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Fresh brewed coffee 1 cup at a time. 1 cup filter cone. Place the filter cone on a coffee cup. Insert a Melitta cone filter. Scoop in your favorite coffee to taste. Add hot water, then indulge in a cup of fresh brewed coffee. Includes a starter pack of Melitta cone coffee filters.
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234 of 239 people found the following review helpful
By Andrew Cox
Amazon Verified Purchase
I like this product. It is inexpensive, has filters that can be found anywhere, and provides real coffee taste in instant coffee quantities and time. This is great for me, because I do not drink more than 1 cup at a time, and making any more would just waste coffee time and money.
This cone allows you to come up with your own perfect brewing recipe without wasting pounds and pounds of coffee. The way the beans are roasted, the quality of those beans, the amount of coffee grounds you use and how they're ground, the temperature of the water: all of these have a bearing on the taste of your coffee.
First, the water:
The industry standard for the ideal cup of coffee begins with a water temperature of 195-205 degrees. This is not quite boiling, which is why the "Monsieur Brew" brands make such bad coffee. Brewing with water at the boiling point over-extracts the beans, making for an overly bitter-tasting result.
Use a food thermometer to find this temperature range and use it with 2 tablespoons of coffee per 8 ounce cup of output as a starting point. Then vary the amount of grounds and water temperature as you see fit.
Now for the grind and blend of your coffee beans:
Melitta recommends that you get a coffee ground a little finer than the standard drip grind. You can easily get this done in one of the better supermarkets that has a coffee grinder for specialty coffees.
As for the blend, I'm not going to recommend brands, but the hallmark of inferior blends of coffee is that they start tasting sharp and nasty as they cool down. If this still happens with your Melitta filter after you've used the right amount of coffee and the right temperature of water, then you can blame it on your daily grind. With this filter you will quickly find which brands are good and which are bad in a matter of cups, not pots.
After this, keeping a couple of brief notes on what you do and how much stuff you use per cup will lead you to the best recipe for your kind of coffee in a relatively short period of time.
This cone allows you to come up with your own perfect brewing recipe without wasting pounds and pounds of coffee. The way the beans are roasted, the quality of those beans, the amount of coffee grounds you use and how they're ground, the temperature of the water: all of these have a bearing on the taste of your coffee.
First, the water:
The industry standard for the ideal cup of coffee begins with a water temperature of 195-205 degrees. This is not quite boiling, which is why the "Monsieur Brew" brands make such bad coffee. Brewing with water at the boiling point over-extracts the beans, making for an overly bitter-tasting result.
Use a food thermometer to find this temperature range and use it with 2 tablespoons of coffee per 8 ounce cup of output as a starting point. Then vary the amount of grounds and water temperature as you see fit.
Now for the grind and blend of your coffee beans:
Melitta recommends that you get a coffee ground a little finer than the standard drip grind. You can easily get this done in one of the better supermarkets that has a coffee grinder for specialty coffees.
As for the blend, I'm not going to recommend brands, but the hallmark of inferior blends of coffee is that they start tasting sharp and nasty as they cool down. If this still happens with your Melitta filter after you've used the right amount of coffee and the right temperature of water, then you can blame it on your daily grind. With this filter you will quickly find which brands are good and which are bad in a matter of cups, not pots.
After this, keeping a couple of brief notes on what you do and how much stuff you use per cup will lead you to the best recipe for your kind of coffee in a relatively short period of time.
149 of 159 people found the following review helpful
By DIYBob
I've been using the Melitta system for over 20 years, and about 5 years ago starting using a new technique, which I like better. So here it is.
First, I fill my coffee cup with hot tap water to preheat it. Then fill the Melitta brew cone with a #4 filter, and wet it down with hot tap water. I like the over size # 4 filters, it keeps grounds from going down the side of the filter using this technique.
