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needs ome new filters - metal or paper and why?
Paper, bang the whole lot into the bin. saves you having to fish about for the metal one and wash it
I haven't used metal, but I understand from my FIL who did, that the metal one he bought was "looser" than the paper filters, so more coffee grounds passed into your cup. He found it fiddly and annoying so gave up and went back to paper. I suppose it depends in part which metal filter you get - I presume the more expensive ones are better (i.e. finer) than the cheaper ones.
Paper, bang the whole lot into the bin. saves you having to fish about for the metal one and wash it
Ditto and screw the planet, at least I didn't use a plastic pod or require ore extraction for a metal filter.
I tend to use metal one at home as easy to wash, not had any problems with fit or grounds going in, then take papers ones camping/ bikepacking so can just dump whole thing into rubbish bag
Paper all the way. Metal one i had got blocked too easy.
Ditto and screw the planet, at least I didn’t use a plastic pod or require ore extraction for a metal filter.
To be fair, a 5cm circle of soaked thin paper is going to decompose fairly quickly. Especially if you drop the entire thing into your compost bin.
I use a metal one, but get one of the drilled disks (Able Brewing is the one I have) rather than clamped wire mesh. It's still easy to back the plunger off a little bit, take the plastic cap off, scrape the metal filter off the top and then plunge the grounds out into the bin.
I've been using a metal one for about 3 years now, no problems and no sludge. Wouldn't go back to the paper filters now
Metal. One thing to manufacture rather than many. One thing less to run out of. Typically 50 odd less things I need to take with me when I go touring/ camping/ working away. No chance of running out (negated by my cleaning boy throwing the filter holder and filter away approx 1/2 way through a 6 week trip...I 'engineered' something....)
Not tried a mesh one, I have a drilled style one. Think it's from perky brewing or something. Washes easy. No more grains than paper.
I had a metal one but I've gone back to paper, the grounds tended to stick to the metal, easier just to pop the paper and grounds into the compost bin.
Metal mesh one i haveblicksover time. I kniw when it needs cleared (caustic soda) when i press a luttle too hard abd ibstead of coming out the bottom it hits me in the eye.
Think a drllied disk would be better. Never had sludge or grounds in metal or paper filters though.
Metal!
Paper because life's too short.
Paper definately. Can't see why a metal one would be any more convenient, paper will disappear and break down to nothing nasty very quickly.
The paper ones take less than a year to break down in our compost heap if anyone’s worried about them clogging the world up.
Drilled metal disc. I have the ability to separate it from the grinds before they go in the compost ;o)
I have both. Used paper, tried the metal, then reverted back to paper. Is there any plastic in the paper filters at all? I know some tea bags do.
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I switched to metal but the coffee wasn't to my taste so went back to paper. But I do use the paper filters probably around twenty times each.
We moved to metal and within a week the better half had somehow put creases in it. Then the next week I had to go digging in the food waste bin for it. Old habits die hard! Then again, how many paper ones do you have to manufacture, use and dispose of to match the environmental impact of one steel one?