“This is an item I ordered for my Son-in-law for Christmas! It is such a beautiful item and he will just love it! It is just like one he saw in Amacocina…. I am so excited to see him open it on Christmas morning!!!!”
“If you like a challenge, which I do, this is fun to use and makes great iced coffee. It took several attempts to get it dialed in with the correct beans, grind size, and water to coffee ratio. The end product made it well worth the research time.”
“I have nothing bad to say about this brewer. I had purchased it about 2 or 3 weeks ago from a catalog. Then I went searching for filters and came upon this site. I was happy to see I could easily get parts if needed. It only took a little math and a measuring cup to determine the ratio. I don't mind the price of the filters. I did order several packs so the shipping would be worth it.
In conclusion, it is beautiful, easy to set up and use and the coffee is wounderful.”
“I am loving this unit. Coffee is great. I like that I can make a batch and store in my refrigerator. Great Iced Coffee or Hot Coffee ready at a moments notice. No evidence of any acid or aftertaste. And - it looks cool. It's almost hypnotic to watch. The novelty does wear off, but friends dropping by, really are intrigued.
My only disappointments are documentation, filter quantities per pack, and filter pricing vs. the larger unit filter options.
The documentation, or lack there of, provides no suggested rations of coffee to water. There is a reference to using for tea, but again, no information. As a result everything is trial and error. At six hours per pot, it takes a significant amount of time to find the magic ratio.
The second issue is the filters. These little discs are stupid expensive. They only come 20 per pack and each pack is $9 or $0.45/filter. For the larger 25 cup unit they have a 100 pack for $0.95/100 which is less than a penny per filter. Why should the small filter only be available in a 20 pack for 45 times the price of the filters for the larger unit? $45/100 vs. 95¢/100!
Yama needs to be a bit more consumer friendly. While I will continue to enjoy this unit, I will make sure my friends understand Yama's lack of consumer friendliness.”
