Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I've bought (and returned) a number of percolators from Amazon because they were built poorly or malfunctioned and didn't brew the coffee thoroughly. I tried this Mixpresso as my last try at percolator coffee before giving up and going back to K-Cups. This percolator (the 8 cup model) is built like the old style percolators of the '60's (of course it's safer and more waterproof) and is simple to operate. Since all I had handy was very fine ground (almost Expresso-ground) Cafe Bustelo coffee, I tried to make 4 cups of that. Without the paper filter, the Cafe Bustelo would have gone through the metal basket holes. I therefore used a supplemental paper fold-over coffee filter in the coffee basket. I put in two tablespoons of Cafe Bustelo and filled the water to the 4 Cup line. As the coffee brewed, the fragrance of the brewing coffee filled the house (just as I remember it when my father brewed coffee in our old West Bend percolator in the 1960's) and made the whole "coffee experience" better than I've ever had it during my adult life. The sound of the percolating coffee, the smell of the percolating coffee, was an incredible nostalgic experience unmatched by the Keurig coffeemaker that I've been using for the past 5 years. The ease of cleaning (just throw all the pieces except the percolator into the dishwasher and clean the percolator every month or so with a little vinegar to descale it in hard-water areas) is also a tremendous feature of percolator coffeemakers. The robust taste of the pot of Cafe Bustelo that I made was stronger and more robust than I've had using K-cups. The smell of the percolated coffee persisted and was a wonderfully nostalgic experience. The build quality of the Mixpresso was fabulous. Rugged and made with excellent components. You don't need Starbucks, you can recreate the coffeehouse in your kitchen with this percolator!