As a production method that fully displays the flavor of coffee beans and brewing techniques, hand-poured coffee is widely popular in the coffee world. It takes years of practice to acquire pleasing hand-poured skills, and you must be focused and calm throughout the process. Of course, a handy hand-poured pot is essential.
There are many kinds of hand-poured kettles, with different brands, materials, styles and prices. It seems not easy to choose a hand-poured kettle that suits you. You need to do more homework to understand the characteristics of different hand-poured kettles, so as to choose the one that suits you.

When choosing a hand pouring coffee pot, it is recommended that you follow the principle of "not seeking the most expensive, but seeking the most suitable". Today, I will sort out for you the most mainstream varieties of hand pouring coffee pots on the market and their advantages and disadvantages.

KEYUCA

The KEYUCA division of Japan's KAWAJUN Co., Ltd. once had four hand-brewed coffee-related products with excellent design and texture, but now only one is still on sale.

Ferne mirror stainless steel hand pour kettle

Melita

Melita is a German brand with a century-old history, and it occupies a very important position in the history of hand-brewed coffee. Since the late 1950s, the company has been mainly committed to the research of coffee filter cup automation, and finally achieved success in the United States. The large-mouthed spout design style that Melitta insists on, thanks to the high-upward crane mouth design, ensures that there is enough water flow force to brew multiple servings of coffee powder, so that the powder layer rolls more, it is easier to form a strong brewing convection, and then fully extract.

Melita's 1.3L hand brewing kettle

This 1.3L Melitta hand-poured coffee pot is made of stainless steel and weighs 612g. The body of this Melitta hand-poured coffee pot presents a pearl silver surface that is different from ordinary stainless steel. The surface is sandblasted, and the solid wood handle feels very comfortable to hold.

Takahiro

Takahiro has many colors and special color for making stainless steel pots

「Shizuku」0.9L Hand-poured Coffee Maker

The difference between the different series of Takahiro is the spout. The new pot is called "Shizuku" (pronounced as "Na" with "3rd tone"), because the width of the spout is designed to be narrower, this Takahiro "Shizuku" pot is more handy in controlling the water flow. The overall weight of the Takahiro 0.9L hand-poured coffee pot is only 375g, which is suitable for all beginners of hand-poured coffee. It is easier to master it if you master the posture and practice more. The word "Shizuku" vividly describes its characteristics. The widest opening of this new pot is only 0.4cm, dripping like rain, and the widest opening of the spout of the old pot can reach 0.8cm.

YUKIWA

The famous magic pot - YUKIWA hand-poured pot, comes in three specifications: 400ml, commonly known as M3 (1-2 servings), 750ml, commonly known as M5 (3-5 servings), and 1000ml, commonly known as M7 (4-7 servings). It is a typical hand-poured pot that combines elephant trunk and swan neck, with a small crane's beak oblique incision, a hollow handle, and two small holes on the upper and lower parts of the handle for ventilation and heat dissipation. It is very comfortable to hold. The lid is hinged to the body of the pot, eliminating the worry of the lid falling off when pouring water at a large angle.

YUKIWA has the most styles of stainless steel hand-poured kettles, the most famous of which are Master Taguchi's M5 and the KONO narrow and wide versions shown below, which can be used for KONO-style (Kono-style) hand-poured tea.

The upper left corner of the picture below is Master Taguchi's M5. YUKIWA has quite a lot of similar products. There are slight differences in the spouts, handles and styles, and the effects are also different.

The puppy version has anti-scalding resin in the handle and a unique spout, and is also a very popular style in Japan.

Chrysanthemum petals decoration

Kalita

Kalita is translated into Chinese as "Kalita". According to the explanation in Japanese coffee monographs, "Kalita" specifically refers to a flat cone-shaped coffee filter cup with only three holes. The Japanese Kalita company named it this way with the implication of inheriting and carrying forward the coffee creation spirit of the hand-brewed filter cup.

