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Petromax tea and coffee percolator (Germany)

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This beautiful object is the Petromax Tea and Coffee Percolator, coming to you straight from Germany. It is a very good alternative to those creaking plastic electric machines that people buy for their “modern” kitchens, which only produce a sad, watery liquid that makes you question your life choices.

This is a very sturdy product made from high-quality stainless steel, meaning it will not break if you drop it while looking at a bird. It works by a clever internal mechanism where boiling water rises through a small tube and rains down over your coffee grounds. This gives you a very rich, strong drink whether you place it on your kitchen stove or directly into the campfire logs.

Petromax originally became famous for its high-pressure kerosene lamps before they realized people also need caffeine to survive the wilderness. A small irony is that while modern society spends billions on complicated espresso pods, this 100-year-old system still makes a better cup using just fire and gravity.

This legendary Petromax Perkomax percolator is available in black or white on Amazon.

Did you know?

A Swiss man named Daniel Peter put milk in chocolate in 1875. Before this, it was just dark and bitter. Now we have the perfect snack for hiking in the mountains or just sitting on the sofa. Very good for the soul!

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