Next, I heat room temperature spring water in a Pyrex glass measuring cup, using a microwave. If you measure the water, you can easily get the right microwave time to produce 185 F degrees. For me, it's about 1:50 for 8 oz. You want to avoid adding the coffee to boiling (212 F) water, it can make the coffee taste bitter. If it boils, let it cool for 60 seconds or so.
Then, I add the coffee, measured with a scooper, directly into the Pyrex cup full of hot water, and stir vigorously for 10-15 seconds. If you want, you can wait a little longer, depends on your taste.
Last, I pour the coffee and grounds into the Melitta cone/filter, which is placed over the empty pre-warmed coffee cup.
I think the end result is better, due to the longer contact time, and better ability to stir the coffee/hot water mixture. Give it a try yourself.
First, I fill my coffee cup with hot tap water to preheat it. Then fill the Melitta brew cone with a #4 filter, and wet it down with hot tap water. I like the over size # 4 filters, it keeps grounds from going down the side of the filter using this technique.
Next, I heat room temperature spring water in a Pyrex glass measuring cup, using a microwave. If you measure the water, you can easily get the right microwave time to produce 185 F degrees. For me, it's about 1:50 for 8 oz. You want to avoid adding the coffee to boiling (212 F) water, it can make the coffee taste bitter. If it boils, let it cool for 60 seconds or so.
Then, I add the coffee, measured with a scooper, directly into the Pyrex cup full of hot water, and stir vigorously for 10-15 seconds. If you want, you can wait a little longer, depends on your taste.
Last, I pour the coffee and grounds into the Melitta cone/filter, which is placed over the empty pre-warmed coffee cup.
I think the end result is better, due to the longer contact time, and better ability to stir the coffee/hot water mixture. Give it a try yourself.
51 of 53 people found the following review helpful
By Jane Shepard
Amazon Verified Purchase
Good product and improved over previous design...open at bottom so you can view how full the cup is getting so no overflow. New handle design is also an improvement.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Perfect Single Cup
The only bad thing is that the coffee is at drinking temperature once it "brews" so if you are like me that likes to sip and take your time it gets cold relatively quickly! Read more
Published 1 day ago by Tame
5.0 out of 5 stars
Love it!
I use this every morning along with my electric kettle (to boil water) to make a great cup of coffee. It's easy to clean up, too. Read more
Published 3 days ago by KittyHawk
1.0 out of 5 stars
very weak coffee
The water runs right through. I tried using two filters at the same time, but it didn't help. off to the garbage can.
Published 3 days ago by baruch spinoza
5.0 out of 5 stars
Simply awesome
A great tool for camping or for your office space perfect to pair with a hot water kettle do not forget to buy filters
Published 5 days ago by S. M. Quinonez
4.0 out of 5 stars
Works Great!
Being someone who doesn't drink coffee I have never had need of a coffee maker to take up counter space. Or cabinet or closet space for that matter. Read more
Published 5 days ago by W. K. Joyner
5.0 out of 5 stars
good
Item arrivaed just as described in a package through the mail on time in the mail box as indicated in the ad.
Published 6 days ago by Beverly Reda
5.0 out of 5 stars
Get ready to be surprized!
If you've never used this little coffee brewer, you will be surprised at the end results. For a wonderful cup of coffee, use water with a temp between 195 and 205 degrees. Read more
Published 6 days ago by Chef
5.0 out of 5 stars
Perfect cup of coffee every time
While I prefer french press coffee, sometimes it takes too long to prepare. The quickest and easiest cup of coffee is from this Melitta single cup brewer; one filter, one scoop of... Read more
Published 11 days ago by Diane
5.0 out of 5 stars
A great one-shot...
I got this Melitta brewer,along with 600 Melitta filters,from Amazon to make coffee in my camper.I do not regret the purchase.In fact you can not go wrong with Melitta.
Published 12 days ago by darwin watcher
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent
This is a great product, easy to use and easy to clean. It arrived well ahead of time. What I particularly like about it is that it has no small part. Read more
Published 16 days ago by Ilil R. Arbel
