Instructions Can someone please provide me with the instructions for this product? The instructions included with mine were for a teakettle, not a percolator. >:(
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I agree!! I wanna buy one of these but have NO CLUE how to use the thing. I love coffee from my drip maker. I just think they look good and have heard they make better coffee. I'm also wondering if this would suit my coffee drinking habits. I get up, make 4 cups of coffee in my drip maker and drink it over a period of 2 hours. Then in the evening I make 4 more cups and drink it for 2 hours. If you make this coffee on a stove top, does it stay warm after being done for a couple of hours or no? I'm sure the electric ones would but with those you chance them going bad and not working plus I've heard they are harder to clean. Also, do I need paper filters with these? I agree!! I wanna buy one of these but have NO CLUE how to use the thing. I love coffee from my drip maker. I just think they look good and have heard they make better coffee. I'm also wondering if this would suit my coffee drinking habits. I get up, make 4 cups of coffee in my drip maker and drink it over a period of 2 hours. Then in the evening I make 4 more cups and drink it for 2 hours. If you make this coffee on a stove top, does it stay warm after being done for a couple of hours or no? I'm sure the electric ones would but with those you chance them going bad and not working plus I've... » Read More I agree!! I wanna buy one of these but have NO CLUE how to use the thing. I love coffee from my drip maker. I just think they look good and have heard they make better coffee. I'm also wondering if this would suit my coffee drinking habits. I get up, make 4 cups of coffee in my drip maker and drink it over a period of 2 hours. Then in the evening I make 4 more cups and drink it for 2 hours. If you make this coffee on a stove top, does it stay warm after being done for a couple of hours or no? I'm sure the electric ones would but with those you chance them going bad and not working plus I've heard they are harder to clean. Also, do I need paper filters with these? « Show Less
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I have been perking coffee for years. fill pot/water level below basket. I like to grind my own coffee... the openings in the pots basket are smaller than the aluminum ones you would buy for camping out.... so can grind a bit finer. I perk very slowly over a medium heat until I can smell the coffee! The clear knob on the top will give you a good indication as the coffee brews the perks get darker. Usually about 20 minutes total brew time. Let sit for a minute or two when done brewing so that the filter basket drains completely.
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Hi, Mark --I found instructions for using this online someplace. I can tell you that the coffee is *extremely* hot at first and stays warm for a good long time, easily a good hour or 90 minutes, maybe for two hours. No paper filters needed, just grind the coffee a little coarse and it goes into the basket inside. The only thing I'm not sure of is whether you can make just 4 cups -- I usually make the full pot, which is more like 6 big cups or 8 small ones.
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Can it make only 2 cups at a time equally well? My wife doesn't drink coffee but I do and 4 cups is too much for one sitting.
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M. Lavey I JUST ordered and received a new lid from Cusinart. They were backordered and I had to wait a month to get it, so I suggest you JUMP on ordering it. The part # for a 12-cup percolator is PRC-12CVR, and can be found on their site.
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Do a google search for the model. You should be able to follow the link to the manufacturer's website, where there should be a .pdf set of instructions. Have you tried this yet?
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btw, there are fill markings inside kettle. Don't overfill past the max mark. It boils over impressively if you do (and that is how I found the fill markings inside the kettle). Alternatively, you could just read the instructions...as I had not.
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I use 2 tablespoons per 12 cup percolater. The pot is clean and shiny after using dip it. The powder dip it is the best! The liquid did not work well at all. As for how many cleanings per box, it depends on the size of the pot. I HIGHLY recommend this product. Could no longer find the powder in stores near home, so ordered a large supply on the Internet. Hope this gives you enough info. Lorraine
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I only have a 4 6 cup perc. I would say they might be too small... Wait!! I just checked the package and it says "Fits All Percolators" To be sure...their website is www.melitta.com and their phone is 1-888-melitta. Hope this helps...MM
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OKAY this is what he said: I took the coffe machine apart. Some of the tubes were a bit trickey to get to and to get back on but it was fun to figure out. The top of the machine is where the hot watter bubbles up and then is dispursed into the coffee drip area. The cover the directed the bubbles from up to over just snapped into place. There is a grove to help seal this cover but ours did seal right. I removed the cover, put a thin line of silicone sealant in the groove and re-installed the cover. I let it dry for a few days so no silicone would seep into the bubbles then into the coffee. It seems to be working. OKAY this is what he said: I took the coffe machine apart. Some of the tubes were a bit trickey to get to and to get back on but it was fun to figure out. The top of the machine is where the hot watter bubbles up and then is dispursed into the coffee drip area. The cover the directed the bubbles from up to over just snapped into place. There is a grove to help seal this cover but ours did seal right. I removed the cover, put a thin line of silicone sealant in the groove and re-installed the cover. I let it dry for a few days so no silicone would seep into the bubbles then into the coffee.... » Read More OKAY this is what he said: I took the coffe machine apart. Some of the tubes were a bit trickey to get to and to get back on but it was fun to figure out. The top of the machine is where the hot watter bubbles up and then is dispursed into the coffee drip area. The cover the directed the bubbles from up to over just snapped into place. There is a grove to help seal this cover but ours did seal right. I removed the cover, put a thin line of silicone sealant in the groove and re-installed the cover. I let it dry for a few days so no silicone would seep into the bubbles then into the coffee. It seems to be working. « Show Less
