Kitchen

[Imaoldhippie]

This concept is old.  My parents had one that was aluminum, had a basket for the coffee which was put on the rim of the pot, next was the water basket.  Pour boiling water in, let it drip and then vola! coffee.

[Misplaced Parisian]

I love pour over coffee.  I have a ceramic filter thing that sits on top of my coffee cup, thermos, whatever.  It's a great way to make coffee.  I love coffee and have many ways to make it in my house (percolator, espresso machine, French press, Ninja single serve, etc.).  One trick, wet the paper filter once it's in the ceramic filter - before you add the coffee (you'll get a better brew).   

[noodleann]

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@CalminHeart wrote:

Does anyone use a pour over coffee cup or pot?   I'm interested in the non-electric type and what you think of them.

for example....

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This is my method, and it works for me because I don't like to have really hot coffee. If you're someone who must have coffee really hot, the first cup might do, but after that you're going to need to reheat.

I use their biggest glass carafe, not ceramic, which takes a #6 filter. I either buy them from a supermarket half an hour from me or order directly from Melitta.

The Melitta and other pour-overs that take a paper filter may be superior to the French press in one sense because they filter out the oils that may cause a rise in cholesterol that was seen in studies a couple of decades back. Those studies may have been updated and the results might now differ, but if cholesterol is an issue for you, look into it if you use a French press (Bodum, Melior) to make your coffee.

[Moonlady]

Not only has the Melitta pour-over system been around forever, before that, some people would simply pour water over grounds in a small strainer, over a cup (tin, probably lol).

I have a couple of old, Italian-made, porcelain pots using that very Melitta method. I also have the Melitta cones, which came with matching mugs, but they fit over any cup. That Melitta pot is very pretty. Their porcelain cones have also been around for many years and they, too, are made to fit over almost any pot. I've also seen other brands in coffee shops.

If you like coffee, it's nice to enjoy different ways of preparing it for a change.