Plastic Coffee Maker Filter Cone #1 Small Black

This is a great little filter cone for small or large cups of coffee. It's easy to use, and the coffee is great after the hot water is passed through a Melitta natural filter.

Primula 6-Cup Turkish Coffee/Milk Warmer with Thermometer, Aluminum

The size of it is not as in the description, it is 3.5(d) x 5(h) x 8.7 inches.

It is 24oz.

Pros:

The steel is nice and shiny, but sort of too thin.

Comes with thermometer

Cons:

Handle attached with the 2 rivets about 3 inches from the bottom, so there is potential leak

The bottom of the pot is not flat, it bumps out, so it wobbles when placed on a flat surface

The metal is thinner then I expected, can be deformed by fingers if push hard

This seems to be better choice

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Frieling Polished Stainless French Press, 17-Ounce

I bought this smaller Frieling press because I wanted something just big enough to make one fresh, not over brewed cup of coffee or tea for both my girlfriend and I. It does the job very nicely. There is no plastic involved in its construction. Its all durable stainless steel. The double wall construction does a decent job keeping the water hot while brewing. The mesh does a good job of keeping loose tea and coffee grounds out of what I'm brewing. When you get yours, just make sure you visually check on how well the mesh seals against the inside of the pot. The first one I bought was defective in that way and I sent it right back.

I bought this for my wife, who likes to read the papers in bed with a HOT cup of coffee on weekends. After using glass French press pots for a while I didn't have much faith that the coffee would really stay drinkable for long but now I'm a believer.

First of all, this pot is beautiful to look at, the picture does not capture the modern design. It is also solid, especially the press mechanism (which typically breaks on cheaper presses). The mesh seems to be smaller than on other ones as well, so you get a strong cup of coffee without the grounds.

It's perfect for a couple of cups of really good, hot coffee in the morning, well made and pretty well worth the cost.

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I don't know how many press pots I have gone through since I discovered that they are the ONLY way to make a really good cup of home-brewed coffee, but I wish I had found this brand sooner. Not only is it virtually indestructible, but it is also beautiful--imagine yourself drinking coffee with Lotte Lenya in Berlin or with Carla Bruni in Paris. I have never had coffee poured from a press pot as hot (just prewarm the Frieling with hot H2O while you grind your beans). The sreening device performs masterly--unlike some others there's no need to pour the coffee through a tea stainer to catch those escaped grinds. Well worth the price, the 4 cup makes one perfect large American-size mug of hot, never bitter coffee--what a perfect way to start the day! I also purchased the largest Frieling and it is equally as beautiful and lovely to use.

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What is there to say about a bomb-proof piece of stainless? It's purty? And it is.....nice and shiny. Obviously, no "thermal" device will maintain an ingredient's high temperature for very long. And it doesn't. I didn't expect it to. BUT it's a big improvement over glass! That being said, it works very well for what it's designed for. I like it.

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Bought this for someone else, but I use it all the time. 4 cups is overstated, more like 2 cups. Works well at keeping the grounds away from the coffee and is well insulated. Don't think you can make drinkable coffee with this and have it remain warm for hours, though. Comes apart easily for cleanup. I only wish that it came with an extra replacement screen or two.

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Aroma cups 6/3

I just got this, and just tried it our for the first time, and I am madly in love with this espresso maker. The look is fantastic, I mean how often do you get to cook with something you're likely to see in the MOMA design wing? However, it's one thing to make a pretty object, but it's another to make a beautiful object that functions better than any other of it's kind: the design is fantastic. It pours without a single dribble, the handle doesn't get hot nor melts like your usual stove top maker, and it's Stainless Steel which means you're not going to leach out any nasty chemicals or flavors. I also love it because it give you the option to make a half batch, allowing this to function as a 3 cup when it's just you or a friend, or a 6 cup when you have company. I almost bought the 10 cup just so I could have the versatility of a 5/10 cup... but i'll never drink that much coffe... I mean it is espresso... which makes the 3/6 size ideal! I had lots of Bialettis when I lived in Italy, but I have a feeling nothing will be better than the espresso I make from my new Stella.

I too have had numerous aluminum stovetop espresso makers over the years, and when another bakelite handle came loose after about one year of daily use, sending its coffee maker into the recycle bin, I decided to try spending a little more for a better product. I finally decided on this one largely because of Marfa's glowing review (and because I thought it downright gorgeous in the photos). Marfa was spot on. This thing functions flawlessly, makes the best coffee I've ever had at home, is easy to clean (still not a trace of calcium sediment after four months of use) and doesn't give me a daily dose of aluminum. Oh, and it's actually more beautiful in person.

