Coffee History: Melitta Bentz, Inventor of the Paper Filter

We all have a lot of folks to thank for our daily coffee fix—farmers, roasters, baristas—but we should also nod to the mad geniuses throughout history who have made our morning coffee possible. Today we honor a mess-hating German housewife named Melitta.

Melitta Bentz - Inventor of the Coffee Filter - More than Beer and Schnitzel

Melitta Bentz: For The Love of Good Coffee (2022)

Melitta Bentz - the woman who invented the coffee filter

Melitta Bentz, Innovated with brass pot and blotting paper, Survived war, grew in peace, Books, Periodicals

Melitta Bentz - the woman who invented the coffee filter

Overlooked No More: Melitta Bentz, Who Invented the Coffee Filter - The New York Times

Melitta® - Melitta® Journey through Time

Melitta #4 Cone Coffee Filters, Natural Brown, 40 Count: Disposable Coffee Filters: Home & Kitchen

110 Years of Paper Filters - Brown & Jenkins - The Vermont Coffee Roasters