Category Archives: Coffee makers

Kinto Faro coffee makers

The heart of the Kinto Faro series is the ceramic filter holder with its stainless steel insert. The filter holder has a relatively small single hole in the bottom. This reduces the flowrate, and increases the contact time between the grinds and the water. This largely determines the brewing time, and makes the Kinto Faro somewhat of a combined percolation and infusion brewer. Continue reading

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Drip coffee makers – Part II

Last week, I received a parcel kindly send by Ken Miura, my friend in Tokyo, containing among others an assortment of Japanese drip coffee makers. From left to right, a Kono TF-40, a Hario CFOD-1B Caféor permanent filter, a Donut … Continue reading

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Sowden’s press pot without press

Mr. George Sowden is an industrious man with a few hundred designs in his name. Now he has turned his attention to oldskool coffee makers, the result of which is the SoftBrew coffee maker. The first thing that struck me … Continue reading

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Coava Kone filter

My last shipment of coffee from HasBean also included a Coava Kone filter. The Kone is a filter intended for Chemex coffee makers. There have been rumours about using it for Hario V60 coffee makers, but I don’t know if … Continue reading

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Siphon brewers and filters

With the growing interest in non-espresso coffee, siphon brewers are making a come-back. But although far from mainstream, these coffee makers, sometimes called vacuum coffee makers, or vac pots for short, have had always had followers. I’m one of those … Continue reading

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