Comments on Profile Post by Lyander

  1. DigMe
    DigMe
    It's kinda new as far as I've seen. Before this was the "dog ear" ready to make pourovers. I got a couple of samples of the bags from my coffee roasters. They're OK. I only use such things on-the-go personally.
    Aug 31, 2020
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  2. Enigmatic
    Enigmatic
    I had that a couple times for convenience - Seems to often be underextracted and lacks flavour, and missing that delicious crema on top. But works if I only have instant coffee next to this. :)

    Check out the dripbag stuff from UCC if you'd like.
    Aug 31, 2020
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  3. DigMe
    DigMe
    The bags are super convenient in the Chinese airports that always have hot water dispensers.
    Aug 31, 2020
  4. DigMe
    DigMe
    @Enigmatic Yeah I've gotten more flavor out of the little ready to make sealed drip bags which they call "dog ears" in Chinese because of the little flaps that hang on the cup. I need to experiment more with longer extractions on the bags though.
    Aug 31, 2020
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  5. E_Schaaf
    E_Schaaf
    good idea for slow-extraction cold brew?
    Aug 31, 2020
  6. Lyander
    Lyander
    Yup the UCC "dog ears" (I call it the "porta-potty") are great for when you have nothing but instant to compare them to, haha. Still fall short of anything a halfway decent cafe might offer but can't exactly be picky nowadays.

    Coffee machine is a pain in the hole to clean so I'm looking into cheap pour over stuff with indefinitely reusable filters, which is how I came across this.
    Aug 31, 2020
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  7. Lyander
    Lyander
    Also looking into cheap manual grinders that aren't too all over the place, but I expect to spend the most on that and am hoping I can convince someone else at home that "they" need it too, lol.
    Aug 31, 2020
  8. DigMe
    DigMe
    Oh I thought you were talking about disposable ones. That’s what a lot of coffee roasters are doing here now. It’s ground coffee in a sealed tea bag that is sealed in an airtight moisture proof packet like the dog ears. The dog ears can be pretty good if you get them from a quality roaster and not just off the grocery store shelves. I still only use them on the go but they are not bad at all
    Aug 31, 2020
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  9. Lyander
    Lyander
    I was talking about the disposables (both bag and dog), just that I came across coffee-in-teabags incidentally and was intrigued by the concept haha.

    Still my quasi-ecominded self balks at the idea of burning through a filter per serving, which is why I'm aiming for a cloth or metal filter that's just good enough.
    Aug 31, 2020
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  10. DigMe
    DigMe
    Ah, OK, i do think those bags probably biodegrade pretty quickly.
    Aug 31, 2020
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    Aug 31, 2020
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  12. gixxerwimp
    gixxerwimp
    Metal can taste a bit edgy as it doesn't absorb the stuff that paper does. Cloth is rather high maintenance to keep it from smelling mildewy (see video above).
    Sep 3, 2020
  13. DigMe
    DigMe
    The only metal solution that I have ever used repeatedly is the Swiss gold. It’s actually not bad at all if you use a good grinder. Makes a small cup.
    Sep 3, 2020
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