Technivorm Researched
Moccamaster KBGV Select
The icon: SCA-certified brewing, a copper heating element, and a machine you'll keep for a decade.
Black-coffee drinkersBuild to last
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Melitta Researched
Melitta #4 Unbleached Cone Filters, 6 pack
The #4 cone filter most 8–12 cup drip machines take — a six-pack is months of brewing at about 4 cents a pot.
Cone-filter drip machines
8.6
BrewSift Score
Excellent
$23.19
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Should you buy it?
Buy it if
- Cone-filter drip machines
- Fits most cone-basket drip makers
- About 4 cents a pot
- Six-pack lasts months
Skip it if
- Wrong for flat-bottom baskets
- Size #4 only
Not for you? Consider the Technivorm Moccamaster KBGV Select — or see all coffee makers .
The verdict
Check your machine's basket: a cone basket takes a #4 (or #2 for small brewers); a flat-bottom basket takes a basket filter. Melitta invented the cone and its paper is the reference. Unbleached tastes the same once the machine's first pass wets it.
BrewSift Score breakdown
Scored across the dimensions that matter for drip. The overall is a weighted average — see the formula.
Brew quality8.4
Ease of use9.5
Temperature control7.0
Capacity & carafe9.0
Cleaning9.0
Value9.2
Pros & cons
What we like
- Fits most cone-basket drip makers
- About 4 cents a pot
- Six-pack lasts months
Watch-outs
- Wrong for flat-bottom baskets
- Size #4 only
Specifications
- Size
- #4 cone
- Fits
- 8–12 cup cone-basket drip makers
- Count
- 6 × 100
- Per pot
- About 4¢
Complete your setup
The gear that pairs with the Melitta #4 Unbleached Cone Filters, 6 pack to make a complete, working setup.
Add a grinder
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Chestnut C2S
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Keep beans fresh
Fellow
Atmos Vacuum Canister
An airtight, opaque canister protects the beans you just bought from going flat within days.
$40Buy
Take it with you
Zojirushi
Stainless Steel Mug 16oz
A vacuum-insulated mug keeps your coffee hot for hours and doesn't leak in a bag.
$37Buy
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