of fresh percolating coffee on a lazy Sunday morning! Reminds me of spending the night at my grandparents and grandpa making his coffee and reading his paper in the morning! I did want to add one little suggestion; I love the old, little plastic measuring scoops that came in a can of Chock-Full O'Nuts Coffee way back in the day. It gives the perfect measurement for every 2 cups! You can usually find these at tag sales or thrift stores for only a few pennies, but they really do measure a perfect tasting cup of coffee and I would be lost without mine, seriously!
We have four coffeeshops so I quit using mine and forgot the directions. Thank you the video, it's well thought out. My house smells so good when its brewing. Off to the store for my Hershey's for my mocha coffee. I love this beautiful pot.
My uncle's and aunts that's what you would see in their kitchen the aroma you can't beat,my mom finally got one when I was a teen the best coffee, thanks for my cousin she gave me her father's using it as I text.🇨🇦🥰best coffee!!!
I put a little plastic cap over the stem when I add the coffee grounds to keep them from falling down the stem...makes it sort of foolproof when adding the coffee.
I have the 9 cup, same design as you. I love mine and would not get anything else. I tried just about anything else on the market. This is by far the best coffee, fresh ground coffee, table spoon per cup, low burner, wait...best routine in the morning.
Thank you very much. I was given one of these but never used it. Wasn't 100% sure how it worked. My normal pot broke and well.......I needs my coffee so the show WILL go on (mines the exact same one)
GREAT. I got one of these, JUG ONLY from someone who cleared house back in the early 2000 to dump it at my uncles cottage. 2010 he died of a heart attack and long story short, I live here. I used it as a regular jug for 5 years and then the handle strap started to go slack so I just gave up for fear of dropping it. I got a cheap plastic jug instead. Having a HUGE clean out I found it again, covered in dust and search results said it could explode on a gas cooktop but vintage WON'T. THEN I see the 7759 code on it and it comes up as "flameware". VERY GLAD to see you using it with natural gas as I have a propane gas stove. So I will probably use it to boil potatoes or something but FINALLY I can use it for something.
Ive been making my ground coffee by boiling water in m y cup , in microwave, then adding the grounds, not instant, then stirring briskly, then reboil just to when it foams up in the micro, about 16 seconds, then stirrin g briskly again, tastes awesome!! But I love perked coffee ! and cant wait to use mine
Thanks for posting this great vid. I have my mom's Pyrex coffee pot, tried using it a few times, but kept getting grounds in the coffee. Now I know to wet the basket first. I can't wait to smell that percolated coffee tomorrow morning!
@gardeninggirl1107, Yes, I use a regular coffee filter. I fold it in half then fold that semi circle in half again so it looks like a piece of pie. Then I cut off the very tip of the piece of pie ( not too much though) and unfold it. Et voila, you have a hole in the middle of the filter. I push it down the stem to the bottom of the basket making sure to fill the whole basket with the filter. I add course ground coffee and commence to perkin'! That's it. There's no need to trim the filter, it seems to be the right size, just needs a hole! Good luck! I toast you now with the coffee I made in this pot today..
@@bunkyman8097 thank you so much! I’ll give it a try hopefully tomorrow morning. lol thanks for the toast and also Happy Thanksgiving (if it’s your thing)
I've always wanted one of these but I cannot find any stainless steel parts to replace the aluminum parts in this percolator. I do not use aluminum in my kitchen at all.
My suggestion is to "wet" the basket first so the dry coffee grounds don't sift through to the bottom of the pot. (Chock full O'Nuts is a great coffee too!)
I should have watched this video a year ago. I've been brewing the pot on boil for 7 min. instead of turning it down and letting it simmer. No wonder the coffee always tasted burnt. Thanks for the tip.
I put mine on med low or 3 1/2 to slow boil, then when I see it rising to the top which takes 16 minutes, I turn it down to low simmer for 8 minutes. No burnt taste, Hope that helps.
What kind of trivet do you need for electric stovetops? Just picked one of these up today at the thrift store. I think mine is from the 30s so I definitely want to be careful with it.
