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Alan, wrote:

> The difference is that the hot water goes through the coffee
> once, making a better tasting, non-burned coffee.
>
> The percolator is a different device which keeps
> recirculating the water/coffee through the coffee basket
> until you turn it off, or it shuts off (if it has that
> feature.)

Gawd, I bought my parents a coffee maker with a carafe because
their percolator coffee was so horrid and burnt. Yuck. Then they
would only have milk to lighten it up. Not enough milk in the
world to make this stuff other than black. I'd bring along my
own light cream, to no effect.

nancy