coffee and tea dripper

If you're looking for a simple drip coffee maker, this is a great choice. A french press still makes better coffee, but this one is simple to use and clean. You can drip directly into a mug, or into a suitable pot or carafe (I've used a small glass pot, for example). I'm considering getting the matching Hario server.

The plastic cone is very well made, from a hard clear plastic. Appears sturdy enough to last for a long time in normal use.

I used the basic #2 coffee filters from Trader Joe's, they work fine, don't break or have any other problems. So I think you can just use any good quality filters, don't have to order the Hario filters (which are much more expensive), unless you really want to.

I'm very happy with the plastic hario cone for making pour overs. I didn't feel like getting the expensive ceramic one (and then fearing breaking it) but I needed an improvement over the cheap melitta ones, which aren't designed as well and don't allow enough coffee flow out causing over extraction. This did the job. You do have to get Hario's filters as well, though; the regular ones won't work very well or will break in the middle of a pourover!

We use it in an office with poor access to running water. Given this, filters, an electric kettle, and ground coffee, we are good to go. Pour-over gives you nearly all of the quality of french press without the clean up and fuss. The downside is that you're making one cup at a time, but that's the issue with Keurig systems, Jura machines, etc.