What type of coffee goes best with the filter and what type of grind does it require?
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Hi Joel, It really is a matter of trail and error, and taste. I find that the darker roast coffee's tend to give a better output. I use a fine/coarse grind. They work pretty well!
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That is rather a subjective thing. I've been using any of Peet's standard ground Deep Roast coffee. It is pretty fine a grind.
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I'm not into dark roasts, but agree with others they come out a bit better. The important thing is a fine grind (but not too fine), I set my grinder to about the middle of the "fine" grinds. You need to pack the coffee in, I use a very small spoon to press it in but obviously a finger would do. I do 5 at a time, depending how much coffee you drink, you might want to get 2 packs and do 10 at a time. I put them in a ziplock and use in a day or 2, then repeat.
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I have not had good experience with the refillable product. It seems that best results come when using an espresso fine grind, but not powder. Then you need to pack the capsule with your finger, otherwise the water runs through too quickly and the coffee does not brew. Then there is the mess from the process. Bottom line for me was the cost savings were not worth the work, clean-up, and diminished quality.
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Hi Joel...I use a mix of regular french roast and espresso. Tamp lightly to settle into container and brew
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I use a medium grind. Finer grinds will clog it up. However, I use a Cory glass filter. Medium to fine grind may work OK with the cloth filter', but medium or larger seems to work best with the glass. But really it's not that 'picky'!
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I just use the Mr. Coffee 12 cup basket style filters. I punch a hole in it and push down in the coffee stem. It works wonders.
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I always use the permanent filter... try it without, perhaps a small cone filter would work just as well..love my PHY. It looks beautiful, and makes a small amount of coffee,as I am the only coffee drinker in this house.
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You can totally use ground coffee. Just throw it in the filter compartment, and press "grind off."
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I don't use a filter. I find the coffee made in a press is richer and much better tasting than from a drip machine. I also grind my own beans every few days. I'd grind fresh every day if I had time. And I would never use pre ground, it always seems to taste flat or stale.
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I use a medium grind. I prefer Peet's coffee and buy it from the grocery already ground and that consistency always works well. I prefer a strong cup of coffee so I add a bit more than I do when brewing for guests.
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At least four. Probably a lot more than that. Let's put it this way - you are unlikely to grind coffee fine enough that it will pass through the filter. Talcum powder mixed into enough water would _probably_ pass through with some encouragement. If you're asking that question, this filter is probably not what you're looking for. If you're looking to make coffee, it will probably service.
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The filter you use makes a huge difference, I wouldn't use a metal filter with a cone. Use a burr grinder on the finest setting, almost powder. (Personally I always use Melitta filters, they are worth the extra cost. Others seem to flow too fast or too slow.)
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I use the auto drip grind. Whatever you'd use for your regular automatic drip coffee maker. Seems to work fine.
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#4 Cone. We use the brown unbleached paper ones, plus it comes with a "goldtone" reusable screen filter that we use if we run out of paper ones. Paper filters tend to leave less "silt" in the coffee, but the mesh one works well.
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It was a gift for my daughters birthday. She uses a colombian coffee bean that is medium grind. She gets it from one of the drivers that is originally from somewhere in Colombia. I hope this helps. She really loves the coffee it makes.
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I use the Illy Express grind and it make delicious coffee. I use both regular and decaf.
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None. There is a plastic basket inside where you can put your coffee. I never used a filter but suppose if you get a really small one it might help if some of the grounds, if small, escape into the coffee pot.
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The machine has a built in permanent filter; however, the coffee tastes better if you use a standard #2 filter instead.
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Yes. You just push the grind off button and put the coffee in the filter instead of the grinder.
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There are other pods available from other suppliers.. Do a search on Amazon.. Also I have found that if you use #1 coffee filters in the basket you can use regular grind coffee..