Clever Coffee Dripper and Filters, Large 18 oz| Barista's Choice| Safe BPA Free Plastic|Includes 100 Filters (Peacock Blue)

This is it folks. I think I've finally found the perfect 1 cup coffee maker in existence today. After many researching and product trials (not to mention the money spent), the Clever Coffee Dripper is hands down the best little coffee maker I've ever used and I believe I can say for certainty that my searching has finally concluded. The CCD combines the functions of a french press with a melitta drip filter. Basically what this means is that the CCD will give you french press quality coffee but with the ease and cleanup of a single melitta filter. Why this beats a french press: With a french press contraption, the quality of your coffee is way better than what you would get with a normal drip machine because you actually get to steep the coffee grounds rather than just run hot water over it. Think of this as "marinating" your coffee. The downside to using a french press is two fold. First is what people call the "sludge" you'd get when using a french press. When you get to the bottom of your coffee, there is this slimy texture that just makes you not want to actually finish your cup of coffee. There are definitely ways to combat this sludge effect but it didn't really work for me. The second reason why a CCD beats a french press is due to how easy it is to clean up. With a french press, dumping the grounds in your waste basket is definitely not hard to do. What is a pain is having to clean the plunger device. This plunger usually consists of three parts and you'd have to take them apart for cleaning after each and every time you use it. If not, coffee grinds will be stuck to it and stains will appear. The clean up process was one of the main reason why I had to switch to a single brew melitta filter. Why this beats a melitta filter: A single brew melitta filter is cheap, convenient and extremely easy to clean when done. If you are the only family member who drinks coffee, this little device is perfect for you. It's basically just a funnel if you think about it and that right there is why you won't get the best cup of coffee if you use this method. As soon as you pour hot water over the coffee grinds, the water drips into your cup. You actually don't get to steep your coffee. However, many users still prefer this method of brewing because it is so easy to use and clean up after. Why the CCD rules them all: The CCD allows you to steep your coffee because the water doesn't actually filter out until you place the CCD over your cup! This single feature is what makes this device so efficient. The "steep" you get equates to what you'd get when you use a french press. Because the coffee drips into your cup like a melitta filter, there is no extra piece to clean up. Once done, simply toss the #4 filter into your trash bin, rinse the CCD and you're done! For users who are afraid of their coffee losing temperature while steeping, the CCD comes with both a plastic base and lid. The base I find useless but the lid helps trap the heat while you are steeping the grinds. Unless you like to drink boiling water straight out of the kettle, I found that the temperature of my coffee is still hot enough for my preferences after extraction. It's much better than with a french press. The lid helps a whole lot. I usually steep for about 3 minutes. Some might think the price is a bit too much but I believe it's definitely worth it. My personal tips and advice: - Never use soap to wash the CCD as it can affect the taste of your coffee. - I normally do a "deep clean" of the CCD by just pouring in nothing but boiling water after every few days. I'd just let it sit inside and let the hot water remove some of the leftover coffee smell. - Try to clean the CCD with hot water as much as possible if you have to rinse it right after a brew. Rinsing it with cold water might wrap the plastic. - I never place the CCD upside down after cleaning or for any other purpose. Leave it upright as much as possible.

UPDATE: I have come to like this coffee maker a lot better since thinking of it more like a French press in the brewing strategy. As many know, a French press really needs more time than is usually recommended to make the best tasting coffee, since the water around the grinds does not get replaced over and over (so extraction efficiency is lower than a pour over or auto-drip setup). I was finding the coffee from the Clever Dripper very bland compared to my Hario V60; a tad more pungent, but lacking the really good flavors. I ended up changing my brew to 25 g/400 ml, 200 ˚C water, 30 seconds to degas, add the rest of the water and wait 5 minutes for a total brew time around 5:45-6:00. Now the coffee tastes fantastic, and I can see the appeal of this coffee maker in full. The best I can describe the taste is that of a syrupy 7 minute French press flavor without as much of the super pungent and occasionally bitter elements, which are likely among the lipids that the paper filter is keeping from getting in your coffee. Between a pour over and a French press, it's more like a French press, but reminds you of a pour over in a clarity of the flavor. The other big difference, of course, is the lack of grounds in the drink. I dig it. This is a nice coffee maker to be sure. It is fairly convenient and easy to use, easy to clean and produces consistently good coffee. That being said, I have seen this compared to the pour over coffee method and it's just not as good. I came to this conclusion after comparing the same coffee made with the Clever and my Hario V60 pour over setup over the course of a week. The brewing method was otherwise the same: 22 or 27 g coffee and 16 g of water for each g of coffee. Before brewing, I'd wet the Clever or Hario with the paper filter in place using fresh boiled water and discard into the vessel of choice to pre-warm as well as getting rid of any potential paper taste. I pre-wet for 30 seconds, and then added the rest of the water and waited another 3:45 (Clever) or added the remaining water over 3:45. I preferred the pour over every time. The best way I can explain it is the pour over always emphasized a little more of the coffee's intrinsic "brightness", while the Clever tended to greatly lack this by comparison and slightly overemphasize oily flavors. A B+ at best to the Hario's solid A. The Clever may be better for entertaining a large group due to its convenience for brewing larger batches. Other than that I'll stick to the pour over. It doesn't save time, it just requires less baby sitting and is less error prone, but pour overs are easy once you know what to do.

