Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I bought it for a camping trip. The coffee was so good that I put away the Keurig and other fancier plastic brewers and started using it everyday. That was over 4 years ago. There is a bit of a learning curve, but with a little trial and error you can make it part of your morning routine. It takes me 12 minutes on high to bring the full pot to a boil and begin percolating, and another 9 minutes on low to brew. I find that it works best for my tastes with medium or light roast, course ground coffee. A darker roast has a tendency to have a burned taste (like Starbucks overpriced concoctions), while a lighter roast comes out tasting like fresh ground coffee smells. Don't discount cheap coffee grounds either. This thing can make even the no-name store brand coffees taste like it was brewed by Juan Valdez himself! Our favorite is the light roast in the blue vacuum packed package from Aldi: [...] It's a little finer of a grind, but magical in this percolator. Only a few grounds in the bottom of the pot afterward. (We don't use a paper filter.) I, like many others, recommend changing out the plastic top with a glass one. This is the one we have: https://www.amazon.com/Fitz-All-Replacement-Percolator-Top-Small/dp/B000QOM6KC/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1473633588&sr=8-2&keywords=percolator+glass+top As soon as Farberware decides to make a 12 cup version, I'll be first in line...maybe second...just behind Juan Valdez...and his donkey. OK third.