Vietnamese Coffee Filter Press. Screw Down Insert. Dripper Mechanism. Made in Vietnam. Sizes S-XL in 1 or 2 Pack (1, Medium (8 oz))

Muy bueno

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Quality metal with smooth running parts. The issue I have is with the knob. Because it is not textured or threaded, the knob is not easy to grip. This makes the part difficult to screw down tightly and worse yet, to remove.

I wrote the review below after receiving a faulty Vietnamese coffee filter. Within a day of my review being published, I was informed by Amazon that my purchase price had been refunded. Sure enough, AMEX acknowledged the refund shortly thereafter. A day after that, I received a package from the seller. I laughed when I opened it. Inside was not one, not two, but three new Vietnamese coffee filters, all in perfect working condition.This all happened with no response whatsoever from the seller - no apology, no excuses, nothing. All I got was swift, positive ACTION. This is probably the classiest customer service response I've ever received because, as we all know, actions speak louder than words. The seller did the right thing in the right amount of time - no explanation necessary. Thank you very much!FYI, I was able to fix the threads on my original Vietnamese coffee filter so that I now own four, excellent coffee filters. My Christmas shopping is done already, and it's only January. LOL_________________________________I've owned a few Vietnamese coffee filters. This one would be the best except for one fatal flaw. The "spreader" (The part that screws down and compresses the coffee.) is not fully threaded. Running a toothpick inside the threaded part of the spreader reveals that it's only threaded half-way. As a result, the spreader cannot be screwed down far enough to compress the coffee as per the included instructions. The gap between the bottom of the filter and spreader, when screwed down as far as it will go, is about 3/4" and 3 rounded tablespoons of coffee (the maximum amount called for in the instructions) only fills that space about half-way. As a result, hot water runs through the filter too quickly resulting in weak coffee. This happens even when using the recommended Trung Nguyen coffee.Otherwise, I'm very pleased with the construction of this filter. Others I've owned have quickly broken, had holes that were too big, had ill-fitting lids, or allowed too much coffee grounds to leak around and on top of the spreader during brewing. This one seems pretty good except for the threading problem. I may even go to Home Depot and get a screw tap to fix this thing rather than return it or get the "gravity" model. Still, it's hard to give more than 1 star to a product that's faulty out of the box.

Okay phin filter. My issue with it is that the screw down insert does not screw down all the way inside. The shaft inside is fully threaded but the insert is threaded to go only about 1/3 the way down. So there is a lot of space between the insert and the bottom when you turn as far as it will go. The result is that I need to use about 2.5 - 3 tablespoons of coffee grounds to fill that space and enough compression of the grounds to achieve the recommended drip time of 4 minutes. Don't know if this is by design but i'm running through a can of coffee much quicker than I had anticipated.Also, I wish there was a more textured nob when screwing the insert, its hard to grip sometimes.-------------------------------------------------------------Edited 5/20/18Seller reached out to me because of my initial 3 star review of the 8oz screw down type filter. Seller offered to send me the 8oz gravity type filter as a replacement. I accepted the offer and received the gravity type filter a few days later. Key differences between the screw down type and the gravity type:-Screw down filter comes in 3 parts (brew chamber, screw down insert, and cap)-Gravity filter comes in 4 parts (filter plate, brew chamber, gravity insert, and cap).-It's much easier to compress the coffee grounds with the gravity type. With the screw down, you're at the mercy of how far the screw down insert goes.-Cleaner brew with the gravity type as the coffee is passing through 2 layers (the brew chamber and the filter plate) versus the screw down type which only has 1 layer and consequently, some grounds finds its way through.-Gravity type is easier to clean after brewing as you just pull out the insert and dump the grounds. Screw down type was tricky to unscrew after brewing cause of the coffee oils.-Screw down type feels higher quality since it is all metal where as the gravity type has plastic nobs on either side for handling compared to the metal handle that the screw down type has.I'm fortunate enough to live close by to an Asian market that stocks both Trung Nguyen and Cafe Du Monde coffees and have tried both. Both coffees work well in the gravity type filter. Just make sure to compress the coffee grounds a little before brewing. I haven't use the screw down type since receiving the gravity type.5 star rating to the seller for standing behind the product and making things right.