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Copco 4- to 8-Cup Polished Stainless Steel Stovetop Percolator | 
 enlarge | Brand: Copco
Buy New: $24.99
Rating:  14 reviews
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.1
Dimensions (in): 9.4 x 7.3 x 7.2
Model: 2501-9907
UPC: 070896999078
EAN: 0070896999078
ASIN: B0009U5NEY
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Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | Brews 4 to 8 cups of percolated coffee on stovetop | | • | Durable polished stainless-steel finish | | • | Heat-resistant phenolic handle | | • | Dripless spout allows safe and easy pouring | | • | Water level indicator |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com Review
Percolated coffee is an acquired taste, but for those who like it strong and black, this stovetop coffee pot is the way to go. The percolator's polished stainless steel exterior and stepped base give it a vintage look and its brewing methods are strictly old school; however, its construction is completely up to date. Water pours into the bottom of the pot and the pump tube with the filter basket goes in next. Coffee drinkers add their grinds to the filter basket and then place the cover over the basket. Once the lid is tightly secured, the percolator can be put on a gas or electric heat source for brewing. When the water boils, it travels up the pump tube and through the grounds and the familiar sloshing of brown liquid in the lid's transparent plastic knob signifies that percolation has begun. After about 5 to 7 minutes of percolating, coffee is ready for drinking. This pot brews about 4 to 8 cups of coffee and a handy water level indicator etched into the side ensures that brewers add the appropriate amount of water for their grinds. For safety, the plastic handle stays cool over a hot burner and the spout provides dripless pouring. --Cristina Vaamonde
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| Customer Reviews: Read 9 more reviews...
 Inexpensive, highly functional, excellent value! December 28, 2007
Amazon Shopper (Brooklyn NY)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
For what little money this costs, you can't beat it. Well designed, easy to clean, easy to use, and makes great perked coffee! If the plastic percolator top has you on the fence, remember you can get a glass replacement for around $2. We have a gas stove, and unlike another review states, we've found that if you adjust the flame just slightly you get a perfect sized flame for the percolator.
Overall, you're not going to find a more sturdy workhorse for the $10 this is currently listed at. Get this, save your money, and spend it on a good grinder (way more important for great coffee!)
Great Coffee Percolator December 24, 2007
Tim Patterson (Austin, TX United States)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
This is a great little coffee percolator, especially for the inexpensive price. For one person it makes more than I need, since the full "8 cups" comes out to about 4 normal mugs full.
I used the original plastic top for the first use, and it didn't seem to get too hot at all. Some mentioned the top melting in other reviews. Once the pot reaches a boil turn the heat down to medium, since it will still percolate there's no reason to boil on a red hot "high" burner (which may have caused the melting they mentioned).
Just in case I also purchased the replacement glass top (B0000CFM6K) advertised with the percolator here. It attached nice and tight, and works great too. I'm sure the inexpensive glass replacement top will last as long as the coffee pot.
Another great thing I noticed was that when I wet the basket, as recommended, before loading the coffee grinds no grinds ended up in the coffee at all. I thought there would be, but no grinds in any cups of coffee after a half dozen uses now. It's a great little percolator.
(I also added some photos to add to the stock image above so you can see the size of the pot, and a comparison of the stock plastic and replacement glass tops)
 Good, but too narrow for most stoves December 11, 2007
S. Tollefson (Portland, OR)
Percolators really are a forgotten gem. With good coffee, nothing beats them for good coffee at low cost. In a small kitchen, nothing is as space-efficient as a stovetop unit. This model is good, as far as it goes. It is attractive and works well, although I would prefer that the basket and base were a bit wider. As others have commented, the plastic dome really is an inexcusable shortcoming. Even with careful use, it will fail after a year or so. The inner surface etches to a white color. The threads strip. And the bottom edge may distort (apparently steam is hot enough to melt the plastic. ) They could have provided a glass dome for about 50 cents more and made a much better product. You can get a glass replacement, but with delivery it'll cost you nearly 8 bucks. Another shortcoming others have noted is the scrapingly sharp edges of the top and spout. They do seem to get smoother with use, however. One problem with this model is that the base is too narrow for all electric and many gas burners. It wastes energy and feels just a little unstable. The wider base of the otherwise similar Farberware Yosemite model makes it better on most stoves.
Don't sweat the plastic--glass tops are available!! June 16, 2007
shawheezy (Denver, CO)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I can't really speak on the performance of this particular percolator as I have not had a chance to use it yet. For those who have had problems with the plastic top melting, try replacing it with the Fitz-All glass top (No. 135: Small, diameter hole from 13/16"" to 1-1/2""). I bought mine at REI, but they also sell them on Amazon as well as ACE Hardware's online site. This top fits perfectly and will not melt. Hope this helps. Fitz-All Replacement Percolator Top
 Percolator May 20, 2007
Harold Postel
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
The first time I tried it, it leaked from the side of the spout. It was very poorly designed. I would not recommend it. I purchased it after I had purchased two Faberware stove top percolators which were also defective. The covers were warped and I did not bother to return them because the price was only $19.00 and not worth the effort. This pot was almost double the price. I did return it and receive credit from Amazon with no problem. I am still trying to find a satisfactory Stove top Percolator. It could cause a problem if left on gas stove unattended, the leak would turn off the gas.
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