BEAN BASICS S3 E1: Using the Presto Percolator

Once upon a time (think the 1970s and earlier), a majority of American households had one important thing in common: they kept a pot of coffee percolating on their kitchen counter all morning. People would come and go and grab a cup. In my house, the percolator was the star of the dessert table at dinner parties where the women wore Pucci prints and cat eyes. With their sleek, pleasing design and their ability to make coffee by the boat load, electric percolators were the epitome of home convenience. By the 1980s, most of those percolators had been replaced by auto drip coffee makers. Why? Because the coffee wasn't that good, especially if you were drinking it hours after it percolated. But what if you could make a really good cup of coffee with a percolator? BIGGBY COFFEE Co-CEO, Bob Fish, shows you a few tricks that can help you rehabilitate the reputation of this nostalgic brewing method, and make yourself a great cup of coffee in the meantime. It's not your grandma's percolator any more! 00:00 - Introduction 01:13 - What's wrong with a Percolator? 02:40 - The parts to a Percolator 03:44 - How it works 05:20 - Infusion vs. percolation 06:05 - All about the brew basket 07:00 - A square filter? 08:18 - The round filter? 08:55 - Coffee to water ratio 10:31 - Dosing the coffee 11:50 - Grinding the coffee/grinder settings 12:48 - Loading the brew basket & adding the water 13:50 - Starting the percolator 14:42 - Don't try this at home! 15:55 - How long does it take? 16:57 - REALLY don't try this at home 17:20 - The history of the percolator 19:02 - The most important hack 21:10 - The taste test The following links are provided for your convenience: The Presto 12 Cup Percolator: https://www.gopresto.com/product/pres... BIGGBY Coffee Whole Bean and Ground: amazon.com/BIGGBY BIGGBY Coffee Locations: https://www.biggby.com/locations/​ For more information on One Bigg Island in Space and our Farm-Direct Initiative, check out our blog at: www.onebiggislandinspace.com or follow us on Face Book:   / onebiggislandinspace   You can find Bob Fish here:   / biggbybob​​     / ​​     / ​   ​   / ​​   And Michelle here:   / michelle.fish.31     / coffeegirlstravels