There are many ways to brew coffee in a Turk or a coffee machine, but none can achieve the purity and uniformity of a drink without a coffee filter. A simple invention also protects the machine from scale, filters water from accidental impurities. Hundreds of companies offer filters for coffee in various shapes, sizes, designs. Expensive coffee machines work only with a specific model of the filter element, but in other cases they are interchangeable.
Types of coffee filters
By the number of brews before failure, the filters for the coffee machine are divided into disposable and reusable. Cellulose filters are used only once and then thrown away. Reusable dozens and hundreds of times depending on the material of the mesh. Filters are divided into types and designs - into smooth, ribbed, conical and basket-shaped, depending on the type of coffee machine holder.
Paper Replaceable Models
Paper coffee filters are made from regular cellulose, cheap, have the simplest design and are used only once. With their help, a small number of cups of coffee is prepared - usually from one to six. The advantages of such filters are small - they are hygienic, environmentally friendly, simple and convenient to use, but retain only thick. Some firms sell models of tightly pressed paper that filter the smallest particles of grains and oil, although the taste of coffee deteriorates without the latter. Replaceable filter elements are suitable for home use in simple cooking machines, when the number of prepared cups is small.
Reusable models
Reusable coffee filters are more complex in design, made of different materials - nylon, plastic, titanium nitride, textiles and stainless steel. Such devices last up to six months, are reliable in operation, and allow you to prepare a large number of cups of coffee without constantly changing the filter element.
Nylon filters are the most common. The plastic frame, covered with synthetic material, is the basic filter of a cheap manual coffee machine, which can be changed if desired. The disadvantage of this design is the frequent washing of the mesh. With this model, the drink is prepared up to 60 times.
Gold coffee filters are coated with titanium nitride, giving nylon an appropriate color. Spraying increases the quality of the filter at times, making it durable and hygienic. Expensive titanium filters last up to six months, and due to the ease of washing, the number of prepared cups increases to two hundred.
Textile filters have almost disappeared from the market due to an outdated design. Made from natural materials (linen, cotton), they have high environmental safety and do not affect the taste of the prepared drink. Now they are used for cooking in Turk, they require frequent washing and pass a fine fraction of thick. When washing textiles, synthetic detergents can not be used that will transmit an unpleasant odor to the future drink.
Stainless steel models are durable and practical; they are used in reciprocating coffee makers. Steel is environmentally friendly, does not transmit third-party odors at all. Coffee made in a machine with a metal coffee filter is the most aromatic and delicious.
Self-made from improvised materials
It is impossible to monitor the number of filter applications, as well as to predict its accidental breakdown. The unpleasant taste and smell that appeared during cooking does not add sophistication to coffee, not to mention the thickness in the drink. Forgetfulness, lack of money to buy a new - force majeure circumstances sea. Coffeemen often think how to make a coffee filter in an emergency in a couple of minutes.
The easiest way to replace the filter element at home is to use a clean cotton or cotton flap sewn with a cone or bag. The fabric perfectly passes water, holding up the thick. After each cooking, the fabric is washed and used again and again. Do not use cotton wool or bandage as a filter element. They are sterile, but have an unpleasant medical smell.
Making a disposable coffee filter out of paper is as easy as simple - just roll a piece of paper into a cone and insert it into the coffee machine. The disadvantage of this method is the preliminary check of the cone for throughput. You need to use paper that can withstand hot water for a long time. Often these are paper towels or napkins.