Perking coffee -- how long?

seaeagle2 wrote:
Anybody else use a filter in the basket ?

Yes, I use a Brew-Rite filter, called a wrap-around style. This is a square sheet of filter paper, with prepunched holes in the center and the corners. Place the center hole over the tube in the middle of the basket, push the filter down into the basket, add coffee, fold the corners of the filter inward and slide the corner holes down over the center tube. Add the water diffuser plate over the top of the basket as normal, and perk. 8 minutes later, coffee is done, and after it cools a bit, the grounds and filter can easily be dumped out of the basket. Love 'em.