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Question: what is the material of the gold tone filter
Document: This Cuisinart gold tone filter for a Cuisinart four cup coffee maker does the job it is supposed to do
The Gold tone filter saves money and avoids worries about chemicals in the paper filters ... especially the bleached filters which can give coffee an off flavor.
I am so glad I found this Gold Tone Filter, instead of buying those paper filters !Extremely satisfied . Simply put, I love it !! !
Ive been using the small Cuisinart coffee maker for at least 6 years and it is excellent for a small family, the gold tone filter lasts for at least one year using it daily, it is easy to clean and dry. By the way I use it to make strong Brazilian coffee.
I have the 4 cup (more like 2 normal coffee cups) Cuisinart coffeemakers and this is just perfect because I love using the gold tone filters for all my Cuisinart coffeemakers. If you have the 4 cup Cuisinart, you have to grab one of these and you'll love it too. And it is too cute. Looks like a baby coffee filter.
I first noticed the difference in my morning cuppa when I had coffee at my neighbor's house. It was much better tasting than what I was brewing with my own coffeemaker. So, I asked what they used to make coffee - and it was a Cuisinart using the Gold Tone Filter. Now I have my own Cuisinart and gold filter - and much better tasting coffee. Very happy with the product.
We've always used paper filters, but one of these came with our new DCC-1200 (or old Mr Coffee maker died after a year, so decided to go with Cuisinart quality this time) so we decided to give it a shot. I find it interesting that Cuisinart includes this "permanent" gold tone filter AND a starter pack of paper filters with the DCC-1200.
The resulting, strained, pot was what the gold tone filter SHOULD HAVE produced - a clear pot of coffee.Note that we do tend to grind our beans on the finer side, so if you primarily use a coarser grind then maybe you'll be OK with this filter; however, regardless of the grind you're still likely to have some sediment in your coffee with this filter.Looks like we'll be sticking with reliable paper filters.
This is NOT the case with the gold tone filter used alone. Our first pot with this (and unfortunately with the DCC-1200) had very visible sediment in the bottom of the pot as well as throughout the pot (hold a flashlight up to the pot and you may notice a haze and floaters). Rather than a pot of clear, dark brown coffee as we expected, we ended up with a pot of hazy coffee with a "sandy" (i.e. sediment) bottom.
I've been using this filter for over two years now, and it's still holding up well. Coffee beans retain flavor much better than when run through a paper filter. The ease of use amplifies the value, considering what a hassle it was trying to separate individual paper filters from their stack. The cost is both justifiable and easy to recover. I highly recommend the Cuisinart GTF-4 Gold Tone Filter.
Answer: It's a very solid mesh that is firm. I've used mine for months and it works great. I highly recommend it.