About Coffee Gears

  • Filter test: Origami vs Cafec Medium-Dark vs Kono

    The main characters of this filter test are Origami filter (Origami), Cafec Medium-Dark Roast filter (Cafec M) and Kono filter (Kono). These three ...
  • Thoughts on April Brewer and Kalita Wave Hasami

    Been using April brewer (April) and Kalita Wave Hasami (Wave) recently, just realized that I haven’t really talk about this dripper since I purchas...
  • How to fold fan shaped filter for Torch Mountain Dripper?

    Many people who used Torch Mountain Dripper only use wave and cone shaped filter cause they don't need extra step to fold, so I am going to share h...
  • Introduction of CDK KONO Type Dripper

    Collect Kono-type ceramic drippers has been one of my hobbies, and this dripper from CDK ceramic studio is a lucky find during my internet surfing ...
  • Comparison on different Kalita Hasami 102 Drippers

    As a big fan of fan shaped/trapezoid drippers, I collected three different version of Kalita Hasami 102 drippers: Regular (Made by Amakusa potter's...
  • Thoughts on Cafec Flower Dripper and Hario V60

    I sometimes received questions like “How Cafec Flower Dripper compares to Hario V60”, “Should I buy Flower Dripper or V60”. As a person who use the...
  • Cafec Light Roast Filter: Old vs New

    If you purchased Cafec Light Roast Filter a while ago, and recently got one new bag, you might already realize that the packaging has little differ...
  • Introduction of Hakka-Life Sakura Dripper

    Dripper Structure: The dripper got its name because the design concept was inspired by an heirloom Taiwanese cherry blossoms, and Hakka-Life does ...
  • Choose your right kettles: Kettle neck

    We use “goose neck kettle” as a general name but there are actually many different types of “neck” for coffee kettles and they have different perfo...
  • Introduction of Hakka-Life Six Ridges Dripper

    Ribs When you see the ribs design of Six Ridges Dripper (SRD), does it remind you something? It is pretty similar to Kono Classic, and their ribs ...
  • Origami Dripper: Cone shaped filter or Wave filter?

    Structure There are two main arguments on V paper and W paper. For V, some people think the bottom ribs on Origami Dripper is too thin (and it does...
  • Introduction of Cafec Flower Dripper

    Flower ribsThe rib of this dripper is a unique flower shape, beside the appearance consideration, it is also one of the most important features. Ma...