Introduction
I've been drinking coffee since I was 14 or 15. On Saturdays I had a side job for which I had to start at 6 AM.
Back then you had three choises for drinks; water, black tea or coffee. I chose the latter and to compensate the bitterness I added loads of sugar and milk.
It tasted quite sweet and the cafeïne in the early morning gave me a boost.
It was years later when I stopped adding sugar to my coffee (except for cappucino).
I did this because I wanted the amount of sugar I consumed. In the beginning it was very bitter, but after a while I got used to it and started to appreciate the pure taste of coffee.
I even dislike coffee when it has sugar now.
I mostly drink my coffee pure. I have a coffee machine that can grind beans and that makes filter coffee.
When I order coffee it often is a cappuccino and sometimes an espresso.
The percolator
This year we went on holiday to Italy. Our mobile home was equipped with a regular coffee machine for filter coffee. But when I was doing the grocery shopping I discovered that you can buy grinded coffee, but strangely I couldn't find any filters.
Even after asking in a few supermarkets I didn't have any filters.
Back at the mobile home I discovered a strange device which looked like a coffee pot with something screwed under it.
After doing some research online I found out that the thing was a percolator and indeed used for making coffee. And since it has a metal filter so I didn't need a paper filter.
After I found out how the percolator I worked I made my first cup of coffee with it. I really liked the coffee and the slow process of making it.
Buying my own percolator
After our two weeks in Italy we moved to France for our last week of holiday. Our mobile home there had a regular coffee machine as well, but no percolator.
I even missed the process of making slow coffee.
Because of this and the fact that I found it a useful tool for future holidays I decided to buy my own percolator.
And yesterday during a city trip in Dijon I bought the following percolator:
Hownit works
Here is a short instruction of how you make coffee with a percolator.
At first you screw off the reservoir and fill it with water.
Then you put the metal filter in the reservoir and fill it with grinded coffee.
You screw on the top again and put it on the gas (or induction).
When the water heats up it will be pumped through a small pipe and pushed through the filter.
Be sure to put it on a small fire since this will be better for the taste of the coffee.
After a few minutes the coffee will be slowly filling the can.
You'll hear it when all the water has been pushed through the filter and you'll see some steam coming out.
Than it's just a matter of pooring your coffee in a cup en enjoying it!
I'll have to see whether I will keep using the percolator when I'm back at home, but I do think so. But time will tell. At least I will bring it with me on following holiday destinations.
I hope you found my blog interesting.
I'm also wondering if you knew about the percolator and if you maybe even have one too.
More tips and tricks are also welcome!
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