Permanent Coffee Filters. They are made from a fine mesh screen that simply needs to be dumped and washed out. And there is a model for the K-Cup brewers! So finally, you can make coffee almost guilt free! No trees cut down to make the filter! And the fact that I could have bought a filter for a K-Cup means I could have avoided a big headache in telling my mom that I needed to take the coffee brewer back she bought me at Christmas! Unfortunately there is an amount of plastic with these filters, but on the other hand you don't throw them away so there is that. They are available at Goodmans and Target. I have seen them in Safeway as well. OR if this ain't your cup of tea... make your own out of cloth! Or try option 3- 4 Bushel Farm Gals Cold brew Coffee
Some permanent filter options:
Even a model for use with your K-Cup coffee brewer
4 comments:
I tried buying a reusable filter for my maker a few years ago, I think I bought three before I gave up because they didn't fit. I think I would have needed to go through the manufacturer if I was going to find one. I gave up and bought myself a french press, much easier solution for me and the maker I had.
Yes I <3 my french press, but I also love my little brew to go at work, with the permenant filter
I use the paper filters. They are 100% bio-degradable, so I always put them in the compost pile.
I have tried the reusable ones, but I dont like the idea of rinsing them, and little bits going down the drain. We have enough crap in our waters.. why add to it when the compost pile really enjoys it?
A Gardengrl- I am glad you compost your filters. That is a great thing to do and I don't want to say anything that would make you stop doing that. However I think the argument has to be made that just because something is compostable doesn't make it better. If I could find the facts to show how many trees are cut down per 100 filters I would.
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