Last week I broke the upper dome on my 8-cupper as the plastic dome holder decided to stay put when I slid the dome across the counter. Order up, Orphan Espresso.
This morning I used the new upper dome for the first time. Surprise. The descending tube is either miscast or has been intentionally re-engineered to preclude the use of a standard Cory filter. It has a thinner neck (one straight side at the top of the tube) and the standard Cory glass rod will not fit into it. The neck is too thin.
Fortunately, I have a Pyrex "long," a spring arrangement that reaches way down and can easily be hooked over the end of the tube. The "New Cory" will also drop in there as does a Corning rod.
Wonder if this is a redesign is to preclude use of the Cory and cut-off implosion suits at the pass. Can't sue if you can't use a glass rod in it.
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