(Part 2) Best disposable coffee filters according to redditors

Filters: www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0001IXA9O

Device: https://www.amazon.com/Clever-Coffee-Dripper-Large-Ounces/dp/B00EOM5RN0

Instructions: https://youtu.be/Ki6sNwjqwio

Large Clever Dripper is my vote, the ease and larger cups of a french press, but paper filter to make it a cleaner cup and much easier cleanup. The aeropress is fine, but the small cup size is slightly annoying as you have to make a concentrate and water down if you want larger, though it is faster. There's also the cheap test if you want, to get a $5 Melitta dripper with #2 filters that are sold at almost every major grocery store, a lot of times cheaper than you can get online. This is what I use most days now over the Clever/Aeropress/Chemex, I make about 14oz cups.

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It's better to grind right before brewing, but if it's down to like a $10 blade grinder or ground 4 days prior by a big Commercial grinder, the commercial will be better as it's much more consistent. if you want to try before investing in a grinder, go to your local nice coffee shop and when you buy a bag have them grind it for you on their big shop grinder.

I'd go pour-over. I feel like it's a good place to start because the more expensive things that you need are useful to have in general, but you can also get away with skimping on. Variable temp kettle, accurate scale, burr grinder. You could spend $5 on an instant-read thermometer, and go with the "let the water boil and then sit for 30 seconds" route instead of getting an electric kettle with temp settings, and you COULD buy local coffee in small bags that has been ground right when you buy it (though personally I'd rather buy a burr grinder than buy coffee every couple days). A bee house dripper and filters are like $30 and totally sufficient if you only want to make one cup at a time. Then you can upgrade as you go with kettles, grinders, different pour-over brewers, etc. Although you'd probably want at least a cheap gooseneck kettle.

This is what I'd get. Granted, slightly over $150.

Electric kettle with temp setting

Burr Grinder

Pour-over brewer

Filters

Scale

buy these filters

for this they essentially do the same function as the kcup.

but in all honesty man, unless the keurig is your only option, think about investing in a different system. I got myself a nice chemex and a decent (hand operated) burr grinder, and couldn't be happier. I know it seems like a big jump, but honestly, you'll enjoy your coffee exponentially more.

In the meanwhile, grind your own beans for the keurig and let it open up the world of coffee to you. Get some legit beans and figure out what kinds of taste you like. I've been loving me some yirgacheffe that goes really well with my chemex.

You could just get one of these pour over cones and a reusable metal filter.

Better yet, use these: www.amazon.com/Solofill-V1-GOLD-CUP-Refillable/dp/B00B0ZMNOU

Put your own fresh ground coffee in and reuse the pod forever.

You might like this one better.

http://www.amazon.com/Solofill-V1-GOLD-CUP-Refillable/dp/B00B0ZMNOU/ref=pd_sim_gro_12?ie=UTF8&refRID=17H47WHAY3NQ9GWFKR31

Yes they’ve been around for years. Honestly - you should try them once. They make the DIY k cup experience so much nicer. There are tons available, but they are all something like this...

https://www.amazon.com/canFly-Disposable-filters-compatible-Reusable/dp/B07GFJ7KQQ

If we're feeling fancy, we use a collapsible pour over with cone filters. Then you can use whatever coffee you like.

Otherwise it's Via or Mt Hagen

I put a regular, coffee pot filter into one of those regular metal strainers used in the kitchen for pasta, etc.

Then, I slowly pour the mixture of coffee and water (that's been sitting in that big jar all night) onto the filter/strainer. Since it's a coffee filter (and made for straining coffee) it catches 99% of the grinds. When I'm finished, I just dump the filter into the trash.

The only cleanup left is rinsing off the strainer- almost no coffee grinds touch that so it's just hot water then dry it. And the original (1st) jar where you originally brewed the coffee/water overnight may need a rinsing since some coffee grinds stick to it.

Equipment needed for my method: Two very large jars of equal size (the ones used for brewing Kombucha seem to cost less than mason), kitchen strainer, coffee filter... and coffee of course LOL.

