Stainless Steel Single Cup Coffee Filter
Item Purchased: Stainless Steel Single Cup Coffee Filter
Location Purchased: Viet Hoa Plaza Inc. / 1051 W. Argyle / Chicago, IL
Price: $2.99 + tax
Review: The primary reason for heading up to Little Vietnam on Argyle street this Sunday was to wander around with a couple of friends, find some good food and have a good time. Those three things should be a constant goal of life if you ask me. However, it is also nice to have personal goals. My personal goal for Sunday was to find and purchase one of these coffee filters so I could make Vietnamese style coffee in the comfort of my own home whenever I please. Missions accomplished!
This coffee filter is an extremely simple contraption consisting of three components. First, the base and filter are designed with a wide brim at the bottom so that it is able to sit upon almost any coffee cup you may have laying around your kitchen. Second is the water screen which screws into the inside of the filter to compress the coffee grounds, and third is the loose fitting lid to keep the water inside hot as the coffee brews. Though the brewing process of this filter is simple, it does require a bit of patience. The wait may seem exceptionally long if you are the type of person who likes to drink very large (Venti for you Starbucks zombies) cups of coffee. Despite the brewing time, this filter does result in an exceptionally strong and bold cup of coffee almost every time. There are a few specifics you need to know when making coffee in this filter, but for the most part, it is as easy as pouring in a few teaspoons of coarse coffee grounds, screwing the water screen into the filter, pouring some boiling water into the filter and placing the cover on the top to keep the freshness of the brew in. I like to start with some condensed milk in the bottom of my coffee cup. If you do this, the coffee will drip through the filter and rest on top of the milk. When you are done making your cup of coffee, stir to mix the two liquids and the end result is almost like a latte made with equal parts espresso and equal parts milk.
My only problem with this coffee filter is the instruction sheet. It tells you to pour in a bit of boiling water to get the brewing process ready, then tells you to unscrew the water screen a little to allow room for the coffee grounds to expand. The problem is that even if it isn’t touching the grip of the water screen, the steam will make unscrewing the steel component extremely uncomfortable and difficult. To get around that small inconvenience, I simply keep the water screen fairly loose on top of the coffee grounds.
I suspect that I will be using this filter a lot in the coming months. I may even head back up to Viet Hoa Plaza and get one to keep at work. Usually I drink two to three cups of coffee in the morning to get myself going. With a cup from this brewing process, I only need one or less.
Rating: 4 / 5
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