Reusable Coffee Filters or Paper Filters?
Which is better!
Now that I'm paying more directly for the disposal of my waste with the new trash rules in place (see last entry), I'm keeping track a little more closely of how the garbage builds up in my small kitchen trashcan.
As I drink a fair bit of coffee, I recently decided to replace my unbleached paper filters with a reusable coffee filter. The one on sale here in Sapporo is Mille-Cafe, which is imported from Denmark, made from polypropylene, and can be used 1000 times. I like it so far, in terms of its functionality - the coffee tastes good, and it's easy to clean. But why only 1000 times? That's kinda scary. Will the polypropylene begin to break down in a little under 3 years? My polypropylene long underwear doesn't fall apart after 3 years ... but then again I guess I don't make coffee with THAT.
I suppose I'm saving a little bit of money and paper as I reuse my pp filter, but I'm also using a good amount of water to clean it each time. And unbleached paper filters are easily compostable.
Is anyone using a reusable coffee filter? Please let me know what you think of it!
Reusable Coffee Filters or Paper Filters
Mike I myself was recently introduced to the reusable coffee filter. It is compact and I don't knock over anything in my pantry searching for that big pkg. of unbleached coffee filters. No they don't sell them in small packages.
Rinsing effectively but not wastefully is an art. No, a game in the morning. I would'nt give up my little reusuable filter.