Thanks again

. . . The brown paper filters do have a cardboard aroma, although rinsing any filter will remove most of the cardboard character. I've use them all. General consensus is that any will do as long as you rinse them with hot water first. I think I would avoid the bleached white. I have cupped them sid...

I agree with the other posts. I only use Melitta white filters. I've tried store brand filters, brown Melitta filters and Chemex filters. I could taste the paper on all of them.

OK, Thanks again.

I'll be doing the rinsing thing now.

I concur with BoldJava. The brown paper filters do have a cardboard aroma, although rinsing any filter will remove most of the cardboard character. I've used them all. General consensus is that any will do as long as you rinse them with hot water first. I think I would avoid the bleached white.

Thanks, I like that advice. I'll give the Melitta whites a try.

Has anyone used the filtropa vs. melitta vs. chemex? Melitta 'whites' are best. I use them, as they are oxygenated, not bleached. I don't care for any of the brown filters. I have used the Filtropa/Aroma (browns) and the Chemex and didn't care ...

... told me that she had better luck using any other non-Melitta paper filter. I've had bad luck with that change. I'm thinking about ordering some Chemex filters, to use in the Melitta, and I may also get the Clever Coffee Dripper, and some of the Filtropa filters that Sweet Marias offers. Has ...

Yeah, that's true. I really enjoy my Chemex and Siphon though, and don't have to deal with the waste issue with them. However, there's just something alluring about FP that makes me want to be able to brew with it successfully more often. Plus, ...

I remember seeing single cup vacuum brewers on Sweet Maria's. But I could've confused them with brewing Chemex system back then. Anyone know if the single vacuum brewer exists?