Cilio C104943 Porcelain Coffee Filter/Holder Pour-Over, 4/Medium, White

I got tired of replacing the Mr. Coffee coffee makers I would buy every 4 years when they broke, and went looking for something that was easy to use, never broke, was easy to clean, and had no plastic to leach chemicals into my hot coffee. This is it. It's well made, has not given me any problems, and makes the best cup of coffee. It is to be used with a paper cone filter. It hols the filter, but doesn't replace a filter. First, which size should you choose? Multiply the "number" by 4 and that's about how many ounces of coffee you can make at one time. #4 makes about 16 ounces. You can make less of course, but note that the #6 is going to be very big and much heavier than the #4. Also note that the #6 filters aren't everywhere like the #2 and #4. However, you CAN put a smaller paper filter in, though the capacity will be that of the smaller filter. So you can buy a #6 and put in a #2 filter and make 8 ounces of coffee. Now, how is it that your local coffee shop's coffee is so much better than yours at home? Here are the secrets that they use but you don't. First, they grind their coffee a little courser than you would. Second, they use a lot of coffee per cup: 1.5 scoops. But the thing that really stands out is the fact that their filters are HUGE, so the water sits in the grounds for a lot longer than your Mr. Coffee and that pulls a lot more flavor out. So how can you get exactly the same results? Here's how I do it. It sounds complicated but it's very easy and very fast. And you can buy fairly inexpensive coffee and it still tastes great. Use 1.25 scoops per # of your filter. #4 filter: 4 x 1.25 = 5 scoops. Grind it coarser than you should for a cone filter, by about a full number on the grinder. But grind it into a pyrex measuring cup or other heat safe, pourable container. Heat up the water in a pan or teakettle on the stove (you can start heating the water before you grind the coffee so that the water is heating while you are measuring and grinding). For me that means filling the mug nearly full of water, pouring it into a pan and heating the pan on the stove. When it boils take it off. Water boils at 212 degrees, but the ideal coffee brewing temperature is 190-195. So I run it under a cold water tap for about a half second to bring the boiling water temperature down to ideal coffee brewing temperature.. Next pour some of the water from the pan into the pyrex with the coffee in it, filling the pyrex about 2/3 full. If you still have water left over, put the pan back on the stove and cover it. Note that you could do it in reverse using a microwave: put the water with no coffee in the pyrex and heat it in the microwave, then add a dash of cold water when it boils and finally add the coffee. The problem with doing it this way is that the container might get too hot to be comfortable. If you use a pan to heat up the water, that won't happen. Next, take a chopstick or other wooden utensil and stir the coffee in the pyrex with the water until the top is smooth and has no clumps. Put the holder over your container (I put it right on top of my mug) and put a paper filter in the holder. Pour the coffee mixture from the pyrex into the filter, as soon as you can after you finish stirring the lumps out of it. If there is more water left in the pan, pour it into the pyrex and carefully (so you don't burn yourself), swirl it around to pick up any remaining coffee grounds and pour it into the filter, being careful not to overflow the filter. Now you are ready to walk away and let it drip. At this point, I clean the chopstick and the pyrex. When you can no longer see a pool of water in the coffee filter, it's ready to add cream, sugar, etc and drink. It's every bit as good as coffee you get in a coffee shop.

Perfect size for what I need. Easy to use and easy to clean. Works well and is a quality product.

UPDATE: We have now been using this dripper 2-3x every single day for exactly 4 years now. We have accidentally hit the granite counter-top with it (lightly) many times and it's still in perfect condition, besides some coffee staining. By my math, we've made roughly 3,650 coffee's with it by now and I see no reason we won't get another 3,650... BTW, this is porcelain, not just ceramic... much tougher material. This is my new go-to... Super clean, strong tumbler of coffee. The quality of the porcelain is flawless and is slightly heavily built. I'm using this 6/L size combined with 'Melitta No. 6 Unbleached Cone Coffee Filters' and 3 level scoops of 'Café La Llave Espresso' and it fills my 30 oz SS tumbler with the best tasting coffee ever. Nice and strong. There is zero silt left at the bottom of the cup. I do fold over the very bottom of the filter to prevent blow-out. Previously, my french press left too much silt (I know LaLlave is too fine, but it's my favorite) so I had to find another method. Bought a Stainless Steel pour over filter which left less silt and offered slightly improved flavor, but still, there was more silt than I'd like. Using this porcelain pour over I'm getting the best flavor out of any method I've used. I'm getting the strongest coffee per scoop, AND somehow there seems to be even less acid (LaLlave is already the lowest acid good tasting coffee I know of), maybe the paper filter catches more oils/acids??? Zero 'coffee gut' now. I'll heat a full 30 oz tumbler of water to 190F, pour just enough to wet the grounds, let them 'bloom' for 30 seconds, then slowly add ALL of the remaining water (fills the cone almost full) and wait a few minutes for it to finish dripping. If I broke this I'd buy another immediately. Very happy I gave it a try.

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Är svårt att ha stabil på de flesta kaffekannor. :(

Support filtre à café robuste et lourd ,malgré sa fragilité de porcelaine , la dimension pour filtre n°6 a l'avantage de pouvoir utiliser les filtres n°4 pour le café ,le thé etc . L'article est bon .

This is great for quick, mess free proper coffee. It will sit on most jugs or coffee pots. It is much nicer than plastic & completely dishwasher proof.

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