At the risk of being drawn and quartered I wish to tell this short tale. I have become enlightened regarding the much-maligned percolator. My wife and I went antiquing yesterday and she bought a few percolators. One was a cheap little aluminum stove-top model. She made coffee this morning using Maxwell House. Being a guy who roasts and grinds his own beans and brews them in a French Press, I was skeptical of the percolated brew I was about to taste. Boy was I surprised. This method produced a very good tasting cup of coffee! In my opinion it beats the heck out of a drip pot. Of course I won't be abandoning my beloved French Press, but I will certainly be looking forward to occassional cups of perked joe with my lovely wife.