Electric coffee maker, 12-cup capacity, stainless steel construction, automatic heating with boil-dry protection, heat-resistant handle design, 360° swivel base, transparent brewing indicator.

This is a wonderful coffee pot. It makes fantastic coffee. I had this coffee pot for a few years and unfortunately the base of the pot became unglued. My husband then ordered a Presto electric coffee maker. I knew we had one once before and I had forgotten why I didn't like it. Well, the coffee tasted terrible and there were many grounds at the bottom of it after brewing. I am so surprised that the Presto is highly rated. So, we returned the Presto and bought this one (the maker of the pot is not listed and it is not on the pot or on the literature that comes with it which is kind of weird). Anyway it works best and the coffee tastes great.

It is awesome

Lasted about a year. Made coffee in it twice a day. Lights went out after about 3 months. Don’t think you can buy any that are better than 4****!

Although I use a small automatic drip coffee maker as my "daily driver", I already own several electric percolators. I personally find the usual complaints about percolated coffee, that it's harsh, bitter, and over-extracted, unfounded. This is especially true with electric percolators that do a much better job of ensuring the proper temperature for brewing and precisely time how long the coffee brews. What attracted me to this percolator was that it had a removable base that allows you to take the percolator itself off the base to serve and then place it back on for the coffee to remain warm. This is a really nice feature that many percolators don't offer. From a styling standpoint, I love the glass knob, a feature on most vintage percolators but that isn't technically needed on an electric percolator. The purpose of the glass knob historically was so that you could monitor the color of the brewing coffee to determine when it was done, but with an electric percolator a timed brew cycle makes this an unneeded feature, but there is something sort of wonderful about seeing the coffee bubbling up in the knob. I find the handle to be a little chunky and it's just not as nice looking as the handle on my Presto or Faberware, but it IS very comfortable to hold. The percolator itself feels lighter than my other percolators but I think this is likely because the base is a separate piece. Otherwise, this has very traditional styling and the carafe, lid, stem, brew basket are all made of stainless steel. the brew basket itself seems to be almost an exact copy of the one in my Faberware Percolator and when I used them both the other day had to look really hard at them so I didn't mix them up. This is simple to use. You just fill the percolator with the desired amount of water, while filling the brew basket with the appropriate amount of ground coffee. Now, I personally just use good ol' fashioned supermarket coffee and use paper filters designed for percolators to avoid getting grounds in my coffee. However, you could easily grind your own coffee to a less fine ground and maybe do away with the paper filter. Either way, once you fill the brew basket, you place the lid on top, place it on the stem and then place the stem in the percolator where it should seat into the little well at the bottom. At that point, place the lid on top and plug in the percolator. The green light will come on to show you that it has power and about 7-8 minutes later the light orange/red light comes on to tell you it's done percolating. Now it's time to enjoy to good HOT cup of coffee! If you already enjoy percolated coffee this is nice upgrade over the old electrics that had to be tethered to the wall, and the glass knob is a little design "perc"! If you're not familiar with percolated coffee but want to give it a try this model is worthy of your consideration!

I really love the design and how easy it is to use with its lift off coffee pot from the heating element/corded base. What I don’t like is that there is NO on/off switch.

I ordered this coffee pot in a hurry, because I wanted to replace my all-stainless steel percolator that suddenly stopped working. I should have taken time and researched, but I wanted a percolator asap. All current reviews of this pot do not offer actual nor adequate information. I have owned and used a percolator for at least 30 years, and I do so because I do not want to drink coffee exposed to plastic/aluminum/coatings while brewing. This item has a black-coated insert in the bottom, and there is no information as to what material that is. While the knob is glass, I can’t find any information on what type (borosilicate?). It doesn’t seal to the top, but that doesn’t bother me. I can’t tell if all parts are stainless steel, for the instruction manual only describes the pot as stainless steel, not the coffee basket, pump tube, etc. They are described as “metal.” Another big negative for me is that there is no on/off switch, so once you remove to pour and replace the pot back on the base, it starts percolating again. It constantly boils while on the base. Is there a feature to keep the pot from boiling dry- I don’t think so. I didn’t keep using it to find out, but there is no mention of it. When not in use, one must unplug the base or leave the pot off the base. This was a deal-breaker along with the suspicious materials inside the percolator. I prefer an on/off button and total stainless steel parts. I should have examined the entire advertisement more before ordering. This product does not disclose the manufacturer and no information is in the cryptic instruction manual. I am returning this product and ordering a no plastic, no coatings, no aluminum, all stainless steel percolator (which actually costs less) . If you are against hot coffee on plastic, aluminum. unknown coatings, etc, beware of this item.

I have been wanting to try a coffee percolator for a while, and this one has been a good introduction. I stopped using coffee pods because I wanted to avoid plastic touching my drinks as much as possible. From what I can tell, the coffee in this percolator has little to no contact with plastic, and I really appreciate that. It is also easy to use, and the instructions for how much coffee to add are clear. My first pot came out a little weak for my taste, but that seems more like a learning curve than a problem with the pot itself. Next time I just need to adjust the amount of coffee and how long I let it brew. I am still very excited to keep using this coffee maker.

I have always wanted to try a percolator, so I ordered this one. When it arrived, mine actually had a (removable) brand sticker on it from another listing on Amazon, which was a little odd, but thankfully easy to remove. After cleaning it per the included instructions, I decided to try it today. I typically grind my own beans and drink my coffee black from a french press, and I think this coffee brewing method is comparable and seemed very smooth and delicious. I like that the coffee never touches plastic in this percolator, and it's nice that the interior parts can be washed in the dishwasher. The percolator is a bit bigger than I anticipated, but does fit on my counter (I sometimes have issues eg a full sized stand mixer won't fit below my cabinets, but this is no problem). I measured and the stated measurements are very close if not exact. I did watch a YouTube video prior to using this to ensure I wasn't missing something important and got some good tips. I believe it took about 8 minutes to percolate, and then I set the timer for another five minutes to let it continue to brew and for the coffee grounds to settle (which I am not sure was necessary), and it was just right for me and I didn't get any of my coarse ground coffee grounds in my mug. You do need to experiment with the amount of grounds and time brewing, but both times I used the percolator were nearly perfect. I was a little concerned as the handle on the lid is glass and just screws into the metal with no washer. I carefully hand tightened (being careful not to over tighten it) and it seemed good. I did see a droplet of water on the very edge of it while it was percolating, but it disappeared when it finished. I think the kettle and interior parts seem to be well made (though my kettle inexplicably had what seemed to be a bit of black grease on the inside on arrival), and it fits nicely on the base. It's nice that the base allows storage underneath for the cord (to have less cord on the counter) and also that the kettle swivels on the base. I am concerned that it seems to stay "on" as long as it's plugged in; I assumed prior to ordering that it had an auto shutoff/ boil dry safety, but it does not. I need to experiment also as it does shut off (but with the lights still on) when it finished percolating, but I am not sure if it will percolate again if it's left plugged in. The lights are pretty clear indicators (green that it's on, which happens as soon as you plug it in; red/orange when it completes percolating), but one thing I don't love is that they are only visible if you have the kettle facing in one direction. Overall, it seems to be well designed and functional. I'm excited to try again tomorrow, and possibly do a direct comparison with my French press coffee. If you like percolator coffee (soooo much better than any kind of drip!), I think you will like this!