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Back in my day... (media.piefed.world)
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[–] 32 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I know this is a joke, but you really haven't had bad coffee until you've had percolated coffee. We live in enlightened times.

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  • [–] 10 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    I know 2 people who actually enjoy percolated coffee. They scare me.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Now you know 3.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    4

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago* (2 children)

    plus 60 million Italians

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

    Are you sure about that ? You can see a Moka pot in nearly every households over there but a percolator... ?

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

    wait I always thought percolator and mocha pots are identical. I my self use a mocha pot, does that mean I am not a percolator user? Oh no...

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    The big difference is basically that a moka pot only passes the water through the coffee once under considerable pressure, whereas a percolator does it repeatedly without pressure. A moka pot gets you something pretty similar to an espresso (though not the same, as the pressure is still far lower)

    That said, if you are using a percolator and enjoy it, that's what counts. I think the Italians are pretty good at coffee but it's always going to be a personal preference deal

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  • [–] 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Percolated coffee is totally fine?

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  • [–] 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    For people saying "it's fine", they are probably not talking about the same thing

    I assume you mean this monstrosity:

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coffee_percolator

    Which is indeed a crime against humanity. My parents used one and kept me from realizing that coffee is delicious until I was 18 years old or so.

    The other people probably mean this simple yet effective device:

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moka_pot

    Especially the comment about 60 million Italians.

    The moka pot is great and I use it to make my own latte every day.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Every time I read about these things I get some sort of morbid curiosity about how coffee made with them tastes. Maybe I should check some second hand shops. Has the upside of saving someone from buying one to actually regularly make coffee...

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    Tastes like coffee.

    It's not bad if you actually pay attention and don't just leave it percolating forever like a madman.

    It just has a bad rep because people psychos will let it keep percolating for way too long and it over extracts the beans and gets really bitter and gross. If you use it like you should it tastes fine, maybe not as good as other forms of coffee making but it isn't bad per se.

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