• Neato
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    410 months ago

    Huh. So someone made a percolator that actually does a good job.

    Wait this was invented in 1933? Why didn’t America have this before? I’m not old enough to have used a percolator but from what I’ve heard it was heinous.

    • @accideath
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      1110 months ago

      Moka pots are awesome. Wouldn’t want to make my coffee any other way at home. Has been the standard in Italy since it was invented and is a staple even here in Germany.

      • @HootinNHollerin
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        10 months ago

        Same I use mine every day. Also convenient for road trips and camping. Plus it freed up space on my counter.

    • @[email protected]
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      510 months ago

      It’s 100% just a cultural thing. It just didn’t catch on.

      Just like how American households are much less likely to have an electric kettle then a UK household. This fact baffles British people.

      • Neato
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        210 months ago

        Our house has an electric kettle now. Got a cheap one for tea. Then realized even at 120V it’s a million times faster to boil water, especially since our stove is gas.

        I did some research on moka pots and they seem interesting if you want a really strong coffee. But decent drip machines do a good job (metal carafes, no hotplates) if you want the more dilute varieties.

    • @TheTetrapod
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      110 months ago

      I worked in a big box store for 8 years starting in 2013, and we always carried these. I don’t think we sold many, but we always had them around.