Kalita Style Coffee dripper, 102, 4 cups, Brown

I look forward to using this every morning. I also have a Keurig and french press. Factoring in convenience, flavor, and also fun - this is my preferred method for a quick and delicious hot cup of heaven. The pleasure partnered with the caffeine rush leaves me delighted all morning. Coffee drinking as a great American ritual is all the more enchanting with this thing.I use Melitta #2 filters. It has 3 holes. I have an electric kettle that can heat 12 oz of water in the same amount of time it takes for my Keurig to warm up. I'll make an 8oz or 12oz cup within minutes. I've gotten pretty good at eyeballing how much water to pour over whilst leaving room for cream. If you think you might have issues, try using clear mugs for a while.During a recent family reunion at my home, how we loved to gather in the mornings and brew our coffee this way. So easy to replace with a new filter and load up fresh grinds. Again - quicker, more delicious, and satisfying experience over Keurig, even for a large group. At this price point, they're all getting one for Christmas as a nice sentimental remembrance...Pros:- It's beautiful. Shiny glaze. Appealing color contrast within.- Great quality. Heavy ceramic, solid sturdy construction.- Quick. Honestly doesn't take up much more time than a Keurig (constantly having to refill the water and descale the machine. Ugh).- Less waste. Use compostable filters and enjoy your cup guilt free.- Easy to clean. Just rinse it. Takes seconds.- Feast for the senses. The sound of the coffee organically dripping. Seeing the hot steam. The immediate rich and sumptuous fragrance.- Great gift, especially for that person that already seems to have everything!- Uniqueness. You don't see groovy coffee pour-overs like this at Target.- Price point. Incredibly reasonable. In fact, it's an amazing deal for the time it saves you and the joy it delivers.Cons:- None. Boom.Enjoy!

Who would have thought that buying a coffee dripper would be so hard? This purchase was my THIRD attempt and I have at last hit upon the dripper of my dreams (as inelegant as that may sound...).My first purchase was sold by HIC and it seemed perfect. Well designed and beautifully made. It featured 4 small holes in its base which supported the filter and made for longer brewing time by slightly slowing the flow into the cup. The problem was that the bottom diameter (the part that actually sits on the rim of the cup) is slightly more than 3.75". My 14 oz mug has a 4" rim and I had to set the dripper between a makeshift bridge made from 2 ice cream sticks in order to use it.My second purchase was by Mecraft. Again, well made. And this one met my 4" diameter requirement. But the Mecraft had a single, large hole though which the coffee flows after passing through the filter. Unless I wanted to go the extra mile and buy better made filters at higher cost, I had to put up with a filter occasionally pulling apart along its bottom seam or fiddling with them to prevent it from doing so due to lack of support. Even with the time taken to fiddle with the bottom seam, a bargain filter also means that water flows through it faster and with nothing to slow it down and the coffee suffered for it.The Kalita, I am happy to say, has a generous 4" diameter base and 3 small holes for coffee to flow into the cup. The smaller holes mean that the cheaper filters I prefer don't tear out and my coffee benefits from a longer brewing time. And its glaze is truly beautiful.

Beautiful brown color, and the 102 is about the same size as my old plastic Melitta cone dripper. The 3 small drip holes help the coffee to filter faster than one small one, but provide more support to the filter than a large hole. Only drawback is no "window" at the bottom to see the level of the coffee as you make it, so you have to lift the dripper to check, but that is not a big deal.

It has three holes so the flow is very fast. Unless your grind is very fine your brew time would be under a minute.

I love the taste of the coffee made this way. I use a round brown filter because they are cheap and makes clean up a breeze with zero rinsing needed which is important for camping. I also love the color.

I didn't really expect a whole lot from this but I was pleasantly surprised. I works well, fits my coffee mugs, and is very easy to clean. Would recommend.

Upped my game from a plastic dripper. This one is solid and big enough to fit my large coffee mugs. I wish it had an opening to view the cup content level while pouring, but that is a minor inconvenience.