@Vintage Tech1, The borsilicate glass was invented in 1936 so there are percolators from that time. They are very art deco looking. These flameware percolators came about in the early 50's. They are my favorite. If you are a coffee drinker, get one! It is a little more work than pushing a button to get a cup of coffee but oh so worth it!
You can try a few things. Try some different brands of coffee. Old, stale coffee usually gets bitter. Also, you can try sprinkling a small pinch of salt over the grounds before brewing.
Something I really like about these Pyrex percolators is that when you clean them you can actually SEE how clean all the parts are.
we still have ours, since '55.
Every video on these --any every other percolator--fails to mention one key step: found in the instruction booklets of SOME vintage units, is the directive to WET THE FILTER BASKET prior to adding the ground coffee. This step helps prevent additional sediment falling through prior to perking. Simple yet effective.
Good point - but it is on the clip in writing as a tip :)
Uh! Yes! Thank you!
This tip is at 2:38.
Thank you!
Thanks for the info!
They make great coffee, have the whole house smelling good. These perculators were made here in America, back when we were self-sufficient. Plenty of good jobs for our people. Hopefully, these jobs will come back home. Good video! Thank you for sharing!
Agreed. When we maufacture goods in America and then sell those goods in American stores, we ctreate multiple jobs. Nothing wrong with export/import but we need to build goods here too.
We can thank NAFTA law for this...we sold our patents to China and then gave them the lions share on accepting their imports as we lessened our exports and they sell us our old brand names made with disposable parts...it is ridiculous that we are paying 1200.00 for a wall oven and $32,000.00 for a vehicle...my grandparents purchased their brand new 3 bedroom 2 bathroom house with detached garage gorgeous living room spacious kitchen all walls fence lines installed the pantry had half of a wall next to it the water heater then the back door now turning the right of the door a long cupboard with an electrical outlet and fold down ironing board and space for your iron to cool and store and a space for your sprayer and bleach the sprayer actually came with the house because the contractors wives did it as a favor to the new housewives moving in..they also had a say in some of the homes design i think it wad the kitchen because the built ins were incredible and the pots and pans cupboards were slide out shelves and other cupboards were lazy Susans and they paid $2,900.00 FOR THEIR HOUSE...TOTAL...
@@tamarakennedy4976 true. But isnt pyrex a french brand? Because LOTS of it now is french made. But this pot has made in USA on the bottom. I have a lot of old cookware and I think almost none is chinese. Several usa made (including salad master frying pans which could knock a horse out) and a few south korean and at least 1 Japanese and a newer new Zealand made one. And I think there's another new Zealand made pot I gave my mother after destroying one of hers. Best way is to look at salvos and yard sales and thrift shops and AVOID CHINESE. Honestly though, most of their pots die in a few months anyway. Some of my stuff is 35 years old....
Yeah, self-sufficient like all those Virginian coffee plantations in þe good olde days, before President Starbuck traded our beans for a cow.
the jobs could come back.. they left thanks to politicians of both parties who thought companies should outsource to china and leave the US. Shame on our "leaders"...
Thank you SO MUCH for this video. I have the percolator that belonged to my late grandmother. My son is home for Christmas, and I made us coffee out of this pot today for the first time, thanks to your video. You have no idea just how special that was, and you made it possible. THANK YOU!
I'm a coffee geek, I tried from pour-over to Turkish brewing, Moka pot to cold brew... Nearly every method available. I think percolators are easily one of the best ones. Unfortunately, they're underrated.
I got some oldskool pour over coffee pots. Never seen these ones before would love to own one.
Agree.
I was getting ready to donate an old PYREX percolator I found in a cabinet and then I checked on ebay and found your video and now I'm keeping it and I'm going to use it too! I was a big fan of percolated coffee back in the day but I had forgotten! Thanks!
