Melitta no 2 Porcelain Single Cup Pour-Over Coffee Brewer, White

Simple, low cost, durable, and effective. What more could you ask for? I typically brew my coffee in Bonavita BV1900 auto pour over machine, but occasionally I'll break out this Melitta if my wife is gone and I only need to make a single cup at a time. This is a great pour over cone for those who don't want to master the skills needed for more complex cones like the V60, but still want that signature pour over coffee flavor. Because the Melitta is single hole brewer, you don't need to fuss with pour techniques as the grounds will be completely saturated in water during the brewing process. You simply start with a bloom pour, wait 20-30 seconds, then keep adding water, maintaining the water level just slightly above the grounds bed while the brewer drains into the cup... once you've added ~380 grams of water, stop pouring water and you're done. Try and aim for a total brew time of around 2:45 - 3 minutes by adjusting the grind size to either slow down or speed up the flow of the water through the grounds. Once you have your grinder dialed in, you don't have to worry about that step for future pour overs. Easy! Even though I have one of the best auto pour over machines on the market (Bonavita BV1900), this Melitta cone produces a slightly better cup of coffee. In actuality, the coffee brewed from both devices is excellent, but the brew from the Melitta is cleaner, slightly more well-rounded, and slightly more complex. Excellent product! Highly recommended.

Great coffee brewer

It’s much larger than expected. Porcelain is good material.

Porcelain is a big improvement over plastic as a material for the Melita Cone Brewer. Plastic instantly absorbs coffee odor and it cannot be removed. Over time the odor becomes rancid and the plastic cone must be replaced. Porcelain does not absorb any coffee odor (or stain) and is a breeze to clean. However, the porcelain brewer is heavier than the plastic, and we assume it can break. We bought two of the porcelain cone brewers. Only one of us drinks coffee, but with frequent guests, two brewers makes for improved hospitality. For dinners we would like to have 2 more, but storage space is an issue. The porcelain is more rugged than we imagined, and should last a long time. One of the cone brewers has a small crack on the outside, vertically oriented on the "web" between the cone and the cup cover. It looks to be a shrinkage crack manufacturing issue. It has become a bit more obvious as coffee has faintly stained the crack. The crack has not grown and appears to be completely superficial. When I bought these I had in mind that I would expect to replace them much like I have to replace porcelain cups and dinnerware--every few years or so. If we washed them in the dishwasher that might be true, but these are so easy to clean by hand they never see the dishwasher and they look like they will last many years, even with the tiny crack. For those who have no experience with the Melita Coffee Maker System, a paper cone filter (size #2 or #4) is placed in the brewer and the appropriate amount of coffee is placed in the filter. Hot water is poured over the coffee and brewed, filtered coffee descends through a small hole into a cup, mug, or small pitcher of your choice. The filter "size" idea it the number of "cups" expected to be brewed. I suppose when Melita invented it all of that made more sense. After all Coffee cups back then held about 5 oz (6 oz to the top). Now we have mugs that hold 16 oz. In addition there or so many "grinds" and "roasts" that anyone can be confused. Too fine a grind and the particles will clog the filter. Too course a grind means flavor is reduced and coffee is wasted. We find a grind between medium and fine works well and we always use #2 size filters made by Melita, folding the "seams" over. An 8 oz. cup requires 2 level tablespoons of coffee (one measure). Filling the cone once with hot water fills the cup, but note that slowly pouring the hot water in slowly can lead to over filling the cup. If the cup is 12 oz, use 3 level tablespoons and fill the cone 1 1/2 times. We get consistently great coffee from the Melita system.

Well made ceramic pour over coffee single cup maker. Wish had slits in base so could see coffee level without moving to see. Makes good coffee. Overall nice & would recommend.

This Melitta ceramic pour-over cone isn’t worth it, so much so that I didn’t even want to return it (it’s a 100+ mile round trip to the nearest UPS Store). 1. The cone is VERY heavy, which might be fine if you could balance it. 2. Note the three ridges radiating from the center. This thing wobbles! 3. Also note that the foot is tilted slightly concave, so it not only wobbles, it also slips. 4. I own every type of cup and mug known to humanity in at least a dozen sizes, and I tested all of them. Not a single cup or mug — delicate tea, chunky coffee, ceramic, metal, travel, etc. — could hold this cone in a stable position. 5. And the cherry on top: This #2 cone came with a “starter pack” of #4 filters.

The manufactures savings on losing one half inch on the base of this brewer makes it unstable and unsuitable for most cups. The railings on the bottom are not suitable to keep the brewer flush on the cup. It takes a small touch to cause the brewer to slip to one side or another. The pricing on this brewer is not a trade off for something that is uncomfortable to use every time you use it.

I've never tried a pour over coffee setup before. And I don't like a Keurig. Sometimes I just want a single cup. So I decided to try this. And now I'm wondering how I never knew about this.... This is so perfect. I did use the number four cone though. It works so much easier. Just put it in and then fold it down a bit. So I was able to have a cup of cinnamon coffee this morning and then another cup of vanilla coffee. I will still make a full pot once in awhile but this is going to work out great for me since I live alone. It came in a nice giftable box. It is very sturdy porcelain just beautiful. It took me about a minute for the water to do its job. You should buy one.

High quality pour over coffee maker. Feels sturdy when pouring boiling water through and fits all mug rims that I’ve used. Super easy to clean. Would highly recommend!

Easy to clean.