Product Description

The Medelco stovetop percolator is made from lab-quality Borosilicate glass with a heat-tolerant handle designed to stay cool to the touch. This high-quality coffee pot can go from stovetop to tabletop to fridge without cracking. Dishwasher safe and stain resistant, the percolator comes complete with a trivet to be used on coil electric stoves.

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2465 in Kitchen & Housewares
• Size: 8 Cup
• Color: Glass
• Brand: Medelco
• Model: 1-PK008-BL
• Released on: 2008-04-05
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 7.31" h x 5.50" w x 7.44" l, 1.50 pounds

Features

• Stovetop Percolator
• 8-Cup Coffee Maker
• Thermal-Shock Resistant
• Made from Lab-Quality Borosilicate Glass
• Includes trivet for use on coil-type electric stove

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Customer Reviews

Most helpful customer reviews

58 of 59 people found the following review helpful.
Good but one BIG problem
By old man jon
I loved this thing but it broke in two weeks.
The glass container that holds the coffee just broke while i was washing it.
it is very thin and can be easily cracked or broken.
While i had it though it made good coffee.

71 of 77 people found the following review helpful.
Not impressed.
By C. S. Mclaren
I was looking for a small coffeemaker that I could store under the counter. I wanted something small, easy to use, and easy to clean. I bought this percolator at K-mart for around ten dollars. I am now shopping for a new percolator because:

- Glass is very thin, people get freaked out when I tell them I put it on the stove. It makes creaky sounds sometimes and I'm scared it's going to burst on the stove one of these days.
- The holes in the basket are large, so you have to use very coarse ground coffee. We buy our coffee pre-ground, and it is always too fine. It gets into the coffee, which bugs me a little.
- It's easy to clean, but otherwise awkward to use. Pulling the basket out is treacherous, and all the interior parts are plastic. I have burned myself pulling the basket out.
- The inside parts are all plastic, and I'm uncomfortable putting plastics on the stove-top. I would prefer an all-glass solution, such as the Chemex carafe.

So, if none of those things bother you, this is an affordable coffee-maker that works.

Update 3/22/13:
I see others have discovered the treachery of removing the plastic basket. I too, used tongs to pull it out, then put it in the sink. The coffee seemed to taste okay, but that plastic apparatus was pretty sketchy, and there is no information on the package about the materials used to construct the thing. If the plastic is high-heat safe, maybe they should indicate that on the package. I would really like to find one like this with a metal insert, thicker glass, and a basket with a loop handle to make removal safer. Mine never melted or shattered, but I ended up donating it. We bought a french press and a grinder and haven't looked back.

23 of 25 people found the following review helpful.
Great!
By Pat Veretto
I used to have a glass percolator when percolators were the only way to make coffee. This is made just the way the old ones were and I love it. If you've only used a drip coffee maker, this will take a little getting used to, but it makes excellent coffee.