A Reusable Coffee Filters, FINALLY...

I knew they were out there, I just had not hunted one down. I had searched on the internet but only came up more confused as to which type to buy. Let me back up... I was not looking for a reusable coffee filter for a coffee maker, I have had one of those for years. The kind that is plastic with copper mesh, they are great, but they don't work on the coffee maker I use during the week, my melitta. My Melitta is a plastic manual drip brewer which is super easy to use. We started using them after spending 6 weeks in Costa Rica and seeing the coffee "sock" that people there used to make coffee. I love to make coffee this way and unless we need to make coffee for two (in which case we use the french press which doesn't use filters) or more (in which case we use our electric coffee maker and the copper mesh filter) it is how I do it. The thing about it that had me feeling guilty is that you end up using one paper filter for one cup of coffee. I bought the kind that are unbleached paper but I wanted to find something reusable. From what I had read online many of the options people had tried had been messy or left sediment in the bottom of the cup, or just didn't last long. The one I bought I found at Nutter's Health Food Store in Canmore. It is by Nature's Best and the filter was made in Golden, BC, about 1 1/2 hours from here where a friend of ours lives. Cool! The only thing is they don't have a website but if anyone is interested I can let you know the mailing address or can buy one for you. They are only $2.99! And they claim to last "hundreds" of times. You rinse them under the tap (after I put as much of the coffee grounds as I can in the compost container) and then you can let it dry or can reuse it right away. It is made of 100% unbleached cotton. The coffee tastes great and there is no sediment. It does come in a plastic bag but it is recyclable plastic. It says I should soak it once a month in 2 cups of hot water with 2 teaspoons of baking soda, but that I should never use detergent or bleach or wash it in the washing machine. I am very happy! Off to have a cup of joe...