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Easy to make good coffee. obviously the only drawback is that it sits up high and you have to be careful. But this method makes just enough coffee without wasting any. With electric kettel around $20 it takes less than 10 minutes.
We had an old one from long ago, but it was unstable in thermos jugs. This one goes in the port, and stands secure. We use it daily.
Now, we're back to the cone and filters that allow you make 1 - 10 cups of really good coffee for very little money. Years ago, I was given the original company's cone and discovered how good coffee can be. When it cracked, we made the decision to get a drip coffee maker and avoid the trouble of having to boil and pour water. This cone works as well as the original company's did, and I got free shipping 'cause I ordered it along with other items totaling 25 bucks. How can you beat that.
if you brew coffee via Melita's drip system, you make want to brew directly into a thermal carafe. well, we finally had to replace a 30 plus year old plastic cone and finding one that fits is very hard. this one does, and frankly, for a filter cone, that's all you need to know.
I've used lots of different press pots. I've used the same beans as they used. In general you want a 4-5 minute brew time with 200 degree water. I've filtered my already-good water.
I was getting ready to drop down the big dollars for the very highly rated Mocchamaster series ([.].), but before pulling the trigger, I wanted to see if I could mimic the conditions using this filter and good water boiled in an electric kettle. I've used gold filters and non-bleached paper filters. I've had at least a half-dozen decent coffee makers. For decades I've been trying to recreate at home the quality cup that you get on premise in the good coffee houses. Cone filters and a fine grind allow for rapid extraction, and as long as you keep topping off the heat of your water as you're adding more, you can deliver the goods as tasty as "Peet's on premise"--my gold standard. The two variables that are the hardest to control are brewing time and temperature.
Apart from one highly rated, and very expensive, coffee maker--the Mocchamaster, essentially no coffee maker on the market can deliver those statistics for the home user. In fact, if you watch how long it takes the average coffee maker to get up to anywhere near the correct temperature, you'll see that they don't even come close.
Just remember to use a full 2 tablespoons of coffee per 6 oz water (probably a bit more than you're used to using- but it does make a big difference). I've used the same grind.
I bought this kettle (Aroma AWK-115S 1-1/2-Liter Hot H20 X-PressWater Kettle), which has worked well. I spent the summer exploring cold-brew techniques.
Nothing could deliver the goods. To my delight, it was successful.
I may still get the Mocchamaster some day knowing that I'm paying for the parts of the brewing process that matter most--time and temperature, but for now, I pretty pleased with my manual solution and one less appliance.
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