This takes coffee back to what it originally was... a ritual of love
I’ve watched a few of the videos on this pot in particular
This is the most informative and specific set of instructions I’ve seen thus far. Kudos
One vid comment recommended to add ground coffee to a wet metal basket base. This will prevent any grinds from falling through the metal basket base. And as stated in this vid above the heat lowered to 'simmer' is important for best flavor.
I'm 67 now snd my dad and his brother worked for Corning Glass Works here in West Virginia. Dad 39 years of service and his brother 35. Anyway, I remember mom making coffee in this exact pot for decades. They are all gone now and I didn't start drinking coffee until my late 20's. By then everyone was using Mr .Coffee electric pots or similar makers. I was at a Yard Sale two years ago and found two of the above. One a six cup and the other a 9 cup? Anyway, I had been using a Keurig for years, but after dragging one of these out and watching this video. I WON'T be using the Keurig EVER again. Just as explained in video, the Keurig only passes water through ONCE. This VINTAGE Corning pot truly BREWS the essential oils and recycles them for the BEST coffee imaginable! Thanks for posting. The memories of mom brewing coffee in this same type of Corning Pyrex Glass came rushing back. Plus the old commercial on TV back then that stated: " Only THE BEST comes in glass."...rings even more TRUE today. Literally everything is made of cheap plastic! Thanks again for posting!
We just brought home my MIL’s from her estate. When I first came into the family, it’s how she always made the coffee. Thanks for the video to help us recreate her amazing coffee.
We just found and bought one of these and cannot wait to try it. Kudos to you for an excellent video. You explained every step clearly and in detail. Thanks.
Cleaning out my Mom's apartment I found one of these in very good condition. I had no idea what this thing was until I found your video...thx much best cup of coffee ever.
I just scored on one of the old original complete Pyrex percolators intact today at a yard sale site for $25!!! Just like the one my mom always made coffee in. So thrilled! So miss the smell of percolating coffee filling the house and the hot, robust flavor you can NEVER achieve in an automatic coffeemaker!!!
I paid about $50 for mine at an antique store. I hunted for awhile but I just love the whole process of this maker. CONGRATULATIONS you got a really good deal.
30 australian dollars carrara market today Australia ! Tomorrow in luggage to new caledonia !
I was just looking online trying to find out when these were made. I was digging around under my kitchen cabinet and found one of the 9 cup, complete set up,like new I had stuck under there that I had bought about 15 years ago at a yard sale for $1 and had completely forgotten about it. Lucky me.
@@patriotcountry4716 Corning Museum website has entry that says this model (4, 6 and 9 cup versions) were made 1952 to 1956. I have 9 cup version complete, bought at small antique shop few years ago for $30. Told my Dad about it and he wanted one too. So I found him a complete 9 cup on Ebay. I'm using the pot (not pump), right now, as a collection container for water distiller. These pots do make great coffee...I just worry that I, or someone else, will accidentally break it, especially the fragile pump tube. So, I don't make coffee with it very often.
My grandmother had one of these coffee pots. Brings back great memories!
Great video. I have a 9 cup version and love it. Will never go back to automatic drip. A key feature to point out, and which you showed, is to place the stem and basket in the pot and then put on the basket lid. If you try to put the basket in the pot with the lid on already, the stem on top is too short to grab and you risk dropping and breaking parts. Have to be very careful with these pots but they are well worth the extra time and effort
YEP I made that mistake.
I just cleaned mine up after decades of non-use. The glass sparkles, and the stainless steel band polished to brilliance with a few wipes. The materials are spectacular. Pyrex, of course, made correctly by Corning, metal and hardware, aluminum filter, all look like they did the day it was manufactured. Can't wait to make some coffee!
The other day my dad found one of these in my great grandmas house. My coffee has never tasted better.
I just picked one of these up at a thrift store for $15; one of the glass tabs on the lid is broken off, but otherwise it's in great condition! Percolated coffee is definitely superior to drip coffee!
$15? You got a bargain!!
My Grand children don't even know what a percolator is . . Nothing like the fragrance of coffee perking .
Or the sound.
@@patbowman9959 the sight and sound of coffee percolating in that Pyrex coffeemaker every morning is my favorite - and most comforting - childhood memory.
