Just pour the water in the outer ring, walk away, and 3–4 minutes later, you have incredible filter coffee.

Like the Pulsar, Tricolate, and Filter3, The Hoop is a no-bypass brewer, which means astringency is easy to avoid, and The Hoop produces high extractions using a relatively coarse grind. The small-diameter brewing chamber provides a deeper bed than most no-bypass brewers.

The genius of The Hoop lies in the allowing the barista to pour all of the water at once, while limiting the height of the slurry