Backfill · 2021
#67 of 315Hario V60 Pour-Over
Personal photo: A white ceramic Hario V60 dripper sitting on top of a glass carafe, mid-brew with hot water being poured from a gooseneck kettle, coffee dripping into the carafe below.
The Hario V60 is a ceramic pour-over cone that costs $25 and makes coffee that tastes noticeably different from drip because you control the water temperature, pour speed, and extraction time yourself. Spiral ridges on the inside of the cone lift the filter paper away from the walls, creating air channels that allow the coffee to drain evenly. The single large hole at the bottom means the flow rate depends entirely on how fast or slow you pour. I started using 1 because a barista at my campus coffee shop recommended it. Now the ritual of heating water to 205 degrees, blooming the grounds for 30 seconds, and then pouring in slow circles for 3 minutes has become the most deliberate part of my morning. The design is so simple that it feels like it should have always existed, just a cone with ridges and a hole.