OT: Question caused by a show my wife and I watched

Bulldog Bruce · Mar 22, 2026

Is there anyone on this board that is 60+ years old and has never seen a percolator to make coffee?

We finished the season and this was the one thing that actually bothered me was that there were multiple characters that were in their 60s and acted as if they had never seen one before. The characters were upper crust New Yorkers but I lived there as a youngster and that was how my grandmother and my mother made coffee when I was young.

She Mate Me · Mar 22, 2026

Bulldog Bruce said:
Is there anyone on this board that is 60+ years old and has never seen a percolator to make coffee?

We finished the season and this was the one thing that actually bothered me was that there were multiple characters that were in their 60s and acted as if they had never seen one before. The characters were upper crust New Yorkers but I lived there as a youngster and that was how my grandmother and my mother made coffee when I was young.

Mid 50's. Grandmothers both used them and we had one at the deer camp for many years.

I would think rural Southerners would be much more familiar with them than city dwellers

DesotoCountyDawg · Mar 22, 2026

My wife has a modern percolator that she does tea in. Looks like the old ones with some fancier electronics.

Villagedawg · Mar 22, 2026

Mid 50s. That’s the way my parents made it my whole life until I was maybe 20 years old and they got a drip. I used think the Mr. Coffee commercials were fancy. Didn’t know many people who had one until later. My grandparents used the old fashioned boil water method.

PapaDawg · Mar 23, 2026

I am 63. My parents used a percolator until Mr. Coffee came out in the early ‘70’s.

ZombieKissinger · Mar 23, 2026

Never seen a personal use one but I’m 41. I do know “There was a fish in the percolator”, and I’ve used the big urns if that counts

Mayor of Little London · Mar 23, 2026

It’s time for the percolator!!

champdawg.sixpack · Mar 23, 2026

When I see a percolator it reminds me of the fellowship hall at church. Makes good coffee

17itdawg · Mar 23, 2026

Hell, I'm 38 and I know what one is. I even still have my grandparents old one. I still use it after holiday meals like they did for coffee with dessert .

99jc · Mar 23, 2026

yeah we watched the Madison last night andme and my wife said the same thing about the percolator

patdog · Mar 23, 2026

62. Grandmother used a percolator when I was young. I’m sure mom used one too but I remember Grandma’s. Mr Coffee wasn’t invented until the early 70s. So if anyone was drinking coffee before then they were probably using a percolator.

Dawgbite · Mar 23, 2026

I’m 60 and still have my mother’s big percolator that she brought out for church functions and showers. It probably a 20-25 cup pot. I remember my grandmother didn’t have an electric percolator, hers sat in the stove.

MStateU · Mar 23, 2026

49 and can remember parents used one on camping trips when I was young.

onewoof · Mar 23, 2026

Use one every day. Un-American to not know

Colonel Angus.sixpack · Mar 23, 2026

This is what I remember having when I was a kid.

Bulldog Bruce · Mar 23, 2026

99jc said:
yeah we watched the Madison last night andme and my wife said the same thing about the percolator

The only thing I can figure is the guy that wrote it, Taylor Sheridan, is in his 50s. You would still think the actors who are in their sixties and seventies would have said something.

Otherwise we enjoyed the series very much.

Bulldog Bruce · Mar 23, 2026

Colonel Angus.sixpack said:
This is what I remember having when I was a kid.

yes my mother used the electric percolator like that also.

99jc · Mar 23, 2026

Bulldog Bruce said:
The only thing I can figure is the guy that wrote it, Taylor Sheridan, is in his 50s. You would still think the actors who are in their sixties and seventies would have said something.

Otherwise we enjoyed the series very much.

I used to live on the Wyoming/Montana boarder Near where they call the (train station body dumping ground) i really miss that area.

horshack.sixpack · Mar 23, 2026

Bulldog Bruce said:
Is there anyone on this board that is 60+ years old and has never seen a percolator to make coffee?

