I’d like to experiment with a drip assist tool. Currently looking at Melodrip vs Hario v60 drip assist. The Hario is much cheaper, and I like the idea of not having to tie up both hands. Of note, I have been using less of my Chemex and more of the Orea big boy for multicup brews. It looks close, but I think the Hario drip assist might fit on big boy without falling in. Do you all think that these drip assists will have a bigger or smaller impact on these bigger multicup brews? Is channeling a real concern with the Hario and a bigger brew bed? What if I just rotate it between pours? How much are you adjusting grind size for these?
A little late to this party, but when I saw this thread and looked up what the Melodrip was, I thought my OXO pourover does the same thing, but hands free. The Gabi looks to be pretty similar.
I avoided pourover for a while, not wanting to get more gear like a gooseneck and to stand around doing the magical pouring routine. I got the OXO when it came out and Reddit was ripping on the thing left and right. This thing is dead simple, I get consistent results, and I think it makes a clean tasting delicious cup of coffee. It’s under $20, so cheaper than all the other options in this thread too.
This guy and the Aeropress give me everything I find myself needing.
From the look of things, yeah, the OXO device looks similar enough to a Gabi, just a different filter type and a different (bigger) size. If there’s a disadvantage to the Gabi, it’s that: it’s rather small, so unless you’re doing single cups, you’ll have to pour in a couple of rounds, making sure your bed doesn’t dry out in the meantime, etc. It won’t be a problem if you do single cups, so I suppose that’s what it’s primarily aimed at. Oh, and the type of filters differ, of course, so if you have a strong preference there, that might dictate the dripper/drip-assist you can use.
Either way, yes, the OXO looks to be the same kind of thing, good to hear it works well, too!