Bodum 34 oz Pour Over Coffee Maker, High-Heat Borosilicate Glass with Reusable Stainless Steel Filter and Cork Grip - Made in Portugal

I personally don’t drink coffee, but I frequently have guests that do. I only drink tea and until recently, had been relying on my Keurig until it died. I bought this because of its nifty little size. I used it for the first time yesterday, and my guests said it was the perfect cup of coffee! It’s well made, very attractive looking, super easy to use and clean, easy to store, and works like a dream. I bought the smaller one, and it’s perfect for 2 mugs of coffee. I love that my guests can have coffee, and I can just tuck it away in my cabinet for use later. It even comes with a little coffee spoon!

Makes great coffee, extremely simple and easy to clean. The metal filter works well, and is compatible with #4 paper filters. Zero microplastics and nanoplastics (yes the rim of the filter is plastic, but the water doesnt contact this at all during coffee making.capacity for me is about 3 mugs of coffee, so a bit smaller than a standard drip coffee maker, but still plenty.we did a blind taste test against the drip maker and preferred the taste and richness of the coffee from this product better.

We all know that coffee is going to get expensive and that k-cups are bad for the environment, so time to switch to ground. I'd used Chemex years ago and almost went that way, when I came across this little bodum. The size was perfect for someone used to making one cup at a time (the single-serve habit). It didn't require paper filters, a plus for the environment. And, it was cute as a button! I've made one cup so far, and not the first cup of the day; that will wait until I get in some practice (the skills we lose!). Was the coffee good? OMG! I sucked that first cup right down! I'd forgotten how wonderful a real cup of coffee can be! There was a bit of dust/ground stuff in bottom of my cup; this has never bothered me in the least, though some of you might want to use a paper filter with this. I won't. The coffee was just too, too good to mess with.

After cracking my last pour over maker, I decided to check out the cheaper options available, and this one caught my eye. The paper filters can be annoying to deal with (rinsing, ripping, etc) and I was intrigued about the possibility of just buying a permanent metal filter and being done with it.Well, after using it for a while, I can say that this pour over maker is pretty good, but not great. Maybe great for the price. But it can make a good cup of coffee if you are willing to get a little fussy over it. I have not used it with a paper filter, this review is how it was intended to be used. My tips/observations:-It does go way too fast if you pour the water in all at once. Any water directly in contact with the sides will basically immediately flow through. The key to this filter is understanding it's design; the bottom is solid, so water can only exit through the sides. The more water you put in at once, the higher the ratio that will be in contact with the sides versus the bottom, so the faster it will flow. So you must work somewhat slowly with this.-You will need a decent coffee grinder to use this. If you use a blade style grinder, it's going to pulverize some particles into dust before it can break down all the larger particles, as a result a lot of matter is going to make it through the filter into the brew, which will lead to over-extraction and lots of grinds in your cup.-Typically the way you make your brew faster or slower is by modifying your grain size, with smaller grains making longer brewing times. But unfortunately, this filter does not catch fine particulate, if you make them too fine you will end up with a lot of it making it past the filter. So instead you are going to need to maximize contact time with the grounds by pouring slowly. and don't let any of your water run down the side of the filter, you should be pouring in the area of coffee over the solid part of the filter, trying to keep the water pooled in there constant. It should take a few minutes to pour a whole cup, otherwise it's going to be weak. Just drip the water in.-You must bloom your coffee grounds before using this. While it's always preferable, if you don't bloom them and just pour all the water in, you are going to get a very weak cup. It's not really optional here.-This coffee maker isn't very dense, and will not insulate well. So you should heat up your maker. Before you start blooming the grounds, pour some hot water in the base and slosh it around, then bloom your grounds and let it sit with the hot water in the bottom. Then pour out the hot water before you start brewing.-Also, you should not place your coffee maker on something that is going to suck all the heat out of it, like a marble counter top. Use a trivet or something underneath and your brew will stay warm a lot longer. And if you don't heat up your mug first, use a little hot water in the bottom to do that, it makes a huge difference.-After you finish brewing, give the coffee maybe 30 seconds to settle, then GENTLY pour into your mug. Pay attention and pour slowly and you should be able to keep most of the grit out of the cup.The result of this will be, as advertised, a full bodied, very oily (if somewhat gritty) cup of Joe. I'd say this is probably the pour over equivalent of a french press, and that's how you have to look at it. The coffee needs more contact time with the water than the filter will give you, so like a french press, it is going to take a few minutes. If you are willing to do all these things, it's a great coffee maker. Me? I think I will pick up some chemex filters and use those on top of the steel. They might remove the oils, but I'm not really sure how much I care about that, compared to the hassle of brewing in slow motion. But for the price, it is pretty good.

I love this coffee maker! After I got a look inside my old electric coffee pot I threw it away and wanted a solution. This is a simple design and there is no room for any ick to build up anywhere. I use a teapot to boil my water quickly then you pour it over your grounds. Clean up is quick and easy. It's fast and the coffee tastes so much better. It's awesome, I love it.