AMT 13 OZ Vietnamese Coffee Maker Coffee Filter, 2-3 Servings Phin, Screw Down Coffee Vietnamese Coffee Dripper for Vietnamese Style at Home Office (13 OZ – Handle)

The press is not a good fit, too much coffee grind just flows between the press and dripper and you don’t get a good squeeze on the grinds, it all just end up floating and on top of the press.

Not knowing which size is best I went with the larger one since I am familiar with the “demitasse” version served in cafes or restaurant. Works well for Thai or Vietnamese style grounds.

Received defective, the insert is stuck in the chamber, won’t come out, and there’s rust on it! Can’t use. Now have to take it to do a return. Annoyed.

I was recently given some Vietnamese Robusta coffee by a friend who got it from home. This is the Phin filter he uses; this larger size allows him to brew larger batches for cold coffee drinks. He advised me to screw down the inner top to the filter tightly, more than the manufacture recommends. Even though it takes longer to brew this way, the results are worth it, yielding a thick, rich, velvety texture to Vietnamese coffee.

About this particular product – it’s solidly made and the price point is very reasonable. It does a great job making traditional Vietnamese coffee. The instructions are very well written and easy to follow. My friend advised using more coffee, filling to roughly half the chamber, but that makes it harder to screw down the top of the filter. I like having the cork handles, but that means the main chamber can’t go in the dishwasher. Coffee brewed this way leaves a fair bit of oil, so get the dishwasher safe handle if you’re not down for hand washing. This thing really conducts heat, so be very careful if you want to take off the top lid while it’s brewing!

If you buy ground coffee from Vietnam it should work perfectly. If you grind yourself, you want a very fine grind like for Aeropress or a Moka Pot. It should be just a touch more coarse than an espresso grind. If you buy pre-ground coffee at an American grocery store, Cafe Bustelo would probably work best as they grind for Moka pot users. Also the flavor profile of Bustelo would be a nice fit to this style of brewing.

As a first time user it took me a few tries to get the screw function to drip at the right pace to brew the coffee to my exact taste but i got it eventually and the coffee tastes exquisite!

My method: once you screw down the press to where its (not too firmly) pressed against the coffee, unscrew it just under or at about 180 degrees, with cafe du monde chicory coffee the brew should take about 7-8 minutes. I have the 9.5oz filter and i use 2 tbsp of ground coffee which yields 8-8.5oz of coffee.

Of course this might not be the correct method but its the one i prefer!