How you use a stove top percolator?
A percolator usually consists of five parts: the pot, lid, funnel, filter basket and filter top. Measure water into the pot and put the funnel into the bottom with the wide part down. Next, measure the coffee grounds (coarsely ground) into the filter basket and cover the basket with the filter top. A standard measure is 2 Tablespoons of grounds per cup of water, use more or less as preferred. Place the lid on the top of the pot and the pot on the stove. Turn the stove on high heat. Once the water gets hot enough, it will shoot up the tube and pour over the coffee in the filter. Most percolators have a glass knob on top of the lid which allows you to see the color of the coffee as it brews. This is how most people tell when the coffee is done. Don’t keep the pot on the stove too long or you will burn the coffee. Once the water is percolating, it shouldn’t take longer than five or six minutes for the coffee to brew.
