What Happened to Coffee Percolators?

It was replaced in most kitchens in the 1970s-80s by the drip brewer that is familiar today. The drip brewer emerged as an improvement over the percolator for a few reasons. First, you spoil some of the flavor of coffee by boiling it, and the percolator relies on boiling water more than once to brew it.

Do people still use coffee percolators?

Go back twenty years or so and coffee percolators were all the rage. You could, and still can, get them in a stove-top or plug-in version. Since the growth in popularity of gourmet coffee, thanks to roasters and coffee shops like Peet's Coffee and Starbucks, the use of coffee percolators has declined.

Are coffee percolators making a comeback?

Once the standard brewer years ago, the percolator coffee maker is making a comeback. Though variety and capacity choices are limited especially in the electric models, some believe a percolator brews a richer, full-bodied coffee compared to a drip model.