Filter Coffee Maker Recommendations

[matt]

I'm the only coffee drinker in the house so, at the weekends, I use my Nespresso machine and it's great - does a perfect job for one or two cups of coffee. After that it becomes a little time consuming so I turn to a filter coffee maker when we have guests.

Similarly, I take a flask of coffee to work with me each day (saves drinking the overpriced nasty stuff that comes out of the machines in the office). For this I use my filter coffee maker too.

However... I'm getting a little tired of buying a new glass jug every few months when the current one catches the granite work surface or gets put down just tad too hard with obvious results. My usual supplier is also saying that the pot is now obsolete according to their web site.

So... I'm considering a filter coffee maker with a metal pot. Anyone got one? Recommendations?

(I'm keen to stick with filter coffee given it's what I drink most of the time and is healthier than cafetieres, for example. I also get a good deal on filter coffee which is another reason not to use the capsule machine to make a flask full.)

 

[houtslager]

over here there are some good ones - here's a few links-
http://www.koopjespakker.nl/index.php?offer_id=2480731&needle_bewaar=koffiezetter

http://www.koopjespakker.nl/index.php?offer_id=2785706&needle_bewaar=koffiezetter

http://www.koopjespakker.nl/index.php?offer_id=3754813&needle_bewaar=koffiezetter

http://www.koopjespakker.nl/index.php?offer_id=3754814&needle_bewaar=koffiezetter

hth

hs

 

[Harbo]

The simplest device is a coffee funnel and paper cone.

The funnel sits on your mug or jug - you adjust the quantities accordingly.

Rod

 

[Richard S]

Matt

Why is filter coffee more healthy than ground coffeee from a cafetiere?

Intrigued

Richard

 

[Harbo]

The healthier the coffee the less time in hot water.
In order of health:
Expresso
Filter
Cafetiere
Percolator
Stewing in a Pan (cowboy style).

Stewing etc. brings out more nasty toxins which are supposed to be bad for you.

Rod

 

[matt]

Matt

Why is filter coffee more healthy than ground coffeee from a cafetiere?

Intrigued

Richard

Coffee has a high fat content. The coffee residue that makes it in to the cup significantly increases fat intake. Filter coffee makers are significantly better at stopping residue. Meanwhile, cafetieres are quite poor in this respect. I vaguely recall mention that the type of fat in coffee (or fat combined with caffeine of acidity or similar) is especially bad for the heart but time has eroded my memory of the specifics.

 

[bugbear]

I'm keen to stick with filter coffee given it's what I drink most of the time and is healthier than cafetieres, for example.

Healthier? How so?

BugBear (intrigued) (edit: but too stupid to read the whole thread before posting!)

 

[Smudger]

There is no fat in coffee (see here)

Things you put in it, such as cream, full-fat milk and biscuits may be another matter.

 

[matt]

There is no fat in coffee (see here)

Things you put in it, such as cream, full-fat milk and biscuits may be another matter.

It was definitely something to do with consuming coffee grains and heart disease but clearly not fat. Filtered was cited as healthier than cafetieres.

 

[SPinonit]

I use one of these at work

, which works brilliantly. It has the added bonus of keeping your coffee nice and hot and is virtually unbreakable. Washing up is also a breeze - just a quick rinse and hey presto. No glass jars or seperate cups etc. For some reason, it also makes a really nice creamy frothy coffee top (crema), although that's usually associated with high pressure steam coffee machines.

I got mine from Robert Dyas, but I think they'd be available elsewhere.

For the money and simplicity, it might be worth a try....?

Steve