Will this work if I buy coffee that is ground extra fine - (Finer than sugar, but not quite powdered)?
1612439
The basic answer is 'no'. It didn't work when I ground my coffee at 'fine' on the Bunn Commercial coffee grinder. It overflowed the basket almost every time. The finer coffee will just make it worse. The problem is the bottom which is solid plastic with no holes and the coffee just plugs the screening. Sorry, that is my finding.
1612440
This permanent filter is designed to work best with a standard grind of coffee. If the coffee is ground too fine, it may not produce the most desirable result.
1612441
I really don't know. I bought because the paper filters kept flipping over and letting grounds into my coffee. I have continued to use the paper filters with the basket.
611214
Yes. It works much better with ground coffee than with whole coffee beans. Much better and stronger taste.
626258
You can use drip coffee but nothing with extra fine granules....even better, get a little quick coffee bean grinder to make your own.
313265
The package shows usage in a regular coffee maker but I would not attempt it due to the fine powder grind of the coffee. I agree with others as to how these grounds should be used. You could end up with a sludge type of residue at the bottom of the carafe!
339581
The quality should not be affected. Hubby takes it and his coffee must be hot or won't drink it. He can tell if he missed a day of his powder too.
1038600
Yes. The unit will accept ground coffee, but whole beans make the best coffee.
10942
Absolutely. Go for as fine a ground as you can get without coffee dust flying out of the machine. A very fine setting and dark-roast beans will get you the strongest flavor -- because the more surface area that touches the water, the stronger the brew. I also use more coffee per cup than most instructions suggest: 1/4 cup of grounds per 8-oz mug of coffee. I prefer medium dark beans and less than espresso strength. You get more coffee flavor from beans that aren't dark roasted, in my opinion and that of many coffee roasters, baristas, buyers and growers. If you like the burnt bitterness of espresso, though, go for it. Absolutely. Go for as fine a ground as you can get without coffee dust flying out of the machine. A very fine setting and dark-roast beans will get you the strongest flavor -- because the more surface area that touches the water, the stronger the brew. I also use more coffee per cup than most instructions suggest: 1/4 cup of grounds per 8-oz mug of coffee. I prefer medium dark beans and less than espresso strength. You get more coffee flavor from beans that aren't dark roasted, in my opinion and that of many coffee roasters, baristas, buyers and growers. If you like the burnt bitterness of... » Read More Absolutely. Go for as fine a ground as you can get without coffee dust flying out of the machine. A very fine setting and dark-roast beans will get you the strongest flavor -- because the more surface area that touches the water, the stronger the brew. I also use more coffee per cup than most instructions suggest: 1/4 cup of grounds per 8-oz mug of coffee. I prefer medium dark beans and less than espresso strength. You get more coffee flavor from beans that aren't dark roasted, in my opinion and that of many coffee roasters, baristas, buyers and growers. If you like the burnt bitterness of espresso, though, go for it. « Show Less
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I've never used it for that, but it looks like it would work--except if the coffee is very finely ground, as for expresso.
233480
Too fine of grind would be my guess. I use Gevalia espresso roast (ground) which is fine for my unrefined taste. Alesso is another good pre ground. I've used Starbucks whole bean ground by their grinder and for the money I'll use Gevalia and get better espresso.
262042
yes don't know much about coffee grind but finer would be best. I could see it working well for instant coffee and would be useful when filling a "my k cup"
2057159
I use regular ground coffee of the shelf. If it's too fine, you may get a lot of coffee powder floating in your coffee. You will notice it when you add milk into your coffee.
863449
It works in my Mr Coffee 'style' maker just checked the bag it says Med ground. I'm pretty sure you can also get it in bean to ground yourself.
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Yes it will. But to be honest, you will get almost as much ground coffee OUTSIDE of the container than in. For some weird-as-hell reason, the coffee (no matter how coarse or finely ground) spits out the back of the container and pools between the container and the machine housing. Granted, we're talking a 1/2-1 teaspoon each time--but add that up over time, and you then realize just how much coffee is wasted. The static it creates is the problem. There is no such thing as 'anti static' unless it's glass--this is plastic, and by the looks of things, will ALWAYS be plastic. When you tap the lid to help release some of the grounds that have stuck to the underside of the lid back into the base before pouring them into your machine or whatever, instead of just falling into the remaining grounds, the errant grounds 'spit' their fine dust out the cut-out of the container and fly wherever they feel they need to go. To say it's messy is an understatement. To be honest, I'd never buy another one of these products.
993431
Never tried. But most powdered coffees work best if you will dissolve in a couple of inches of hot water and Then add your cold water and ice
747128
No. What ever you use needs to be ground. So either buy ground coffee or grind it yourself. Hmmm. Sounds good right about now.
2213561
Negative. Search for a demo video from a shop in San Francisco. I have found 115-125grams of coffee works best.
1322771
I use regular ground coffee in mine, like Folgers and etc with no problem. Are you using instant coffee? That would happen if you use instant.