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Summary: SIMPLE, FUNCTIONAL & WORTH THE PRICE
Comment: I won't write the typical pro & con for this product. That's because there are no cons. Forget other brands or types of non-paper filters. This is the cream of the crop.
"Surely ye jest-$30.00 for a coffee filter?" you ask?! Well, yes, with so many garbage consumer products out there, I am proud to recommend this one. By using this product, you eliminate the taste and waste from paper filters. You also get a much better brew as the gold foil is "neutral" as far as taste goes. In other words, there is no taste transfer from this product to your coffee.
In addition, other permanent filters have a coarse weave to the filter material, often resulting in mud coffee-that thick stuff in the last swallow or two of your morning brew. YEECH!!
I have a previous version of the same product, and mine is over three years old and just as good as the day I bought it. It has been through the dishwasher numerous times and still good as-well-GOLD! (sorry for the pun)
So if you grind your own beans and want to eliminate the paper taste from your java, this is the item to buy. But don't throw away your paper filters. If, on occasion like me, you want absolutely NO COFFEE SEDIMENT in your java, then use a paper filter. WARNING: Don't use a paper filter and the gold filter at the same time. Use one or the other or you will find yourself cleaning up a kitchen counter/floor of hot liquid!
Customer Rating:
Summary: Great coffee filter
Comment: I own a Starbucks' programmable coffee machine and needed to replace my metal filter. This filter is sturdy, the mesh is thin enough that you can grind the coffee so that the grounds are fine, and I've been extremely satisfied with my coffee since I purchased it.
Customer Rating: 
Summary: Coffee Filter
Comment: This filter is very well made and fits my Krups 10cup coffee maker perfectly.My only negative is that regular ground coffee is able to pass through this filter.So,there is some sediment in the bottom of the carafe.The instructions do recommend medium grind,but grocery stores today don't have a grinder.However,I feel the coffee tastes better using this filter compared to the paper ones.
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Summary: Much better tasting coffee, but use it with a burr grinder!
Comment: I love the taste of coffee much better using the gold filter than with paper filters (I make drip coffee in a Technivorm Moccamaster CD).
The only catch is that with more of the oils and flavor from the coffee coming through this filter, some very fine coffee dust tends to come along with it. The result is some "sludge" in the bottom of the cup.
I am using a cheaper blade grinder (Cuisinart DCG-12BC Grind Central Coffee Grinder) to grind my beans, which leads to grounds of varied sized (from "dust" to "boulders"). A burr grinder (such as Baratza Maestro PLUS Conical Burr Coffee Grinder) In Black - G385) would make much more even sized grounds, and once I start using one, the sludge should go away.
*** UPDATE NOVEMBER 2007 ***
Just as expected, with the Baratza Maestro burr grinder and its adjustable grind settings, the coffee sludge is much reduced (but trace amounts are still there)! I have the grinder set to 20 (out of 40) which is recommended for drip coffee makers.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Pretty Much Perfect
Comment: I own two of these, for a Melitta Clarity and Presto Scandinavian Design coffee makers. The difference in taste between these and paper filters is unimaginable. It's not the same as French pressed coffee: not as thick mouthfeel, brighter. The SwissGold filter is fine enough that there is very little sediment, a problem cheaper (Krups) knock-offs suffer badly from.
The filter has an indented rim to let you pick it up, rather than a handle. This lets it fit into more machines, at the cost of making it less convenient to remove while hot from machines that don't have a detachable filter holder (both of mine do, so it's kind of moot for me).
One thing the write-up doesn't mention is that there is an extension ring hiding in the box under the little cardboard bit the filters sits in. I have never needed it, but I imagine there are coffee machines where it would help.
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