Moskie

That's what I thought! I've used one for a couple of years now, off and on, but all of a sudden I'm having the problems I mentioned above. I got a new percolater, and I seem to be having the same problems...

Also, I think there might be a problem of semantics. What I have might also be known as a "stove top espresso maker."

Here's the one I have:

http://www.amazon.com/BonJour-Milano.../dp/B00004R8YW

It doesn't call itself a percolater on the box, but I see no fundamental difference between this one and the one I had before. And here's wikipedia's page on the type of maker it is:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coffee_percolator

I have the "Pressure Type" one.

So the end result of my problem is that not all the water (or brewed coffeee, i guess) makes it into the upper container. Sometimes a small amount does... but definitely not all. Plenty of steam seems to be rising out of the top spout, but not coffee. Is it a problem of heat? Insulation? A bad filter? Incorrectly ground beans?

Grr... I really like the taste of the coffee when this works, but I'm very close to buying a Mr. Coffee at this point.



*edit*
So I just found this off of Wikipedia. It's tips on how to use my type of percolator.

I think I'm discovering that tips I've been reading might only apply to other types of percolators, and not the type I have.... hm. *scratches head*

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