On Mon, 13 Feb 2006 17:54:31 +1100, Old Mother Ashby wrote:

> Goomba38 wrote:
>
> > wff_ng_7 wrote:
> >
> >> Bewitched Kitchen and Stove:
> >> http://www.1164.com/set/tv/kitchen/index.html
> >> Tappan Stove Ad: http://www.plan59.com/decor/decor056.htm
> >>
> > I love seeing the older appliances and gadgets!! One shot showed the
> > glass pyrex coffee pot my mother used for ages. She routinely broke
> > one piece or another and was always having to buy replacement parts,
> > but they were common place then. I recall she had to use a wire heat
> > diffuser thingie between the burner and the glass pot. Did anyone else
> > use those coffee pots?
> > Goomba
>
> Horrible bloody things, though we thought they were terrific at the
> time. They stewed the coffee, but. The plunger pot was a godsend - we've
> still got one of those.
>
It has a plunger? You're talking about a "french press'? They make
decent coffee if you use the correct method. You pour boiling water
over the grounds, let them steep for a while and then "plunge" to stop
the brewing when the coffee is as rich as you wish.

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