Rating:
Date: 2008-06-14
The hottest
I love my coffee boiling hot! The drip coffee makers spit out lukewarm coffee, this is not satisfactory.
The Farberware pots have been my favorites for 40 years. Always ready in a flash, boiling hot. What more could one ask for?

Rating:
Date: 2008-06-13
BEST POT ON THE MARKET
After having coffee at my aunt's home and experiencing real coffee flavor, made in her Faberware electric coffee pot, I dumped my Krups coffeemaker and ordered this one.

There is no comparison! Coffee is more flavorable because it's hotter, and it stays warm longer.

I would give this coffee pot ten stars!

Rating:
Date: 2008-06-01
Great coffee pot
This is my second Farberware 8-cup percolator in 39 years. The first was used daily for most of that time. While it required repairs over that time (the only original part that hadn't been replaced was the main body and handle) those repairs were easily accomplished by anyone with moderate handyman ability. I finally eliminated the old one when replacement was more economical than repair. I never hesitated for a second to buy the new one. I see some minor changes have been made to the design, a superior pouring spout for one, and a welded attachment of the main heat coil rather than screw-in model.

The new percolator works as satisfactorily as the first. It is quick to finish and the results are consistent. While we have tried many different coffee pots, this is always the one to which we return. I wholly endorse this product.

Rating:
Date: 2008-05-14
Great Coffee!
This pot brought all the great coffee flavor I was hoping for, but not until I managed to pry open the lid. There are several metal flanges (?) which grip the inner rim of the pot, keeping the lid safely in place. One of them was incorrectly placed, and I finally managed to fix it after use of pliers and a wrench. That said, wonderful coffee pot, even with relatively inexpensive ground coffee from the supermarket. BTW, pot does make some comforting noise while brewing, but unfortunately, not the same perka-perka-perka of the old guys!

Rating:
Date: 2008-05-03
Fast and fine
I just replaced my Cuisinart 4-cup percolator ("glass" top melted) with this Faberware model. It makes decent coffee very quickly. There are only three minor drawbacks that I've noticed so far: there is no light to indicate that brewing is finished (the noise stops, though, so it's clear that it's done); there is no glass top so you can't see the coffee pulsing up the stem (a nostolgia thing for me); and it is not only loud - it doesn't sound like a percolator. It sounds more like an electric teapot. You don't hear that satisfying blub-blub of a percolator. For the price, though, I think it's a good coffee maker.
The directions say to thoroughly wash the pot with detergent and warm water after each use. I take issue with that bit of advice. When I was growing up my mother (and all of her friends for whom I babysat) warned me NEVER to wash the percolator - only rinse thoroughly - what might look like dirt to me was only "seasoning" which helped to make a better pot of coffee. I know cooks today like "seasoned" pots and pans, why not also have a "seasoned" percolator? I never used soap on my previous percolator and never found the coffee quality to decrease.