I guess maybe you could… show them or something.
It's a metal trivet that came with these. It's placed on the coils to act as a buffer because direct contact with the Pyrex glass can cause it to shatter. Glasstop and gas ranges don't require use of the trivet.
It looks like metal hanger wire shaped into a triangle. Try to make one yourself.
You can make one yourself, but you first need to burn off the chemical coating on the hanger before you use it indoors so you don't poison yourself. You can burn it off outdoors on a grill or fire pit until it stops smoking. I had my kids do it for me when they went camping.
Yup..I think that metal trivet looked like a star? made of wire..
Thank you for this information! I would have ruined it! Good thing my thrift find didn't have the basket lid or I would be crying right now! Anybody know where I can get a basket lid? It measures 3 inches
@@Anacaona4 Hey...I burned off the chemical coating, but inhaled too much of the smoke and I passed out with my face landing on my blow torch. Now what do I do?
I bought mine from a secondhand shop here in the uk. Cost about £4.00. And it’s complete. I wasn’t sure what it was but really liked the look of it. I thought maybe it was a glass teapot. Google answered the question. Great tutorial. Very thorough. Thank you.
Absolutely amazing that drip coffee makers are still so popular compared to these. Oh I loved coffee made this way at my moms house. The younger set never had good percolated coffee so I guess manufacturers cater to them, like everything else. I don’t find that the drip makers even come close and they really aren’t faster or easier. Some days the drip coffee is luke warm, some days almost hot. I got so tired of the inconsistency of the drip that I bought an older used electric Faberware percolator for $3. Gotta say it was very good and fast (“Superfast” model) too but it finally died. I just found this exact Pyrex model as in your video. This video is just what I need! Thanks so much!! Just as a followup I made my coffee just as you did in this video. Although the coffee percs for 5 minutes after water starts to go up the tube, there is NO bitterness whatsoever and the coffee tastes rich and smooth. Thanks again!! 👍🏻👍🏻
Hey..thank you. A very clear and comprehensive video in a very short amount of time. I think the biggest question I had was when to start the timer and you cleared that up in two seconds for me. Thanks! I'm really greatful for you tube.
Beautiful pot. It's nice to be able to see the coffee actually being filtered through the pump. Thank you for this cool demonstration. We love our percolators!
I just bought one of these off eBay I'm excited. Got tired of buying the new coffee pots they kept breaking under a year.
So I went old school😊
Besides that brand of coffee you are drinking is the BOMB
Vicki C how much did you pay?
I have got a Corral electric perculater and a stove top love them.
Perfect Articulate Demonstration!
Great Video, nicely done!
Boyfriend's parents had a 6-9 cup pot in their kitchen, the internal parts long gone; I found the right pieces on eBay and hope to try it out this weekend. Thank you for the helpful video!
We must revive these antiques and use them, get away from plastic and metal consumption asap... this is perfect!
Love this - Found my parents old percolator when going through some boxes - use it every day
I've just snagged a 7756 in good condition even down to the original instructions. I haven't seen this percolator since I was ten years old when our household one was dropped and broken. My recollection is that it made the best coffee I've ever had. Your admirably clear and informative instructions have been tremendously helpful in reminding me of the correct process. I'm especially grateful for the tip about using a trivet on an electric stove. I wasn't aware of the potential hazard so I've just ordered one. Many thanks for such a helpful tutorial.
Happy to hear it was helpful. The trivet is for electric coil stoves. Electric glass tops stoves don’t require the trivet, to be clear. Enjoy your coffee!
@@producedinLA Yes, I understood that it was just electric coil stoves that were potentially hazardous from the video and subsequent comments. Your tip about the trivet was essential as my stove is electric coil type, so it could all have ended badly. I viewed a number of videos about the 7756 type percolator, and yours was the only one that picked up on this hazard, so thank you again.
Thank you! I just recieved one of these from the original owner who never used it. I needed to see how it worked and how to put together! This is so cool!
