Do you know how many kinds of coffee filter cups there are?

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Do you know how many kinds of coffee filter cups there are?

Coffee filter cup-an important part of hand-brewed coffee

With the coming of the third wave of coffee and the popularity of single boutique coffee, trickle coffee, also commonly known as hand-brewed coffee, has become more and more popular in Japan. It is not difficult to enter the field of hand-brewed coffee. The utensils prepared are about hand pot, filter paper (metal filter mesh), filter cup and coffee powder, and after the introduction of filter paper and hand-made pot, it has also become the protagonist of this article, filter cups of different shapes. Different coffee tastes.

Types of coffee filter cups

With the invention of coffee filter paper and filter cup at the beginning of the 20th century, after a hundred years of evolution and improvement, there are a variety of filter cups and filter paper on the market, not just in appearance. It also affects the flow rate and extraction time so that the taste of coffee is different under each kind of utensils.

Coffee fan

Fan-shaped filter cup (trapezoidal filter cup, table-shaped filter cup)

The bottom of the fan is usually one hole, two holes, three holes, the flow rate is slow, so the coffee extraction time will be longer, we should pay attention to the use of filter paper and filter cup fit degree, if the filter paper will fit the lower hole, that may cause the flow rate is too slow to cause excessive extraction, coffee bitterness, so should choose to match rather than fully fit.

The design of this shape was designed together when Melitta Bentz made coffee filter paper in 1908. At first, it was a single-hole design, but later improvements led to the emergence of more holes. Several holes determine the flow rate, depending on the number of holes that each person needs for coffee.

Metal cone

Conical filter cup

Apart from the fan shape, there is nothing more common on the market than the tapered filter cup. Most of the difference lies in the groove design of the cup body. The groove is the channel that allows the coffee extract to flow into the cup, so the design of the groove also affects the flow rate. For example, the KONO door groove recommended by many people is only half or less than half of the cup body, and the filter paper without the groove fits the cup body, resulting in a slow flow rate, which is suitable for coffee with a stronger taste. In addition, Hario V60, which is recommended by most people, extends the groove to the whole cup body, and the flow rate is faster, and the coffee taste is brighter and cleaner, so it is a highly recommended coffee filter cup. Ji Shu also uses V60 in the Taiwan area handmade coffee final.

Wavy shape

Wave filter cup (cake filter cup)

Wave filter cup is the patent of KALITA, the filter paper used together is like the crease of cupcake paper, also known as cake filter cup, but Wave is used in English, or more people call him wave filter cup, using the fold of filter paper to replace the backflow groove, because the area of touching the cup body is small, so that coffee powder can be extracted evenly, which is recommended by both beginners and players. In recent years, wave filter cups are often seen in hand coffee competitions, and the reason why the market share is not so high is that wave filter paper is more expensive, and each piece of filter paper is about twice that of ordinary filter paper, which is also a small disadvantage.

Metal

Metal filter cup

The metal material can retain more grease, layers and Body of coffee than paper filter paper; the coffee considered by paper filter paper is cleaner and brighter. The advantage of the metal material is that it can continue to be used as long as it is washed, while the obvious disadvantage is that the fine powder of coffee is easily washed into the coffee, resulting in coffee powder precipitation at the bottom of the cup, and if the degree is serious, it will even affect the taste of the whole cup of coffee. To solve this problem, you need a fine powder filter to make the coffee purer.

Material difference of ★ filter cup

The material difference lies in the specific heat. Ceramics, resin, plastic, stainless steel, metal, and so on, are the effect of locking the temperature. For example, the production of ceramics is thicker, the temperature control effect is better than plastic, and the temperature maintenance effect is better when extracting coffee. If you feel that the coffee tastes bitter or tasteless because of the change of material, you may have to adjust the water temperature to practice the sweet spots with the equipment.

The material will also affect the price. If you want to make a good cup of coffee, you need to know the equipment and practice more. It does not mean that the more expensive, the better. Let's practice more!

Manual coffee filter cup recommendation

Prerequisites for ★ to purchase a hand filter cup

Material

Ceramic, plastic, glass, metal and resin are mainly on the market, the material affects the temperature, and the temperature of the extracted coffee is also a factor affecting the taste. It is generally believed that ceramics are the best way to keep the temperature, and the recommended way is to warm the cup before brewing the coffee and let the temperature rise first.