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I was hesitant to buy this expensive stove-top beauty with fears it would have the dreadful chemically coated interior water chamber that most 'Made in Italy' makers currently have, but, alas, it's pure stainless steel! The unit is quite heavy and feels high quality. You can see that the cylindrical base is welded/attached to a metal plate to conduct the heat properly. Screwing the top piece on is a bit tedious because you have to get the grooves perfectly aligned...The spout pours very nicely, and the handle does get hot, so I use an oven mitt while pouring it into my cup...My coffee tastes good, but I am not a gourmand, so I have no idea how it 'froths' or tastes in comparison with other stove-top makers....All in all, I'm just happy that the metal is quality and not contaminating my coffee with aluminum or chemical coating, as used on some other units that don't use pure stainless steel....

Oh, the one tricky thing that I have yet to figure out completely is that the espresso insert/holder is adjustable inside...It does make it easier to clean, but I have yet to figure out if it is meant to be adjust to add less grounds for a 3 cup vs. a 6 cup...I just push it the farthest down it will go and fill it with coffee to make a strong cup...

This unit makes one large cup of coffee for 1 adult...or probably two of those tiny espresso cups for 2 people.

Shipping from the supplier was fast and it came in probably only 2-3 days max. via Fedex Ground.

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I am so disappointed at spending $163 (with shipping) for your Stella Aroma coffee maker, only to receive it

1. obviously broken, the hinge in the top cap is broken, and the cap was crooked.

2. someone had written phone numbers and stuff on the product box, so it had obviously been sent to someone else, and then returned, and you sent it out again to me!

the product was just stuck inside it's box, no instructions, no packaging to protect it, just a card.

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Jura-Capresso ENA3 Automatic Coffee and Espresso Center, All White

... when I looked at the price of these coffee machines, but I am so pleased that I made the leap. It's an expensive luxury, but we've come to feel it's a "must have" if really good coffee is of importance to you. We had had a Capresso coffee machine to make lattes and other treats, so I was familiar with the brand. That gave me the confidence to trust that Jura-Capresso made a machine that might be worth the investment. And boy, are we thrilled!! The coffee is dependably wonderful every time. We don't throw out the last half of a pot nor do we feel compelled to keep drinking just to finish that pot. Each cup is made hot and fresh every time. While it may be pricey, we recommend it. If you need just a little encouragement to switch to such a machine... Go for it!

We bought this machine five years ago to replace a Starbucks basic espresso machine that had lasted for ten years and was still going strong. I got it for my husband's birthday because we make espresso daily and wanted something more "automatic" than our basic machine. Within six months of daily use (4-6 shots/day) it was putting out weak shots despite replacing the filter and descaling regularly. We sent it back to the manufacturer where they replaced the burr grinder and cleaned the internal mechanisms and returned it for no cost. Great customer service. Unfortunately, every six months since then we've had to do the same thing and, since the warranty was only for one year, we've paid to ship it cross-country every time since and had to go without the machine for two weeks at a time each time. I am loathe to replace it because it was so expensive, but I am sick and tired of this song and dance. When I finally do bite the bullet and replace it, I won't be buying another Jura despite the helpful, courteous customer service. I wish I had stuck with my Starbucks machine that only cost about 1/4 the price.

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This has to be the best splurge-buy I've ever made. We've been brewing at least 4 cycles every day for the past 3 years, and it has never failed us. We like setting it for a 4 oz. cup, and brew a "2-cup" double per cycle to make a nice 8 oz. cup of lungo. We were worried at first about using the oily dark roasts that we love so much, but it turns out the trick to a strong cup every time is to gently tap and stir at the beans as it grinds to encourage them to fall down the hopper into the grinder. We love using the steamer wand as well for steaming milk. We always use filtered Brita water in the container, and we changed the water hardness setting for descaling to account for the Brita water. I just can't get over that they provide you with six levels of water hardnesses to set!

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Gaggia 60-oz. Baby Class Espresso Machine.

After researching extensively, I consistently saw that Gaggia delivers a very good machine for a reasonable price. I've had this "Gaggia Baby" for 10 months now, and it is one superb machine. The hefty, commercial portafilter, the sturdy housing, the speed with which it heats up...all inspire confidence. And better, they work together to create wonderful, delicious espresso.

A coffee lover, but new to espresso machines, I'll admit it took me a bit of experimenting to find the right grind/tamp combo. But I've got that figured out, and consistently pull great shots, full of rich crema, in 20 seconds. BTW, i use a Capresso 560.01 Infinity Burr Grinder, and find it to be perfectly good (it's what my local roaster uses at their shop for decaf).

