Ground Coffee preparation using a Percolator:
- Add paper filter to basket
Using paper filters has been reported to reduce the amount of cholesterol in brewed coffee.
- Add at least 1 Teaspoon ground Café Duran per cup of water
Your coffee grounds to water ratio is the foundation to how bold or strong your percolator coffee will be.
- Place basket inside percolator base
It’s important to add your coffee grounds to the basket while it is removed from the percolator base. Otherwise, you run the risk of coffee grounds getting into your percolator coffee.
- Screw top on the percolator
It is recommended to rinse your percolator top with every use.
- Add to heat source
Place percolator on your stovetop on medium high heat and allow to boil.
- Monitor coffee percolation
Controlling heat is important when brewing percolator coffee. The clear percolator top will allow you to see how vigorously the coffee is percolating.
- Brew for at least for 7 minutes(max. 10 minutes)
The longer you brew with a stovetop coffee percolator, the stronger your coffee will be. A 7-minute brew will result in a well-balanced coffee.
- Let percolator coffee rest for 30 seconds
Allowing your percolator coffee to settle will reduce any coffee grounds that could have gotten into the percolator base. Newly brewed percolator coffee finishes brewing at boiling temperatures. Use the appropriate caution when serving from a stovetop coffee percolator.
- Serve and enjoy
Percolator coffee can be served black, or with your choice of sweetener and/or creamer, to taste.
