GSI Outdoors Glacier Stainless Steel Percolator Coffee Pot | Ultra-Rugged for Brewing Coffee Over Stove and Fire | Ideal for Group Camping, Polished Stainless, 8 Cup (65008)

LOVE IT. The Plastic cap is disliked by a small number of people. For a quick fix, read the following and look at the illustration. Since 2012, I've been the proud owner of the GSI 12 cup. I've gone camping a total of 12 times. The stove is primarily fueled by propane. It's something I do at home as well. 2 times a month I've lasted a long time. Sturdy. There is no rust, and it is simple to clean. br>
Pros- br>It's a solid piece of equipment. At the very least, I have five I bought six coffee pots. (I'm a sucker for a good deal) plus a half-dozen from garage sales and CL. Why? I'm looking for the best one that will be useful both at home and on the road. Make a lot of coffee for group camping, and all of the other pots were broken and thrown away. br>Cleaning is simple. br>Did a good job of standing up. Heavy-duty construction.
Cons- At first, the plastic cap wouldn't stay in place, so I had to fiddle with it a little. It was only a minute long. Consider either a slight on-factor process or the flange lip opening and loosening due to pressure on it during transit. To see where you should make changes, look at the image. It only took a few minutes to get everything back in working order. br>br> I prefer the stronger, darker brew that a percolator produces, and it's also very easy to clean. If you don't care for a few grounds, wet the center of a paper filter and the post will easily pass through. If you do use this pot on a fire, here's a tip for keeping the black soot off and making clean-up easier. a breeze to put together Lather up the outside of the pot with some wet soap suds and set it aside to dry. The soot settles on top of this dry layer and miraculously wipes away when washed. br>br>In general, this is a good deal. br>br>Use a low to medium heat setting. Use with the handle outside the fire or wrapped in foil at the coal's edge. For the stove/kitchen, a little more.

Gregory Hardin

| Dec 04, 2021

There is a steep learning curve to this. If there is too much water in the percolator, it will float the grinds out. When you drink too much coffee, the grinds swell, overflow, and end up in your cup. It's a bit of a stretch to call this a 14-cup percolator when it only holds 7 cups of coffee. If you're only going to use it to heat water, the rest is simply the total capacity. We discovered that seven scant cups of water, 11 rounded teaspoons of coffee, and nine minutes of percolating was the sweet spot after using it for 21 days on a trip. The overall quality appears to be very good. It's designed to look like a tank. Because the coffee grounds are oily, cleaning isn't easy. However, it isn't bad - Cleaning only takes a couple of minutes.

Gabrielle HEWITT

| Oct 22, 2021

I bought both the 14 cup and the 36 cup and would give them both five stars, but I prefer the 36 cup because it looks great on the stove, holds plenty of water, and hasn't boiled over like some of the smaller pots I use it for everything it boils water in 20 minutes whether it's on the stove or over a campfire I use it to preheat water for corn and pasta when it's time for coffee I throw a couple handfuls in and boil that two for three minutes add.

Charlie Dennis

| Jul 11, 2021

This is useful for camping and at home. Chicory is the best coffee for percolating (like Cafe Dumond's coffee from New Orleans), and you can leave it on low heat for hours after brewing and the coffee will still taste great (remove the grounds basket when done brewing). This results in a very strong cup of coffee. Another strategy. br>br> If you don't have a standard drip coffee filter with you (I just tear one to fit and punch a hole in it), wet the stainless basket first, then add your grounds. When you're making the pot, they won't easily spill through if they're damp. br>br>I usually start by boiling the water before adding the basket/percolater stem. I gave it about ten minutes to perk-up. The stronger the coffee becomes as time goes on. Before tossing the grounds, carefully remove the basket and stem, and taste them. If it's too weak, just return it and let it perk for a little longer. br>br>I've used it dozens of times and am still pleased with the results.

Malani AKHTAR

| May 11, 2021

Excellent condition, all-steel construction, and well-thought-out design. It can be hung over a fire, but I prefer to keep it on the camp chef because that's where I'll be using it the most. I took careful measurements to ensure that my review was accurate. When making coffee, a little more than 8 cups of water will fit because the percolator basket will take up the rest of the volume. When you remove the basket, you'll notice a small metal ring on the spout's top that goes down into the pot. Make sure your water level isn't higher than that ring. The grounds basket is held in place by that ring. I coarsely ground the coffee based on that amount of water (coarse, as in a few whole beans remained, which was fine). Less ground gets into the pot when it's coarse. ) and put 16 tbsp. ground in the basket. Then it's time to heat things up. Start high and work your way down. I noticed clear water in the glass cap after a few minutes (time varies depending on your heat source). The water had turned a little brown after about a minute. I continued for another 5 minutes after that. I believe it could go on for a little longer, so I'll try it out. At that point, I had to reduce the heat because it was boiling too quickly and had overflowed. It stopped overflowing after I reduced the heat. As soon as water is visible in the glass cap, I will reduce the heat to medium or medium low. Keep in mind that I'm cooking on a 30,000-btu stove. Anyway, I poured it into a mug after that. It had a nice appearance and a pleasant scent. It took a long time for the water to cool down enough to drink. The flavor was creamier and richer than typical coffee, with less burnt and acidity. What the hell is going on? So good! You can't make a half pot, or your percolator's hydraulics will fail. As a result, I've got some coffee saved up for later. I'm thinking about getting a smaller pot for when I'm cooking alone. I'm blown away.

Opal Fleming

| Mar 18, 2021