The heart of the Kinto Faro series is the ceramic filter holder with its stainless steel insert. The filter holder has a relatively small single hole in the bottom. This reduces the flowrate, and increases the contact time between the grinds and the water. This largely determines the brewing time, and...Read more → 
Last week, I received a parcel kindly send by Ken Miura, my friend in Tokyo, containing among others an assortment of Japanese drip coffee makers. From left to right, a Kono TF-40, a Hario CFOD-1B Caféor permanent filter, a Donut dripper, and a ceramic Hario V60 VDC-02. Check out Ken’s store...Read more → 
My last shipment of coffee from HasBean also included a Coava Kone filter. The Kone is a filter intended for Chemex coffee makers. There have been rumours about using it for Hario V60 coffee makers, but I don’t know if it will fit as well. Anyway, the Kone is a stainless...Read more →