Coffee Pots

The Coffee Pot and Its Variety of Shapes and Styles
Executive Summary about Coffee Pot by M. Jedediah

Coffee Pots. The shape and size of a coffee pot will vary. When coffee makers were introduced in the late 1950s, the look of the coffee pot changed. Before that time, the family coffee pot was often a percolator, which was made of metal. Gravity funnels boiled water through the coffee pot until it comes in contact with coffee grounds.

Most often the family coffee pot in today's homes is the carafe that is attached to the coffee maker. The coffee is placed in a filter. You pour the water from the coffee pot into the filter. Then the coffee is brewed and funneled down into the coffee pot.

Some high-scale restaurants and coffee franchises use decorative carafes as a coffee pot. Some of the art deco coffee pots may look more like a vase than a coffee pot. This type of coffee pot may have a design and may be more colorful that a traditional coffee pot.

One of the latest trends is a coffee pot that resembles a thermos-like vessel. This type of coffee pot can brew coffee and is served from the coffee pot. The coffee pot is made of stainless steel that keeps the coffee hot. This type of coffee pot is great from those addicted to their daily dose of java and need to keep the beverage flowing. Whether you need a practical coffee pot or you have a family heirloom, your own individual taste will determine your coffee pot.

The Many Types of Coffee Pots
Executive Summary about by Coffee Pot by John Hilaire

The definition of a coffee pot is a vessel used to brew or make coffee. These come in many different styles and offer various ways to produce the desired brew.

Drip Maker
The most widely used coffee pot today is the drip maker. The water is heated and pumped through the coffee where it then drips into the pot below. Boiling coffee tends to produce a bitter taste which is undesirable to most people.

Percolator
Another popular type coffee pot is the percolator. Percolators work by pumping water into the container holding the coffee until the desired result is achieved. A basket keeps the dry coffee from being deposited into the coffee container. Percolators were popular in the 1970s and 80s before the drip maker became the coffee maker of choice.

Vacuum
Many people still enjoy the tradition of vacuum coffee pots because the pots offer interesting shapes and designs. These pots work on the theory that steam creates a vacuum which draws the water and steam through the coffee grounds without distributing the grounds throughout the coffee.

Coffee Pot Safety
Today coffee pots usually come with a short cord that will only allow you to use it close to an electrical outlet. It is important that you not use an extension cord since this could allow small children to get hurt.