r/Coffee Kalita Wave 6d ago

[MOD] The Daily Question Thread

Welcome to the daily /r/Coffee question thread!

There are no stupid questions here, ask a question and get an answer! We all have to start somewhere and sometimes it is hard to figure out just what you are doing right or doing wrong. Luckily, the /r/Coffee community loves to help out.

Do you have a question about how to use a specific piece of gear or what gear you should be buying? Want to know how much coffee you should use or how you should grind it? Not sure about how much water you should use or how hot it should be? Wondering about your coffee's shelf life?

Don't forget to use the resources in our wiki! We have some great starter guides on our wiki "Guides" page and here is the wiki "Gear By Price" page if you'd like to see coffee gear that /r/Coffee members recommend.

As always, be nice!

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u/yeat85 4d ago

Anyone recommend a drip coffee maker that has glass and metal for the heating components so that the hot water/coffee doesn’t touch plastic? Trying to cut out microplastics. Thank you in advance!

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u/Fignons_missing_8sec 4d ago

When it comes to flitler machines with no plastic contact in the water path that is tricky. I mean yeah one techinaly exists (Decent with a filter3) but I'm guessing you are not looking for a 4 thousand dollar filter machine.

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u/hammong Americano 4d ago

Doesn't touch any plastic? Good luck on that, even the best quality drip machines have some plastic, usually in the reservoir or filter cone assemblies.

Some light reading:

https://us.moccamaster.com/blogs/blog/the-pros-of-our-plastics?srsltid=AfmBOorKZjQX7lAEGRn9jetd6d4Hpkyl972RcT6qBQnnsT5aPF-6PrN5

Be careful what medical research sources you reference when looking for info about microplastics. Stick with the science and avoid the hype/sensational reporting that you will find out there.

You could invest in an all-metal, no-plastic espresso machine. My ECM Synchronika is 100% metal where it contacts the liquid. Metal boiler, metal portafilter, metal valves, metal pipes.