Sibarist TRAPEZOID (FAST) vs Kalita 102 (wedge)

Fits

Melitta wedge

Flow

Fast · Manufacturer-stated

Material

Paper · Abaca

Reuse

Single-use

Availability

Specialty only

How it brews

Sibarist's high-permeability abaca paper cut to the trapezoid (wedge) shape for Melitta-style brewers, in S/M/L. It's the same fast, low-clog abaca sheet as the rest of the FAST line, just shaped for a wedge bed rather than a cone — Sibarist positions it as draining faster than a standard wedge paper so you can grind finer without stalling (the maker's own claim, not measured here). It fits the Melitta-wedge seat and interchanges with other wedge papers there. Single-use, with the usual pre-brew rinse.

Fits

Melitta wedge

Flow

Unknown · Unknown

Material

Paper · Cellulose

Reuse

Single-use

Availability

In production

How it brews

Kalita's classic trapezoid (wedge) papers — 101 for 1-2 cups, 102 for 2-4 — for flat-walled wedge drippers, distinct from the crinkled Wave line. The wedge shape drains through a slot at the base rather than three round holes; it's an older, budget-friendly format shared with the Melitta seat. Kalita publishes no flow class for these and there's no reliable within-seat ranking, so flow is left unrated. If your dripper is a wedge (sloped, ridged, slot at the bottom), this is the paper; if it's the round three-hole Wave, you want the Wave paper instead.