Sock Pots

I just purchased two sock pots: one from Northwestern Glass; and one from Hario. The first couple brews through the NG sock pot had a cotton taste, but after that the coffee tasted very clean - similar to siphon in body and taste. Haven't tried the Hario yet (mainly because I like the little pour spout built into the the body of NG), which resembles a Chemex with the wooden collar.

What I like about the sock is the re-usable filter. I prefer that over throwing away paper filters from the Chemex. Now that I think about it, I should try the cloth filter in the Bee House. I want to get away from disposables as much as possible.

Anyway, I was wondering what y'all is doin' regarding filter maintenance. Do you rinse and dry or keep them wet like siphon filters? The manual said rinse and dry, which is what I've been doing.

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