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Thoughts on drip assist devices? (self.coffee)

submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by Imgonnatrythis to c/[email protected]

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I'd like to experiment with a drip assist tool. Currently looking at Melodrip vs Hario v60 drip assist. The Hario is much cheaper, and I like the idea of not having to tie up both hands. Of note, I have been using less of my Chemex and more of the Orea big boy for multicup brews. It looks close, but I think the Hario drip assist might fit on big boy without falling in. Do you all think that these drip assists will have a bigger or smaller impact on these bigger multicup brews? Is channeling a real concern with the Hario and a bigger brew bed? What if I just rotate it between pours? How much are you adjusting grind size for these?

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

From the look of things, yeah, the OXO device looks similar enough to a Gabi, just a different filter type and a different (bigger) size. If there's a disadvantage to the Gabi, it's that: it's rather small, so unless you're doing single cups, you'll have to pour in a couple of rounds, making sure your bed doesn't dry out in the meantime, etc. It won't be a problem if you do single cups, so I suppose that's what it's primarily aimed at. Oh, and the type of filters differ, of course, so if you have a strong preference there, that might dictate the dripper/drip-assist you can use.

Either way, yes, the OXO looks to be the same kind of thing, good to hear it works well, too!