Coffee Filter Folding

[Danceswithhelicopters]

On a recent trip a friend loaned me one of those chunky Yeti Rambler coffee pour over filter holders for on the road coffee. It was a boon on the trip and when we met up I made him a cup of coffee using the aforementioned filter holder.

I folded the standard Melitta style filter and put it in the holder

and made coffee to see my friend open mouthed and what I'd just done. I'd folded the paper to form a cone shape that fitted the Yeti rather than the double fold to fit standard filter coffee machines

I thought this was common knowledge but everyone it's been shown to it has been an coffee epiphany. They've just been jamming the filter in to make it fit.

I know you can get cone shaped filters but they aren't as common and before I embarrass myself do people know this or do they just jam the Melitta type filter into cone shape and crack on or do I need to show how it's done?

 

[Broch]

Having never, ever, made coffee with a filter paper, I have no idea what you're talking about

 

[Foogs]

I *think* I know what you mean, because I'm using oversized filters for my V60 dripper at the moment.

But a picture would be great.

 

[Pattree]

I use a cafetière but I have a filter coffee machine somewhere. When my family lived at home we used it with filter papers but replaced them with a reusable filter cup.

I don’t remember thinking about the fold.

I can’t imagine that it affects the resulting coffee.

I think can imagine a certain satisfaction at creating a perfect fit but not if it takes any more time before my morning coffee.

I am not familiar with your specific device but could a reusable filter tuck into your set up and save you the consumable?

 

[Nice65]

I know exactly what you mean and assumed it was as common knowledge as coffee goes in the mouth rather than any other orifice.

 

[Danceswithhelicopters]

Righty then....standard filter;


Standard fold for coffee filter machine;


You may laugh but I've seen people put an unfolded filter in and trim the top with scissors (!)

And finally the new fold line for cone shaped pour over filter holders;



Et voila;



My work here is done, my legacy complete.

 

[MartinK9]

I use the Ortlieb version: