Brew your perfect cup of joy no matter where your adventures take
you, with our Glacier Stainless Coffee Percolator. Designed for
campers, cabin dwellers, RV travelers, and retro farmhouse
kitchens, this camp coffee pot helps you make classic,
old-fashioned java with ease. Designed to withstand the rigors of
outdoor adventures, this percolator is constructed from
heavy-gauge stainless steel for long-lasting durability and
excellent resistance to rust and corrosion. The built-in clear
PercView knob allows you to monitor the brewing process for the
most flavorful, perfectly brewed cuppa. Whether you’re starting
your day at the campsite or enjoying a quiet morning at home,
this coffee percolator makes brewing coffee an enjoyable ritual.
Review: Excellent/Quality Product! - I did a lot of research
before this purchase. Accordingly, I am happy I ordered this
superior product. This is a high quality, heavy-duty product. It
is solid as a rock, and weighs a full two pounds. The fit and
finish is near perfect, including the [very tight fit] of the
glass Perc-View top. It is a good size and allows a three or four
cup batch or up to a twelve-cup brewing for larger groups. I had
missed the taste of 'real' coffee over the many years. My first
pot, brought back those missed memories of the aroma in the
kitchen and that great hot cup of black coffee! There is no
bitterness or acid taste whatsoever. BTW, I prefer a lighter
roast coffee and use (Panera Light Roast), also available here at
desertcart. Note: The little brewing instruction sheet looped
over the brew basket, is not very clear and somewhat
contradictory, as it was obviously written by a person whose
primary language is other than English. I use 1 tablespoon of
coffee per 8 oz. of Sparkletts or Nestles bottled drinking water.
You need at least (minimum) of three to four cups of water to get
the system to perform/percolate efficiently. I heat the water on
high and once it starts perking I lower the gas to just below
medium level to maintain a steady rate of percolation. I think,
“no more than 3 minutes” (as indicated on instructions) is
somewhat erroneous, and not enough percolation time; it seems,
that a full 5 to 8 minutes of perking is about right, depending
on how strong you like your coffee. Of course, one can adjust
amount of coffee and percolation time to suit personal taste. In
summary, I knew I did not want a cheap lightweight aluminum pot,
not did I want a lower quality stainless-steel pot. This
rock-solid stainless-steel product, is one that I perceive, will
last many years. Moreover, when the power goes out for a dozen
hours, as it frequently does, I can always have my coffee. : )
Whenever I order a product on desertcart, I carefully read the
customer reviews, and I look at the combined percentage of 5 and
4 level reviews in comparison to those at the lower levels, then
formulate my purchase decision. I think there are some
personality types out there, who are just contrarian by nature,
and always look for something negative to say. I know quality and
value when I see it, and this coffee pot is all that I had hoped
for. Last, while most of us in the US think of a ‘cup’ as an
8-oz. measurement, it seems that with respect to coffee pot
manufacturers, their cup size is in a range of 5 to 6 oz.
Specific to this percolator, the graduated (cup) scale on the
side of the pot is in 6 oz. increments. As stated above, for this
pot, use at least 18 to 24 oz. of water for use. If you only want
one cup, stick to the various drip system machines. It seems that
any less amount (water level) affects the hydraulic action of the
percolation. I am the only coffee drinker in our family, and I
get two nice big 12 oz. cups, filling the pot to near the first
increment on the scale. Having used this pot daily for over a
week now, it is a real change and a throw-back to the way coffee
used to taste. The percolation brew, not only fills the kitchen
with that coffee aroma, missing with other brew systems, the cup
of coffee produced is full flavored, consistently silky-smooth,
mellow, and never bitter. Note, I drink my coffee black, no sugar
and no creamers. Yes, it is more [work] than a K-machine, and you
must wait longer for the first cup—but it is worth it, IMO. With
respect to coffee grind. First, it has been [years] since
brand-name ‘coarse’ grind coffee was readily available in the can
or a bag. Therefore, to get that grind, you must go to a store
which sells bulk coffee and has a commercial grinder on site--or
grind your own beans at home. Having said that, I use the now
common drip grind (the only type available in my coffee of
choice, Panera Light Roast). There is absolutely no issue with
using the drip grind in this pot. Any ‘direction’ that you “must”
use coarse grind, in not an issue for me. The drain holes in the
coffee basket are quite small. I get no large granules of coffee
in my cup whatsoever; there is, only a very small/fine powdery
residue at the very bottom of the pot/cup, and no large particles
floating in the cup. I have looked at some of the coffee forums
on line and many others strongly agree with my observation and
experience, with respect to using the regular or drip grind, in a
percolator pot. I gave my K-machine to another family member--I
will never go back. I love the coffee [experience] found in
returning to this quality GSI, stainless-steel percolator pot.
Review: A solid, dependable coffee pot. - If you're living
single, you don't want to make a huge pot of coffee for just one
person, and this pot is just the right size. This unit is
advertised as camping gear, but I happily use it at home on the
range top. Percolating is old tech; it works, but it won't taste
like Starbucks. That's okay, though, because it won't cost like
Starbucks, either. The stainless steel coffee pot itself is
rugged, well-built, shiny and attractive, and is easy to care
for. The silicon handle works great to prevent burning my hand,
but I'll usually use a towel to grab it, too, since it's a little
small. Another reviewer recommended buying paper filters and the
GSI glass perc knob, which I'm glad I did. A filter captures
almost all of the grounds, making drinking a better experience.
Filters also make cleanup a breeze--with just one gentle bump in
the trash can, 95% of the grounds pop right out, and you can
rinse the rest out easily. Brewing without the paper filter makes
cleanup a harder job, but after experimentation, my opinion is
that the coffee does taste better without the filters. It's your
choice. I'm also trying to get away from microplastics in my
food, so a stainless steel pot with a glass knob makes sense. The
glass knob's a few millimeters bigger than the opening on the
pot, so it took some wrangling with pliers to convince it to go
in, but it now fits. This unit is advertised rather deceptively
as a 3-cup pot, but it brews only 12 oz. of coffee, which makes
1.5 cups for one person or two 6-oz. cups if you're sharing. This
is, perhaps, my only true regret about buying this model. It's
enough for one, maybe, but if you have company over or you want a
second cup, you're going to need a larger unit. If you're a
one-and done guy, then this will suit you fine. On my electric
range it takes 6 minutes on high to get to boiling, and then I
let it perk on low for another 3 minutes, which isn't too bad. If
you're used to how speedy a Keurig is, then the perking method
seems to take forever, especially on mornings when you have to
rush out the door. This pot has no heating element, so there's no
automatic shut off. Worried that I may forget about it when I'm
in a rush and risk burning the house down, I feel compelled to
babysit the pot as it works its magic. At first this was an
annoying inconvenience to me, but it forced me to slow down, and
I've come to appreciate the morning ritual of watching it perk.
It's like a quiet meditation. You do have to experiment with your
coffee brand, the amount, the grind, and perk times to get it
where you like it. My coffee pot arrived without instructions, so
I was left to my own devices to figure things out. The criticisms
of this older brewing method, from what I can tell, are correct:
because it recycles already brewed coffee up the siphon, it makes
a slightly bitter brew that is both weak-tasting but strong with
caffeine. It's not unpleasant. And there's a satisfaction I get
from using this method that I don't get from pour-over methods or
a Keurig. I think this is a good product, overall, size not
withstanding, and you may enjoy using one yourself at home or
over the campfire. This is the brewing method that got our
ancestors through the Great Depression and two world wars, and it
still works great.
