How to negotiate v60 paper filter into Orea v3 using a cheap plastic sauce container

I wasn’t planning to buy the Orea v3. Orea products are pretty hard to come by around here. Even if they’re available, it’s usually with a pretty significant markup. A few days ago, I saw a secondhand Orea v3 for sale. It looked well taken care of by the owner. It wasn’t cheap, but all things considered, also not overly expensive. Fear of missing out struck me and I immediately bought it.

I bought the brewer, but I forgot to buy the wave filter and the negotiator until a couple of days later. So when the brewer arrived, I thought I couldn’t immediately brew coffee with it.

I got impatient and wondered if I can fold a v60 paper filter and fit it in into the Orea v3 by hand without using the 3D printed negotiator tool.

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Saya baru tahu: Termos kaca

Saya baru tahu kalau ada tipe termos yang bagian dalam-nya terbuat dari kaca, bukan stainless steel.

Sejak tahun lalu saya jadi suka bikin kopi sendiri di rumah. Jika sedang kerja di rumah, sebenarnya saya ingin bisa bikin batch kopi yang lebih banyak di pagi hari lalu dimasukkan ke termos agar tetap panas selama beberapa jam. Minimal sampai setelah jam makan siang, karena biasanya setelah makan siang saya ngantuk banget hehe.

Tetapi selama ini saya kurang tertarik melakukannya karena saya kira bagian dalam semua termos terbuat dari stainless steel saja. Saya pribadi lebih suka jika wadah untuk kopi yang sudah diseduh itu terbuat dari kaca, porselain, atau keramik.

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