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Don't really need instructions on how to use this. I've had it for months now and truly find this pot to be exceptional. Just make sure you hold down the lid with one hand when pouring your tea, as it can fall off. You can also use the tea pot without the strainer in it and just hold the strainer above your cup/mug when you are ready to pour the tea. It strains through it great that way too. Some advice on cleaning it though: little pieces of tea (depending on how small or fine the tea/herb is) can get stuck in the top stainless steel ring around the strainer, you will want to make sure you don't miss that. Just run really hot water through the strainer to give it a good clean. Don't really need instructions on how to use this. I've had it for months now and truly find this pot to be exceptional. Just make sure you hold down the lid with one hand when pouring your tea, as it can fall off. You can also use the tea pot without the strainer in it and just hold the strainer above your cup/mug when you are ready to pour the tea. It strains through it great that way too. Some advice on cleaning it though: little pieces of tea (depending on how small or fine the tea/herb is) can get stuck in the top stainless steel ring around the strainer, you will want to make sure you... » Read More Don't really need instructions on how to use this. I've had it for months now and truly find this pot to be exceptional. Just make sure you hold down the lid with one hand when pouring your tea, as it can fall off. You can also use the tea pot without the strainer in it and just hold the strainer above your cup/mug when you are ready to pour the tea. It strains through it great that way too. Some advice on cleaning it though: little pieces of tea (depending on how small or fine the tea/herb is) can get stuck in the top stainless steel ring around the strainer, you will want to make sure you don't miss that. Just run really hot water through the strainer to give it a good clean. « Show Less
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We had to call the company. By the way, the person we talked to didn't understand their own instructions. Good luck.
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The end of the cord has 2 simple round pieces of metal that plugs into my percolator. If yours looks like that, it'll probably work.Good luck.
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Look on the internet. Most instruction books are on line. If not, contact Cuisinart.
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What helped me was looking at the image. I don't remember it coming with instructions? I'm sorry but it was awhile ago that I assembled this cupcake holder and I just tried to see if there was any information online about how to assemble. No luck. My best suggestion would be to look at the image and start from there. I'm sorry this wasn't more help! I hope you figure this out :-)
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I perc 4 cups and that works fine. The object of the exercise is to perc gently. That is: the coffee should bubble up into the glass top at a leisurely rate -- one or two light burps every second or so. Hardly an accurate description, I know, but the gist is DON'T BOIL IT HARD ... just simmer it. Use high heat till the first appearance, then reduce heat. Cut it way back to 1/3 -- about medium-low. Bear in mind electric coils hold heat and drop temperature slowly. Gas burners respond much quicker and that is one reason cooks prefer gas. Ideally, coffee grounds should be in contact with hot water about 6 minutes, maybe 7. Then take the pot off the burner, let it sit for a couple of minutes, take the stem and basket out. Removing the spent grounds keeps bitter oils from dripping back into the coffee. And taking out the stem and basket parts makes it easier to pour. I let the pot sit a minute or two while I clean up the inside parts. With a percolator you gain a great deal of flavor, and you pour a very satisfying cup of coffee, but you do give up the convenience of an automatic drip machine. You can't go away and shave while the coffee is on. A quality electric percolator would be a good compromise. When I was a kid, it was common for neighbor ladies to come by our kitchen or to call Mom over for mid-morning or after-lunch coffee. Of course, Reddy Kilowatt was king in those days, so everyone's percolator was electric.
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Mine came with instructions...have you tried searching for them online? I've found many missing instructions for stuff online.
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I looked online for the instructions. I have used mine now for months. Neherel@yahoo.com is my email. I can answer any questions you have. Ask away... Jeremy
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I never looked at those instructions. I use water that i have boiled to make tea or coffee right out of the drip pot. Sometimes there is a tiny bit of unmixed milk at the bottom of the cup when I finish, but nothing to worry about. I think you can just skip that step.
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To be accurate in your answer; water boils at 212f. A percolator will function up to about 190f. This one does the same thing. I take the insides out and use it to heat mulled apple cider. Once it gets to 'hot coffee temps', it drops down to 'keep warm' mode and the light comes on.