Question about the new ceramic foam filters for aluminum

Our shop in Dayton switched to them last quarter and everyone raves, but I think they're a pain. They clog faster than the old fiberglass ones, and we lost a whole 200-pound pour on a Friday because one failed. Anyone else find them more trouble than they're worth?

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emma_jones23d ago

Hate that Friday feeling when a pour goes bad. Our supplier pushed those filters hard but we stuck with the old style. Just not worth the headache.

faithpatel23d ago

Ugh, tell me about it. My last supplier tried that same move, @emma_jones, with some fancy "fast flow" white filters. I was dumb enough to try one during a morning rush. Ended up with coffee mud all over the counter and a customer asking if I was serving Turkish coffee by mistake. Never again. The cleanup took longer than my break. Some upgrades are just downgrades in a shiny box.

spencerross23d ago

Ever have a supplier try to switch you to a new paper filter that just lets grounds through? We had that last year, @emma_jones. They sent a whole case as a "free trial" and every single cup had sludge at the bottom. Went right back to the brown ones we always used. The mess wasn't worth the tiny price cut they offered.