Our assessment
This is a manufacturer-document review. We have not used this percolator.
It is the cheapest automatic route we found where the maker documents steel for the parts that do most of the work: the body, the filter basket and the perk tube. Plug it in and it brews, then keeps the pot hot until you unplug it. Presto’s instructions call for disposable paper filters.
The gaps are small parts. Presto does not say what the cover knob, the basket lid or the washer at the bottom of the perk tube is made of, so this is not a fully documented brew path. Percolated coffee is also a different style from drip, because the brew cycles through the grounds several times.
If you want every part documented, a glass pour-over is simpler. A percolator you already own is also fine to keep.