We finished the season and this was the one thing that actually bothered me was that there were multiple characters that were in their 60s and acted as if they had never seen one before. The characters were upper crust New Yorkers but I lived there as a youngster and that was how my grandmother and my mother made coffee when I was young.

mid 50's and I've used them

Dawgzilla2 · Mar 23, 2026

champdawg.sixpack said:
When I see a percolator it reminds me of the fellowship hall at church. Makes good coffee

No, it makes shite coffee, but for a long time no one in America knew any better. My parents used one until ours broke in the late 70s. They actually gave me coffee when I was very young, filled with tons of cream and sugar.

Percolators boil and recirculate the water through the grounds repeatedly. Meaning already brewed, but very weak, coffee is poured back through the grounds at too high of a temperature, giving you a bitter and burned taste. Its really gross.

Automatic drip coffee is a lot smoother, but even today very few drip makers get the water temperature high enough. Water should be 208-211 degrees. The Mocca Master by Technivorm achieves this, but its a $400 machine. Makes an awesome pot of coffee, though.

Wesson Bulldog · Mar 23, 2026

Colonel Angus.sixpack said:
This is what I remember having when I was a kid.

We had that too

msudawg1200 · Mar 23, 2026

Bulldog Bruce said:
Is there anyone on this board that is 60+ years old and has never seen a percolator to make coffee?

We finished the season and this was the one thing that actually bothered me was that there were multiple characters that were in their 60s and acted as if they had never seen one before. The characters were upper crust New Yorkers but I lived there as a youngster and that was how my grandmother and my mother made coffee when I was young.

I'm 54 and I remember my grandparents having one

msstatelp1 · Mar 23, 2026

Bulldog Bruce said:
The only thing I can figure is the guy that wrote it, Taylor Sheridan, is in his 50s. You would still think the actors who are in their sixties and seventies would have said something.

Otherwise we enjoyed the series very much.

Found your problem: Taylor Sheridan wrote it

tbaydog · Mar 23, 2026

Bulldog Bruce said:
Is there anyone on this board that is 60+ years old and has never seen a percolator to make coffee?

We finished the season and this was the one thing that actually bothered me was that there were multiple characters that were in their 60s and acted as if they had never seen one before. The characters were upper crust New Yorkers but I lived there as a youngster and that was how my grandmother and my mother made coffee when I was young.

I bought a percolator 2 months ago. Got frustrated with inconsistent taste from the new gadgets. My wife thought I was nuts.............Very happy with coffee now.

She Mate Me · Mar 23, 2026

Dawgzilla2 said:
No, it makes shite coffee, but for a long time no one in America knew any better. My parents used one until ours broke in the late 70s. They actually gave me coffee when I was very young, filled with tons of cream and sugar.

Percolators boil and recirculate the water through the grounds repeatedly. Meaning already brewed, but very weak, coffee is poured back through the grounds at too high of a temperature, giving you a bitter and burned taste. Its really gross.

Automatic drip coffee is a lot smoother, but even today very few drip makers get the water temperature high enough. Water should be 208-211 degrees. The Mocca Master by Technivorm achieves this, but its a $400 machine. Makes an awesome pot of coffee, though.

By good coffee, he likely meant coffee that has been converted to liquid form with plenty of caffeine in it. Which is the point of coffee to most people.

HailStout · Mar 23, 2026

This?

AFDawg · Mar 23, 2026

I'm 44. All my scoutmasters used them on camping trips when I was a kid. And some of the old ladies in my country church still swear by them.

patdog · Mar 23, 2026

tbaydog said:
I bought a percolator 2 months ago. Got frustrated with inconsistent taste from the new gadgets. My wife thought I was nuts.............Very happy with coffee now.

Seriously, just get a standard drip coffee maker. It will make much better coffee than any percolator or Keurig.

FrontRangeDawg · Mar 23, 2026

I use a percolator over the campfire for camp coffee. Best cup of coffee in the world.

