Really? I've seen hemp, cotton, and washable metal filters abound in the American market. If anything, paper filters have (for me at least) become anachronistic, as neither I nor anyone I know continues to use them. Perhaps it is because of the recent popularity of the green movement, but based on anecdotal evidence (the best kind!) paper filters are used pretty rarely.

----- Original Message -----
From: Kirk Kleinschmidt <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Sunday, February 7, 2010 4:08 pm
Subject: Re: Consensus on coffee?
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> Other than instant coffee -- which I've read dominates the European 
> market -- I've never seen a USA coffee maker that doesn't use paper 
> filters...
> More info needed?
> 
> --Kirk in MN
> 
> 
> 
> >A recent study compared rates of cancer between European and 
> American coffee drinkers - it found that Europeans get less cancer 
> from it.
> >The reason given was that Europeans use paper filters more than 
> Americans.                     (url not recorded)
> 
> >So it looks like paper-filtered coffee is healthier, might even be 
> reducing the acrylamides.
> 
> >William
>