Japanese Kishu Binchotan Water Purifying Charcoal Stick - Filters up to 2 Liters of Water Review

This makes my water taste better and less thick, but mine is halved almost immediately. Washed, boiled for ten minutes and left to dry according to the instructions. Then I put it in a carafe, filled it with water and let it steep. I drank two glasses, refilled the carafe and put it in the fridge. The next time I opened the door, the stick lay in two pathetic pieces at the bottom of the carafe. Apart from losing aesthetics (now I only have two dark parts below) this takes up a lot of area as…

I ordered a glass pitcher that matches the amount of water it can filter and boiled it for ten minutes before adding it to the pitcher I bought (glass, since I heard these filters are meant to be used with clean glass (glasses), filter for 24 hours to be sure. And it still tastes like tap water and has a metallic taste. I'm thinking maybe it has something to do with my pipes or something because I can't figure out what else it could be, I've heard it's a less wasteful way of getting clean water

Although we have a RainSoft system that works great for me, my husband's sense of smell is much keener and he picks up the slightest smell/taste of rotten eggs. While I drink tap water, he still drinks bottled water. Bought to try to reduce the amount of plastic bottles recycled. Follow cooking and drying instructions. Place the prepared Binchotan stick in a liter jar and leave for 90 minutes. Note that some commenters have said that a short time worked for them. My husband said it was an…