Villagedawg · Mar 23, 2026

Colonel Angus.sixpack said:
This is what I remember having when I was a kid.

That's the post my grandparents had. By the time I came around it was just the post part directly on the stove eye.

GloryDawg · Mar 23, 2026

I am 60 plus and never seen one.

dog99walker · Mar 23, 2026

Percolated coffee died because it’s too hard to make.

HomeBoyDawg · Mar 23, 2026

First ones were heated on the stove and you just had to know when it had "perked" enough--it was nuclear hot!!! Then they added that really cool clear perk top so that you could gage when the coffee was dark enough. Then the electric models came out including those that somehow knew when to stop percolating. I think the percolating sound and smell and the resulting anticipation made them special.

Pilgrimdawg · Mar 23, 2026

Percolators were for rich fancy folks. Real coffee was made in a dripolator. It was a 2 part pot with a strainer for the grounds in the top. You boiled water and poured it in the top where it contacted the grounds and then the coffee dripped through small holes into the bottom section of the pot. Strong coffee and you always had a few grounds in the bottom of your cup. I think we still have one of these pots around here somewhere. Still that was sissy coffee compared to cowboy coffee. Boil water, throw a hand full of coffee into the water, let it simmer for just a bit, and then sprinkle cold water into the top of the pot so that the grounds will settle to the bottom. That way of making coffee is still practiced in wilderness hunting camps all over the west. It’s normally really strong and although it doesn’t taste like Starbucks it will wake you quick on a cold morning in elk camp. Good times!

Boosh · Mar 23, 2026

Bulldog Bruce said:
Is there anyone on this board that is 60+ years old and has never seen a percolator to make coffee?

We finished the season and this was the one thing that actually bothered me was that there were multiple characters that were in their 60s and acted as if they had never seen one before. The characters were upper crust New Yorkers but I lived there as a youngster and that was how my grandmother and my mother made coffee when I was young.

Mid '50s. My grandparents used one every morning. One of the major coffee brands used it in a commercial when I was a kid. Folder's maybe?

onewoof · Mar 23, 2026

Pilgrimdawg said:
Percolators were for rich fancy folks. Real coffee was made in a dripolator. It was a 2 part pot with a strainer for the grounds in the top. You boiled water and poured it in the top where it contacted the grounds and then the coffee dripped through small holes into the bottom section of the pot. Strong coffee and you always had a few grounds in the bottom of your cup. I think we still have one of these pots around here somewhere. Still that was sissy coffee compared to cowboy coffee. Boil water, throw a hand full of coffee into the water, let it simmer for just a bit, and then sprinkle cold water into the top of the pot so that the grounds will settle to the bottom. That way of making coffee is still practiced in wilderness hunting camps all over the west. It’s normally really strong and although it doesn’t taste like Starbucks it will wake you quick on a cold morning in elk camp. Good times!

CochiseCowbell · Mar 23, 2026

GloryDawg said:
I am 60 plus and never seen one.

To be fair, isn't "Thou shall not consume caffeine" your 13th commandment? (half sarcasterisk, for I'm truly ignorant on this)

As to Bruce's post, I'm 44 and am vaguely aware of them, but I'm also not a coffee drinker.

M R DAWGS · Mar 23, 2026

I’m not 60, but I bought a Presto percolator coffee maker for the deer camp not too long ago. Reminds me of deer camp as a kid.

pmack3641 · Mar 23, 2026

Bulldog Bruce said:
Is there anyone on this board that is 60+ years old and has never seen a percolator to make coffee?

We finished the season and this was the one thing that actually bothered me was that there were multiple characters that were in their 60s and acted as if they had never seen one before. The characters were upper crust New Yorkers but I lived there as a youngster and that was how my grandmother and my mother made coffee when I was young.

You were watching The Madison and yes I’m old enough to remember that.

ClarkeCountyDawg · Mar 23, 2026

Man I'm about to turn 24 this Sunday and I know what a percolator is. My girlfriend makes our coffee using one

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