Will these strain coffee grounds without falling through?
1677439
We had to test this out ourselves, but unfortunately this is not the case. The grain size of ground coffee can be compared to that of flour. There are hardly any strainers that are fine enough to strain coffee. Most people use a coffee filter inside these strainers to make sure it doesn't fall through.
1612439
The basic answer is 'no'. It didn't work when I ground my coffee at 'fine' on the Bunn Commercial coffee grinder. It overflowed the basket almost every time. The finer coffee will just make it worse. The problem is the bottom which is solid plastic with no holes and the coffee just plugs the screening. Sorry, that is my finding.
793286
I use theses with an espresso grind in my keurig . The brew is slower but the paper filters keep the finer stuff from passing through the filter into my cup of coffee.
928870
you must grind the coffee beans finer. And coffee will be stronger. But it also depends on the brand of coffee ......
642434
Absolutely - it matters how many beans you put in grinder. That will determine the strength of brewed coffee.
1261185
Yes, that's what I used them for (until they broke from being dropped a small distance). I don't know if the hot coffee somehow made them more fragile - I would hope not because I think that's their purpose.
659448
I'm trying to figure out what makes the difference since grounds go all the way to the top and sometimes overflow when my (grown) daughter makes the coffee, but not when I make it though we use the same amount of coffee. I do always shake the grinds down so they're evenly distributed. A few times the problem has been that two filters were stuck together. They come apart easier if you flip them inside out (the whole stack) then back before trying to separate them.
1845713
I have not found that to be an issue. You just have to tip it further over to get the last of the coffee strained through
1165996
Hi Angela - Its a fine strainer but I don't think fine enough for coffee grounds. Quite a few years ago I bought a hand held strainer from Cost Plus and its extremely fine - I still have it. If you think a hand held one would work & have access to a Cost Plus you might check it out.
1065036
No problems with grounds in the coffee. I use a paper filter and push it down over the stem. No issues.
665037
I use a filter that is made for the basket. Look for them at Giant if you have one,but Amazon also sells them. Look for Mallitta Wrap Around Filters or Brew Rite Wrap Around Filters. These fit in the basket with a little adjusting and after putting your grounds( I recommend using a spoon to push grounds down) in, you just fold over the corners. They have a hole in the bottom and on the four corners to fold over the grounds. It takes a few times to master, but it is worth it, because I have no problem with grounds in my coffee.
903971
use the filter that is sized for one shot to get the right amount of coffee ground and put your espresso cup centered under both out "spigots" and the coffee will drop in the cup - scary the first time as you think it will not go in the cup but it does... Gravity is a great thing!
13548
It should strain any fine tea as the holes on the strainer are very, very small. I have enjoyed this strainer as the old type my leaves would stick to the screen and with this strainer they do not.
632176
Yes. I often have to scrape grounds out of my coffee grinder. I would think this would be bad for automatic grinders.
1763390
Yes, but imperfectly. I wouldn't use it regularly as a coffee filter though; every once and again our coffee maker overflows into the carafe, bringing coffee grounds with the overflow, which I'll then filter with this strainer while pouring. Smaller grounds get through (as with a French Press), otherwise, it does a fine job.
1074775
Yes, I think that they work, but it is important to change them when required. I didn't and got bad tasting coffee, and the grounds filtered thru.
578359
I'm going to say no. The prongs are long enough but they are set to close. My coffee mugs sorta flop around if that makes any sense.