Know the characteristics of each filter cup, supplemented by different parameters, flush out the coffee that suits you!

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Each filter cup has different characteristics because of its shape, filter holes and grooves. When making coffee by hand, collecting filter cups is not only pleasing to the eye, but also can fully enjoy the multiple pleasures of brewing coffee because of different characteristics of filter cups.

If you can clearly understand the characteristics of each filter cup, supplemented by different water injection speed, water flow thickness, coffee powder thickness and so on, you can make a cup of coffee that suits your taste. Today, the hand-brewing coffee lab will first introduce you to some of the basic differences and characteristics of coffee filter cups.

At present, the most common shapes of filter cups on the market include cones and fans. In addition, there is a wavy filter cup which is similar to the conical filter cup in shape but has a flat shape at the bottom. As well as the diamond filter cup designed by the diamond cutting surface and the supporting point of the filter paper made by diamond relief.

The size of the filter hole will affect the speed of the flow and the concentration of the extraction. Generally speaking, the conical filter cup has a large outlet diameter, fast flow rate and light and mellow taste. The outlet diameter of the fan-shaped filter cup is small, the flow rate is slow and the taste is mellow and thick. Because the bottom of the wave filter cup is flat, it is paired with wave filter paper to make the coffee extract the most uniform.

The groove on the inside of the filter cup leaves a gap between the filter cup and the filter paper, so that the water column will not pass quickly along the edge of the filter cup because of capillarity, so that the coffee powder is not fully extracted. The gap also allows the excess hot air to be discharged smoothly along the groove during steaming, and the aroma of the coffee is fully released. Therefore, each style of filter cup will also make a lot of effort in the design of the groove, such as the diamond filter cup can make the convection of water and air reach an excellent flow rate because of its special cutting surface design. The Kalita wavy filter cup is matched with wavy filter paper to make water injection more uniform, just like the groove design of the general filter cup.

After looking at several filter cups with different characteristics, I wonder which one do you prefer? Understand the characteristics of a variety of filter cups, with different flow rates, to make a different cup of coffee! Let's have a sip of coffee and have a slow life.