Presto 02811 12-Cup Stainless Steel Electric Percolator
Presto
02811 12-Cup Stainless Steel Electric Percolator
Set it, forget it, and get 12 cups from a steel bodied machine at a fair price. But an electric appliance with undisclosed handle, base, knob, and washer materials, plus a blanket Proposition 65 notice, cannot sit in the low band of a plastic footprint listing. The stovetop COLETTI does the same job in fully disclosed steel.
A hands off electric percolator whose body, filter basket, and perk tube are stainless steel per Presto. The handle, knob, base, and the washer that sits in the water have no stated materials, and Presto posts a company wide Proposition 65 notice.
How this score breaks down
Strengths
- Body, filter basket, and perk tube stated as stainless steel by Presto
- Replacement parts sold for nearly every component, rare for a budget appliance
- UL Listed per the official manual
- American company making appliances since 1905, with a published service line
Trade-offs
- Handle, knob, base, feet, cord, and the perk tube washer have no stated materials
- The washer sits in the brewing water and Presto does not say what it is made of
- Presto posts a company wide California Proposition 65 warning and answers PFAS questions only by phone
- Mains powered appliance, so it eventually becomes e-waste
Scored on our durable-goods method (durables-v1, 2026-08-16). How we rank →
What's inside
Presto states stainless steel construction including the filter basket and perk tube. The cover, its knob, the handle, the base, the feet, the detachable cord, and the washer at the bottom of the perk tube have no stated materials. Uses wraparound paper filters or 3.5 inch disc filters, or brews without.
| Part | Material |
|---|---|
| Body, filter basket, perk tube | Stainless steel |
| Cover and knob | Not stated |
| Handle and base | Not stated |
| Perk tube washer, sits in the water | Not stated |
| Detachable cord | Not stated |
Free of Nonstick coatings and aluminum are not part of the stated build; PFAS status answered only by phone per Presto's disclosure page
- Packaging
- Cardboard carton with the filter pack in the top filler; materials otherwise not stated.
- Microplastics
- None expected from the stated steel body; the undisclosed washer and cover parts in the hot water path are the open question
Attributes
What this product is, at a glance.
Certifications
None listed. We only show independent third-party certifications we can verify with the issuing body, and this product does not currently hold any.
About Presto
National Presto Industries has been making American kitchen appliances since 1905 from Eau Claire, Wisconsin, where it is still headquartered. Generations know it for pressure canners, the SaladShooter, and simple percolators like this one. The 02811 brews up to 12 cups at about a cup a minute with a stainless steel body, filter basket, and perk tube, and the company still sells replacement parts down to the perk tube washer. Presto publishes a company wide California Proposition 65 notice, a state law requiring warnings about certain chemical exposures, and does not disclose what the handle, knob, or base are made of. It is a budget workhorse from a company more than 120 years old, not a boutique plastic free brewer.
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