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Krups Replacement 026-33 Gold Tone Coffee Filter |
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List price:
$20.00
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- Fits Krups Crystal Arome and Cocoon coffee makers
- Gold Tone stainless-steel screen eliminates need for paper filters
- Superior coffee flavor through fine mesh
- Reliable Krups durability and workmanship
- Dishwasher-safe
Coffee doesn't taste well
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While I save the expense of filters, it just doesn't give me that clean taste of coffee that another more metallic brand of permanent filter gives me. In fact it has the look of gold colored nylon versus the more "solid" golden filters of other brands.
Cleaning it is a bear, not so much getting the stains out, that works well enough, but it takes a lot of water to finally purge the filter of grounds that accumulate in various nooks and crannies.
But it's still probably in improvement over the paper filters.
Doesn't fit size 2
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Product description doesn't tell you what size filter this is. It is a size 4. It did not fit our size 2 filter holder. Product returned.
The gold standard in our house --and some hints for using it
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We had to go back to paper filters while our coffee pot and Krups gold filter were in storage during a move. So I had a chance to compare, again, the gold filter versus the paper cones. Here are my observations:
1. It is a pain to remember to buy filters, and sometimes the grocery store is out of stock. I like the brown unbleached filters and those are not always available.
2. If you use this gold-coated filter, you should NOT grind your coffee too fine. (We grind our own in a small electric mill.) The filter allows somewhat more sediment through than the paper variety. I don't like finding even a small amount of sludge at the bottom of my mug. A careful grind does take care of this problem, however.
4. Despite the fact that gold is relatively inert and stainless, it doesn't hurt to rub down the filter and plastic with a paste of baking soda and water, once a week. This removes any bad-tasting residue that can accumulate.
All in all, when we unpacked our filter and started using it again, I was very happy. It saves paper, money and time. I recommend it if you have a cone-filter type coffee pot.