Just the filter: https://www.amazon.com/Modern-Design-Premium-Disposable-Portable/dp/B07BXTJVX6/

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Or are you looking for them prepacked with coffee?

There's DripKit, and they've also partnered with some great roasters like Verve.

I believe these ones are made for the 3-cup ones: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BY3URZA/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_h3kxybCBQV0QR (size FP-2)

I know the question is about physical stores, but you can get them on Amazon as well!

https://www.amazon.com/Chemex-Natural-Coffee-Filters-Square/dp/B017OFOP68/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=chemex+filters&qid=1568124568&s=home-garden&sr=1-4

I love that your first cup of coffee linked you strongly-enough to the coffee community that you're already saying "we". :-)

Welcome to the cult club!

I became a coffee snob accidentally, since with each improvement I'd make to my coffee, I could no longer even stomach what I'd enjoyed before. So beware of that . . . That said, my advice would be:

1. An order of magnitude more important than ANYTHING else (buying good coffee, brewing it "right", etc.) is fresh-ground coffee. Grinding stale grocery-store beans minutes before brewing and throwing them in an old Mr. Coffee won't be "good", per se, but it'll be better than fancy third-wave beans ground the day before and brewed with TLC in a fancy third-wave pourover.
   
   1b. A blade grinder will have been be a waste of $15 when you finally replace it (and you will). Go for a Hario Slim for your first grinder, because even when you upgrade, you'll still use it for travel, work, etc.
   
   
2. Espresso is expensive. Don't even try until you want to invest significant (>$500) money into it. For the cost of an espresso setup at home that you won't outgrow simply as your tastes and skills evolve, you can have a prime setup for every other mainstream and traditional brewing method. When starting out, save espresso for your favourite coffee shops. There's time enough to decide if you want to invest in that whole sub-cult[ure].
   
   
3. Manual > automatic, even when it's not. This is because almost any manual brewing method will grow with you as you improve your skills and explore your tastes, but even a Technivorm will never make different coffee than it does right now, regardless of how your tastes change. Save even a good automatic brewer for later, if you end up needing/wanting one.
   
   My recommended starter kit:
   
   

• Melitta Ready Set Joe dripper
  
• bleached filters
  
• Hario Slim grinder
  
  For under $40 shipped, you'll have a setup with minimal sunk cost if you decide manual coffee isn't for you, will make coffee every bit as good (imho) as more beautiful systems, and won't be obsolete if and when you upgrade (since it'll still give you wonderful coffee at work or on the road).
  
  PS. See my essay on my descent into coffee-snobbery I contributed to an online writing community I used to participate in regularly.
  
  PPS. If you meet the Coffee Buddha in the cafe, kill him.
  

Use either of these:

Square Chemex Filters

Round Chemex Filters

I like the round ones.

Id get this because its a pain getting the coffee grinds out of the lil refil thingy with no sink close by at work!

i use these melita 8-12 cup filters and they work fine for me. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00FQS0416/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

It looks like either a #2 or #4 filter. I used Melitta #4 paper filters for single-cup brewing, and I think there are some reusable metal/cloth replacements (through Ebb or otherwise) out there that would do the trick.

looks kind of like these coffee filter ones:

Brighton Twitter Training uk link

Ali Express link

Amazon link

Nope. Disposable single cup pourover filters. Like these.

I know exactly what you mean. I had the same problem until I started using these things:

https://www.amazon.com/Disposable-Filters-Brewers-Replacement-Reusable/dp/B00BUFJBQS/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1542031332&sr=8-6&keywords=kcup+filter

They will filter out the "gritty stuff" in the coffee. There are other versions of these filters, but they all work the same. Works like a charm. Hope this helps.

100 Natural Brown K-Carafe Coffee Filter Paper 4 (CUP) for Keurig 2.0 - Refills for Reusable K-Carafe (Natural Brown & Unbleached) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07DMRF3QL/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_eh-NDbCS8QX3M

Basal Aero Filter Jar For... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07FSQ2LHW?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

I leave the grinder at home and bring ground coffee because it's easier. I find that as long as I have a consistent grind size that that makes it good enough. We do pour over and cold brew and I use a larger grind for that, so I feel that the ground coffee stays fresher longer. Bringing an aeropress would be good too, but aeropressing coffee for two is a big time sink. I would also use a much finer grind size with my aeropress, so that would make the ground coffee not as fresh, because it is ground finer.

