Plastic Filter Cone #2 Medium Coffee Maker Black or Red

by Harold Import Company, Inc.

Product Features

• Assorted Colors: You may receive either Red or Black
• 16 oz capacity
• In cup brewing
• Four Flow thru holes
• Made in Holland

Product Details

• Item Weight: 8 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B001S353EQ
• Item model number: 2662
• Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,533 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)

Product Description

This will sit on a mug. The inside funnel is 2" with the total diameter of 4.5" It allows you to make an individual mug of coffee. Place a #2 cone filter inside the 'v' and gently pour hot (195 degree) water over the grounds to moisten them, wait 30 seconds to allow the ground to 'bloom' then pour more water over the grounds to finish the brewing cycle. Use only enough water to fill the mug. Relax and enjoy

Customer Reviews

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Yes, even after you add the cost of shipping, it is still worth it!, July 8, 2010

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J. R. - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Plastic Filter Cone #2 Medium Coffee Maker Black or Red

I have had one of these single-cup coffee drip dispensers for a long time. It uses a standard #2 paper filter, but I use #4 filters instead, since they are cheaper (but the #4 filter will stick up a bit past the top edge of this cone). It is still going strong after almost ten years, and I wash it every month or so on the top rack of my dishwasher.

I decided to get another one, since it is hard to find good functional products like this anymore. It has FOUR holes in the bottom that allow for quick, even draining of the water after you pour it over the grounds. I use about 20 to 30 grams of ground coffee to make a 12 to 18 ounce cup of coffee. I have used both store-bought ground coffee (in the past) and now fresh ground coffee (I grind the beans finely, so the 4 holes on the bottom help keep the water flowing through properly).

This cone will fit on top of large and small cups alike: the outer diameter of the base is 4.75 inches, which means it will fit quite comfortably on a cup that has a top diameter of 4.5 inches, and the inside diameter (where the coffee seeps through) is only 2 inches in diameter, which means it will fit on *any* cup with a top diameter between 2.25 inches and 4.5 inches. The base, excepting the 4 holes, is solid, so VERY LITTLE HEAT ESCAPES from your cup while the cone is on top of it and the water is still seeping through.

Anyway, other cones designed for one cup all have various drawbacks: some have bottoms with unnecessary, non-functional grooves that allow heat to escape, or there is only one big hole for the coffee to go through and the water spends too much time in the grounds making the coffee bitter, or you have to pour just a little bit of water over the grounds at a time, or the hole is really big or there are too many smaller holes and the water goes through too quickly providing a weaker brew (or requiring the use of more grounds), or some other poorly thought-out design flaw. And cones made of ceramic are heavy and could topple lighter-weight or taller cups.

I saw that this item goes out-of-stock from time to time, and wanted a backup in case I ever lose the one I have been using (without a hitch, I might add). I recommend you buy one before this particular design becomes extinct.

EDIT: I forgot to add that the very bottom of this cone extends a mere 3/8 inches into the cup you place it on, reducing the likelihood of the brewed coffee coming into contact with the plastic (unless you pour too much water into the cone and don't monitor it as it seeps through) and also making it unlikely that you will spill the grounds when you whisk the cone away after brewing.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Making coffee is so easy., December 13, 2011

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Effi - See all my reviews

This review is from: Plastic Filter Cone #2 Medium Coffee Maker Black or Red

To save some money, I chose to use paper cone other than a coffee machine. This one is cheap and serves its purpose. The reason I gave it four stars is because it doesn't stand stably on my coffee/tea mug, which has a large opening. So be careful if you like large mugs as I do.

1.0 out of 5 stars Unhappy camper, December 10, 2011

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irishms - See all my reviews

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Plastic Filter Cone #2 Medium Coffee Maker Black or Red

Lost my Melitta #2 filter cone and ordered what I thought was the same thing manufactured by another company. What I received was twice the size (more like a #4 cone), with 4 large drip holes versus 1 small hole on mine. Water drips thru much faster making a watered down cup of coffee - yuck!