Paper Filters

[BostonBull]

I am using Merlitta paper filters. Which are the better of the two, Brown or white? And why?

Thanks!

[backwoods]

I'm pretty sure the only difference is the white filters are bleached and the brown are not. Some say the bleached variety can affect the taste of your coffee, but I never was able to taste a difference

[EvanS]

Originally Posted by backwoods

Some say the bleached variety can affect the taste of your coffee, but I never was able to taste a difference

I agree, never noticed a difference.

[Syekick]

Originally Posted by EvanS

I agree, never noticed a difference.

What he said.

[Mister Moo]

Originally Posted by Syekick

What he said.

Try taking a bleached and a brown filter, roll them up tightly, then soak submerged overnight in a vinegar/Tabasco Sauce saltwater solution plus a few drops of chlorine bleach and teaspoon of alum powder. Then take them out in the morning and suck on them and chew them up real good, one at a time, and see if you can tell the difference that way. That's the correct way to taste-test them.

Otherwise, I too think the difference is in what the paper filter salesmen say.

[germantown rob]

The big difference I notice is I will throw the brown in the compost pile and I will not throw the white in it.