Melitta Japan Hasami Porcelain Coffee Filter

It's called the Melitta Japan Hasami Porcelain Coffee Filter but it's actually a holder for paper coffee filters, available in two sizes. Oddly, even people who wouldn't think twice about getting the perfect coffee maker or pot for hand-dripping will neglect this part of the coffee-making process and that's a real shame, because it too plays its role in creating what you taste when the last drop of water has reached your cup.

Even just by looking at it you can tell that the Melitta Japan Hasami Coffee Filter is not your average plastic filter holder: made from Amakusa porcelain stone, mined in the Nagasaki area and worked in the pottery method made famous in the nearby town of Hasami, it not only has an amazing finish but doesn't add even the slightest flavor to the water that passes through it. Add tall ribs that allow the water to reach even the last grain of coffee, and a one-hole design that guarantees the flavor is concentrated, and you know you will get coffee as pure as it should be.

Specs and Features:

• Sizes: small (1 cup), large (2 cups)
• Compatible filters: 1X1, 1X2
• Made in Hasami, Nagasaki Prefecture from Amakusa porcelain stone
• Dimensions (small): 114 x 98 x 61 mm (4.5 x 3.9 x 2.4")
• Dimensions (large): 123 x 108 x 82 mm (4.8 x 4.3 x 2.2")
• Weight (small): 268 g (9.5 oz)
• Weight (large): 456 g (16 oz)
• Comes with measuring spoon