DOWAN Pour Over Coffee Maker, Non-Electric Pour Over Coffee Dripper, Manual Brew Maker, Single Cups Porcelain Slow Brewing Accessories for Gifts,White

I first had pour over coffee while on vacation at a B&B and really liked the taste and the ease of making the single cup of coffee. After I got home, I went back to the plastic pods and forgot about pour over coffee. A couple of weeks ago while visiting friends out of state, she was using pour over for our morning coffee and I remembered how much I liked it. I am reviewing this Dowan ceramic pour over coffee maker that I ordered the moment I got home! I also bought #2 filters and a gooseneck kettle to complete my pour over experience. I have really been enjoying this ceramic pour over, much better than the plastic one I used at my friend’s house. Since I use a paper filter inside, it is very easy to clean, I just rinse after I am through brewing and it does not stain. Through trial and error, I have found how to make my perfect cup of coffee. I use 3 tablespoons of my mushroom dark roast grounds to 12 oz of water and it is perfection. I use the spiral method to pour the water into the maker and let the grounds bloom for about 30-45 seconds. Then I pour the rest of the water in a spiral motion and the 12 oz of water flows slowly and evenly through the three holes in the bottom of the coffee maker taking about 2-3 minutes to complete, which really develops the flavor of the coffee. I also like the fact that this ceramic maker holds the heat much better than a plastic one. This ceramic coffee maker has a wide enough base to use on my biggest mug. I have since seen ceramic coffee makers that come with a base to rest the coffee maker in when you are through brewing. I have been using my four-cup glass measuring cup for that purpose which works OK, but it doesn’t fit exactly on the top, so I just lean it over. I am concerned that even though the ceramic is thick/sturdy during daily handling, not having a secure resting place I might crack the coffee maker. I am completely converted to using the pour over method and enjoy the quality and taste knowing I am not using a single bit of plastic for a landfill or in my beverage.

This is the very best coffee I have ever had. Easy to make and fast.

Great product. Works as described. Coffee flows through at a good pace. Easy to clean. Fits on top of mugs, and yetis etc. subtle lip on bottom to keep it in place. Nice weight to it. No plastics which is great. Really pleased with this purchase.

The coffee culture around pour over brewing can be really persnickety about "the right way" to do it, and I think they make it sound a lot more difficult than it really is. I do have an electric kettle that lets me boil to a specific temp, but it's not a gooseneck, and as I pour it cools off several degrees, making the temp precision feel somewhat pointless. The coffee turns out perfectly fine in spite of that. I've tried being more careful to maintain the temp, and more careful to pour very gently like a gooseneck, and it makes little discernable difference. The big upside to me of this kind of coffee brewing is how compact it is and how easy it is to clean. No hulking coffee machine with a bunch of plastic parts that stain and get grimy, and no carafe to clean--it's just this little hunk of ceramic that rinses clean under the tap almost instantly. Very tidy and efficient. UPDATE: I got bored one day and watched some YouTube videos on pour over technique, just to give being "persnickety" a try. And umm... it *did* make a difference. Now I've got a stopwatch out, I'm measuring my coffee and my water on a scale, I'm preheating, I'm swirling, I'm pulsing, I'm back to buying whole bean coffee so I can grind it fresh with pinpoint control over fineness--I've become the very thing I mocked. But on the plus side, it's a rewarding little mini game to try and master, because it unlocks a level of coffee deliciousness that I did not know existed. Let me reiterate that you're FINE to just drown the beans in water straight off the kettle with reckless abandon, and you'll still get results as good or better than your average electric brewer. But for those in need of a hobby, this really raises the ceiling on how good coffee can taste.

This is the third pour over coffee maker that I've purchased and it's the best. The stainless steel one that I purchased last year is too fussy---it is slow and clogs up, and I get no better performance from the stainless steel one even though I follow the directions on descaling it (which is a lot of work for a simple coffee maker like that.) I switched to the stainless steel one from the plastic one to eliminate plastic contamination. This ceramic one perfect. No plastic, doesn't clog, drips quickly, and goes into the dishwasher. I use a permanent gold "mesh" coffee filter with this to eliminate the need for paper filters, and that filter works perfectly with the coffee dripper. I use a Libby glass mug with this, and it fits perfectly on the top of it.