Melitta(1) - Porcelain 2 Cone Brewer Coffee Maker

My original Melita coffee pot broke and so I was just left with the plastic top, which sort of worked, but wasn’t very sturdy. This ceramic one works great. It sits snuggly on top of my coffee cup and I make my 2 cups of coffee into my cup and then throw the paper filter away. I use a number two Melita coffee filter, coffee is delicious

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.

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.

I have been using Melitta cones and filters for forty years. All my cones are plastic but I loved the rich smooth coffee I made with them. I decided to move away from plastic, so I bought this Porcelain cone. After several days and multiple brews, I have to say it is excellent. I am able to make a deeply rich mug of coffee without bitterness, just like I like it.For those who have used the plastic cones like I have over the years, you have to get used to the increased weight of this porcelain cone. It's solid as a rock and cleans up perfectly in the dishwasher.The size of this porcelain Melitta cone (model #64101) is what makes it versatile. It's sold as a #2 filter cone but it will easily handle the #4 filters as well. I can make a great single mug with the #2 filter, then put a #4 filter in it and brew up twice as much to use in a carafe. (The #4 filter will clear the top of the cone by 3/4 inch but has the same taper as the #2 so it fits perfectly -- in spite of the fact that the cone is a little shorter than the #4 filter, there is plenty of capacity for making 4 cups of coffee.)To sum up, if you love coffee made with Melitta cones but want to move up from plastic, this porcelain unit is an excellent choice. If you haven't made coffee with a Melitta pour over brewer and want to try it, you can't go wrong with this cone -- but should you want to be cautious before you pay the price of this porcelain cone, the plastic ones are so inexpensive you wouldn't lose much trying one of them first.