Part of the secret to the best cup of coffee made from Kalita coffee equipment is the filter which is designed specifically for the Kalita drippers. More importantly, the Kalita filter is so thin that many find it is not necessary to pre-rinse the filter to remove any paper taste.
The thin design of the filter combined with the wave design of the dripper means even without a pre-rinse that no filter taste is transferred to the coffee.
Espresso Parts carries the 185 Kalita Wave filter, the 155 Kalita Wave Filter, the 103 Kalita Paper Filter and the 102 Kalita Paper filter to fit most Kalita coffee makers.