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Yeah, makes sense. If you stick boiling water in first then you only need to keep it lowish to get the coffee coming through.
I like the coffee I get with it, good change from the clever dripper. Also good for an espresso type drink after dinner that all the frenchies seem want without the faff of having a machine.
Gewürzt
I think keeping it low to get to boil means that the coffee grounds are getting wet and heating up a lot before water passes through them, so you end up with a long brew time and boiling grounds, which makes for a very over extracted brew.