Pour Over Coffee Makers & Drippers

It depends on the cup you like. Paper filters trap more oils and fines for a clean, bright cup. Reusable stainless steel filters let oils through for more body and save buying filters, but can leave a little sediment.

Start with 1:15 to 1:17 by weight, for example 20 g of coffee to 320 g of water. Use water at about 92–96 °C (198–205 °F) and a medium-fine grind, then adjust grind size to taste.

Allow about 250 ml per mug. A 400–450 ml server makes one large or two small cups, and a 600 ml carafe makes two to three. The single-cup automatic makers brew 160–350 ml.

Not all of them. Some automatic and rotating makers only pour, so you add hot water from a kettle; others heat it. Check the heating details on each product page before choosing.

It is not required, but a gooseneck spout controls flow rate and where the water lands, which makes extraction more even and recipes easier to repeat. Automatic pour-over makers do the pouring for you.