I bought this so that I could make coffee at my desk. I've had it about 2 weeks and it's already paid for itself with my savings from not buying coffee at Starbucks. It's very convenient for me, especially because of the easy clean up. I use this along with an electric kettle that I keep at my desk, which lets me set up an easy routine. First I turn on the kettle (which takes about 3-5 minutes to boil water and turns itself off when it's done), then I go to the kitchen to get the Dripper ready. I rinse the filter, put my coffee in the dripper, and put a little bit of milk in my mug, all of which takes about a minute. I can then put the dripper on top of my mug (since there's no water in it yet) and can hold it all in one hand which is important for me to be able to swipe my keycard and open doors. By the time I get back to my desk, the water has usually boiled and cooled down a little. I set the timer for four minutes, pour in the hot water and a few minutes later have some great coffee at the perfect temperature to drink instantly. Clean up is also ridiculously easy (once again I can carry everything I need back to the kitchen with only one hand, then I just dump the filter in the compost bin, rinse out the Dripper, and quickly wash my mug and spoon). All in all, this is the most convenient possible way for me to make coffee. Even if money were no object, I can make this coffee in less time than it would take me to walk to, and wait in line at the coffee shop. Other people have already said it, but this makes a great cup of coffee. The reason it works is because it lets you immerse the coffee in hot water for a few minutes before it gets to your cup (Keurig, Mr. Coffee, and other cheap pour overs don't do this, and don't taste as good). Other simple options which create the same affect are a french press, or Aeropress, but I think this is more convenient. I could make a french press at my desk, but the clean up is a pain and I can't go back and forth to the kitchen single handedly. Aeropress has an easy cleanup, but has way too many parts to deal with for my situation at the office (it's a great option for home though, and can make a cup of coffee using slightly less grounds). You could also save $15 by using a measuring cup to steep your coffee before pouring it into a $5 pour-over to make coffee which would theoretically be just as good; but this would just add another messy thing to be cleaned up (and in my case carried around). I also found two other similar devices out there. Another company makes a porcellan version of this which sounds very similar but costs twice as much. Porcellan retains heat better, and so it probably does make a little bit better cup of coffee, which might be worth it for some people. But porcellan is also fragile, which is a deal breaker for me since I need to carry this thing one handed across the office while opening and closing doors. There's also another plastic version which seems very similar to this and costs the same, but that one has a built in filter which means a messier clean up (although it also means you don't need to buy filters, which could be a selling point for some people). So far, I haven't found any cons to this coffee making method. It's really on good for one cup at a time, which is fine for me at the office but would be annoying at home. Sometimes I notice a little drip of coffee makes it through to the coaster before I put it on my mug, that's not supposed to happen but it doesn't seem like a huge deal to me as long as I remember to use the coaster.

Bought this as I was tired of cleaning a French press and all the sediment it would leave in my cup. If you’re having the same issues, pick this one up! It uses a filter so clean up is quick and easy. Doesn’t leave any sediment in the cup so every drink is the same, no more nasty final sips.

I love the flavor of coffee but have to limit my intake, tummy can’t take it these days. I had a pricey coffee maker with a thermal carafe that bit the dust. Since I only drink a cup or so, I was looking for a less expensive solution; this clever little device fit the bill. As others have noted, it combines the ease of a pour over device with the rich flavor of a French press. I initially bulked at the price, it is a little steep for what it is, but it’s so quick and easy to use and the results are so good. Instead of dripping over a mug, I use a 20 ounce thermal cafe I found here on Amazon to keep my coffee warm while I eat breakfast. I’m extremely happy with my purchase.

