Reddit reviews Bonavita Wide Base Porcelain Immersion Dripper

The Bonavita Immersion Dripper is made of porcelain, the only other thing the coffee touches is the silicone stopper.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00MFJX7P4/

What you're looking for is the Bonavita Wide Base Porcelain Immersion Dripper, which is functionally just like the Clever, but it's mostly made of porcelain. Mostly. A lot less plastic than the Clever anyway.

That's awesome. I picked up this. https://www.amazon.com/Bonavita-Wide-Porcelain-Immersion-Dripper/dp/B00MFJX7P4

It makes a single cup and uses easily accessible filters. There is no need to wait for a bloom yadda yadda. You get your grind size right, pour in water off a boil, stir and wait 3.5 minutes, and it drains into your choice of drinking vessel. I used it today, and I love it. Definitely need to dial in the drink size but besides that very low maintenance. You could also get the clever, but I think this has a better shelf life since it's porcelain vs plastic.

People see this as a good medium between chemex and french press in terms of the body you get out of your coffee.

I don't think there's another name for the Clever dripper, per se. There are other "single cup immersion drippers" like this one from Bonavita, but the Clever is probably the best known.

There ARE 2 versions and 2 sizes of the Clever, though. Good comparison of the versions can be found here.

I'm not the best to answer on material - so hopefully someone else chimes in, but... I'd point primarily to the affect on heat. Ceramic is going to hold heat a little better than plastic or metal... but I wouldn't let that alter your decision if you're looking to buy a single cup brewer. u/SirGeekaLot 's run down of filters and taste would be where I would focus while trying to choose one.

Good luck!

I was using a Keurig before, and just recently got a Clever Dripper, and I really do enjoy it. I am now in the process of looking for better beans, and a grinder to use with the Clever. The Clever I think is a good gateway into this coffee addiction, and it is not very expensive. I even got a new variable water boiler (which cost more than the Clever haha).

If you are not about the plastic coffee dripper life Bonavita also makes a product that is similar to the Clever dripper.
I am also looking at getting the Hario grinder, but the Skerton.

There is no "one device immersion / filter" device like the Clever in glass/ metal or ceramic. I am not sure that the design of the mechanism would be possible in those materials at a price that people would be willing to pay. There is the Bonavita BV4000ID. It does use a silicone gasket incase you have any concerns about that material.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00MFJX7P4/ref=dp_cerb_3

https://www.amazon.com/Bonavita-BV4000ID-Porcelain-Immersion-Dripper/dp/B00C0NZWT4/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

While not as compact or easy, if you like the immersion brewing taste combined with a paper filter removing oils and sediments (ie no French press), then you will need to go two step. For example go is use a glass carafe (I would actually use a French press...) that you immerse the grounds into the hot water for the desired time, then pour through whatever filter with a glass/metal/ceramic filter holder, like the porcelain Melitta you that mynameisjonas posted, or a Beehouse Ceramic, Kalita, Zero, Hario glass/metal/ceramic, Chemix, etc.

Immersion brewing with paper filters is my preferred way to make coffee. You get the longer extraction of immersion methods with the cleanness of a paper filtered method. You can also make a lot more coffee than you can with an Aeropress.

Here are two good devices for this:

https://www.amazon.com/Bonavita-Wide-Porcelain-Immersion-Dripper/dp/B00MFJX7P4/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=bonavita+dripper&qid=1549779370&s=gateway&sr=8-1

https://www.amazon.com/Clever-Coffee-Dripper-CoastLine-Large/dp/B014JVOWB8/ref=sr_1_6?keywords=bonavita+dripper&qid=1549779395&s=gateway&sr=8-6

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I have a bonvita immersion dripper which is twice the price of a normal clever dripper, but is also made out of ceramic instead of plastic (which I like...especially if I'm going to be pouring boiling water into the thing. To be fair however, the clever dripper is made out of medical grade plastic). Its my favorite way to brew, but can only make two cups max at a time. It also uses commonly found melitta #4 filters so that's a plus. I use a pretty coarse grind and it works very well.

I got my Zoji here on my desk. It's 1.75". The inner inset diameter of the bottom of the Bonavita was just large enough to not sit evenly with my thermos requiring me to buy a stand. Perhaps you have a different Bonavita model? What does the bottom of yours look like?

This is the bonavita I got: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00MFJX7P4/ref=sxr_rr_xsim_1?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_p=3008523062&pd_rd_wg=HlA0g&pf_rd_r=Y1V7BVQT6NK4CK82G97B&pf_rd_s=desktop-rhs-carousels&pf_rd_t=301&pd_rd_i=B00MFJX7P4&pd_rd_w=TaBwS&pf_rd_i=bonavita+brewer&pd_rd_r=FB72JJBNV1TNA8WA3YS1&ie=UTF8&qid=1496160730&sr=1

Bonavita Immersion Dripper. Although I've not made such a large batch. It should be able to hold that much and brew fine in pour over mode.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00MFJX7P4

Nope that's a duo, this is what I was talking about https://www.amazon.com/Bonavita-Wide-Porcelain-Immersion-Dripper/dp/B00MFJX7P4