Great video. I grew up with that coffee pot and now and again I think about getting one. My mother put in some salt as well as some chicory sometimes. Now I want one.
They are definitely around, estate sales, used furniture places etc.
Was your Mama from Louisiana/New Orleans? Just asking because you mentioned chicory.
I found a pot in my basement. The old lady who sold the house left tons of old stuff. I love my pot and will be very care full.
Thank you for this video! I just picked up this exact vintage Pyrex percolator and I was wondering how to use it 😍 this video is so educational, thank you❤️
Been using one for about five years. Always great.
I just bought one for practically nothing at an estate sale yesterday, I’m delighted to have it and really appreciated this video! ❤
Thanks for a clear tutorial. I found one today at Goodwill. We never had the glass type growing up and I'm eager to try it out, if I can locate some coffee beans!
Thank you for posting this video - I don't have space or inclination for a big coffee machine that takes up countertop real-estate when I only want coffee a couple of times a week, so I picked one of these up online thinking it was something that would fit into the cupboard - dim recall of my grandmother having one but zero clue how it all worked. Your tutorial was excellent - I can't wait to give this a try 😀
Without a doubt, the best tasting coffee! I came across my mother's glass percolator and could not remember how to use it properly. Thank you very much : ) Cheers!
Thanks for the post. It came out perfect. Delicious
Great to hear!
The pyrex percolators are so much better then the plastic basket ones. I'm jealous of the one you own.
I know this video is old but Thank you! I recently was given my Babcia’s 9 cup peculator just like this when she was moving to a nursing home. Now I know how to use the thing haha!!
Thank you for taking the time to make and share this video! Remembering how my paternal grandparents always made their coffee this way, I went in search of one of these and found one in pristine condition at an antique mall. Your video was helpful in learning how to use these percolators. I doubt I'll be able to go back to using a brewer now. :)
Memories of being a kid in the 60's and watching my mom's pot on the range.
Same!!! I recently started using my mom's old pot to make my own coffee, 60 years later. Ah, the nostalgia.... and the wonderful smell 🥰
Oh man, the trivet. We had one of these for years when I was small, used it as a tea kettle, until the day someone put it right on an electric burner *to melt ice*. Boom.
Thank you for this video! I found a vintage aluminum percolator at a thrift store last week, and have been looking tonight for how to just measure the water & grounds, and how to use the pot correctly. This is just what I needed.
It's a lost art. Enjoy your coffee!
I wouldn't say there is a resurgence of making coffee in the fashion but, it's guys like you and I who won't quite let it die out either. Jeez Louiz my house smells good!
producedinLA not lost, just temporarily misplaced.
I bought a 60s metal perc last year (it has a glass top so that the colour can be viewed) and I love it. The principle is entirely the same but I had no idea that Pyrex did a model that allows total viewing.
I have a 6 cup model. I put the glass parts in the dishwasher but hand wash the aluminum parts. Makes excellent coffee and I only paid $5 for it at a yard sale.
You got a deal!!
My electric pot broke, had this in the basement and I may never go back to electric. Also frees up counter space. I love it!
Best tutorial/informative video.
Thanks!
Thank you for making this. I’ve had this same pot from my grandmother and wanted to use it for a long time but wasn’t sure on the specifics of how to do it. Today I’m making my first pot of coffee with it thanks to you.
I just recently got one of these and the tea pot set! I cant wait to try it. Thank you for your video!
Thank you for your video. Wasn't sure how to make the coffee. I received one as a gift. Love it and the person who gifted it to me.
Whoo hoo! I have of these bad boys at my house! I'm glad you posted this, I was feeling kinda sketchy about using it but now I'm supremely confident to use it.
I found a 9cup jug at a op shop, I’ve been using it to steep loose leaf tea, I had no idea the inside functioned as a pump! Thank you! Time to go make some coffee!
