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According to Hoffman, he prefers the plastic because it's easier to keep the temp up when brewing, whereas the ceramic or glass need a lot more preheating to get up to temp in the first place.
That said, I have a plastic and a ceramic and haven't noticed a huge difference, prefer the feel of the ceramic for sure.
Also with @Sumo - some of the best coffee I've had has come out of a Kalita Wave. Or something like the Mountain Dripper which would allow you to try different papers
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Also with @Sumo - some of the best coffee I've had has come out of a Kalita Wave.
This is also my experience, but to be honest I'm willing to put that down to Kalita Wave's being found exclusively in great coffee shops that know what they're doing, as opposed to being a better piece of equipment. Though I may be wrong on that.
Not trying to dismiss the aesthetics of equipment (I'm as guilty as anyone here on that), but looks like it'll be the standard plastic (in red, because aesthetics) for me. Thanks for the input all, much appreciated!
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easier to keep the temp up when brewing, whereas the ceramic or glass need a lot more preheating to get up to temp in the first place.
D'oh - how could I forget this, which is one of the main points of difference.
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whereas the ceramic or glass need a lot more preheating to get up to temp in the first place.
But does it really take that much longer? In my experience once I rinsed the paper on the V60 the ceramic one is properly heated already.
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Looking to reduce my caffeine intake and the first sensible step seems to be cutting the half litre Chemex brew in the morning to something more sensible. Looking at the V60s I'm finding it hard to see why there's even a choice when the plastic variant seems to tick all the boxes (aside from aesthetics really, I do like the look of the ceramic one). Am I missing something or are any of the other variants actually worth the bump in price? Ceramic & glass have obvious durability issues compared to plastic, likewise with metal and thermal loss.
I say ceramic/glass have obvious durability issues, though I've been brewing with a Chemex or siphon everyday since lockdown with no damage done, yet. But I'm guessing the only advantage they provide over the plastic variant is aesthetic?