Starbucks Merita filter cup v01 and v02 difference. Is there a big difference between ceramic and plastic coffee filter cups?

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The wall of Melita fan-shaped filter cup has many ribs, which are distributed in a straight line, and the distance between the rib columns is the same, increasing the speed of exhaust and water flow. Because the bottom is a small round hole, the speed of water flowing out is relatively slow, so it is a good choice for beginners, prolonging the time of hot water in the filter paper, such as semi-immersion to help you fully extract, and do not have to worry about the lack of extraction caused by large water flow.

Modern filter cup design, although the shape of different brands, rib grooves, holes are very different, but to put it simply, "smooth water" will be a major focus of filter cup design, but in addition to modeling design, there are also many differences in filter cup materials. common filter cup materials include ceramics, glass, resin and metal. Theoretically, the heat conduction speed of different materials will also be different, but because the hand punching time is short, only 2-3 minutes, so the filter cup material actually has little effect on the temperature difference or heat preservation effect. No matter what the material is, it is recommended that the filter cup should be washed with hot water before use, on the one hand, it can clean and disinfect, and on the other hand, it can reduce the temperature difference between the filter cup and coffee liquid, prevent the water temperature from falling too fast in the extraction process, and on the brewing technique, you only need to pay attention to the filter cup with few holes, such as the classical ceramic fan-shaped filter cup, which should be brewed slowly and with a small amount of water column so that the water will not be silted up.

Common materials: copper, pottery, stainless steel, plastic, glass

Heat-resistant resin: no need to warm the cup, easy to observe the steaming degree, not easy to break, low temperature loss

Metal: durable and resistant to high temperature

Ceramic: good heat preservation effect, high temperature resistance

Glass: good light transmittance, easy to observe water flow

Filter diameter

Both 01 and 02 are 2cm.

Number of diversion chute lines

Both No. 01 and No. 02 have 12 lengths and 12 lengths each.

Filter cup height

No. 01 8cm

No. 02 9.5cm

To put it bluntly, the difference between filter cup v01 and v02 is only a little different in the size of the filter paper and the amount of cooking powder, and the rest should be negligible (anyway, it is smaller than the deviation caused by human factors when you flush it by hand). However, it should be noted that when flushing the 02 filter cup, because the filter cup is higher, the distance between the spout and the coffee powder is correspondingly higher than that of the 01 filter cup, and the impact force or size of the water flow may change, which is the biggest difference between the two. In addition, if you brew 3-4 servings of coffee with a 02 filter cup, the thickness of the coffee powder layer increases and the filtration rate slows down, and the applicable degree of grinding and water temperature also need to be properly adjusted.

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