Customer Reviews

Braun/ Oral B #UGSF4 Univ GLD Screen Filter

5 star:		(14)
4 star:		(6)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

This filter works very well if you like strong coffee. A thin film of oil from the beans will end up in your coffee, and it lets through more richness than a paper filter. It also lasts a long time, and you won't have to purchase paper filters, which probably helps the environment over the long-run. Ours seem to last quite a while (a year or more?) and you can also put it in the dishwasher, which is a good idea to remove some of the residue. (Oily residue build-up in both the filter and coffee maker will cause your coffee to be bitter.) All in all, we are very happy with these filters and will continue purchasing them again and again.

Our UGSF4 has lasted for 10 years of daily use, even after the screen has separated from the plastic, the gold has faded to silver, and the handle has been lost since who-knows-when. We wash it by hand. Coffee still tastes great!

Filter produces good coffee. I suggest not putting filter in dishwasher like I did the first one.

My husband accidently through out our Braun coffee filter. Good ole Amazon.com came through, for us. This is hard to find. Thanks Amazon.
Door County WI

Have owned our Baun coffee-maker since 2006. It makes great drip coffee whether you like it light or strong, and the filter is the reason why. We won't ever go back to paper filters; the gold filter is the way to go. Our only complaint is that if you like REALLY strong coffee AND want a lot of it (i.e., more than 8 cups...according to the water gauge), you are out-of-luck because the coffee grounds flow over the top of filter. Grounds in coffee - not so good.

Finally, the Brita water filter that is a part of this coffee-maker (sold separately of course) works well too.

Been using this for as long as I could buy Braun Coffee Makers (which may not be for long from what I hear). Always made great coffee. I find it easy to clean as long as I rinse it from the bottom to get rid of the residual coffee grounds. Considering the cost vs. what you would pay over time for paper filters, this is a no brainer.

This filter is made of thinner material than the original Braun coffee filter that came with the coffee maker (model KF187). The original must have lasted at least 10 years, but the replacement doesn't look like it will hold up as well. It works fine with the coffee maker though.

Reusable filters seem to let more fine grounds and sediment through than a good paper filter and while they don't use paper they do require water to wash them so I don't know that they're really all that much better for the environment than a disposable filter. If you understand the advantages and disadvantages and know what you're getting, this seems a fine reusable filter. Be advised that if you have a Braun coffee maker you might need the Braun brand replacement filter as some off-brand replacement filters don't have the "notches" in the rim of the filter that you would need to fit some Braun coffee makers.

The description of the product on the Amazon page that I ordered the filter from is wrong. The filter is not 2x2x2 inches, it is a standard size #4 coffee filter and measures about 4x4.5 inches. I have notified the seller and Amazon (twice each- a month ago), but so far they haven't corrected the description.

I have used gold filters in the past. They have been included when I've made a coffee maker purchase. On the whole they perform very well and take the place of purchasing paper filters. I just feel that the price is a bit steep for this type of item. You'd need to buy many hundreds of paper filters to make it a cost effective substitute.

I actually have one at home that I was hoping to use. Unfortunately these filters do not come in a standard size, so I had to purchase one. It added almost $18.00 to the cost of my coffee maker.

On the plus side, it does save a lot of paper, and dealing with Amazon is always a pleasure.

We were happy to find this coffee filter on Amazon. We had looked for it locally and were unsuccessful. It fits our Braun coffee maker perfectly.

My last one split along the bottom. This one is built a bit different and looks like it solves that problem. Great price and quick shipment.