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It is, however, constructed better than the cheap ones and includes a height adapter for large capacity coffeemakers (mine's a 10-cup and it just about fits without the adapter). The old one still works fine but it's over 3 years old and I figured I'd give this a try. In spite of the sturdier construction, in my opinion it does not warrant 3X the price. I did not notice any difference in performance (coffee flavor, etc) with this filter vs. my old $10 cheap gold filter.
The Swiss Gold filters are not cheap like the Braun filters at Walmart, but worth the money. Clive Coffee had the best price on the internet thru Amazon and shipped very quickly. We had an old Swiss Gold filter that was labelled "Braun by Swiss Gold" for Braun coffee filters and after 2 decades of use, it developed cracks in the mesh - possibly from careless washing or banging it to get the grounds out. It should last a long time with gentle cleaning - no banging on the edge of a trash can or compost container to dump the old grounds. The filter is great and I will be looking at other products sold by Clive Coffee. I was frustrated by the new Braun filters available - they are gold colored metal mesh but don't last and rust quickly. After a little research, I discovered that Swiss Gold filters still fit.
I'll see how long it holds up, but I'm pleased with it so far after about a month. After viewing other reviews, I was a bit worried about spending the money for this, but it arrived in fine condition with no dents and was not misshapen. I have taken care not to "bang" the grounds out of the filter, as even the cheaper baskets with thinner and less rigid gold mesh will separate at the seams if care is not taken.
I tried using the same coffee, took water from his tap, watched his measurements of ingredients( hard to do as it is by eye), but each step copied left something missing. Clive Coffee of Portland, OR had the best price.
quick delivery. free shipping.
When I visit my good friend in Portland, OR, upon request, he always makes me a cup of coffee. He uses an old Krups drip maker with cone shaped filter basket.In that basket was a Swissgold filter.
and being local I hope to visit there soon.Just finished my morning cup of coffee made with the Swissgold filter- ready to go. It is always delicious.
Finally, I looked at his hardware.
Beware any others that claim to be 'gold' because the mesh on those is too coarse and not engineered to filter properly. Yes, it costs much more than any of the others but it will far outlive anything else while doing a superior job. We bought two, one to replace the old one and one to put in our new Cuisinart coffee maker at our holiday home.
We have used this type of filter for about years. there is nothing else on the market that does as good a job of filtering the coffee grounds with no bits of coffee getting through into the pot. We purchased two of these coffee filters last month.
It does a far better job than the other "gold" and stainless steel filters on the market and far outperforms the paper kind. Well worth the extra cost. It had become a little frayed around the edges after daily hand washings and a once a week bath in the dishwasher.
It is an amazing filter.
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