Cuisinart GTF Gold Tone Filter :: Education by Design Store

Customer Reviews

A good product to decrease waste

2009-06-26
I'd had a previous Cuisinart filter that lasted for years. The bottom of it was slightly open with coffee grounds slipping through. This one is a bit less sturdy. Have to be more careful when I empty the grounds. Otherwise does a good job of filtering the coffee.

Better flavor. No paper used.

2009-06-16
This filter not only improves the taste of the coffee. It also helps with less paper use. Try it!! I believe you will like it!!

Saves Money

2009-06-04
The Cuisinart GTF Gold Tone Filter for the Cuisinart 12-cup Coffee Maker - Stainless Steel with 30 Paper Filters is a great way to save money over paper filters, but the fact is paper filters do a better job -- in fact, they do a a much better job. If you use the GTF with a standard grade of ground coffee, you can expect fine coffee particles throughout the bottom quarter of your pot. A coffee that is not so finely ground would probably leave less residue than the Gold Tone Filter, but the end result is the same: this is a problem you do not have to worry about with paper filters.

That said, the flavor is almost as good (at least for the first few cups) and just having a permanent filter around will save you the aggravation of discovering you are out of paper filters while you are getting ready for work. That comfort alone makes this item worth the modest cost of six to seven dollars (the price as I write this review.) If you grind your own coffee less fine than commercial brands you can get rid of most of the problem of residue at the bottom, at which point the GTF becomes a very worth while purchase.

Coffee anyone?

2009-05-30
It may not have been 100% exactly the same fit as my original one but it does the job baby!

Works Well -

2009-05-20

Works well but messy to get the grounds out. Also some fine particles of coffee get through.

It may be retired for emergency use only, when I run out of brown paper filters.

Good value for the price

2009-05-19
Gold tone filter

Not as golden as it used to be...

2009-04-24
It's a fine coffee filter, but not gold, which is a pity. The gold was meant to keep the filter from being tainted by off tastes: it presumably doesn't do this any more. I hope my taste buds don't notice the difference.

Better than paper

2009-04-07
I've had the same filter for at least 15 years--it's outlasted I don't know how many coffee makers and carafes. The secret is never to put it in the dishwasher, and use dish soap on it as seldom as possible. Clean daily (gently) with hot water and a cloth, and hand-wash with dish soap every couple of weeks.

I wouldn't go back to paper filters. This makes much less mess and saves trees.

Not for fine ground coffee!

2009-03-23
Like any other permanent filter on the market, this requires weekly cleaning with vinegar, or other cleaner to keep build up on filter from adding bitterness to coffee. Permanent filters are also not recommended for finely ground coffee, at least not without the addition of a paper filter, preferably unbleached.

Great adjunct to Cuisinart coffeemaker.

2009-03-17
This coffee filter works great. It does add an extra step to the cleanup process compared with the paper filter, but is worth it. It reduced the number of times that one gets a "plugged" basket and a "boil over" Coffee tastes great. You are more likely to have fine grinds at the bottom of the cup however especially if you use a fine grind of coffee. Definitely prefer it over the paper filters!