With the cost of groceries these days this is the only feasting many can afford. (And I would say there are a lot more dystopian concerns then business insider)
I would imagine it’s not much if you can just toss it in with your normal laundry. Most of the time it’s just a quick rinse anyway. Many people have no way to compost either.
True, but I drink coffee daily and only do laundry every week or even two weeks some times. So although that may work for some, it would not work for me.
I don’t think I want laundry flavours in my coffee. I’d follow Hoffman’s method - rinse well then leave it in the fridge in a glass of water; wash in espresso machine cleaner whenever it gets too oily; freeze it in a ziplock if not using it daily
I’ve used a larger version for cold brew in the past and it worked well. It was a bit annoying to clean out but cold brew batches arent every morning so it was fine.
My preference is now an aeropress with a fabric filter. I use this above a metal filter with the Prismo attachment (metal to stop the fabric clogging the valve). The fabric circle is small enough to be easy to clean, freeze and thaw. I usually only rinse it (much easier with a small flat disk) before chucking it in the freezer but I use Cafitza to clean it every few months to remove any built up oils (just gotta give it a few soaks in boiling water afterwards to ensure its not holding on to the cleaning agent!).
I’ve had this but larger for making batches of cold brew. Loved it, but like someone else mentioned, cleaning it and rinsing it out was slightly annoying.
I don’t have experience with the coffeesock, but I have use the Hario Woodneck filters daily. My method is this: boil water, run hot water through filter, add grinds, then do normal pourover method (may want to adjust grind since it may drain faster). After brewing, dump grinds in compost, rinse filter, put filter in small jar. Pour leftover boiling water from kettle into jar. Store in the fridge until tomorrow. Periodically (preferably monthly), you should clean the filter by soaking it in a combination of water and a little Cafiza. You have to really rinse well after the soak, because you really don’t want to taste that in your coffee. I have never used a Moccamaster, but I don’t see why this filter wouldn’t work for that since it takes V60 filters.
This process is basically what Hoffman recommends. I personally prefer my coffee through this filter since I like the oils of the coffee, but don’t really want the fines passing through the filter. That said, it does get very tedious sometimes; I have a metal filter that I use when I’m too lazy to go through this whole process. They aren’t really much of a cost-saving or waste-reducing measure. It takes quite a few pourovers before you save money (though I dunno, maybe you buy really fancy filters) and paper coffee filters are compostable. The most cost-effective solution really is a metal filter. However I think the fabric filters produce the best coffee IMO, but I’d imagine people who prefer lighter roasts might actually prefer the paper filters.
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