Review on HARIO VIG-02T Transparent Coffee Maker - One Size by Nicole Hefton

I love Hario machines but there are too many contradictions in this coffee maker to be perfect - The carafe itself is a very thin glass, about the same as a wine glass. This is typical of Hario containers, but all the others I've used have been much smaller or much more rounded. In this case it seems too fragile. The handle of the carafe also seems to be raised too high. That said, all of this would really be better balanced when pouring if the grip was lower on the body. The cone is one of the many standard Hario cone styles. The glass is thick, there is a silicone protective pad on the edge (perhaps to protect hands from heat). The thickness of the glass in the cone emphasizes the thinness of the glass in the decanter - the ice insert is made of transparent plastic. The mold is too fragile to be made from glass and ice plus hot coffee causes problems. But hot coffee plus clear plastic doesn't impress me either. Each individual piece in this set is good, but as a set they feel weird. If I were designing the perfect one, I'd probably make the carafe a lot thicker, make a micro-perforated stainless steel liner, and include a lid. YMMV.