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Although paper filters are used all over the world, with the benefit of holding the used grounds for disposal, metal filters are also common, especially in India. These are made of thin perforated metal sheets, the holes being smaller than the size of the coffee grounds.

Drip brewing is the most popular method of coffee brewing, owing to the overwhelming popularity of the automatic drip brewing coffee machine. There are, however, several manual drip-brewing devices on the market, offering a little more control over brewing parameters than automatic machines.

Compared to other brewing methods such as French press or Espresso, in which the brewing water doesn't go through a paper filter, drip brewing produces clear, light-bodied coffee, which is free of sediments but also of some of coffee's oils and essences which can get trapped in the paper filter.