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Why do we wet paper filters? (lemm.ee)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I've seen the pourover advice given and referenced unquestioningly: always pre-wet your paper filter. But why? What is the benefit of doing this step?

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[–] [email protected] 23 points 11 months ago

Papery taste, according to James Hoffmann.

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