My grandmother always used one of these when I was a kid but once my father moved out (I was 12) my mother didn't make coffee for herself so I didn't have it till I was an adult and by then it was all drip coffee machines. I've always thought I hated coffee. Found one of these recently for $20 and got it. I don't hate coffee, I just hate drip coffee! Thanks for your video
I just bought one at an antique store, can't wait to use it, was afraid to put it on the stove, so I watched this video. thank you
Great video it really helped me out.
I just picked one up complete. Can't wait to use it in the morning.
I'm going to get one! I prefer glass over the plastic drip coffee maker! Some of them are not BPA free especially the cheap types that your coffee will taste like plastic! Plastic will leach into the coffee due to the heat and the condensation, of the steam!
🎶Chock full o'Nuts is that heavenly coffee. Heavenly coffee, heavenly coffee. Chock full o'Nuts is that heavenly coffee. Better coffee a millionaire's money can't buy.🎶 😊
Agree. We love it.
I just purchased one of these and you're video was perfect. Thank you!
I just got one of these at an estate sale , I've never used a glass one before, thanks for the help! Also mine came with a little metal wire shaped like a flower, the older women who worked the sale said I need to use it on my burner to prevent the pot from breaking
Thank you for posting this video! My mom just gave me hers and looking forward to using.
You’re welcome. Enjoy your delicious coffee!
Excellent and informative video! Definitely the best one I found on the Internet! I was a little nervous about using mine with a high flame, but your video was reassuring. There's nothing like the smell of fresh percolating coffee on a lazy Sunday morning! Reminds me of spending the night at my grandparents and grandpa making his coffee and reading his paper in the morning! I did want to add one little suggestion; I love the old, little plastic measuring scoops that came in a can of Chock-Full O'Nuts Coffee way back in the day. It gives the perfect measurement for every 2 cups! You can usually find these at tag sales or thrift stores for only a few pennies, but they really do measure a perfect tasting cup of coffee and I would be lost without mine, seriously!
Wow, a pot of Chock Full o Nuts served in a Pyrex percolator... you're a man of culture. I respect that.
I recently found one at the thrift store, is not Pyrex but is is from the 1950s, gently used and had no instructions on box. Thank you!
Wow...thanx so much....you saved the day!!
Loved this tutorial! Thank you!!!! ♥️👍🏼
We have four coffeeshops so I quit using mine and forgot the directions. Thank you the video, it's well thought out. My house smells so good when its brewing. Off to the store for my Hershey's for my mocha coffee. I love this beautiful pot.
I have used multiple methods, but came back to the stove top percolator as my go to for standard cofffee or a Moka Pot for espresso-like coffee.
I still have the double boiler that matches this!
My uncle's and aunts that's what you would see in their kitchen the aroma you can't beat,my mom finally got one when I was a teen the best coffee, thanks for my cousin she gave me her father's using it as I text.🇨🇦🥰best coffee!!!
I put a little plastic cap over the stem when I add the coffee grounds to keep them from falling down the stem...makes it sort of foolproof when adding the coffee.
Great tip!
Get a hold of the wide mouth funnel used in canning. Put your finger over the stem and pour the grounds in.
This helped. I use a 40s dripolator. But was curious on this too.
Thank you! I just purchased the same percolator and this was an excellent informative video. I can’t wait to make coffee in mine :)
Just bought one today so thanks for sharing this.
I have the 9 cup, same design as you. I love mine and would not get anything else. I tried just about anything else on the market. This is by far the best coffee, fresh ground coffee, table spoon per cup, low burner, wait...best routine in the morning.
Thank you very much. I was given one of these but never used it. Wasn't 100% sure how it worked. My normal pot broke and well.......I needs my coffee so the show WILL go on (mines the exact same one)
GREAT. I got one of these, JUG ONLY from someone who cleared house back in the early 2000 to dump it at my uncles cottage. 2010 he died of a heart attack and long story short, I live here. I used it as a regular jug for 5 years and then the handle strap started to go slack so I just gave up for fear of dropping it. I got a cheap plastic jug instead. Having a HUGE clean out I found it again, covered in dust and search results said it could explode on a gas cooktop but vintage WON'T. THEN I see the 7759 code on it and it comes up as "flameware". VERY GLAD to see you using it with natural gas as I have a propane gas stove. So I will probably use it to boil potatoes or something but FINALLY I can use it for something.