I should note that unlike other reviewers, I found the manual to be pretty straight-forward and easily understood.

Only complaint: the buttons on this machine don't impress. They feel a bit cheap. That's the only negative, and the only reason this doesn't get a 5-star rating from me.

Final observation: My kids use this fairly regularly, and despite their abuse, it keeps delivering my 4 shots every morning.

I really like this machine, and heartily recommend it.

This machine is definitely not for a rookie. Meaning if you have never had experience with dosing and tamping you should get some help. If you tamp it, tap the side and tamp it again with a twist you will get awesome espresso shots with sweet looking creme. Get a burr grinder if possible. I have not been back to starbucks since buying this machine. My wife has her white chocolate mocha and I my americano with room. We have a k-cup machine for coffee in a hurry with a great hot water button. The steamer does a quick job of frothing up the milk. I hope this machine lasts well longer than the 1 year warranty.

I also recommend getting it at Bed Bath and Beyond using one of their 20 percent off one item coupons. This machine cost me $400 instead of the standard $500. Enjoy!

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This is my 2nd espresso machine. My very first one was a $80 Braun that I bought in business school 12 years ago, and is still working. The Baby Gaggia has many pluses: excellent espresso, very easy to operate, very easy to clean, great for on the go morning rush out of the house, flexibility in types of coffee (pod vs ground), and durable quality.

Making the espresso is easy: simply add water to the canister in the back, which holds enough for at least 2 weeks worth of espressos, add coffee to the holder, and press the espresso button. Voila. You're done.

It has a few drawbacks too. It's really nothing major for me personally, but worth mentioning. First, you have to leave the machine on. There's a switch in the back which leaves the machine on. If you don't, it takes about 15 minutes to warm up before you can make your espresso. Now, I hate wasting energy, so I always leave the machine off, and turn it out right before I begin my morning routine of brushing/showering before I actually make the espresso on my way out of the house. Second, it drips quite a bit. I end up leaving a paper napkin over the drip tray to catch the drops. You can simply let it fall into the drip tray, and clean that afterwards too, hence why it's not a big deal. Third, it's a bit finicky. The ground coffee has to be extremely well ground. Then compacted really well into the holder. Only then you'll get that 'crema' on the espresso. Honestly, I just don't have the time in the mornings. If you need that perfect cup of espresso, you'll have to make the effort. If not, it still tastes really good anyway, minus the crema. Next, you don't have a choice of pouring just one espresso. The output is dual. You get two espressos, whether you like it or not.

Overall, it's a really good product with great tasting espresso. Granted, my only experience has been a $80 machine that I was using over 12 years. Would I pay $500 for this? Only if it will last me 10 years...so, time will tell.

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Set-up of this thing is pretty confusing with a horribly written manual.

I'm not sure if we ever got it running properly. Very slow and you'll have to hit the one cup button many times before youo get a dinkable amount of liquid in your espesso cup.

After one month it stopped working. We have called the number in the manual many times with no response. It seems we're resigned to try finding a repair shop. However,I'm not confident that we can find one for this.

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Hario Coffee Dripper V60 Size 01 White Ceramic

I purchased the Hario V60 01 ceramic pourover dripper along with the appropriate Hario filters, Buono kettle, and a Skerton (a Hario-splosion!) and am so pleased I could burst. I'm still working out the appropriate grind setting on the Skerton, but even so the coffee I've gotten from the pourover is just awesome. The quality is what you would expect: ceramic like a nice coffee mug. There are also ridges along the sides that keep the filter from plastering itself to the walls, preventing clogging since the coffee can run along the ridges instead of being forced to go all through the center bottom. The only problem I have is that I now want to spend more money to get the V60 02 and a carafe to make bigger batches of coffee!

Please be sure to get the right filters (i.e. specifically for pourover, and ideally the Hario brand) because, like in previous reviews, the filters are made to support the design of the dripper and the V60 is just one big hole on the bottom. If you use a filter that isn't designed to support the water and coffee, you'll probably experience ripped filters often. I suppose you might be able to double-up! May be worth doing the math to see if twice the number of Melitta or other filters cost less than the $12 for 100 Hario filters.

Also, it does take time to make pourover, so if you don't have 10 minutes to make coffee when you want it, it's probably not what you want.

brewmethods.com has some really good videos showing pourover (and other!) methods if you want to see it before you buy.

I've stopped using my french press and my aero-press because I like the cleanup and taste. I use the Hario Buono Drip Kettle with the small spout to pour hot water over this dripper.

Setup:

1. Weigh the beans with a OXO Good Grips Stainless Food Scale with Pull-Out Display and grind with a Bodum Bistro Electric Burr Coffee Grinder, Black.

