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Hario V60 Ceramic Coffee Dripper 02
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A porcelain cone that holds a paper filter: no electronics, no plastic, nothing to descale. Hario says it is Japanese porcelain. We found no test of the glaze or of Hario’s filters.
Best for Anyone who wants the cheapest low-plastic way to make one to four cups of filter coffee and accepts an untested glaze.
- Our rating
- Good (3.6 of 5)
- Price range
- Budget
- Size
- Size 02 (1 to 4 cups); paper filters sold separately
- Made in
- Made in Japan (Arita-yaki porcelain, per Hario)
approx. $30.50 for the white size 02
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Also sold at Amazon ($27), Seattle Coffee Gear ($20), Sur La Table ($33) .
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How it scores Our rating, metric by metric
- What touches the water and coffee 45% of the rating 4 of 5
Porcelain and paper only: no plastic, metal or seal. Minor gaps: the glaze is not described and Hario does not say how the white paper is bleached.
- Independent testing 10% of the rating 1 of 5
We found no test of the glaze, the dripper or the filters, from Hario or anyone else.
- Durability 20% of the rating 3 of 5
Nothing to wear out or descale, but porcelain chips and breaks, and Hario’s page states no warranty or care rules.
- Trust 10% of the rating 3 of 5
No recall or Prop 65 notice, and Hario names its material and origin. It says little more: no glaze or test information and no warranty on the page.
- Value 15% of the rating 5 of 5
About $30.50 for the dripper and about $10 for 100 filters, the cheapest brewer here.
The rating, 3.6 of 5, is the weighted average of these scores. See how we rank coffee makers & gear and our standard.
Where to buy Stores and the prices we saw
- Amazon (opens in a new tab) approx. $27. White, size 02. Sold by Press 18, a third-party seller, not by Hario. Ships from Amazon.
- Seattle Coffee Gear (opens in a new tab) approx. $20. White ceramic; choose size Medium (02). The store lists a 1-year manufacturer warranty, which Hario’s own page does not state.
- Sur La Table (opens in a new tab) approx. $33. White size 02, listed with Hario’s model number VDC-02-W and Arita-yaki ceramic. In stock when we looked.
Prices as we saw them on October 23, 2026. They change often. These links carry no tracking code and earn us nothing.
What it’s made of What touches your food, water, skin or air
- Porcelain dripper, glazed. Hario: Arita-yaki, handmade, made in Japan. The glaze is not described.
- Hario V60 02 paper filter: paper pulp, “chemical free”, made without glue, FSC certified, made in Japan. Sold in white and natural brown; the bleaching method is not stated.
What people ask Worries raised online and elsewhere, and what we found
- Is the glaze lead-free?
- Hario says the dripper is porcelain made in Japan and publishes no leach test. Lead in glazes is mostly a problem with handmade or unmarked ceramics, as our lead guide explains. We found no test of this dripper by anyone, so it stays unconfirmed.
- Are the paper filters bleached or glued?
- Hario (opens in a new tab) calls its V60 filters “chemical free”, made without glue and FSC certified, and sells white and natural brown. It does not say how the white paper is bleached. We found no lab test of Hario filters, so we cannot compare them with the PFAS marker an independent lab found in Chemex’s Natural filters.
- Who sells it, and is it the real thing?
- Hario USA sells it for $30.50. Sur La Table lists the same white size 02 under Hario’s model number (VDC-02-W) at about $33, and Seattle Coffee Gear at about $20. On Amazon the seller is a third party (Press 18), not Hario, so we cannot check where its stock comes from. Hario, Sur La Table and the Amazon listing all call the ceramic Japanese.
Why we chose it What put it on our list
- The hot path is porcelain and paper. Hario’s page lists the dripper’s material as “Porcelain”, handmade in Japan from Arita-yaki, and the only other things the water touches are the filter and your own kettle.
- The filters are named. Hario says its V60 paper filters are “Chemical Free”, made without glue and FSC certified, paper pulp, made in Japan, sold in white and natural brown for about $10 per 100.
- Nothing to wear out or descale: no boiler, tubing or seals. The price on Hario’s own store is $30.50 for the white 02.
