AMT 9.5 oz Coffee Maker, Phin Filter, Screw Down Coffee Dripper for Vietnamese Style Coffee at Home or Office

I was recently given some Vietnamese Robusta coffee by a friend who got it from home. This is the Phin filter he uses; this larger size allows him to brew larger batches for cold coffee drinks. He advised me to screw down the inner top to the filter tightly, more than the manufacture recommends. Even though it takes longer to brew this way, the results are worth it, yielding a thick, rich, velvety texture to Vietnamese coffee.About this particular product - it's solidly made and the price point is very reasonable. It does a great job making traditional Vietnamese coffee. The instructions are very well written and easy to follow. My friend advised using more coffee, filling to roughly half the chamber, but that makes it harder to screw down the top of the filter. I like having the cork handles, but that means the main chamber can't go in the dishwasher. Coffee brewed this way leaves a fair bit of oil, so get the dishwasher safe handle if you're not down for hand washing. This thing really conducts heat, so be very careful if you want to take off the top lid while it's brewing!If you buy ground coffee from Vietnam it should work perfectly. If you grind yourself, you want a very fine grind like for Aeropress or a Moka Pot. It should be just a touch more coarse than an espresso grind. If you buy pre-ground coffee at an American grocery store, Cafe Bustelo would probably work best as they grind for Moka pot users. Also the flavor profile of Bustelo would be a nice fit to this style of brewing.

Makes fabulous Vietnamese coffee. Fast, easy, simple & delicious. Easy to clean, too!

Works really good as a Vietnamese coffee filter but because of the way the instructions were written I dropped at one star. I had the smaller version which worked great but the larger one operates in a different manner. The instructions were not clear. Made a great cup of coffee with it.

I'm very amateur when it comes to 'fancy'-ish coffee brewing, I've basically just been using my dads chemex and aeropress and trying a few different bean/roasts etc., but if you're looking for a single-cup coffee solution I think a phin is definitely the play.Beautifully simple, just a few pieces of stainless steel, so easy to clean, no questionable plastic elements being exposed to hot water, and no dealing with buying disposable paper filters (epic).Also a set and forget solution, no waiting next to it and pressing like the aeropress, no topping it up and constantly pouring like the chemex, just wet the grounds, fill it up, and go do whatever for 5-10 minutes and your coffee is ready.Advertised for the traditional Vietnamese coffee, but I'm not trying to drink half a cup of condensed milk every morning lol, so to adjust coffee strength to whatever your heart desires you can just use different grind sizes, smaller or larger quantities of said grounds in the phin, and finally different amounts of water in the phin then fill your cup the rest of the way with hot water at the end to reach whatever strength/dilution you're looking for.I'm no expert like I said, but the combined simplicity and versatility this thing offers is crazy compared to other brewing methods. If you make coffee for 1 person frequently, I would definitely recommend a phin over any other coffee brewing method I have seen/tried so far. Love it.I got the 13oz phin because while it's recommended for 2-3 servings, I figured the increased size would offer the most versatility for single cup brewing/coffee strength, and it is my impression that I made the right decision there. Also, the relatively larger size means I can -just- fit the normal sized dish brush inside for washing, whereas if I'd gotten one of the smaller phins I don't think that would be possible. So unless you're super concerned about brewing with a phin as faithfully as possible to the original culture or something, in my amateur opinion I would recommend you also go with the 13oz, or maybe find an even larger size if you plan on brewing for multiple people at the same time.Again, love this thing, would recommend up and down, if I could only pick one device to make coffee, it would be a phin lol

Excellent value for a simple, effective brewing method without the need for paper filters. It takes some time dialing in the grind size for a 5-6 minute brew time but we’ll worth the effort. I’m anxious to try some authentic Vietnamese robusta with it.Tip: DO NOT screw the top sieve plate down snug onto the grounds or it will be hard to remove after the brewing and the grounds have swollen. Simply spin it down until it contacts the grounds. No more.

Poor craftsmanship; the compression strainer spine is loose and does not have texture to tighten or release to remove coffee grounds after brewing. Authentic versions are built well. I will have to purchase from an oriental market.