My idea of a percolator has always been this: http://www.amazon.com/Bialetti-Express-6-Cup-Stovetop-Espresso/dp/B000CNY6UK/ http://www.amazon.com/Bialetti-Expre

My idea of a percolator has always been this: http://www.amazon.com/Bialetti-Express-6-Cup-Stovetop-Espresso/dp/B000CNY6UK/ http://www.amazon.com/Bialetti-Express-6-Cup-Stovetop-Espres... The water doesn't cycle, it goes through the ground coffee exactly once. I think that the difference with drip coffee is the temperature / pressure of the water.