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Hario
V60 Ceramic Coffee Dripper 02
The pour-over benchmark: a handmade porcelain cone with spiral ribs and an open bottom that rewards good technique.
8.7
Excellent
Coffee Reviews score
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Community
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- Type
- Manual pour-over cone dripper
- Size
- 02
- Capacity
- 1–4 cups
- Typical price
- $30.50
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Last reviewed October 17, 2026 by the Coffee Reviews editors · How we score
The pour-over benchmark: a handmade porcelain cone with spiral ribs and an open bottom that rewards good technique.
The V60 02 is Hario's classic cone pour-over dripper, here in the handmade Arita-yaki porcelain version. It brews 1–4 cups, and its spiral ridges and single large opening let your pour speed set the flow, which is why baristas favor it. In return it is more technique-sensitive than flat-bottom or immersion brewers. It needs V60 02 paper filters, and ideally a gooseneck kettle and a grinder.
Best for
- Coffee enthusiasts who want maximum control over a single cup
- Pour-over learners who want the most widely documented brewer
- Learners following recipes like James Hoffmann's
What we like
- Fragrant pour-over with a lot of control over extraction
- Handmade Japanese porcelain that looks good and lasts with care
- Inexpensive brewer and filters
- Brews 1–4 cups and works for flash-chilled iced coffee
- Easy cleanup: toss the paper and rinse
Watch-outs
- Technique-sensitive and less consistent cup to cup
- Works best with a gooseneck kettle, scale and burr grinder
- Porcelain can chip or break
- Needs V60-specific cone filters
How it scored
The breakdown.
8.7Excellent
Gear score out of 10, weighted across five factors.
- Performance30%9.0
The cone, spiral ridges and unrestricted opening let you shape extraction with pour speed (fast for a delicate body, slow for heavier flavor, per Hario), and Tom's Guide praises its fragrant cup. Results vary more than with flat-bottom brewers.
- Build & reliability20%8.4
It is handmade Arita-yaki porcelain from a 100-year-old Japanese glassmaker and has no moving parts, but ceramic can chip or break if dropped, and no warranty is listed.
- Ease of use15%7.3
Tom's Guide notes it depends on pouring precision more than other pour-overs, and a 10-year owner says it is hard to repeat cup to cup, though cleanup is a quick rinse.
- Value20%9.0
At $30.50 for porcelain, or $13 for Hario's plastic version, it is one of the cheapest routes to specialty-level coffee.
- Community love15%9.3
It is the reference pour-over brewer: James Hoffmann's V60 technique video has more than 5 million views, and forum users still rate it above pod machines for taste.
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What people are saying
From the forums.
Verbatim from Reddit, forums and long-term owner write-ups — linked so you can read the full thread.
“The Hario V60 is a budget friendly, easy-to-use coffee maker with very little bells and whistles. The V60 filters are adept at preventing ground spillage and brewing a fragrant coffee.”
“Under £10 it’s not espresso but a Hario V60 and the James Hoffman recipe and good coffee beans beats any Nespresso for taste imo.”
“tbf the Hario V60 can be exacting, and is sensitive to technique. It makes repeating from cup to cup difficult - more so than the Chemex. I've used a V60 almost every day for the last 10 years…”
Specifications
By the numbers.
- Model
- VDC-02W (White) / VDC-02R (Red)
- Size
- 02
- Capacity
- 1–4 cups
- Material
- Porcelain (Arita-yaki), handmade
- Shape
- Conical with spiral ridges
- Outlet
- Single large opening with no flow restriction
- Filters
- V60 02 paper filters (sold separately)
- Dimensions
- 140 × 120 × 102 mm (W × D × H)
- Made in
- Japan
- Dimensions
- 140 × 120 × 102 mm (W × D × H)
- Brews
- Pour-over, Iced / over ice
- Typical price
- $30.50 for Size 02 ceramic dripper, White ($32.50 Red) (checked October 2026)
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FAQ
Good questions.
How many cups does the V60 02 brew?
Hario rates the size 02 dripper for 1–4 cups. It uses the matching V60 02 cone paper filters.
What filters does it need?
It needs Hario V60 02 cone paper filters. Hario USA sells them in 40- and 100-count packs in white or natural brown.
Is the V60 hard for beginners?
It is more sensitive to technique than most brewers. Tom's Guide says it relies on pouring precision more than other pour-overs, and long-time users report cup-to-cup variation. A published recipe, a scale and a gooseneck kettle make results much more consistent.
Ceramic or plastic V60?
Both share the same cone, spiral ridges and single large opening. The ceramic version is handmade Arita-yaki porcelain at .50, while Hario's plastic V60 02 costs . Choose ceramic for the handmade porcelain build, or plastic to save money.
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- hario-usa.com/products/v60-ceramic-coffee-dripper-02-classic
- hario-usa.com/products/v60-ceramic-coffee-dripper-02-classic.json
- hario-usa.com/products/v60-plastic-coffee-dripper-02
- global.hario.com/about/company.html
- global.hario.com/about/history.html
- amazon.com/dp/B000P4D5HG
- tomsguide.com/home/coffee-makers/hario-v60-review
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