I like to make my own coffee, rather than buying expensive “Starbucks” brew. I am after great tasting coffee, where I know I will get consistency. I use distilled, filtered water. I use organic Sumatra whole beans which I grind myself. I have tried more than a few different styles of making coffee, (including: elec perk, aero press, French press, a “drip sock”, and several types of drip style holders). All this being said, I like to keep things “simple” and ultimately fool proof and easy to clean. I have been using this particular “clever coffee dripper” for about a month now, after returning several other styles of the same thing from other vendors which clogged easily. This one however successfully performs in the areas I stated above. It has the simplicity of a dripper, great coffee like a French press or aero press, and EASY to clean. All the above being said, I give it 4 stars, as after a month now the plastic/silicone “valve/stopper” has begun to leak a bit, which is irritating to me. Not much, but a bit of a game changer. I will be contacting Amazon regarding this, as the customer service email link from the vendor does not work, and upon closer inspection the “fine print” states that this item is “serviced by Amazon”. If there is a way to get replacement “valves” to fix this leak, I will be satisfied. If not, an ~30 day life span is not that great for the price you pay for this dripper. I will update this posted review after I speak with Amazon about this.

Makes the best cup of coffee I’ve had. The taste of French press but the coffee is filtered with a paper filter which is better for you. Clean up is simple, no messy grounds to deal with. High quality plastic that has good heat retention. It is BPA free.

I went down the coffee rabbit hole about a year ago. I began with a french press that was soon replaced by a Moccamaster and then accompanied by a Bambino Plus. When camping in our living quarters horse trailer, I continued to use the French press (James Hoffman’s method) but was very unsatisfied with the quality of my coffee and the clean-up needed with the French press. I’ve been hesitant to try pour over, as I really don’t want to fiddle that much with my coffee. I settled on the Clever Dripper and I’m glad I did. It’s super simple, I weigh out my beans and grind (I use a DF54 grinder), add the hot water to the clever first after rinsing the filter (yes, I know that seems odd to add water 1st but even James Hoffman uses that method). Dump the coffee grounds into the water, mix with spoon. Set timer for 2 minutes, after 2 min, break the crust up and set another timer for 30 seconds. After that timer, I set the dripper on my cup and BOOM, great coffee! I honestly think it’s better than the Moccamaster’s. I’ll probably continue to play around with my coffee to water ratio (I’ve just been eyeballing my water not weighing or measuring) I go with about 26 grams coffee to about 10-11 oz water. I keep checking back to see if it’s on sale yet, as I would like to purchase a 2nd for my office. I want to mention I like to avoid plastic but both the Moccamaster and Bambino both contain tons of plastic, so really no different to use the Clever Dripper. My only complaint on the Dripper is the cost. I feel like it should be about $10 less than the average going price.

Even better than I expected it to be, makes a slightly stringer coffee than a V60 which I prefer.

...ok, I'm going to say a bit more: Had one of these for a little over 2 years now and used it just about every day and usually more than once a day. It shows zero signs of wear and tear and makes consistently great coffee every time. My own method is simple: Boil 350ml of water. Put a size 4 filter paper in the dripper and use 50 ml of the water to moisten the paper. Drain this through into my cup, then stand the dripper on the worktop and pour the remaining 300ml of water into it. (Discard the 50ml from your cup). Add around 18gm of coffee of choice and lightly mix it so all of it is soaking in the flavour. Wait 3 mins and then put the dripper back onto the cup. Muse on life as the water filters through. Remove the dripper and enjoy. I understand that the reason for putting the water in first is that it speeds up the flow rate. If you put the coffee in first, it clogs up in the centre of the filter and slows it down. PROS: Cheap device producing clear, clean, non-bitter coffee from any bean, every time. Ritualistically therapeutic but simple method. Easy clean up: used filter in the food waste caddy; fill dripper with cold water and empty out, then repeat and let it empty through the valve over the sink. Ready for next use! CONS: Zero. The Clever dripper exceeds the capacity and simplicity of the Hario Switch and is a fraction of the cost. In other words there is no competition. All the benefits of a French press plus drip or pour over. Get one now....before they put the price up after realising what they have!

Deze clever dripper is echt top. Ik gebruik hem al jaren op de camping kf in een hotel.

Ótimo produto, ótima construção, realmente um produto de qualidade. Só tenho um ponto "negativo" a observar: os filtros de papel adequados a esse produto não são tão fáceis de encontrar. Pelo menos não na época em que eu pesquisei. Mas dá pra adaptar outros filtros e funciona super bem também.

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