We used to try and support small coffee shops, but I find that I usually am disappointed with the espresso or the brewed coffee.

If it's a blade grinder, I wouldn't bring that because I think pre-ground coffee is better than fresh ground in a blade grinder. A hand-crank burr grinder would be the only thing that would do the trick, but If you get a nice consistent grind at home I find that to get me a better cup of coffee than what I can find locally.

Next trip, I'm going to bring these. I'll fill them with ground coffee at home, and make a one liter batch of cold brew every morning, bring it with and let it brew all day and chill in the fridge all night, take the bag out in the morning and enjoy my cold brew. You have to make it a day in advance, but if you do it every day you'll have awesome cold brew every day.

I travel with my 4yo kid, and my wife is NOT a morning person. I find the effort I put into having nice coffee on my vacation to be well worth the effort.

Well, There is Kalita Kantan paper filter.
http://www.amazon.com/Kalita-Kantan-Single-cup-Single-use-Filters/dp/B00U0EOU52

Yes. I didn’t buy it to avoid waste although compared to those stupid pods it does. I bought it to use my own coffee grounds instead of crazy expensive kurig pods. The reusable filter pod provides the structure for a thin paper filter and I don’t have to worry about the reusable filter mess.

These filters here

Every time I have ordered from Amazon, I get the untabbed ones. Even if the picture showed tabbed filters.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004EH30DY/ref=twister_B00Q60WESO?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

• Espro P3 - French Press $70
  
• Hario V60 Glass Coffee Dripper (Size 03, Black) $21
  
• Hario V60 Misarashi Coffee Paper Filter (Size 03, 100 Count, Natural) $8
  
• Hario V60 Misarashi Coffee Paper Filter (Size 02, 100 Count, White) $6
  
• Bialetti 6-Cup Stovetop Espresso Maker $27
  
• Bialetti Replacement Gasket & Filter for 6 Cup Espresso Maker $6
  
• Bodum Milk Frother, Latteo Milk Frother $24
  
• Hario V60 Glass Range Server (800ml, Clear, Size 03) $23
  
  Total: $185
  

These are the filters I got: Hario Box of Paper Filter for 01 Dripper, 7.1 by 2.1 by 8.3-Inch, 100 Sheets, Misarashi https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001TM6XWW/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awd_qtf2wb49HKTKH

As for the coffee, closest place I can get decent beans from is about 45-60 minutes drive from me :(

https://www.amazon.com/Hario-Misarashi-Coffee-Paper-Filter/dp/B001TM6XWW/

$3.64 ($10 or less list :))

Wait...what is your budget? Are you willing to spend £150?? If so, we could probably put together a great beginners setup for your boyfriend.
I'm thinking:
Aeropress
And Baratza Encore but that's a little over 150. Instead of an Aeropress, a Clever would work, too, but you would also need #4 filters.

Actually, if you want to give him a lot of options for 150, you can get him the Aeropress (23), Clever (18), #4 filters (4), Hario Hand Burr Grinder (22), and a Mocha Pot (23) for a grand total of ~90 quid. I'd also add a .1 gram digital scale for 15 extra. So 105 for quite a good introductory setup for coffee (and I'm assuming you have a kettle for boiling water).

Plastic v60 set filters

hario Buono 1.2L

Total price $66.81

Edit: Should also get a grinder, forgot about that hario skerton and could replace v60 set with just a v60

Edit2: As u/17291 mentioned a scale is a good idea too.

Edit3: clever dripper
hario skerton
melitta #4 filters

https://www.amazon.com/Chemex-FP-2-100-Chemex-13-Filter-Half-Moon/dp/B00BY3URZA/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1517445580&sr=8-6&keywords=chemex+filters