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What is a Coffee Percolator
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| Coffee Percolators are the original coffee brewing devices which give a distinctive taste to the coffee brewed. Known for its simple construction and easy usage the percolators are quite popular. Most often shaped as urn the percolators have perforated chambers, tube, lid top, spout and water chamber. |
The perforated chamber inside the percolator is designed to hold coarsely ground coffee. A tube is attached to the chamber that runs to the bottom of the percolator, making contact with a chamber that holds water close to a heat source.
The heating source may be an open fire, stove-top or electric power outlet. As water in the bottom chamber heats, it is forced up the tube, where it spurts out over the grounds, making the distinctive blub-blub sound.
Hot water percolates or seeps through coffee grounds to again eventually trickle back down into the bottom chamber. When coffee is percolated well, the water never quite reaches the boiling point making good strong coffee. Percolated coffee gives off great color, taste and aroma.
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