Copperpot 900 Hand-poured coffee maker

The copper pot 900 hand-poured coffee pot weighs 720g and has a volume of 0.9L. It is a classic antique and modern fine-mouthed hand-poured coffee pot. The whole is made of copper. Japanese craftsmen have given it an elegant palace-style shape and exquisite beauty. The copper-refined pot body also has high-efficiency thermal conductivity to achieve the best brewing temperature for filter coffee. The narrow-mouthed spout design of this hand-poured coffee pot makes it easy to control the amount of water when brewing coffee. The narrow-mouthed design of the copper pot 900 hand-poured coffee pot allows each part of the coffee powder to receive the same amount of hot water at the same temperature in the end, preventing over-extraction or under-extraction.

1L Cranebill Wooden Handle Hand-Poured Coffee Pot

Kalita's 1L wooden handle hand-brewed coffee pot weighs 435g and features a crane-billed spout design, making it easy to control the water flow. The lighter body allows even novices to stabilize the water flow rate and ensure a stable brewing ratio. The handle is made of solid wood, non-slip and anti-scalding, and comfortable to hold. The lid is expanded to prevent it from falling off when tilted.

Most of Kalita's products are available in China.

Hario

Japan's HARIO was founded in 1921 and has a history of nearly 100 years. In the early days, it mainly produced professional physical and chemical utensils, and later entered the consumer glass field. It is a world-leading brand, especially in hand-brew coffee utensils.

1.2L Bunono V60 Hand-Poured Coffee Maker

Hario's 1.2L Bunono V60 hand-poured coffee pot is made of stainless steel, with a total weight of about 460g. The pot body is made of pure stainless steel and is twice matte polished to avoid minor scratches during minor collisions or cleaning. The pot body and lid of the 1.2L Bunono V60 hand-poured coffee pot are made of stainless steel, and the pot cap and handle are made of phenol formaldehyde resin.

The reason why Japan's Hario hand-poured kettle is popular all over the world is not only because of its superb workmanship and design, but also because it is an all-purpose kettle with a large or small water flow. Compared with various 5mm-caliber kettles that can only brew with a small water flow, Hario's kettle can also meet the immersion brewing method popular in Europe and the United States, and can also be controlled to obtain a small water flow of the drip method.

Copper coffee brewing pot VKB-90CP

The slender spout makes it easier to control water, and the water flow is small and stable. The kettle body is elegant, the copper kettle body dissipates heat evenly, the natural wooden kettle cover head, the kettle cover is equipped with air vents, the handle is golden wavy, and it is very comfortable to hold in the hand. The practical capacity of the hand-poured kettle is 0.7L.

Takeiware Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

Takei Utensils Manufacturing Co., Ltd. is also a well-known hand-poured teapot manufacturer in Japan.

The FO-100 wooden handle narrow-mouthed teapot is similar to the Sanyo Sangyo hand-poured teapot MK-1000 and the HARIO narrow-mouthed teapot VKB-100HSV/VKB-120, all of which are manufactured by Takei Utensils Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

Enamel pot

The characteristics of enamel material are: light texture, smooth surface, not easy to stick, easy to clean, and good antibacterial and acid resistance. At the same time, it isolates the direct contact between the metal surface and the food, so it can preserve the original flavor of the food. The heat preservation effect is better than that of ordinary stainless steel pots.

Donut enamel pot, cute appearance

Meister Hand craftsman's hand Une tasse de café (UN Café) enamel hand-poured kettle

Fujihoro Enamel

Noda enamel, the most famous is the moon-printed rabbit

SAZA Coffee enamel teapot is an enamel hand-poured teapot manufactured by Noda Enamel. Its characteristics are the downward curved shape of the spout and the narrow mouth. It is not easy to control, but when controlled properly, it can produce a very thin stream of water. It can also be used to play with the KONO style hand-poured teapot. The water flow can be controlled to be very thin or quite thick. It is a very good teapot mouth design.

Some pictures are collected from the Internet

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