Neander Coffee Maker

[Jim Koepke]

During my hospital stay last September and October my coffee maker died. My doctors told me my coffee intake should be less than it was. So now instead of having a pot of coffee everyday my habit has changed to brewing one cup and not necessarily every day. We still have a Melita coffee pot and cone filter holder. For me there is no reason to use the pot as an intermediary. The problem is getting the filter holder to balance on top the cup. Usually lean it agains something tall on the counter.

So in a brilliant flash it came to me, make something out of wood to hold the cone on top the cup:

Brewing Coffee.jpg

It is actually fairly simple:

Coffee Donut.jpg

My largest forstner bit was used to drill out the ends. Rasps and chisels were used to smooth the oval. It needed a couple cuts with a small gouge to make room for the side wings on the plastic cone.

It makes brewing coffee a bit easier.

jtk

[Bill Houghton]

Clever.

Of course, you could have found yourself a bigger cup, too...

[Jim Koepke]

Clever.

Of course, you could have found yourself a bigger cup, too...

That requires a much bigger coffee cone:

Cup of Coffee.jpg

And they give me a funny look when asking for a free refill...

jtk

[Nathan Johnson]

This is a great solution, but clearly you had quack doctors.

Cut down on coffee?

*shakes head*

[John C Cox]

I dearly love my Melita filter. Once you sort out your recipe and technique - you can make some absolutely fantastic coffee.