Ive been making my ground coffee by boiling water in m y cup , in microwave, then adding the grounds, not instant, then stirring briskly, then reboil just to when it foams up in the micro, about 16 seconds, then stirrin g briskly again, tastes awesome!! But I love perked coffee ! and cant wait to use mine
I love mine! 🥰 I use it weekly!
That looked beautiful
Thanks for posting this great vid. I have my mom's Pyrex coffee pot, tried using it a few times, but kept getting grounds in the coffee. Now I know to wet the basket first. I can't wait to smell that percolated coffee tomorrow morning!
I use a regular coffee filter with no problems!
@@bunkyman8097 do you punch a hole in the middle or how do you fit it in the basket? A regular coffee filter is so much larger too - trim it? Thanks
@gardeninggirl1107,
Yes, I use a regular coffee filter. I fold it in half then fold that semi circle in half again so it looks like a piece of pie. Then I cut off the very tip of the piece of pie ( not too much though) and unfold it. Et voila, you have a hole in the middle of the filter. I push it down the stem to the bottom of the basket making sure to fill the whole basket with the filter. I add course ground coffee and commence to perkin'! That's it. There's no need to trim the filter, it seems to be the right size, just needs a hole! Good luck!
I toast you now with the coffee I made in this pot today..
@@bunkyman8097 thank you so much! I’ll give it a try hopefully tomorrow morning. lol thanks for the toast and also Happy Thanksgiving (if it’s your thing)
Thanks for this! Just bought one, a 9 cup one!
Thank u , I didn’t wet the basket, but did the same , except my coffee /water ratio ... but it was still yummy
A superb guide. Thank you!
I've always wanted one of these but I cannot find any stainless steel parts to replace the aluminum parts in this percolator. I do not use aluminum in my kitchen at all.
My suggestion is to "wet" the basket first so the dry coffee grounds don't sift through to the bottom of the pot. (Chock full O'Nuts is a great coffee too!)
I use a coffee filter, no problems or mess.
Thank you for this tip! I didn’t know what I was doing wrong!
Get more fiber!
Nice video, thank you
That was awesome!!!
Thanks, man.
I got one of those this past year. I think my coffee is too ground up cuz it creates grounds. I can't wait to try again. I love it! Thank you!
Wet the metal basket before putting in the coffee. This will prevent grounds from falling through.
@@producedinLA thanks! ! I also learned I needed a heat difusure on coil. So I haven't tried again! Ha!!
I should have watched this video a year ago. I've been brewing the pot on boil for 7 min. instead of turning it down and letting it simmer. No wonder the coffee always tasted burnt. Thanks for the tip.
I put mine on med low or 3 1/2 to slow boil, then when I see it rising to the top which takes 16 minutes, I turn it down to low simmer for 8 minutes. No burnt taste, Hope that helps.
Glad I looked this up. Had one in my cart for the longest time, but never made the leap😂.
Time to buy it!
Hope you enjoy it!
What kind of trivet do you need for electric stovetops? Just picked one of these up today at the thrift store. I think mine is from the 30s so I definitely want to be careful with it.
I love mine....kids can see the process too....
Thank you
You're welcome
Does anyone know roughly when this model was made?
This video is a perfect tutorial, I use mine to make tea.
@Vintage Tech1,
The borsilicate glass was invented in 1936 so there are percolators from that time. They are very art deco looking. These flameware percolators came about in the early 50's. They are my favorite.
If you are a coffee drinker, get one! It is a little more work than pushing a button to get a cup of coffee but oh so worth it!
This has been the best video I have seen. I love my glass percolator but my coffee is coming out bitter. What am I doing wrong? Any tips?? Thanks!
You can try a few things. Try some different brands of coffee. Old, stale coffee usually gets bitter. Also, you can try sprinkling a small pinch of salt over the grounds before brewing.
really really tasty! thanks for everything.. really appreciate