Today's Coffee Blog

There are several options when it comes to brewing your java, but one time-honored piece of equipment is the coffee percolator. The term “percolate” is defined as “to make a liquid or gas pass through a filter or porous substance, or filter through in this way.” This definition gives a remarkably accurate account of how coffee percolators operate.

There are two main types of percolators;  one forces boiling water through the coffee grounds, collecting the fluid in a separate chamber; the other cycles the liquid through continuously until the proper strength is achieved. Drip coffee makers have severely antiquated the percolator, but you can still find them in kitchens around the globe.