Velocity of flow

It has something to do with the control of the flow rate, the coffee beans used or the fineness of grinding. The fan shape is slower with the waves, and the cone shape is faster.

Dimensions

If the home is used by many people, be sure to buy larger filter paper, as well as matching filter paper, these are small places that should be paid attention to.

Design

For those who like the sense of design, design is also a consideration. Each brand has different colors, styles, or even special styles. Friends who want to collect can also refer to the designs of various factories.

V60

Design

Designed by Japanese veteran brand HARIO, this V60 is related to his appearance, belongs to V-shape and has an angle of 60 degrees, with spiral grooves and versions of resin, glass, plastic, metal and ceramics. It was designed in 2005 and has an overwhelming place in the market.

Advantages

With V60 special filter paper, it is lighter and thinner than other filter paper, and it will not have too much paper smell, its spiral groove speeds up the flow rate, and the large mouth at the bottom of the cup will not let the coffee be over-extracted. other styles deposited below are easy to cause over-extraction. V60 is ideal for clear, fruity, fruity or floral coffee, such as coffee from Kenya, Costa Rica and El Salvador.

Famous family

Design

Founded in 1925, Kadoorie Coffee Co., Ltd. is one of the most famous coffee brands in Japan. Like HARIO and KALITA, today's coffee utensils come into being only through constant revision and improvement. It is possible that some years later, the current way of brewing coffee will have updated utensils. KONO Mingmen uses a siphon-like effect to extract coffee and is the first company to use a tapered filter cup to extract coffee with a more mellow taste.

Advantages

Like V60, Mingmen has 12 grooves, but it does not extend to the whole cup. There is more time for coffee powder to be extracted. When the flow rate is not as fast as V60, we should pay attention to whether the extracted coffee is too bitter. This is also the reason why V60 is recommended by people. It takes some practical skills to get started.

Wave

Design

There are three holes in the bottom of the wave filter cup. The flat design makes the flow uniform, and it is not as fast as the conical flow, so it is more suitable for coffee extraction for longer periods. In addition, like V60, there are many kinds of materials, such as stainless steel, resin, glass and so on.

Advantages

The temperature control of the wave is very stable, and the area of touching the filter cup is small, so it is less likely to be taken away by the temperature. When brewing, you only need to inject water into the center, and the coffee will be extracted more evenly, which is loved by many players or players after launch.

Design

The aforementioned design of coffee filter cups and filter paper in 1908 is now a major international coffee brand. at first, the design was originally eight bottom holes, but after they tested many designs, they decided to change it back to one hole. because it can more stably control the quality of each time. The principle of Melitta cooking is more like the injection of French filter pressure.

Advantages

It is very easy to use, because the flow rate is slower and the extraction time is longer, because there is only one hole, so the difference in the result of each cooking is the smallest, and the use of this equipment does not put much emphasis on the skill of hand pots. After steaming, inject water. The rest of it will help you solve other problems and put less emphasis on skills.

Sanyo Youtian roast

Design

Taguchi, known as the god of coffee in Japan, set off a trend of hand-brewing coffee in the 1960s. In his coffee shop, the only coffee filter cup he saw was this Sanyo. It was designed in three sizes, large, medium and small, with one to three water holes. Let the number of holes adjust the flow speed, and different sizes have the same extraction time.

Advantages

Youtian is a representative ceramic made in Kyushu, Japan. in ancient times, a large number of Japanese ceramics were exported to Europe, which is the pride of Japanese ceramics. The flow rate of Sanyo is faster than that of other trapezoids, and the insulation of ceramics makes the coffee very stable in the process of extraction. the coffee brewed is thick and tight.

Design

Minuke is a ceramic manufacturing site with a long history in Japan. The design is full of streamline, excellent coloring technology and special opening design, so that you can directly observe the cooking process. In 2011 and 2012, ZERO JAPAN was used in the world handbrew champions.

Advantages

The special opening design makes the extraction and cooking process clearer. The ceramic material is different from plastic and glass, which can be directly observed. The rib design with shallow convection avoids the trouble of too fast flow rate and insufficient extraction.