Farberware FCP280 8-Cup Percolator

And that flaw is it's cup-a-minute brewing speed. Percolation is a slow process. Remember the percolators of yesteryear and how long they took to brew a dark and satisfying cup of coffee? Not so here. Leave the room for a minute and come back and it's done. Huh? Yes, this percolator tries to brew coffee WAY too fast and the result is like weak tea.

I suppose you could use excessive amounts of grounds to try and get a cup of coffee that could be considered good but why should you have to do that?

This maker is some sort of compromise aimed at impatient people. I won't have cared if I had to wait 10-12 minutes to brew coffee if I knew in the end it would be good. The coffee that came out of this maker was a joke. Move along. This is not for serious coffee drinkers!

I purchased the Farberware 8 Cup Percolator to replace my other Farberware percolator that I had for 10 years. The other one I had only went because of problems with the base it was the type with a timer/base that they discontinued. I purchased a good 'ol reliable Superfast Farberware Percolator about a month ago and LOVE IT. My coffee is always piping hot, it does perk very quickly and I enjoy using it everyday. It's a great deal here on Amazon and worth every penny, I've tried other types of coffee pots from all price ranges and other brands, I've come back to the best one I can find which is Farberware. I would buy again and/or give as a gift with no doubts. Others are more expensive but not any better, this one is great for coffee lovers like myself.

We've had our Farberware/Salton Fastbrew Perculator (FCP280) for about 6mo now and have been very happy with it. The biggest plus, aside from the flavor, has been the 7-9min brewing time--almost the same as an autodrip.

Construction is fairly rugged; all stainless except for the handle and whatnot, which appear to be made from some sort of bakelight or phenolic material. Cord is a detachable, two-prong appliance type, and about 18" in length.

The water markings (graduations) are stamped inside the pot and a bit hard to see when filling, and in fact are a bit off. At the eight cup mark, it is actually only holding about 7 cups and some change.

I began by using the pot with pre-ground coffee, but have since switched over to grinding my own, 'perk' coffee is apparently much coarser than auto-drip, and as such has less of a tendency to clog the filter basket.

Only issues we've had--1. There is no brewing adjustment as found on some other higher priced units. This means you need to wait for the pot to cool off first (or flush w/cool water) if you want to make successive batches, and you may also have to use a scoop or two MORE of coffee than normal to compensate for the fixed brewing time. 2. We've begun having some brewing issues with the unit, sometimes ending up with a pot of 'tea'-like coffee that has to be dumped. We presently have a call into Farberware regarding this--

Other than that I would definitely recommend the product. Seems very well made and efficient, and cleans up well.

I bought the Farberware 8-cupe percolator on the strength of Amazon customer reviews and enjoyed piping hot, delicious coffee for about a year. Then, the percolator began to deliver only a lukewarm and very weak brew. I am trying to decide whether I should try another brand of percolator or return to my French press.

Makes good coffee at first but it's all downhill from there. After about three months, coffee gets weaker and colder until its useless. I've had two in a row that did the same thing.