"The Saiga is a compact pour-over for the coffee you make away from your own kitchen. Open its two arms, rest it on a mug, and the coffee drips straight into the cup in your hand. Fold the arms back in and it is 7.5 cm across and 55 g, small enough to drop inside a wide-mouth travel mug. There is no paper to carry. The filter is two layers of 304 stainless steel, a fine inner mesh inside a laser-cut outer layer. Steel lets the coffee's oils through, so the cup has more body than paper gives. It also lets a little fine silt through. Leave the last sip in the cup. How to brew, by feel. Set the Saiga on your mug. Add two heaped spoons of medium-ground coffee. Pour a little water just off the boil, enough to wet the grounds, and wait while they rise and settle. Then pour slowly, in small circles, until the mug is nearly full. Listen to it drip. Lift it off and park it on its clear stand-cup. Taste, and next time move a spoon either way. That is the whole skill. Care. Knock the grounds into the bin and rinse under the tap. Hand wash. Every few weeks, soak the mesh in warm water with a splash of vinegar to clear the coffee oils. Keep it away from flame, ovens and microwaves. Why the saiga. A small antelope of the steppes of Central Asia that walks great distances every year. Its outsized nose filters the dust of summer migrations and warms icy winter air before it reaches the lungs. In the Ice Age, saiga roamed as far as Alaska. Sobertooth makes the objects a morning ritual is built from, and names each collection after a creature. The Saiga belongs to the Carry, the things that leave the house with you, so a hotel room, a train window or a desk at work can still start with four unhurried minutes. Your coffee, your way."
- Folds Into Your Travel Mug: Tuck the two arms in and the Saiga is 7.5 cm across and 55 g, small enough to drop inside a wide-mouth travel mug; coffee on the go, with nothing to plug in
- Rests On Your Mug, Brews Straight In: Open the arms, set it on the rim of most mugs and cups, add coffee and pour slowly; no carafe to wash and no paper filters to carry or buy
- Two Layers Of 304 Stainless Steel: A fine inner mesh inside a laser-cut outer layer; the coffee's natural oils come through for a fuller cup, with a little fine silt that settles at the bottom
- Medium-Ground Coffee Works Best: A grind like coarse sand drips through in a few minutes; fine filter-coffee powder works too, but drips slower and leaves more silt in the cup
- In The Box: The Saiga with its steel mesh filter, and a clear Sobertooth stand-cup to park it on after brewing, so the last drips stay off the table; BPA-free plastic, rinses clean under the tap