Evaluation: Fail
Pro:- Attractive
- Obviously hand made
- Domestic, made in Maine
Con:
- Top is out of round
- Slick sides. Nothing to keep the filter from adhering to cone.
- Pour time - 9 minutes for a liter of coffee into a thermos. Drown the beans
This will find its way north to my daughter's home in the Twin Cities. She does a cup and runs -- a bean drowner. She will think it is quaint and is just a tad less critical on these coffee issues than I am.
Miserable failure from two fronts. Drainage is horrible, despite 3 holes. The design has a recessed base that creates a gap which adds to the drainage issue. I really think the biggest problem lies in the paper adhering to the side of the cone -- very evident when I rinsed the filter with boiling water. Rasqual has harped on design issues of pourovers. He is correct. The issues presented when they are not addressed are evident in this well-intentioned domestic ceramic effort.
The slow drainage issue shows up in the cup. I am drinking the Injerto. Very soft cocoas, all week. Today's cup with this set-up is muddled. Good coffee but lost the subtleties. I will pull out the KONEs and see if they improve the drainage and the resulting cup.
Now, if you are interested in a shaving scuttle...(but that is another post).
BJava
