Customer Reviews

Dualit 84038 Cordless Coffee Percolator

5 star:		(3)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(7)

 

 

After this percolator stopped working, we were instructed to send it to Dulalit's service center for repair (Electra Craft, Inc.) Customer service at the repair center was very unprofessional -- they would tell us the package was shipping out to us, and nothing would arrive. It was only after persistent calling that they finally shipped the percolator to us and it arrived in worse condition. It took them four months to return the percolator to us. They refused to replace the percolator because we owned it for more than 30 days. Amazon was very helpful and understanding and assisted us with a refund.

We unfortunately own two of these percolators and when the lid broke on the second one, I had to contact Electra Craft, again. They were able to provide the part, a simple stainless steel lid, for $25.00 plus shipping and handling! I'm sure their other replacement parts are overpriced as well!

I purchased this for Christmas 2003 (wish I had read the reviews). Auto shut off did not work, grounds in the bottom of the pot, and the burnt coffee... all too true. After 11 months of regular use, the bottom is now leaking. I will be writing Dualit to see what they can do for us. I am ready to go back to my good old Braun!

We purchased this purcolator Christmas 2003, and ended up returning the first one after it did not work out of the box. Amazon was great in sending us out another via exchange. The second percolator worked. However, I wished I'd have saved my money. The coffee basket allowed too many coffee grounds to end up in the coffee. Don't take that last cup. You will also need a carafe to store the coffee in after percolating. The percolator maintains the heat too high when ready, and boils the coffee continuously. Mmmm, burnt coffee!!

This percolator makes the best tasting coffee we've ever had.
We've been through many pots including professional makers designed for hotels and altho an old fashioned stove top pot makes good coffee, it takes too long and it's not as wonderful as what comes out of this maker. we use it everyday at least once or twice, and it's held up for quite awhile. There is one snafu, you MUST load the basket very carefully, because if you don't grounds find their way into the center tube and wind up in the brew. My husband is always getting grounds in the coffee, but it still tastes fabulous! I've had to replace the lid, that's been my only complaint. The knob is plastic, but after roughly 1500 pots of coffee, I can't gripe too loudly, because the pot has outlasted every other pot we've ever owned! ...Not to mention that if you truly love REAL coffee (not the drip crapola) this is the only pot there is!

We purchased this purcolator for Christmas 2003. Every other pot is weaker than tea, many grounds are left in the bottom of the pot. Once the coffee is done, the warmer continues to boil the coffee making it bitter and burnt. The auto shut off did not work and boiled the pot dry. I am returning the pot and purchasing a Farberware for half the price.

Bought our Dualit percolator before I read all the negative reviews; Have to disagree: our works perfectly, seems to be very well made; makes good strong coffee and keeps it very hot like we like it; easy to clean also. We also purchased one for a friend as a gift and they are pleased as well.

I really like the cordless feature of this product. Coffee perks in a reasonable amount of time and the coffee is very palable. The good features of this product is the reason I bought a second pot after about one year of use of the first one. I was disappointed in the short time it took the first pot to wear out. I had two main problems with it. One, it leaked water out of the bottom and two, the glass part on the top broke away from the main part of the lid. This was the only cordless percolator I could find or I would have brought another brand.

Bought this recently after going through several cheaper percolators in less than a year. Although slightly dearer than most other percolators on the market, it has proved to be a much more economical buy long term. Creates a fabulous cup of percolated coffee.

A great looking percolator that is solidly built and should last for years. I wouldn't be without mine now - wish I had bought it years ago.

I purchased this item in hopes that I was going to get a percolator made in the great country of Britain. Unfortunately, it is of British design, but like just about anything with a plug nowadays it's made in China. I have no doubt that it is wonderful for tea, but it is completely inappropriate for coffee. The basket is very short, and when the water percolates into the basket, the grinds float up and then out into the coffee. We were having to strain the coffee, and still ended up with grounds in our cup--a lot of them.

We even attempted to use a paper filter above the grounds, but it still floated grounds up. It is essentially an 8 cup tea maker. I would NOT attempt to make coffee in it again. I have since returned the item to Amazon, thankfully. We are now using the Farberware 12 cup percolator and it makes coffee quite well. If you've never tried perc'd coffee, you should. I cannot drink drip coffee without gagging.

Unfortunately, Farberware's is also made in China. It appears just about all the coffee percolators are made in China. Maybe one day we'll learn how to manufacture items in our country again.

I purchased this percolator just a couple of weeks ago. I bought the Dualit Brand because of its nice look frankly - it's a pretty machine, and the Dualit Brand TOASTERS make awesome toast... But as great a toaster, as bad a coffee maker!!!!

The first time I used it I realized that the warmer continues to BOIL the coffee making it bitter and burnt. It doesn't shut off (I'm not even sure if it's supposed to). Also, and THIS is the reason why I'm returning it: the coffee that comes out of this thing is weaker than a diner cup of bland coffee - the color looks just like tea and this is even when using 12 cups of coffee measurement with only 10 cups of water!!! and I use Starbucks Sumatra BOLD!!!!

This coffee maker is NOT worth it at ALL. Don't buy this. And yes, it does leave a bunch of coffee at the bottom of the pot, although I didn't really mind that.

PROS: Looks nice on your kitchen counter
CONS: Weak coffee, no automatic shut off making your coffee BOIL, very difficult to fill coffee in the awkward percolator, very time consuming to clean.