2. 21 grams of beans for 340 grams of water. Grind size is fine, but not like espresso.

3. Water temp 190-200F off the boil.

4. Water should be poured in the center (quarter size area)

5. The mug and and the hario v60 should be on the scale to measure the amount of water you add.

Brew Recipe

1. Boil water and pour into hario kettle.

2. Wet the filter and heat up the cup for ~10 seconds. (dump water in sink)

3. Pour 40 grams of water to pre-wet the grinds.

4. Stir and wait ~30 seconds

5. Pour 300 grams and final stir. (~2:00 2:30 minutes:seconds)

Add hot milk or hot water to dilute to your preferred strength.

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After using plastic drippers for over 20 years I decided to try to to find a more elegant solution that doesn't utilize plastic. I experimented with various ceramic drippers. One that I purchased was so large and top heavy, it kept falling over and was awkward to use. I gave up on the search until I stumbled on this dripper that I saw in a magazine under a "cool products" type of section. The product they were hyping was actually something else but they were using this dripper. I decided to order it and give it a try. It is a nice size, more reasonable for one cup than the one I had purchased previously. I also bought the Hario filters, which are pointed, and essential to using with this dripper. It has been a really good experience and I love the quality. I did not like pouring hot water onto plastic but for years it seemed there were no alternatives. I also realized for my entire use of hand pour coffee, I had been pouring incorrectly. I had been doing larger pours instead of short control pours. This has also made a huge difference in the taste of my coffee -the same coffee I have been drinking for over 20 years. This dripper simply feels like a more elegant solution to my coffee making and I am very happy with it. BUY THE POINTED FILTERS FOR BEST RESULTS!

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I've used a plastic one-cup Melitta for a year or so. Bought it while travelling, staying with non-coffee drinkers, and desperate for a good cup of coffee. When I returned home, I continued to use it 'cause I loved the simplicity of it.

But I really hate plastic.

When I read about the Hario dripper on the Real Simple website and found it came in a ceramic version, I immediately ordered it.

And yay! It arrived intact, pretty as the picture, with the filters I ordered. Only thing was, THE INSTRUCTIONS WERE ALL IN JAPANESE, and there were plenty of them! Well, OK, there was a picture of the thing with a few arrows. But I had to assume, with all those Japanese instructions, there had to be more to this thing than meets the eye.

Now, with the Melitta, I'd pour water in the middle to get the grounds wet, then fill up the filter, use a tablespoon to push the grounds down to the bottom, let it drain down, then fill it with water again. The coffee tasted fine to me. I just wanted something that wasn't plastic.

If the Hario promised to be any better, I decided on my own (after reading a bunch of reviews and intuiting from them how to use it) that I'd pour the water slowly and constantly down the middle and hope for the best. So that's what I do, and the cup of coffee I get is great. I think it's better than the one I get with the Melitta; it certainly takes more work.

But I'm subtracting a star for the deficit in instructions. I shouldn't have to guess how to use this device.

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This review applies specifically to the 01 model Hario, the one-cup cone. There are plenty of on-line videos about pour-overs, all of which use multi-cup versions of the Hario. Great for learning the basics. However, the small size of this one presents some unique challenges.

1. Grind is critical, or Avoiding Spit and Donuts. Because of the dime-sized drain hole of the Hario and the small volume of grounds, getting your grind right is critical. Grind too coarse and the water runs right through the coffee. The bloom will be white and consist of large bubbles (the Spit). Grind too small and the water goes through too slowly. As you pour into the center, you'll push the bloom to the edges with a murky brown hole on the center (the Donut). Perfection will get you a bloom that looks like cinnamon on cream foam covering all the grounds.

2. Ground volume is critical, or Too Much is Just Right. My wife and I have decided that we need more than a tablespoon of grounds to get the right amount of oomph into the cup. At one level tablespoon and the proper grind, we hit the desired three-minute pour and rendered wonderful fruit with floral overtones but alas, too little body. So we're going to bump the grounds to a tablespoon and a half. YMMV.

3. Brew target, or the Carafe at the Old Ball Game. As I've grown older, my x-ray vision has begun to fail, so a ceramic mug is OOQ to brew into. We also decided that as attractive as the matching Hario carafe is, a 12-oz Ball jar makes a great target. Clear glass with two ounce intervals embossed into the glass, perfect size for the filter cone. When you're brewing one cup at a time, do you seriously want to measure cold water into your kettle in 6-oz amounts, heat it up, and do the pour-over? I don't. I want to be able to pour-over a cup for myself after I've made one for my wife so we can share at least part of the coffee together.

You'll know when you'e got it right it makes a great cup.