Hario V60 Ceramic Coffee Dripper, Size 02, White

It upped my coffee game. This is an excellent choice for pour over coffee. It is easy to use, and easy to clean. I was having a very difficult time getting my pour over to come out the way I wanted, including with other versions of the V60, but for some reason, this one is almost fool proof. Not sure if it is the simplicity of the one piece or not, but I am really pleased with this purchase, and am going to buy a second one as a back-up.

Wow. That's all I can say. A long time ago I started with a mid-priced coffee machine, figuring that a "name brand" like Cuisinart should be able to make a good cup of coffee. Was never that great. And when I used my Bialetti espresso maker with ground coffee, I found that the cheaper Bialetti using old tech made a MUCH tastier cup of coffee. But it is a pain to clean and you have to have a stove or very hot electric hot plate capable of boiling water.I moved to a French Press. They are great. Also a rich cup of coffee, tasty, no need for the stove. But even while I was able to avoid too many grinds by using just 7/8 of the available coffee in the pot, I found that the result wasn't always consistent. Some coffee didn't work as well as others. And cleaning wasn't fun or simple to scoop out the coffee, waste a ton of water cleaning it out and then letting it air dry.So I wanted to try a dripper - Chemex? I saw varying reviews and the negatives against the Chemex were significant, which included need a big glass pot which would collect coffee that I'd then pour into another cup while using very expensive Chemex filters - which may still be well worth it no matter what coffee making method you use. The carafe was also $40 while the Hario was only $15 and a no-lose proposition. I opted for the Hario filters and made my first cup of coffee with it - the same coffee I have used in the Cuisinart, the french press and now the Hario.Wow. I'm not a total coffee snob using the typical coffee adjectives. But my taste buds immediately could understand the tremendous difference in what the SAME coffee can taste like using different methods and a good filter. Using the slow pour method from my kettle, making as little direct contact with the filter paper, I made myself a cup. The negative - it took a bit longer, required my manual labor instead of letting the machines do their thing - but oh, the results. Wow. The need for sugar with other methods (especially the machine) suddenly was not necessary here. The coffee was rich -- like a cup of frothy hot cocoa if I can compare. None of the sour / bitter / acid (?) taste which led me to add sugar was present using the Hario and the method. It tasted much like the coffee I've had in a great coffee house. My friend's machine cost several hundred instead of the $80 of my Cuisinart. I'm guessing that it just automated the process properly such as having the water preheated and slowly dripped at the right temperature. THAT is the result I got from using the Hario.At around $7 for 100 filters, that comes to what - 7 cents per cup of coffee? For the convenience, the ability to have the richness and flavor that good coffee can provide, this $15 dripper is a no-lose investment. I chose the ceramic, which is beautiful to look at, very easy to clean, and leaves none of that "tinny" taste you may get with metal or that unpleasant smell / taste that is usually found from plastic. This is a winner.

I was excited to try this product and anxious for it to arrive in the condition as it shows being I chose the “red” color! As you can see the item did not disappoint in appearance! It also is super durable and strong! Very happy to move away from plastic pour over for my coffee! I received the filters on today to match this and it made a marvelous cup of coffee! I highly recommend this purchase for satisfaction and durability! Also this size is great for personal cups of coffee! I can make up to a double cup.Another ++ if you like the color RED!Thanks

I really like the Hario V60 coffee drippers, and I've used a LOT of different pour-over devices. In fact, it may be my favorite coffee dripper, with the trendy Kalita Wave 185 being a close competitor.I used a cheap plastic Melitta dripper with a flat-bottom triangular filter for years - it can work pretty well, but I found that it would get clogged on occasion and drain too slowly. So, I started to look at other alternatives. I've used a Chemex brewer for a few years if I want a premium cup, but Chemex filters are expensive and it's a slightly more time consuming process. More recently, I found a discounted ceramic cone brewer from Caribou Coffee, which I figured out was basically a knock-off or re-branded Hario V60 (it even provides the filters for it). I was so happy with it at my office that I purchased this V60 white ceramic model for use at home.The V60 is easy to set up, easy to clean up, and a generally forgiving way to brew small-to-moderate amounts of coffee. The cone design makes a lot of sense because it prevents water from sidestepping the grounds and finding its way into the cup. Also, because it seems to drain more quickly than Chemex and probably Kalita Wave, you can feel free to experiment with slightly finer grind sizes. I'm always afraid the filter is going to break and ruin my cup of coffee (because the drain hole opens up widely without much support for the tip of the filter), but this has only happened one time, and was probably due to user error.One of the advantages of the V60 over the Kalita Wave 185 is that the filters are just easier to work with. I do pre-wet them, but I do this less to wash out paper taste, and more to help warm the brewer and keep the filter in place when I add grinds. The Kalita Wave 185 works great and has a really cool design, but I find the filters a little annoying to separate, and I end up using an AeroPress funnel to guide my grinds into the wavy filter (without missing and dumping them into the cone itself).If I had to point out a negative of the Hario V60, it would be that the filters aren't readily available in grocery stores, etc., and need to be purchased online or at specialty coffee stores that carry them. Hario is from Japan, so many of the filters and drippers are imports (mine even had a fully Japanese manual!). I don't consider approximately $5 for 100 filters to be too expensive (Chemex filters are about twice that price), but it's worth pointing out that you'll have to plan ahead a bit to keep your filters in stock.I highly recommend the V60 - it's become sort of an industry standard for pour-over enthusiasts, and for good reason!

The best value in coffee brewing especially if you refuse to brew with plastic (trust me, I looked). Gives you great control over the flavor of your coffee. Preheat it in your toaster oven, works great