I have been using the same old school Presto percolator for about ten years. No need for filters, coffee is really hot, can make it as strong or as weak as you want, easy to keep clean and shiny, was cheap, looks cool on the counter and is "retro" and "vintage" like me. I bought a back-up one on Amazon because I didn't think it would last this long. It won't die. It also sounds really neat and smells like coffee while percolating.