291125 Fri Dec 06 12:32:56 -0800 2002 6 27 General Chowhounding Topics 0 1582749 Thinking of buying one of these for myself and need your expert opinions before I go shopping. Anyone have or used one? Your help is appreciated. Thanks guys! Fri Dec 06 12:32:56 -0800 2002 0 Charlieboy 1 1582750 What's the point of a cordless percolator? Fri Dec 06 12:39:39 -0800 2002 1582749 0 ironmom 2 1582758 If it's a stovetop unit, you can control the length of the brew time Fri Dec 06 13:03:49 -0800 2002 1582750 0 FatBob 2 1582786 The base has a programmable clock/timer. Most coffee percolators don't offer this feature. Fri Dec 06 14:56:46 -0800 2002 1582750 0 Charlieboy 2 1582869 What's the point of a percolator, period? Unless they've been vastly improved, they make pretty filthy coffee, as I recall. Sat Dec 07 10:05:48 -0800 2002 1582750 0 GG Mora 1 1582817 DON'T!!! A percolator is a very dumb idea. It continually re-boils coffee--which is the best way to kill the taste! In all areas of life, an excellent rule of conduct is, KISS: Keep it Simple, Stupid! Go out and buy a Melitta pot and plastic cone--the kind you pour the water through, and which sits on some low heat source on the stove. I've been using that for decades, with never a lousy result. Fri Dec 06 16:59:26 -0800 2002 1582749 0 Howard-2 1 1582819 Oops!--I missed the notion of "cordless". WHY BOTHER??? That's really a silly feature, because generating heat requires an enormous amount of energy; the battery is sure to run out after an hour or less. This thing can't possibly work well. Fri Dec 06 17:01:43 -0800 2002 1582749 0 Howard-2