Coffee brewing utensils: (increasing knowledge) how to choose various forms of filter cups?

There are many kinds of filter cups, many people will be very confused about how to choose, the editor has worked hard to do his homework for several days, today can finally tell you in detail!

First of all, we will first classify the filter cup, there are many standards of classification, Xiaobian here to introduce two classification methods, one according to the material classification, can be divided into ceramic, copper and plastic. The other is that it can be divided into single hole, double hole, three hole and multi-hole according to the number of holes.

Ceramic: the ceramic filter cup needs to be preheated in advance, because the temperature will decrease when the water touches the ceramic surface, but the advantage of ceramic is good heat preservation. After heating once, the temperature can be maintained for a long time, which is suitable for use in winter. And the ceramic filter cup and the ceramic coffee cup are also very compatible.

Copper: the copper filter cup is excellent in both thermal conductivity and thermal insulation, but its shortcomings are also very obvious, the price is high and it is not easy to keep, and it is easy to rust if it is not wiped dry. So store it in a dry and cool place after each use. Many coffee makers collect copper filter cups. After all, the charm of copper filter cups is obvious.

Plastic: the plastic filter cup is cheap and has poor thermal insulation, but it does not need to be preheated in advance, because as soon as the hot water is poured in, it becomes warm and is more suitable for summer use. And the plastic filter cup is very suitable for beginners, most plastic filter cups are transparent, the advantage of transparent plastic is that you can see the floor drain process, very convenient, help beginners to see the lack of their own brewing skills.

2. Classification of the number of holes:

The number of holes has a major principle to pay attention to: the more the number of holes, the less likely to block, the faster the flow rate.

Single hole: pioneered by Mrs. Melita, the single-hole filter cup is mainly used for German medium-depth baking.

Double-hole: the function of double-hole filter cup is between single-hole filter cup and three-hole filter cup, which is mainly suitable for light-medium baked beans.

Three-hole: three-hole filter cup is not easy to clog, it is simply a universal filter cup, can be called "a cup in hand, not afraid to go all over the world", suitable for all kinds of roasted coffee.

Porous: filter cup later developed more and more holes, there are four holes, six holes and even eight holes.

Generally speaking, the more holes, the higher the required technology, so the editor strongly suggests that beginners should start from a single hole or three holes, and do things in a down-to-earth manner.

Finally, let's take a look at the V60 conical large hole filter cup that everyone must have.

The bottom of the V-shaped filter cup is a large hole, and the filter paper used is a special conical filter paper. this kind of filter cup does not have the trouble that the filter hole is blocked, so it is suitable for coffee beans of various roasting degrees. But it also has shortcomings, its flow rate is relatively fast, easy to lack of extraction, need to inject water many times, and the requirement of steaming is relatively high.

Source: network