Able KONE

[ecc]

Thumbs up for me, using it pretty regularly.

[FinerGrind]

Those crazy kids at Coava are at it again:
http://twitpic.com/3m48fu

Gleaned from twitter:
@coavacoffee Introducing the kone funnel! Full immersion glass coffee brewer!

[Stubbie]

Now they've really gone and made an expensive CCD

Looks cool though...

-Stubbie

[milowebailey]

Now the next step.... or is this just another tunnel in this rabbi hole.. full immersion funnel.

[EricBNC]

Now the next step.... or is this just another tunnel in this rabbi hole.. full immersion funnel.

Q: what is a rabbi hole?
A: the sum of two rabbi halves

If I am guessing correctly we all want the coffee without the particles but don't want paper filters.  Consider our friend gravity (we would fall up without it!) and ways to harness it's force - I give you the coffee centrifuge.  While spinning in the centrifuge the heavier sediment and grounds separates out leaving the black gold ready to be poured off.

Early testing with animals is proving promising...

[milowebailey]

Q: what is a rabbi hole?
A: the sum of two rabbi halves

oh, great another spelling policeman.....

I think this might be a rabbi hole

[peter]

That's where He came out of on the 3rd day.  I was there, and snooped around inside just to make sure they weren't hiding Him somewhere.   

[BoldJava]

I have been working with the KONE all week.  I am trying to find the most consistent cup based on pouring techniques.  I will describe what is working best for me.  Here, I am working with 64 grams of coffee, ending with 32 oz of coffee.  Pourover/drip grind.

Pre-heat all equipment.  
Put coffee into the KONE
Use two fingers to make a deep indentation, about 2" deep
Bloom the coffee with about 2-3 ounces of water - all crust is moistened
Wait 20-30 seconds
Recommence with a 196* water
Stay tight
Stay central
Continuous pour
Keep coffee cresting
Total bloom/pour time:  2:30-2:40
Grounds end level, without the built-up side wash

I go out to 2/3rds of the diameter at most.  I am finishing with the most consistent cups I have had with the KONE.  Bit high on the grams but the cup is right there.  I end up with some silt at the end but about 1/2 of the amount I experience with the Swiss Gold. I am going to work with this pour for about 10 days and see if I can continue to nail the cup.  If I find success, I will see if MPrince will put the KONE up for review at CG.

B|Java

[BoldJava]

Chris, I like the KONE for 1 quart/liter to about 60-65 grams.  I don't think I will be pushing it beyond that volume of water.

B|Java

[headchange4u]

Coava was featured in an article on The Kitchn.

Reinventing Coffee: A Visit With Coava & Their Kone Filter

[peter]

So, the Wife informed me that Dr. Oz recommends using paper filters as metal filters can elevate your cholesterol by 8%.  Not really news to me, but sure to put a crimp in my Kone, at least for a while.

This morning, I made a paper filter Chemex that was actually quite good with the Costa Rica SHB EP Romelia.

For some coffees paper filters are tolerable, for me.

But Chris, your wife needs to be brought to the realization that her trust should be in her coffee-geek husband who knows way more about coffee than Dr. Oz, who only knows what he reads.  You are the resident expert.  Besides, the benefits of coffee with all its antioxidants far outweighs the negligible risk of cholesterol increase.   

[milowebailey]

Is it possible that the study was done on espresso drinks that contain whole milk vs drip coffee with no milk?  or large amounts of coffee?
 

While unfiltered coffee may contain substances that raise cholesterol levels, many popular coffee drinks sold at coffee houses seem more like desserts than beverages to Frank. The "bolts" of cream and sugary calories raise questions of their own about coffee's effect on cholesterol, she says.

When making decisions about coffee, Frank encourages people not to look for a yes or no answer. It's not a simple question of "do drink coffee" or "don't drink coffee," she says.

Instead, Frank encourages people to "filter through" their own lives and their own cardiovascular risk factors to make a decision about how much and what type of coffee to drink.

To date, coffee consumption is not directly associated with heart disease. However, two diterpenes found in high amounts in unfiltered coffee, cafestol and kahweol, have been found to actually raise cholesterol levels. These studies examined different types of unfiltered coffee, as well as coffee oil. Most studies have indicated that individuals consuming roughly 60 milligrams of cafestol (equivalent to ten cups of unfiltered, French press coffee or two grams of coffee oil)

[BoldJava]

I am going back after the KONE this weekend on an excellent Colombian that Alterra has in stock.  This gent claims it is now Able Roaster (the website doesn't reflect that name) and these are there directions.  I want to try the fine grind they are recommending, with a totally central pour.  Always worth trying something new.

Couldn't get the video linked back:

http://www.tested.com/quick-look-at-the-able-brewing-kone-metal-coffee-filter/47-365/

[milowebailey]

I have a 2nd gen on the way.  Stay tuned for a comparison, as I have a K-One also

[Stubbie]

I'd like to trade in my ONE for a DEAUX - just for the rolled lip ring.  Mine has cut me a couple of times...

-Stubbie