How to Make Coffee With an Old-Fashioned Drip-O-Lator

A Drip-O-Lator gives you greater control over your brew.

The old-fashioned Drip-O-Lator method of making coffee is still popular today. Many prefer the Drip-O-Later because of the increased control they have over the taste and strength of the coffee. Drip-O-Lators require you to heat the water separately and pour it over the coffee grounds. This gives you control over water temperature. It also means you can control the amount of coffee grounds you use. The more coffee grounds, the stronger the coffee will be. Making coffee with an old-fashioned Drip-O-Lator is quick and straightforward.

Things You'll Need

• Tea kettle or glass measuring cup

Instructions

1. Wet the filter pad. Use clean water and only lightly wet it.

2. Place the filter pad in the bowl filter pad container.

3. Push the center of the filter pad into the bowl using the filter spreader. The filter pad should run along the sides of the bowl and be bent back.

4. Take the bowl and place it on the decanter, which will hold the freshly brewed coffee. Make sure the upper bowl fits on the decanter securely.

5. Scoop 1 tablespoon of freshly ground coffee for each cup in the bowl. For stronger coffee, add more grounds. Keep in mind that finely ground coffee will make the coffee even stronger, so you may not need as much.

6. Boil water in a glass measuring cup or tea kettle.

7. Pour boiling water in the bowl with the coffee grounds until it is full.

8. Gently stir the grounds. Make sure not to bother the strainer.

9. Add more boiling water once the water in the bowl has emptied into the decanter.

10. Remove the upper bowl once all the boiling water has emptied into the container.

Tips & Warnings

• For fresher coffee, keep coffee beans in an air-tight container and only grind right before you want to brew.

References

• Dogs Age: Silex Dripolator Instructions
• Fante's Kitchen: Manual Drip Coffee Makers