Customer Reviews

Cuisinart GTF-B Gold Tone Coffee Filter

5 star:		(24)
4 star:		(7)
3 star:		(6)
2 star:		(4)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

The previous reviewer is correct about the "sediment" from the filter. Typically gold filters allow the oils and other properties of the ground bean to pass though, instead of being stuck in the paper filter. This gives a darker richer coffee. It also means you have a small "shot" of more dense coffee at the end of your cup. You can either drink it or not, some people really like the taste of the gold filter, others are used to the paper and don't like it at all. I guess it's just a matter of taste.

We found that the paper filters just wouldn't stay upright overnight in the basket, resulting in unattended surprise overflows and a great deal of "sediment" in the coffee and everywhere else. This filter is made for this model and fits like a glove, have yet to see one ground in my cups and the rest of the household has yet to declare any. As for taste, we haven't noted any true appreciable difference, even using high grades of coffee which are distinctive, nor in the occasional purchase of more standard grades of coffee beans. All in all, I give this five stars, for a number of reasons: Far easier to "change" the filter when you have just gotten out of bed, having forgotten to set the coffee timer the night before, just dump out old grounds and sleepy fumble the filter back, rather than the floppy paper ones wrangling; Environmentally friendly, self explanatory; Cost effective over long run, those paper filters add up; Never having to find yourself needing coffee but sans filter again and looking at the roll of paper towels for rescue; Saves space on counter and/or in the cupboard, as you don't have to store paper filters; Last but not least, I am so sick of trying to pick just ONE paper filter at a time out of the stack and coming out with multiples, more of that pesky fumbling, since they don't just pop out one like a Kleenex box does. So, in conclusion, very worth it and I recommend it.

It's a coffee filter! Works perfect w/my coffee maker (grind and brew)- cuisinart. No complaints.

The filter is great and very easy to clean. It is much nicer than getting rid of a soggy, paper filter and it's environmentally friendly, too!

The only downside is that it does allow a small amount of grounds to get into the coffee. This doesn't bother me at all and I think the coffee tastes better than when I used paper filters.

I would definitely purchase this item again.

Used this to replace torn basket from Black and Decker.
This has a mesh bottom as well as sides,
so it is far less prone to overflowing
and requires less water to rinse clean after emptying.

We love our Cuisinart coffee grinder/maker, but the basket which holds the grounds has worn and lets a few gounds sift out into the finished coffee. I was delighted to find the part on Amazon. It fits and looks the same until you realize it is about 1/4 inch shorter than the original. Thus when brewing a full 12 cups, it is too short to contain all the coffee grounds. You end up with the same problem as with the old basket - grounds in the brewed coffee, even though it is represented as fitting a 12-cup pot! Grrrh!

The gold tone filter works good, we don't see much in the way of little bits of grounds in the carafe at the end. It is also nice not to need to purchase filters or find a place to store them in the kitchen. However, the grounds do not come out of the filter easily. Whacking the filter on the edge of the trash can gets the bulk of them out, but then we still need to rinse a lot of them down the sink/garbage disposal.

Seeing other reviews with issues of size, I say that this would be an issue for any request over 6-8 cups. I normally dont do more than 6 cups/ 6 Tbsp. But, with that, it is great, I care about over use of paper products. I find it wasteful and irresponsible, personally. I find this my perfect answer to that need. Makes great coffee, no grounds in my cup. I've had mine for 2 years and it's still working like day one. Will buy again, thankful it fits my coffee maker, a Cuisinart of course.

I like the design of this coffee filter because; unlike its competitors, it filters through the bottom and sides just as a paper filter. Unlike paper filters, it does not absorb the coffee's natural oils so you get a better tasting coffee. One draw back is fine coffee particles pass through and settle to the bottom of the pot. This filter was purchased for a Mr. Coffee and it fits fine and works great.

The filter is a must have for any coffee aficionado. Great product and easy to use/clean.