HARIO"Switch" Immersion Dripper, Size 03

I use it every day and it works great. Have used it for pourover once or twice, works fine too. Perfect size for if you want a large-size coffee or regular size, I would not get any smaller for sure. If two people wanted a coffee regularly I would probably scale up to the next biggest size. There's really no downside to getting a larger one since you can always just use less grounds and water. I guess the size of the unit itself would be the only consideration, but I just keep it sitting in a small mug on the kitchen counter when I'm not using it. The paper filters it comes with are amazing, like really high quality.In terms of brew speed, it kind of depends on how you brew (and your grind size). If you don't shake it before you press the button, the grinds stick to the wall; if you do shake it, they'll fall to the bottom which I think results in a longer brew time. But ultimately I don't care as I just hit the button and walk away, and it drains into my insulated mug, so I can come back anytime to piping hot coffee.The other thing that's amazing about this is how the bottom is flexible rubber (or silicone?) with a little cut-out piece, so it will conform to smaller-opening mugs/cups. It squeezes perfectly into my mug which I didn't think about before I bought it but I realize now it could even squeeze into slightly smaller ones in theory.On taste: obviously this is subjective but I like it better than the aeropress. Because there's no stopper to fumble around with, you just put in your grounds, and then pour the water at any time, press the button at any time. You could even in theory use a little spoon to break up the grounds instead of a shake. So I feel like it's easier to tweak to get what you want. I notice that small adjustments in amount of water I use, brewing time, and pre-button-press shake, make a drastic change in taste, whereas with the aeropress my adjustments weren't as dramatic.On cleaning: I think this is easier to clean than the aeropress. Basically all I need to clean is the glass, which is wide so it's easy to scrub. There's not really any places for coffee to get trapped.Overall this is my favorite coffee brewer I've had. I'm kind of amazed nobody I know uses this. It's so simple and effective.

I love this. its simple but really effective. unlike bonivitas porcelain one this one has a solid switch system that doesn't have needless joints and weak points. it gets hot but you're supposed ot be moving it by holding the silicone neck at the base. THE BALL DOES NOT FALL OUT. I read a review that the ball falls out so be careful and it made me think twice about buying this before going ahead as its just about the only option these days. They added small silicone ridges in the opening that prevent the ball from falling out if its flipped over. it may come out if its formally shaken and tapped from the bottom. Thats general not normal for cleaning or using this so you should be safe. the taste of the coffee is as expected and I am quite pleased with this replacement to my old broken bonivita or the endless burst filter form doing immersion by putting the filter in the mug and folding the top over the edge to hold it. I recommend giving this a shot if you like the immersion dripper style. its attractive and works great. I cannot speak to cleaning just yet but the bonivita was foul and needed a screw driver to dismantle and clean this cannot be worse than that as its 4 parts total including the ball and leaver. I got the 03 and I would say just buy that and give your self the option to make a larger cup even if its not your normal. The 03 still makes just a few ounces less than bonivita but pouring a little extra water in as it empties into your mug is not a big deal.if any note is to be made its make the flange that rests on the cup lidd a little wider for larger cups but it works for all the ones ive tried so far only being somewhat questionable on the largest.

The media could not be loaded. I have virtually every coffee brewer made and, without doubt, the Hario Switch is my go to and for me it is the most versatile of all of my brewers. It brews great as a standalone pour over brewer (none better) and also is a great standalone immersion brewer. Again, for me, none better. The best versatility of it is as a mix brewer - getting the best of both worlds as I showed in the video - the first 40% of the brew as a pour over (extracts sweetness and acidity) and the other 60% as an immersion (extracting boldness and strength and still sweetness). I recommend the larger brewer (03). The small unit is simply too small and not nearly as versatile as the larger brewer. Another real beauty of it is by controlling the pour over / immersion ratio, you can vary the flavor with every cup you brew. Also, you can obviously increase the volume of coffee you brew by adjusting the ratio of the pour over / immersion ratio. To increase volume, I never brew concentrated and then dilute as some recommend. Flavor is definitely lost doing this. It is much easier to clean than some other standalone immersion brewers and with the paper filter (I use the V60 filter) you filter out the potential cardiotoxic oils and grounds that are left in your coffee with some of them.

The best coffee purchase for under $50, by far.The switch allows you to use both percolation and infusion in your brewing, providing much more balanced extractions and allowing a larger grind than would typically work for a percolation setup. By allowing the grounds to soak and infuse, it saturated the water much more than a straight pour over, and larger grinds will have better consistency in any grinder. That consistent grain size is key to an even extraction, and you would normally require a very valuable grinder to achieve this at smaller particle sizes without producing fines. This lets you meld the strength of pour over and french press without any of the downsides and a fuller body than either alone, and can be achieved with even pre-ground beans (shudder).What this all means is this $30 toy with a valve allows to achieve perfect balance of sour and bitter, allowing only the sweet sugary millard effect notes to be perceivable. It's so much more forgiving and rewarding than any other tool, you owe it to yourself to try.