KCL Coffee Percolator is a traditional coffee maker excellent for traditional espresso coffee making upto 6 glasses, made of safe Stainless Steel, ergonomic handle of heat-resistant plastic that does not burn, Suitable for use on gas, electric and vitro-ceramic cookers, do not wash in dishwasher
Package Contents: 1-Piece Coffee Maker.
Step 1: Open the percolator. Pour cool water into the bottom chamber ... six to eight ounces per cup desired. The total amount of water must be below the top chamber when assembled.
Step 2: Put the chamber and tube assembly into the percolator. Add coffee to the top chamber, two teaspoons per cup.
Step 3: Place the percolator on the heat source.
The water temperature rises until the water in the bottom chamber boils, forcing some of it up the tube to the top where it splashes down onto the perforated lid of the coffee chamber. This water then seeps through the coffee grounds, out through the bottom of the coffee chamber, and drops back into the water in the bottom of the pot.
After a few seconds it again boils and the process is repeated. In this way liquid is continually dripping through the grounds until the temperature of the liquid (now brewed coffee) in the pot approaches (but has not yet reached) boiling point, at which stage the "perking" action stops and the coffee is ready for drinking. In a manual percolator it is most important to remove or reduce the heat at this point, as most coffee-drinkers agree that it should never be allowed to boil.
Step 4: Pour the coffee, add your cream and sugar.
NOTES: Coffee in a percolator is inevitably boiled several times over, leading to significant over extraction and the tarry bitterness which boiling produces. If you HAVE to use a percolator, choose a coffee which is low in acidity and VERY smooth, and grind it even coarser than for the French press. Allow it to perk for no more than 3 minutes.
