Top positive review
5.0 out of 5 starsGood product. But you gotta know how to do pour-over.
Reviewed in the United States on December 18, 2020
I'm baffled by some of the reviews here. Any claim that use of this thing makes weak coffee (or bitter or anything else) is going to be about how it's used, not the product itself. I also have no idea why people are saying that the bottom of the filter ruptures. Someone post a video. Any pour-over product, any coffee-making product (short of Keurig, I guess) requires technique. It's fair to say that the hole is too big but all I know is that I'm getting a great cup of coffee every time. If you want to do pour-over, watch some videos of how to do it properly or, more fairly, learn about all the variables that go into it. Grind size, water temp, pouring methods. My tips: I use medium-grind, and a bit more than typically recommended. I use about 50-60 grams. Here's the thing I learned: You'd think more coffee makes the drink too strong. What it actually does it helps keep you from OVEREXTRACTING the acids and oils. If it's too strong--dilute a bit! Boil water and let it rest less than a minute, so you get to about 200 degrees F. Pour just enough in to wet the grounds and then gently stir just enough to get all the coffee surface area wet. Wait for, I don't know, 30 seconds or so. Then do the rest of the pour. Here's where I go rogue: I don't pour and wait, pour and wait. I just pour a medium stream in a spiral. Wait for that to settle, and then do one more round so that the water pools up pretty close to the rim. There you go. That's the method that gets me the coffee I love. Anyway: the actual product. Nice and hefty. Fits well on coffee mugs and is stable. Heavy and thick ceramic. Good price.
