Clever Coffee Dripper Glass Style Pour Over Coffee & Cold Brew Coffee Maker Hassle-Free Ways Make Manual, #4 18 Fl Oz.

I love the quality and convenience of the glass Clever Dripper, and the addition of the larger #6 filters improve the flavor and option for larger volume even more. The Melitta filters are very sturdy, and I use my fingers to push the filter down into the base of the cone, around the two flexible black projections that stick up from the base. This fills the space between the glass and the filter, so there is less area for plain hot water without coffee grounds to dilute the result. Ater adding hot water and coffee grounds, I stir it in, then add more hot water to the upper rim of the glass. This produces 16 ounces of rich, full-flavored coffee in one batch. It shortens the prep time for our two cups of barista-quality joe each morning.

This unit is really ingenious. It's so simple and obvious, makes you wonder why it took so long to invent it.Just pour your hot water over the grounds, and when it's ready set it on the cup and it automatically discharges the brew. Compared to the French press, clean up is much faster. Pull the paper filter out, dump it, then rinse the unit and your done. With the French press you need to take apart the filter and rinse each part, wash the used grounds out of the unit which can be messy. Both make good coffee, but the Clever is much faster and well worth the paper filters you use.

My family has been using Clever Coffee Drippers for years and years. It makes *great* coffee with the ease of a drip cone but you can custom brew like a French Press without getting any of the gritty sludge of the French Press. Pristine coffee in 3 or 5 or 7 minutes to your taste!In the past, with the original plastic design, we got occasional broken legs that made it hard to keep the CCD level during brewing. And, inevitably, they stained. That didn't affect the flavor at all, but it really *did* have a negative effect on the appearance.This new glass design is great! The cone is very strong & durable and the base is now flat 360˚ around and can't break and tip to one side. The glass won't stain and that's a *major* improvement.The sole issue with this design in the round handle. When you lift the CCD to put the cone on your cup and release your brew you need a secure hold. The handle is strong enough but the round shape means that if your hand isn't dry it slips because all the weight is on one side. I hope they'll address this in their next edition but I consider it minor in comparison with how we've loved this brew system for so many years.

I love the glass, but the newer styles have a flat bottom, which means it leaves about a teaspoon at the bottom once coffee is dispensed. I've watched more than one greedy Individual pour hot, wet grounds on themselves or elsewhere to get that last little bit out of it. While that may be entertaining, most people get annoyed because they want what they think is theirs.

I have a coffee problem and have every machine known to man. I keep coming back to the clever dripper. Pour the coffee, wait three minutes, and it's super strong. I even cheat and pour water in a second time, leave it in maybe eight minutes and it is just as good and smooth and strong as the 1st cup. It's cut my coffee purchasing half and it's still better than any machine I have found. I don't see any difference between the plastic and glass versions, they are equally good.

I've used the BPA plastic version of the Clever for years, it is my goto and favorite method of coffee making. Wanted to try the pricey glass version. The gap between the paper filter and the glass walls and bottom of the filter is odd indeed. The bottom of the number 4 Melitta style paper filter (edges folded) rests on silicone "lips" There and to bottom sides there is a significant area where filter doesn't meet up with the brewer, and may dilute the brew, I know it does if you use a water first, grinds on top method (my proffered method). may not hinder the brew as much on grinds below method. Still it's odd.. Other than that its quite elegant in a 90s clear Imac-ky kind of way. Don't love the round handle. Why this gap? why the labia. I am under the impression that the original version will make better coffee at less than 1/2 the price, this does have a wow factor and Its nice to watch the brew go through, If it weren't for this inexplicable void I'd give it a 9 out of 10. perhaps it has a purpose, faster draw down times? To avoid clogging? Would like an explanation. I may modify it, return it or gift it. Hmmmm.

Best cup off coffee you will ever make. It comes with a few filters to test, but make sure to buy replacements because there are only a few. Great size for single brew. Easy to clean and maintain. I have been brewing coffee with it every morning.

I absolutely love my Clever glass dripper coffee maker! A friend of mine has a $150-250 Gina by Goat Story, and I loved how that one had a control valve. This was the best unit I could find with a valve and I actually think I like it better than my friends pricey unit. I bought a caraffe to go with my Clever, and with fresh roasted coffee, a scale for precise measurements, and a good kettle...I am getting excellent results. I notice the coffee comes out a bit more bitter than my french press at the same grind size and measurement, so after the immersion and flow, I add a bit more water to compensate just with a pour over method. This has worked perfectly. The coffee isn't quite as full bodied as my french press, but the flavor is on point, and the coffee is much cleaner. One word of advice I got off a YouTube barista...put your water in first and then your coffee---the time for your drip down after is 3x as fast with no loss in flavor or texture. I've also added grounds and immediately made a second batch pour over style and it was still very tasty! (Not as strong, but my mother doesn't like hers as strong as mine.). I'm very happy with this coffee maker!