Out with the New Pot…in with the Old Pot…Coffee Pot that is…for now anyways…
Our automatic drip coffee maker quit working. BIG dilemma! We HAVE to have coffee in the morning or my Farmer will not function. (I’m fine, I can have my tea) So….in came the coffee pot from our camping supplies.
It’s a bit black from the many camp fires it’s made coffee on but that’s ok. OK, fine. It’s very black. At this point, looks do not matter. Being able to make coffee does!! And Oh MY GOODNESS!!! Waking up this morning to the aroma of percolating coffee was SOOOO wonderful! It took me back to my childhood. Waking up to the smell of freshly percolating coffee was the norm in our house growing up. My mom preferred it that way even after she had an automatic drip maker. As I am typing this, I realize that I have my mom’s coffee pot. I guess I could have used it instead. It is a bit more presentable. Oh well, my Farmer likes his camp coffee pot. Here’s a picture of my mom’s. I also have my Farmer’s grandmother’s electric percolator coffee pot sitting there beside it. It even still has the cord, but I am not brave enough to use it!
I love the smell of coffee. I REALLY love the smell of percolating coffee. The smell is just not the same with the auto drip coffee makers. I will buy a new automatic drip coffee maker, and probably a programmable one. But for now, I think we might just use this pot for a few more days. The coffee made in it is really pretty good, but the aroma….ya, that is the best. It’s the best thing to wake up to in the mornings. The smell and sound of coffee perking. It really makes me feel that I am Livin’ the Life, the Farm Life that is.
By the way, if you are a coffee drinker, I would highly recommend checking out Long Valley Coffee. They are a local coffee company, they are super wonderful people, and they have excellent coffee! I would love to hear your comments about coffee or even old coffee pots that you may have. Leave me a comment below, and thanks for following along!
Well, I have to add an update. I thought that coffee pot was my moms, but my sister told me she bought it at a yard sale to replace the one mom had. She’s a kill joy some times. 😉 Well, I’m still going with it being my mom’s. It was her’s for a while and it is just like the one she had when we were growing up. 😉
19 Comments
Magan
Ha! Darn siblings! 😁. I love the story, and yes, I love the smell of fresh coffee in the morning. It really doesn’t smell the same coming from my automatic programmable coffee pot.
admin
Agree. Thanks for stopping by Magan!
Pauline
We’ve gone through a few coffee pots. I have one so dented and blacked from camping I’m surprised it hasn’t fallen apart. Can I say I prefer cowboy coffee to drip?
admin
Cowboy coffee IS better! We call it sheepherder coffee when we do not use the percolator and just boil it. Either way is best over drip!
Haley Kelley
OMG I love the rustic look! Great Job
admin
VERY rustic!!! LOL
Lisa Manderino
Way to be resourceful! Sad that it wasn’t an heirloom.
admin
True, but it’s the memory that counts. Thanks for stopping by Lisa!
Karla Petersen
This is SOOOOO full of delight and memories. I HAVE to find a percolator now. Not even a doubt!
admin
And if you have turbo boil on your stove, the percolators do not take as long! Thanks for stopping by!
Maria
I agree with you, the smell of coffee is heavenly, I like the taste, but I love the smell. Even just the beans. Sigh!
admin
Yes!! Even the beans!
Ruth Iaela-Pukahi
I find it so interesting when the old stuff was better than our new things. One thing I’ve found that was better before are toys. They were just made better before.
admin
True! A lot of things were made better back before.
Kat
I love your old coffee pot. Its so cool looking.
admin
Thanks Kat!
Jennifer Morrison
I love the smell of percolating coffee as well!!! It is so lovely!!! Our automatic drip coffee makers only works for about 6 months of heavy use, and then we have to get a new one. Maybe I should try to get an old fashioned one. It would probably last a lot longer.
admin
That’s a lot of coffee making!! The old fashion one might last longer and if you have turbo boil on your stove it doesn’t take as long any more! Thanks for stopping by!
Kendra
I just came back from a camping trip with my family, and had amazing percolated coffee each day. The smell and the flavor is awesome! I can’t believe I never thought to pull out the camping percolator coffee pot when our coffee maker broke last time. Thanks for this post –now I will hopefully remember that next time.