brewer
Category
Brewer
Type
Immersion and pour-over dripper (switch valve)
Key specs
Size 02 (200 ml) or 03 (360 ml)
Material
Heatproof glass or ceramic, PCT resin switch
Weight
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What home baristas keep saying · from 9 reviews

easy to use5consistent3durability issues1learning curve1

Replaced a Clever with a Hario Switch and likes its flexibility.

“I used it as an excuse to buy a hario switch instead of another clever and I like the flexibility it gives me.”
positive

Likes their Hario Switch for its flexibility: any V60 paper, immersion when needed, and dripless in their camper van.

“part of why I like the Switch—it’s incredibly flexible.”
positive

Loves their Hario Switch, their daily brewer, for its control and modifiability.

“Personally I love the switch. I like the extra control, and the ability to modify it a bit.”
positive

Has really enjoyed their Hario Switch for the extra control and great coffee.

“I’ve really enjoyed my hario switch if you want another level of control. Can make som great coffee”
positive

Their daily Hario Switch took a while to dial in but they enjoy the process.

“My daily driver is a Hario V60 Switch/Baratza Virtuoso+. Took awhile but I dialed it in and I enjoy the whole process.”
positive

Enjoying their Hario Switch, which makes a couple of cups easily.

“Right now am using the Hario switch and enjoying it.”
positiveeasy to use

Having tried many pour-overs, they find the Hario Switch the dummy-proof sweet spot.

“The switch: V60 filter, grind your coffee, brew it, and enjoy. Its dummy proof”
positiveeasy to use

Regrets buying the size 02 Switch because it can't brew 300 ml in one go.

“Yeah, it was definitely a mistake getting the 02 size of the switch.”
mixed

Uses the ceramic Hario Switch daily and finds it great, with almost no plastic in contact with the coffee.

“the Hario Switch Ceramic is a great piece of equipment that I use daily.”
positive

Moved from a ceramic V60 to a glass size 03 Switch and would start with it again, partly for easier pre-warming.

“I had a ceramic 02 V60 and got a glass 03 switch. If I started again it’s how I would start”
positive

Finds the Switch great and very flexible for pour-over, immersion and hybrid recipes.

“Switch is a great offering, super flexible. You can do both pourover, immersion and hybrid.”
positive

Moved to the Hario Switch after inconsistent flat-bottom pour overs: a little less clarity, but consistent cups, easy dialing in, and more enjoyable.

“the cups are consistently consistent. It’s way easier to dial in beans and get to something tasty quickly, and I enjoy the process a whole lot more.”
positiveconsistenteasy to use

Loves their Hario Switch for its repeatability.

“I love my Switch because of its repeatability.”
positiveconsistent

The Hario Switch gave them good coffee easily, a nice set of training wheels after struggling with the V60.

“Switch. Actually good coffee easy, and a nice set of training wheels”
positiveeasy to use

Really enjoyed their Hario Switches, though they produce a very different cup and they've broken two.

“Really enjoyed my switches as well but they produce a very different cup and I have broken two of them now”
mixeddurability issues

Frustration with pour-over led them to the Hario Switch, which opened up immersion brewing for them.

“initial frustration with pour-over led to my discovery of the Hario Switch, which opened a whole new world of immersion.”
positive

Never went back after immersion brewing in their Switch: slightly less clarity, but an idiot-proof way to make really good coffee.

“Once I started immersion brewing in my switch, I never went back.”
positiveeasy to use

Has both a Timemore B75 and a Hario Switch and prefers the Switch every time once their technique improved.

“I've had b75 and Hario switch. Prefer the switch every single time.”
positive

Has more than 15 drippers and still uses the Switch 99% of the time; says it can be anyone's only dripper.

“I lost count at 15 drippers and still use my Switch 99% of the time.”
positive

Their glass Switch stalls constantly with light roasts, especially Ethiopians, where their plastic V60 01 doesn't.

“My switch stalls al the time with light roasts beans. Ethiopians especially are almost impossible.”
negative

After 1.5 years with an AeroPress XL they got a size 03 Switch, and their third cup with it beat anything from the AeroPress.

“My third coffee with the switch was better than any coffee I made with the aeropress.”
positive

With 12+ brewing methods the Switch is usually their daily driver, mostly used like a normal V60.

“I have 12+ ways to brew(I kinda stopped counting) and the Switch is usually my daily driver”
positive

Their first brewer was a Switch, but the switch was one variable too many for a beginner and they rarely used it; a plain V60 would have been better.

“I bought the switch as my first brewer. For me that switch was anouther variable and I was already a bit overwhelmed with it all without it.”
mixedlearning curve

Their ceramic Switch is consistent but rarely gives a wow cup and is always beaten by their Kalitas and Weber Bird.

“Hario Switch Ceramic I almost never get a "wow" brew from it. It's consistent, but always beat out by my Kalita's and Weber Bird.”
mixedconsistent