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Only a Cona siphon brewer but in my experience reliability was definitely not amongst its positive attributes. It would regularly airlock and stop drawing down entirely. When it did work well the brew temperature wouldn’t be easily controllable and it was often overextracted due to getting too close to boiling and the big agitation you get.
Having said all that, it really is magical but it never tasted as good as a pour over for me.
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Yep, I have one, it looks exactly the same as the hario one (and predates them selling one) but isn't hario branded.
They do make nice coffee and in some respects are more reliable than other brewing methods (mostly due to water temp always being perfect) but I've used mine with cloth filter which is a bit of a faff. Might be tempted to sell it to be honest
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yeah loads, great for home, pain in the ass for a shop.
I have a large old 70's bodum that i use to do 2-3 cups at home. make sure you get the paper filter attachement, cloth filters are awfully hard to keep clean and fresh.
brew hotter but shorter and often have more body than a pour over
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Anyone got any hands-on experience with siphon brewers? Been hankering after one for years and finally have the space to keep one in the kitchen permanently (looking at the Hario Technica specifically). Willing to put up with the faff of cleaning if they reliably make a decent brew.