I'm thinking of using these to filter cold-brew coffee. Is the mesh fine enough to keep thegrounds contained? How do well do they stand up to squeezing?
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Hi Cathy.......this is a very fine mesh material, I'm guessing it's made of nylon and yes, it should filter coffee grounds quite nicely.I think 4 or 5 of these come in a package and you can certainly 'rinse and repeat' often before replacement is likely to be needed.I say give it a shot.....you really have very little to lose for the price charged.hope this helps,mark
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I use them to dry hop home brewed beer and it does an excellent job of preventing the ground hops from seeping into my brew. I think it will work well for you.
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I had a small stainless steel 4-cup percolator and these worked fine. Depending on how much coffee you put in the brew basket, you may need to tamp down the ends of the filters for the basket cap to fit. Otherwise OK.
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I recently purchased Brew and Save Refillable cups and decided to use my disposable cup filters to help keep the cups clean...they have worked out perfectly...the coffee tastes so rich because the mesh allows more coffee to brew through and all you do is throw out the filter and wash out the cup....the filter does not compromise the taste of the coffee....make sure to let the cup dry thoroughly before refilling...no sludge buildup...cups stay perfectly clean.
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We use paper filters instead of the mesh basket. Take the mesh basket out and use the paper filters as you would with a "conventional" coffee maker. It seems to brew faster and clean up is much quicker.
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I just measured the bottom where the cup would go, and to ME, it looks like 3 3/4 would be just a little over the limit. It is so close that I cannot in good conscience, say yes. By the way, I found that using a cone shaped filter #4 makes a more clear cup of coffee. The strainer in the bottom lets some grounds through the screen, which probably could benefit from a tighter mesh. This is not my main source of coffee, but a spur of the moment wish for a quick cup. I usually use a 12 cup brewer.Hope this helps.
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It actually depends on how many cups you plan on making in advance, how long they sit, and what sort of drawer they're too sit in.If you're using freshly ground coffee and the filters are going to be in an air tight container for maybe a week's worth of cups, then that works fine. Even better if you can put them in the fridge in a Tupperware container, covered well so the grounds don't absorb other flavors. I hope that helps!
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Doesn't come with mesh basket. I suppose you could use filter if you could find ones small enough. Our coffee is in tea bags.
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I use theses with an espresso grind in my keurig . The brew is slower but the paper filters keep the finer stuff from passing through the filter into my cup of coffee.
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I bought the mesh strainers and put the coffee in them and it overflowed.. The unit is made for sealed Pods. Buying coffee in pods makes it very expensive.So, what Idid to overcome it is this.. You can buy Coffee filter made out of paper in the market.. I use the mellita # 1 filters. You put the filter under the retainer and put ground coffee in the filter. You have to make sure the top ring secures the top of the filter so it does not overflow. That will make great coffee.
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Yes it fits. My sense, however, is that because the mesh screen is on the bottom of the filter as well as the sides, the coffee goes thru the filter a little faster than I'd like. I like my coffee a bit bolder, however, so that is a consideration as well.
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When the filter is pressed down it pushes the coffee grounds to the bottom, if the filter went all the way to the bottom there would be not enough room for the grounds and they would force through and around the mesh filter.
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I have used both melita and generic #2 filters and they are ok by me. BUT some people might not have patience with these filters I understand that. They do not fit perfectly, but once you fill them with coffee grounds and pour water in, they do conform to the cone and work just fine. Don't try to use your finger, however, to make them conform to the cone before adding coffee grounds and water - that's how the filters get torns.
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The filters are 9 inches square with holes in each corner - diagonally 10 inches. The filters will fit and would safely hold at least 3 scoops of coffee.Barbara
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Yes, BUT, it's not FINE enough. You will get some sludge. If you are diligent and grind your coffee in larger grounds it might be okay. I abandoned mine.
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Not really. I just experimented with my strainer. I scooped a few tablespoons of my ground coffee into the strainer over the sink. The finer particles peppered the sink with just the force of dumping them into the strainer. Had I run any water through, I believe more would have escaped the strainer. So no, it cannot filter coffee grounds. My only hesitation is if your grounds are very coarse; mine were a medium grind.
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It would but even though it is a very fine mesh it is not as fine as on designated wire mesh coffee filters. Some very fine particles could get through but they would be very small.
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I have made coffee in a friends cold tea brewer and the two devices differ in that this one has a much finer filter. In my friends tea brewer, coffee grounds sometimes slip through. I assume, the finer mesh in the hario will trap more particles, but brew slower as a result. Other than that it'd be fine.