- Hario also sells the same V60 shape in plastic, from about $13 on its store, alongside ceramic, glass and metal versions. This listing is the porcelain one.
Trade-offs What to weigh before you buy
- We found no glaze or lead leach test for this dripper. Hario states Japan as the origin but publishes no report.
- It is breakable, and a good pour needs a kettle with a thin spout.
- Skip Hario’s V60 “Meteor” filters: Hario describes them as paper, abaca and polylactic acid (PLA), a plastic.
- The paper’s bleaching method is not stated, and we found no PFAS or other lab test of Hario’s filters.
What to know Details worth knowing first
A pour-over dripper is the simplest way to make coffee with almost nothing in the hot path. Hot water from your own kettle runs through a paper filter and a porcelain cone, and that is all. Our coffee page recommends paper-filtered coffee because the filter removes the diterpenes (cafestol and kahweol) that raise LDL cholesterol.
The thing we could not check is the glaze. Our guide to lead in cookware and pottery is mostly about handmade or unmarked ceramics. Hario gives Japan as the origin but publishes no leach test, so this stays the maker’s word. The paper is the second gap: Hario says “chemical free” and “made without glue” but not how the white paper is bleached, and nobody has tested it for PFAS that we could find.
Use it with a stainless steel or glass kettle. Avoid the plastic versions of the same dripper and Hario’s Meteor filters, which contain PLA: our guide to reducing microplastic exposure says heating is what sharply raises particle release from plastic. If the glaze worries you, Hario sells the same shape in plain stainless steel.
What we checked Each claim, and how sure we are of it
| What we checked | What we found |
|---|---|
| Inert materials in the hot path Maker’s claim | Porcelain dripper, stated by Hario as “Porcelain”, Arita-yaki, made in Japan. Hot water also touches the paper filter and your kettle. |
| Lead-free brass Maker’s claim | Not applicable: the dripper has no metal parts. |
| No PTFE or PFA in the water path Not verified | No coating or seal is described. The dripper is glazed, and the glaze is not described or tested in anything we found. |
| Filters you can name Maker’s claim | Hario V60 02 paper filters: paper pulp, FSC certified, “Chemical Free”, made without glue, made in Japan. The bleaching method is not stated. |
| Built to last Not verified | Nothing mechanical to repair or descale. Hario’s page gives no warranty or care instructions. |
| Independent testing Not verified | None found for the dripper, the glaze or the filters. |
| California Prop 65 notices Verified | No notice naming Hario in the California Attorney General’s 60-day notice database (searched 2026-10-23; the three hits name hotels and parking companies). |
| Recalls Verified | No recall naming Hario coffee equipment in the US Consumer Product Safety Commission recall database (title search, 2026-10-23; the two results are a bicycle trailer and a toy playset). |
What the labels mean
- Verified We opened an independent record that confirms it: a certifier’s listing, a regulator’s list or a lab report. It is linked under Sources.
- Maker’s claim The maker says so on its own page or label. We read it but found no independent record.
- Not verified We looked and could not confirm it, or the maker does not say. Treat it as unknown.
Sources Where our facts come from
- Hario USA: V60 Ceramic Coffee Dripper 02. Maker’s page. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
- Hario USA: V60 paper filter for 02 dripper. Maker’s page. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
- Hario USA: V60 Meteor filters (paper, abaca and PLA). Maker’s page. Hario describes these as containing PLA, a plastic. We do not recommend them. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
- Hario USA: V60 Metal Coffee Dripper 02. Maker’s page. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
- California Attorney General: Prop 65 60-day notice search, defendant name “Hario”. Certifier or regulator listing. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
- CPSC recall database, title search for Hario. Certifier or regulator listing. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Alternatives Other options to compare
- Hario V60 Metal dripper 02 The same shape in stainless steel with no coating, about $40.50. No glaze to worry about; it has a silicone holder that does not touch the coffee.
- Chemex Classic Six Cup Borosilicate glass instead of porcelain, about $20 more, with filter paper whose process the maker names.
- Frieling stainless steel French press No filter to buy and no plastic, but unfiltered coffee keeps the diterpenes that paper removes. About $115 and up.