Arlis's Ceramic Coffee Filter (Set of 2)
Arlis's Ceramic Coffee Filter (Set of 2)
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Arlis's Ceramic Coffee Filter (Set of 2)
Final run · Seagrove, North Carolina
Arlis’s Ceramic Coffee Filter
Set of 2 · No paper · No plastic“Hot water should touch your coffee and nothing else.”
Made by hand in Seagrove
Seagrove, North Carolina, has lived off its kilns for more than two hundred years. Arlis Cagle has worked in one of them since he was eighteen. When his granddaughter Shelby showed him that most tea bags and paper coffee filters contain plastic, he remembered the fired ceramic water filter in his grandfather’s kitchen, and spent two winters and more than 300 firings making one for a coffee mug.
Every filter in this last run was pressed by hand, fired in his kiln and tested with a cup of coffee before it went in the box. Arthritis has taken his hands, and the studio closes on November 30. These are the last 167 sets.
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What arrives at your door
- 2 porous ceramic filters, charcoal grey, unglazed
- Each 3.35 inches across and 2.1 inches tall
- Ready to use after a rinse with hot water
Why it’s different
The ceramic is the filter
No paper inside, no metal mesh, no plastic ring. The fired ceramic walls hold back the grounds on their own.
No plastic in hot water
Many tea bags and paper filters contain plastic. Here, water just off the boil touches ceramic and coffee, nothing else.
A clean cup
The pores are far smaller than a coffee grain. What reaches your mug is coffee, not the muddy bottom metal filters leave.
Nothing to buy again
No more boxes of filters, no running out on a Sunday morning, nothing in the trash after every cup.
Coffee and tea
Use one filter for coffee and the other for loose-leaf tea, so neither picks up the taste of the other.
Made for one good cup
Small enough to sit right on top of your mug. One cup, made the way you like it, with no machine on the counter.
A paper filter vs. Arlis’s ceramic filter
How to use it
Rinse and set it on your mug. A quick rinse with hot water, then sit the filter on top of any standard mug.
Add coffee or tea. About two tablespoons of medium-coarse ground coffee, or one teaspoon of loose-leaf tea.
Pour slowly. Water just off the boil, in two or three pours. Your cup is ready in about three minutes.
Tap and rinse. Tap the grounds or leaves into the trash or compost and rinse the filter under the hot tap. No soap.
From someone who tests coffee for a living
“I’ve thrown out every reusable filter I’ve ever bought. I expected sludge from this one and got a clean cup. No grounds, no metal taste, no paper taste. I kept one by my own kettle.”
Renée Whitfield, coffee roaster in Asheville, North Carolina, for 22 years
Perfect for
Good to know before you order
- One cup at a time. It makes 8 to 12 ounces. It is not made for a full pot.
- Use a medium-coarse grind. Very fine coffee, like espresso grind, slows the filter down.
- It fits most standard mugs. On a very wide mug, the bottom of the filter dips a little into the cup.
- It is fired ceramic. Treat it like a good coffee cup. A fall onto a tile floor can break it.
- The color is natural. Every filter is the same deep charcoal grey from the firing, with a fine, stone-like surface.
Care
Rinse under the hot tap after every cup and let it air dry. Never use soap or the dishwasher, because ceramic soaks up detergent. Every couple of weeks, boil the filter for ten minutes in a pot of water with a spoonful of baking soda. That keeps the pores open and the filter fast for years. If it ever slows down, boil it again.
90-day money-back guarantee
Try it every morning for three months. If it isn’t for you, email info@craft-folk.com and send it back for a full refund. Every order ships within 24 hours.
Details
| Material | Porous fired ceramic, unglazed |
| In the set | 2 filters |
| Size | 3.35 in across × 2.1 in tall (8.5 × 5.3 cm) |
| Color | Charcoal grey |
| Makes | One cup, 8 to 12 oz |
| For | Ground coffee (medium-coarse) and loose-leaf tea |
| Care | Rinse with hot water, no soap, boil with baking soda every few weeks |
| Made by | Arlis Cagle, Seagrove, North Carolina |
| Shipping | Ships within 24 hours, most orders arrive in 3 to 5 business days |
| Guarantee | 90-day money-back guarantee |
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Product Specifications
Product Specifications
Dimensions:
- Height: 12.5 cm (4.92 in)
- Width: 4.5 cm (1.77 in)
- Perch peg: 1.7 cm (0.67 in)
- Entrance hole: Sized for hummingbirds and small songbirds
Material:
- Solid untreated beechwood — 100% natural
- No paint, no varnish, no chemicals
- Hand-burnt botanical engraving (each piece unique)
Mounting:
- Rust-resistant galvanized eye screw
- Ready to hang from branches, hooks, eaves, or garden posts
Features:
- Wooden perch peg below entrance
- Curved turned crown for a graceful hanging silhouette
- Interior sized for shelter during wind, rain, and cool nights
Crafted by:
- Earl — handmade one piece at a time
- Natural weathering over time deepens the wood tone and character
The Final Sale
The Final Sale
After years of making things by hand, our workshop is closing. These are the last pieces we'll ever ship. Every item on this page was made slowly, carefully, and with more love than any factory could replicate. Nothing rushed. Nothing outsourced. Just real craft from real hands.
We're proud of every single one. We hope they find good homes.
When they're gone, they're gone — and so are we.
Shipping & Guarantee
Shipping & Guarantee
All our products are shipped from multiple warehouse locations across the United States.
Our standard delivery time is typically 3–5 business days from the time of purchase.
We also offer a 30-day satisfaction guarantee.
If you're not completely satisfied – for any reason – you can return the product free of charge and receive a 100% refund. No questions asked.
Your skin deserves quality you can trust – without compromise.