Filter coffee maker

Filter Coffee Makers

Filter coffee maker can be used as a manual brewer or in an automatic brewer. With an automatic brewer, the most common type of filtered coffee maker is the automatic drip coffee maker.

With a manual filter coffee maker, all one really needs is a basket that is typically conical, which is lined with a porous filter. Manual brewers can range from the simplicity of a plastic or metal cone or the complexity of 12 cup Chemex glass brewer. When brewing a cup of coffee with a filter coffee maker, you have two options for the filter types that line the basket. Filter types can be paper filters that can be folded to fit into a cone. Also, a filter can be made from metal or plastic mesh that is built into the cone itself. While both filter types will effectively brew a good tasting cup of coffees, there are some differences between these filters.

A paper filter often retains the coffee oils that contain the flavor and aroma of the coffee, which results in coffee that a few purists believe is lacking something. With the mesh filters, the flavor and aroma of coffee are not held back but it can produce more sediment in the coffee depending on how fine the coffee ground is.

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