Customer Reviews

Melitta Cone Coffee Filters, Natural Brown, No. 6, 40-Count Filters (Pack of 12)

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These are the only coffee filters we use, but the #6 Melitta coffee filters - Natural - are difficult to find in stores. This is our second order through Amazon -- fast delivery and great price!

This product has become hard to find at coffee stores and other retailers. No 4 filters are easy, but No 6 is rare and much more expensive.

It is hard to find this #6 size filters in any local store. We are glad to be able to order them from Amazon at a very good price.

These natural brown filters are far superior and much healthier than the bleached traditional "white" filters. The 40-count, pack of 12 price can't be beat!! I am thoroughly happy with the filters and I'm a happy Amazon customer. I hope they continue to offer these hard to find no. 6 natural filters in the future!

A quick, simple quality coffee-making method: While fresh cold water in the copper (fastest) pot is heating up, defrost & grind your favorite beans. Pour the HOT water over the beans in the filtered cone, resting over a thermos. Settle into a comfy chair with your feet up & a newspaper or good book. YOU WILL NOT HAVE TO GET UP ONCE UNTIL THE THERMOS IS EMPTY! HEAVEN ON EARTH!! P.S. I have tried many electric coffee makers over the years, but have been disappointed in their performance. Let's hear it for low-tech, simple and "green"!!

Fast shipping item has described, what more could one ask for. Beats the hell out of the grocery store priece :-)

The No. 6 size coffee filter can be very difficult to find; the No. 4 size is much more common. I was pleased to discover the large selection of coffe filters through Amazon, including my size, No.6, in brown unbleached paper. Melitta is also a reliable brand. The quantity avaiable (40/package x 12 packages = 480 filters) will last for years, but the price is good. The eligibility for free 2 day shipping under the annual plan was a bonus.

The Melitta coffee making way is best. Use these with the Melitta cone and coffee pot set for a great cuppa coffee. The "Go-Joe" takes the 4" filters but is great for just one cup at a time.

The local store where we customarily bought these filters closed, so we ordered them online. They're exactly the same filters and now we have a year's supply.

I've used the Mellita Coffee System for about 40 years. I find the system more convenient than coffee machines.

If the power goes off, you can still make coffee if you have a gas stove or a camp stove.

It is easy to brew exactly the amount of coffee you want, and exactly the strength that you want---including adjusting to new roast and grinds. You can even mix caffeinated and decaffeinated coffees if you wish. I often re-use the morning's grinds in the afternoon, by adding a spoon of decaffeinated coffee. That is not recommended with an automatic coffee machine---because if you clog up the filter, the boiling water could overflow. No problem clogging up a Melitta filter, if it drains slowly, then pour slowly.

In a way, the Mellita system is more "sanitary". It is easy to forget a used filter in a coffee maker, maybe for weeks if you go on a vacation, and find a fungus garden in there. You can't ignore a used Melitta filter, because it is out in the open. If you forget a used Melitta filter, it and the coffee grinds just dry out.

Although most people use smaller Mellita filters and cones, I prefer the large #6 system. The #6 system (filters, cone, and caraf) is intended for brewing 4-8 cups at a time. However, the larger filter holds more water, and it drains faster, so you can brew 2 cups of coffee with a #6 filter faster than with a #4 filter. So the #6 system is faster and more flexible, at a very slightly higher cost for the filters.

If you grind your own coffee, the water (for 1-2 cups) is almost boiling by the time you've set up the filter, ground the coffee, and put away the coffee grinder. A #6 filter actually holds the water for about 2 cups of coffee, but drains so fast that pouring 4-8 cups of water through just takes perhaps 10--15 seconds. The correspondding #6 glass caraf is marked for up to 8 cups, but obviously it takes longer to boil the water for 8 or so cups of coffee.

It's as simple as it gets, the price of the filters is cheap, and the quality of the results as terrific. What else could you want?

Presuably, brown filters are easier on the environment---and on you, less chemicals having been used to manufacture them.

The specific Amazon product is probably the cheapest way to purchase the prefered filters.

NOTE
It is important to take care to pour the boiling water into the filter, not between the filter and the filter cone. It is any easy accident to make. To minimize such accidents, fold over the "joined" edges of the filters so that the filter opens wider. If you are a particular klutz, a quick rinse with a little cold water before you add the coffee can "glue" the filter to the cone.


Recommendation: After major grocery shopping expeditions, sit down at your computer with your reciept, and check if you can buy any of the non-perishables through Amazon. When you find items (even if more expensive than you just paid), put the item on your Amazon wish list, and add a note to the wish list of the price you just paid. Check your wish list frequently, and when you see an item you need at a bargain price, buy it.