<p>Copper conducts heat well, so a copper kettle will boil a bit faster than other materials.</p>
<p>I have a copper boiler on my espresso machine and an antique Georgian copper coffee pot (like the one in the tongue twister). Both are pretty and make good coffee but I don’t think the copper gets any credit.</p>

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2021-11-26T03:51:39.730Z
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Woody
<p>There was a time long ago when it was fashionable to build kettles with solid copper. The reason for this has more to do with the heat capacity and conductance capabilities of copper and also because it is relatively easy to work (compared to modern alloyed metals like stainless steel). No doubt the song refers more to a personal preference, perhaps nostalgic in nature, than to a genuinely better tasting brew since, you know, hot water is hot water.</p>

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2021-11-28T09:13:26.170Z
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R Mac
<p>It creates a nasty acid for your stomach. There is a reason (code requirement) check valves are installed on coffee machine waterlines. It’s a health issue.</p>

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Issy
<p>Copper is a better conductor of heat which leadins to uniform heating and &quot;cooking&quot; of the beans.</p>

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2021-07-15T14:08:13.157Z
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Elfarto
<p>As the tongue twister and song goes,</p>
<blockquote>
<p>All I want is a proper cup of coffee<br />
Made in a proper copper coffeepot</p>
</blockquote>
<p>Even going so far to rather having tea than using a coffeepot made out of tin or iron.</p>
<p>Having only experience with glass and steel coffeepots, I wonder what's so special about a copper coffeepot. Is there a big difference in taste?</p>

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2021-07-13T23:45:46.133Z
Do you mean as a brewing vessel like a French press or a moka pot? Or also as a container into which the coffee drips from a paper filter for instance?
JJJ
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2021-07-14T05:17:13.193Z
@JJJ the song doesn't really say, does it? But I've always interpreted as the receptacle in which the brewed coffee is collected and from which it is poured into a cup for drinking.
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What difference does a copper coffeepot make?
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# What difference does a copper coffeepot make?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-07-13)

As the tongue twister and song goes,

> All I want is a proper cup of coffee  
> Made in a proper copper coffeepot

Even going so far to rather having tea than using a coffeepot made out of tin or iron.

Having only experience with glass and steel coffeepots, I wonder what's so special about a copper coffeepot. Is there a big difference in taste?

**Tags:** brewing-process, flavor, equipment

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Do you mean as a brewing vessel like a French press or a moka pot? Or also as a container into which the coffee drips from a paper filter for instance?  
> **username_0**: @username_1 the song doesn't really say, does it? But I've always interpreted as the receptacle in which the brewed coffee is collected and from which it is poured into a cup for drinking.  

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## 4 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2021-11-26. Score: 1

Copper conducts heat well, so a copper kettle will boil a bit faster than other materials.

I have a copper boiler on my espresso machine and an antique Georgian copper coffee pot (like the one in the tongue twister). Both are pretty and make good coffee but I don’t think the copper gets any credit.


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### Answer by username_3 on 2021-11-28. Score: 1

There was a time long ago when it was fashionable to build kettles with solid copper. The reason for this has more to do with the heat capacity and conductance capabilities of copper and also because it is relatively easy to work (compared to modern alloyed metals like stainless steel). No doubt the song refers more to a personal preference, perhaps nostalgic in nature, than to a genuinely better tasting brew since, you know, hot water is hot water.


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### Answer by username_4 on 2024-06-13. Score: 0

It creates a nasty acid for your stomach. There is a reason (code requirement) check valves are installed on coffee machine waterlines. It’s a health issue.


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### Answer by username_5 on 2021-07-15. Score: -1

Copper is a better conductor of heat which leadins to uniform heating and "cooking" of the beans.


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