coffee and tea dripper

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... Read more

Have used this for many years. I actually have two. The oldest one has only one hole, which gives me a slightly stronger flavor than the newer one which has more holes. I use this with my drip coffee maker. I put the mug on the warming plate of the coffee maker, top it with the filter cone, add the paper filter and the coffee grounds and then I add another paper filter on top of it all to avoid coffee splash back. I pour enough water in the coffee maker to make one cup and turn it on. In a couple of minutes you have a mug of coffee. If you don't add a filter on top of the grounds, the splash back will be brown from the coffee in the cone that hasn't seeped into the mug yet. By adding the filter on top of the grounds, any splashes will be clear water which makes keeping the coffee maker cleaner. I've used this method for many years. If the cone were glass instead of plastic, I would give it 5 stars.

We've had this cone for years, and it makes great coffee. Compared to a Melitta single-hole drip cone, which made bitter overly acidic coffee, with muddied flavor notes, the coffee from this comes out smoother and with a more rounded, cleaner taste. The reason is the four holes - sure, the water doesn't stay in contact with the coffee for long, but if you use two rounded standard espresso scoops of grounds, the coffee comes out great. And if you want to be stingy with the coffee, go buy a Mr. Coffee and some Folger's or something and leave us coffee geeks alone.