On Thursday, January 28, 2021 at 12:25:51 AM UTC-10, Ophelia wrote:
> "dsi1" wrote in message
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> On Wednesday, January 27, 2021 at 9:31:54 AM UTC-10, Ophelia wrote:
> > "dsi1" wrote in message
> > ...
> > On Wednesday, January 27, 2021 at 3:40:13 AM UTC-8, Ophelia wrote:
> > > "dsi1" wrote in message
> > > ...
> > > On Tuesday, January 26, 2021 at 11:02:12 PM UTC-10, Ophelia wrote:
> > > > "Ophelia" wrote in message ...
> > > > "dsi1" wrote in message
> > > > ...
> > > >
> > > > On Tuesday, January 26, 2021 at 3:53:39 AM UTC-10,
> > > > wrote:
> > > > > On Monday, January 25, 2021 at 9:56:50 PM UTC-6, dsi1 wrote:
> > > > > ...
> > > > > > I used to use a percolator to make coffee long after it was
> > > > > > fashionable.
> > > > > > The percolator does what no other method can do - fill the house
> > > > > > with
> > > > > > a
> > > > > > smell that stimulates your brain. It's aromatic foreplay. What the
> > > > > > hell
> > > > > > is wrong with that? The perk coffee that I made was easily better
> > > > > > than
> > > > > > the stuff I get at restaurants these days.
> > > > > Percolators BOIL the coffee, which should never be done.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > John Kuthe...
> > > >
> > > > My guess is that you don't know how to make coffee with a percolator.
> > > > I
> > > > do
> > > > know how to do it. What I won't do is spend my time making bad tasting
> > > > coffee. I've tried many ways to make coffee. A percolator was just
> > > > another
> > > > way. I also don't spend my time listening to what everybody says. I
> > > > need
> > > > to
> > > > find out by myself the real truth of the matter of things. The truth
> > > > of
> > > > the
> > > > matter is that most people might not be able to make good coffee with
> > > > a
> > > > percolator. I can. So there you go.
> > > >
> > > > ===
> > > >
> > > > When I was very young i used a percolator. I can't remember how I did
> > > > it
> > > > but I haven't used one in years. I don't like coffee at all now.
> > > > Perhaps
> > > > it
> > > > is because I don't have one
> > > > This was like mine:
> > > > https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bialetti-Ex...c=1&th=1&psc=1
> > >
> > > I find those to be intriguing. They look pretty exotic but I have no
> > > idea
> > > how they're supposed to be heated up. It would look pretty silly on an
> > > electric burner. They certainly won't work on an induction stove. I
> > > suppose
> > > one could use an alcohol burner. Ha ha, I'll have to research this and
> > > pick
> > > me up one. I'd like one of those small moka pots. They certainly seem
> > > like
> > > a
> > > whole lot of fun!
> > > ===
> > >
> > > It sat on the gas hob)
> > You probably had the larger pot. The ones I've seen are tiny one shot
> > deals.
> > I don't have a way to heat those up - yet.
> > ====
> >
> > Even a bigger post would work the same) I don't remember it being only
> > for one though!
> These moka pots aren't popular in our rock. I suspect that they aren't that
> popular on the mainland either. Perhaps they are common in your town.
> ==
>
> I just looked again at the pic I posted and it is a 6 cup! I don't think
> mine was but it was more than one.
I now remember that I have a cheap Asian butane burner that would work. All I have to do is get a moka pot from eBay. Can life be any more exciting?