Farberware Electric Coffee Percolator, FCP240, Stainless Steel Basket, Automatic Keep Warm, No-Drip Spout, 4 Cup

Sweet little percolator. Not used yet, but upon reading about parts, I have a question about piece #10, the “washer” at the bottom of the “pump tube”. My washer is metal & is not “loose” - it is fixed tight to tube. Is this right? I am used to washers being soft (maybe rubber or soft plastic) & being flexible. Thank you.

This pot has opened up a taste of coffee that I haven't enjoyed in 30 years, coffee brands from expensive to cheaper roasts just taste different and the warmth of the brewed coffee seems to last longer as well...I have been using so many coffee pots that I have a coffee pot grave yard in a closet

The size is just right for 2-3 cups each morning. The taste is great from the coffee percolation. This is a great replacement from my Keruig no plastic. It also was VERY QUICK! My only concern is you have to physically unplug the unit. There is no shutoff button or switch or reminder. I will be worried I will forget to unplug this!!! But I love the taste

This coffee pot is easy to clean, easy to operate and makes excellent, strong coffee.However, it's very hot and we put couple of ice cubes in our mugs to get it to the temperature that can be consumed on the way to work without scolding ourselves.If you not careful pouring the coffee you can get pretty bad burns from touching the surface of this pot.So, definitely upgrade from our Mr. Coffee, but needs to be handled with caution.

I love this small percolator it is the perfect size for one or two people, makes a great cup of coffee and really hot just like I like it.

i bought this july 2023. this review is march 2024.this item makes TRASH COFFEE *but* it is only a slightly high price for a pitcher to make excellent pour-over coffee if you prefer steel over glass (which i do) and more than a single cup at a time.this is my first percolator. i was coming off trader joe's instant coffee since working from home in our covid-endemic era. at my office, i drank the peet's brewed in the kitchen. instant tj is an ok approximation to peet's brewed cos at least it is wayyyy better than folger's.at first this percolator coffee tasted fine (amazon, starbucks, peet's, dunkin) cos it tasted like tj instant and i'd already adjusted myself down to that flavor/quality.issue 1: after a while, i wanted afternoon coffee so i made a pour-over cup and discovered what incredible trash coffee this percolator makes. same grinds had AMAZING flavor as pour-over but were only a moderately acceptable instant-like flavor from the percolator.SAME GRINDS.issue 2: the bottom has straight slits (same as the spreader/basket lid) instead of holes and they became clogged so i ordered filters which caused the coffee to come out GOLDEN. since i can't see the percolator operate, i speculate that the water either (1) never enters the basket and instead flows out the wide gap along the rim of the spreader, OR (2) enters the basket but passes over the folded filter top (which filter has holes at the four corners to specifically fold over the straw) and exits through the slits along the top side of the basket (never actually reaching the bottom of the basket).CONFIRMATION:today i poured the percolator's golden water into an electric kettle, let the percolator cool to remove its lid, boiled the golden water, and poured it over the spreader myself. i made sure the water never exited the wide gap along the rim of the spreader (speculation #1).COFFEE STILL GOLDEN. i didn't observe whether the water flowed through the slits along the top side of the basket (speculation #2) but i was super mad so didn't even try to use the spreader again.instead, i again poured the percolator's golden water into my electric kettle, boiled the golden water, and unfolded the top of the filter -- and poured the boiling golden water directly over the grinds (not over filter paper) -- and got AMAZING POUR-OVER COFFEE.this percolator makes (1) trash coffee without a filter, and (2) golden coffee with a filter.btw the filters are 'Melitta White Wrap Around Coffee Filter for Percolator' and i'm returning them cos they brew golden coffee.i will use this percolator as a pour-over pitcher. i will use my steel pour-over cone with its filters (no percolator basket, no percolator straw).conclusionTHIS PERCOLATOR IS TRASH but a $60 pitcher if you prefer steel over glass (and more one pour-over cup) is pretty much as good as it gets cos i don't even see any others.oh well.

This pot is out of the old days....like 50+ years ago, and it's terrific. The coffee is hotter than whatever you are drinking now, a plus...that includes a mokapot, Frenchpress, pourover, or drip pot. And the coffee is delicious. I bought the 4-cup version for car travel, to be used in hotel rooms and weekly beach rentals. Have you seen what you get at either place? And, who knows about their hygiene?

My last one lasted 6 years .. make a pot every morning .. unless I’m out of town .. which isn’t often