This coffee maker makes amazing coffee, some of the best I've made myself. The flavor is excellent and it can easily make more than once cup at a time, so it's great for making delicious coffee for more than one person. It is a lot of work to use and maintain, however. I wouldn't recommend this as a daily morning coffee maker (especially if you need caffeine to wake up), but something for the afternoon or evening. The time required to use is about 15 minutes from start to clean-up (after getting the hang of it), and the filter and glassware need some special care to keep in good condition. Due to the process of this setup, the coffee also has to be brewed at boiling temp (I use an aeropress for my daily coffee and like to brew at 80°C) so it will take quite a while to cool down before you can enjoy it. The price is also something to consider as I would highly recommend getting a butane burner to use with this, which could put the total cost to ~$130 for this setup. Overall, I would recommend this if you're looking for a new and fun way to make coffee and don't mind the extra work to clean and maintain a cloth filter and fragile glassware. This is an excellent product that makes delicious coffee and is fun to use.This is a very nice looking coffee maker, it looks quality. It reeks coffee fanatic if anyone sees it in your house lol. The box, was about 16" long, by 6" wide x5", which I thought was a little small, I thought this thing was going to be huge for a 5 cup, but it's not that huge. It's a perfect size. It comes with everything you see in the picture. It is Japanese made, so it has Japanese writing on the box, but one thing good is it has English as well. I think I seen Chinese, Korean, and Spanish on the instructions as well. It comes with a small denatured alcohol burner, but you'd need to buy some denatured alcohol, I bought some here, green denatured alcohol http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001FOSX9U?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00 it's about 7.98, not bad. It has a plastic measuring, stirring spoon inside too. Guess I didn't need the hario wood stirrer but it was only 5.98. The whole setup looks quality and feels sturdy. That top lid becomes the stand for the top part once the coffee is done and you pull off the top. The strainer comes with one of the cloth filters already attached. They are 7.30 for 5 filters, http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000IGOTW6?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00 but I read you can keep washing them and re-use them, so it'll be interesting to see how many servings each filter lasts. I seen this siphon type coffee maker at a shop in Japan, and always wanted one, and now they're here at a decent price, so it's pretty nice to have. Don't know why someone doesn't just make an electronic version of this with a built in electric heater of some sort and a gold filter, I should just design one with a computer ic that controls the timing and light that tells you when to add the coffee. Seems pretty simple. Ahh, that would take the fun away, this is way cool with the alcohol burner. Anyways, can't wait to try it. Will leave comments after I make a cup tomorrow, I think my order of denatured alcohol is coming, but for now, the quality and completeness of the kit are 5 star, and the one day prime shipping was awesome.Update:Ok, so amazon sent me laquer thinner instead of denatured alcohol, please do not use lacquer thinner, it has all kinds of toxic things like acetone, so be careful, it had an amazon bar code of denatured alcohol, but the product was lacquer thinner. Anyways, i ended up getting this burner. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00VLADUQ4?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00 it was only 35 dollars and shipped in one day, awesome. I just tried it now, the burner clicks on, had a full tank of butane as well. I had the flame low, so it took longer to boil, but i made coffee with about the same amount i normally do. I used three of the hario scoop spoon it says 9gm per scoop, but i put 3 full scoops for the 5 cups and the coffee was nice and rich. I let the water come up as much as it could, then stirred it just till it incorporated, waited the 70 seconds with burner under, then removed the burner, held a slightly warm wet towel under the bottom glass, i was scared to use a cold wet towel even though it's pyrex, but it was cool enough to start drawing the liquid back down. This is a great cup of coffee, and yeah, it's a little more work, now i have to wash the cloth filter and rinse the two bowls carefully as one person stated, it's easy to drop these things, so be careful. But it's great, i love it. I don't mind the extra time, it's actually fun to watch and make, and the coffee is delicous. Oh and last thing, i just straightened the top, i didn't push down on it, it pretty much seals itself once it's straight, and after the coffee was done, i just pushed it a little to one side and turned it at the same time, the top glass was cool aready so easy to handle and it just popped off. Didn't take a whole lot of strength, so just put the top on gently, no need to push it on there.I’ve enjoyed coffee & tea-tasting for over 40 years. Am not a new comer to coffee/tea preparation. Enough said. The Hario “Technica” Syphon coffeemaker produces a fine, flavorful & rich cup of coffee and Hoji-Cha (Japanese roasted green tea chai) - no contest..I’ve no regrets re: this purchase! NOTE: It is necessary that one follow OEM (manufacture’s) provided directions w/this Hario product (always keeping in mind that the components which this device is primarily comprised of are made of fine glass & should be treated handled & cleansed & stored w/care.) Use caution w/any device that incorporates flame/flammable materials as per the included bunsen burner-like device utilized to heat & brew your preferred beverages (coffee/tea/herbal or fruit essenses [herbal/fruit teas]). It is a marvelous device! Very pleased consumer here. NO REGRETS. Thank you for this product, Hario & Amazon.com.ずっとネスレのバリスタを使っていました。インスタントのブラックの味がどうも馴染まなくなり、やはりコーヒーサーバーなのかなーと思っていたところ、なぜか燃料アルコールを1本持っていたので(笑)ロマンのサイフォンを買いました。コーヒーはKEY COFFEEの青缶を使用。味は、まさに感動もの。ただ劇的に違うと思ったのは、クリープを入れてカフェオレにして飲んだ時。ミルクの風味というか味がインスタントとは比べものにならず、一人で夜に声を漏らしていました。手順を守り、抽出後ロートにドーム状になったコーヒー粉と泡が綺麗に付いていると、うまく抽出できたなーと感じます。これも一つの楽しみですね。ただ、水、粉の量、抽出時間はしっかり測って作らないと簡単に味が転びます。フラスコからお湯が上がり切ったあと、うっかり2分でもロートで煮えたぎらせてしまうと、残念な味になってしまいます。抽出後の粉にも泡は付いておらず、雑味や苦味がしっかり出てしまいます。(笑)ある意味失敗したのもわかりやすいです。あと意外と書かれていなかったのが、お手入れ方法で、ネルフィルターは、コーヒー粉が布目に入らないようサッと洗い流す。(ゴシゴシ力を入れて洗わない)その後水につけて乾燥しないように冷蔵庫に入れて保管する。らしいです。慣れればそこまで面倒ではないですね。ズボラなので抽出後1日洗わずコーヒー粉も捨てずにほっとくこともありますが、何か問題が起きたことはありません。また、電気式と迷いましたが、アルコールランプのロマンに勝てず、こちらにしました。アルコールは付属のランプに8割入れて2ー3回使えるかな、といった消費量です。ランプは消化した後しっかりキャップを閉めないとアルコールがどんどん気化して、次使おうとしたときに空になっていることがあるので注意です。Superb coffee maker. Upgraded to this from a TCA3, prefer this as I can get two large cups out of it. Produces an incr dinky good cup of brewOnce you've read the instructions and prepared the glassware, making coffee in this is pure theatre.It makes a lovely full-bodied, but not overly bitter brew which is a definite cut above what you get from a cafetière.I'd recommend getting the butane burner for it, as the alcohol burner is a bit weak and fiddly.Easy to clean and care for, just make sure you have a large supply of beans nearby - you'll want to use it a lot.These are simply wonderful. You can buy one for a third of the price, but little things (like the chain and spring) tend to break on cheap ones. What is really nice is that you make your coffee wherever you like because you take the heat source with you. Use meths; anything else makes a hell of a stink.