I've been trying to cut down on opportunities to ingest cholesterol laden food and drinks. We just recently started drinking perked coffee as opposed to auto drip. There is a lot of oil in coffee. I had forgotten all about it during the years I was using the drip pot.
I bought some filters for the perc pot but didn't like them so I took a left over basket filter and folded it twice, then cut a tiny hole in the center. It will fit around the stem and can be arranged in the basket to filter your coffee. The basket filters are less expensive too. When I scoop the coffee into the basket I put my finger over the end of the stem to prevent coffee from falling down into the stem. You've probably noticed that I am very picky about my coffee.
Interesting idea. I've read that Swedish studies have shown a link of perked coffee to various ailments (check PubMed). Maybe filtering will undo whatever harm perking does, which seems to do with residues (including those oils) that filters catch.
I use this exact method! I bought this type of Coffee pot. I figured it would be better than having my coffee brewed in plastic. Stainless Steel is much better and I think my coffee tastes better. I does take a few times to get the knack with the filters.
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