Does anyone ever use a paper filter to filter they're coffee made in a fresh press. I read something saying coffee prepared this way has 2 much acid.
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I have a 2 cup and a larger 34 ounce press. Presses, even with the course grind, produce silt. I don't mind in small production, but with the larger press, I have put the coffee through a Chemex filter. The coffee was good, but it was a lot of trouble. I am not just making coffee for myself. I now use a Technivorm. If it were just myself, I would be using the small press.
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No paper filters are required. There is a replaceable filter that comes with the unit. You wash it after every use. There is no bitter taste or acid when using this filter.
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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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Susan, if your coffee is ground very fine, you might want to use the filter. I don't use, although with a different grind I might want to to avoid grounds in the coffee dispensed.
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Melissa, you do not have to put the coffee in a paper filter, although I suspect that may make cleanup somewhat easier. I would think the purpose of buying this item would be to avoid the high cost of the K-Cups. Adding a paper filter will probably increase the cost of each brew by 10 cents. Some people may feel the cost is worth it, but the filter is definitely not necessary. Enjoy!
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Yes. The regular size paper filters work just fine and I think they do a better job filtering the coffee grounds than the permanent filter.
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I use paper towels to scrap the clogged grounds from the filter when I need to use it again - I have two filter cups to fill up with my decaffeinated coffee in the mornings after breakfast daily! Good luck in cleaning yours thoroughly!!
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I always use paper filters with this coffee maker, as I have done with previous coffee makers with permanent filters. Permanent filters will never be able to filter out the very small coffee grounds.
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This does take paper filters. However, after using I found that the insulation of the pot was poor. Coffee was not hot when pouring even the first cup. Disappointed in this coffee maker & disposed of it
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If you can find paper filters, let me know. It works pretty well, but here are too many coffee grounds in the cup for me.
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From what we read in the owner's manual, it uses a conical shaped paper filter. But we prefer the mesh screen filter basket that came with it versus the paper filters, the coffee seems to be more flavorfull this way.
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Yes, I use paper filters all the time. I prefer to throw away the paper filters with the old coffee grinds instead of cleaning the gold mesh filter after every use.
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I use a Bunn 10 cup and had grounds with the paper filters. I've made full pots for about a week with the reusable filter and haven't had the overflow problem or grounds in my coffee.
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This is a STANDARD 2# COFFEE FILTER. If you buy 2# paper filters for your coffee maker, this would fit correctly. I use a pour-over that requires a 2# size paper filter but prefer 4# because it prevents accidentally getting grounds in your cup.
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This is true for this product, in my experience. I'd been using paper filters for months with my 4-cup coffee maker and decided to get a permanent filter to reduce paper waste. Coffee looked watered down and tasted as such. I'm back to using paper filters.
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It depends on how much coffee you put in. i weigh mine--more that 2 oz and it goes over. it is not as high a paper filters. There are paper filters that are higher than the normal ones. I use them and fold down a bit.
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I have not tried, I actually like the permanent filters better. It looks as if you can though, the basket that holds the filter looks very similar to an older Mr. Coffee that I used to have that used paper filters, just deeper. Don't know if that would cause a problem though.
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You can use it either way. If you do not use a paper filter it has a few grounds in the coffee but still tastes great.
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It comes with a filter cup that fits into a case that is placed in the machine. I remove the filter cup which is part mesh for coffee flow and wash after each use. I looked for paper filters and so far have not found any that small. I don't think it was meant to use a paper filter due to the design of the filter. The coffee grounds stay in the filter. It does a good job. Easy to wash