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I've read reports that if you don't filter coffee through paper it can raise cholesterol. As a person with high numbers I've been using Hamilton Beech's Scoop t

• keithpeter 12y ago
  Any references on what is being filtered out by the paper filter that is transmitted by the mesh in a cafetiere or in a moka pot or expresso machine? Just interested, not challenging, I'd imagine it is a particle size thing.
  • lngtmelistener 12y ago
    Supposedly Cafestol http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cafestol http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cafestol http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1862798 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1862798
    • personZ 12y ago
      Interesting that cafestol has also show anticarcinogenic and neuroprotective traits, so this may be one of those things where recommendations continually change over the years as groups study different effects.
• blisterpeanuts 12y ago
  I use a French press, then pour it through a filter into a liter thermos. Best of both worlds! I've used Keurigs at work and I don't see the point. The coffee comes out weak and bland, to my tongue anyway, it's a waste of plastic, and it's a lot slower than pouring a cup from a glass pitcher on an old fashioned drip brewing machine. People at the office have to stand in line, or else come back later. Also, the Keurigs I've used offer exactly 3 sizes: small (strong), medium (diluted), and large (more diluted). Now as to Keurig's right to proprietary supplies, this sounds counter productive. Surely they will be better off encouraging the adoption of their standards, like Adobe's PDF?