Soto Helix Coffee Maker - £21.95

I really love the minimalism of this coffee brewer. It's a pour over stripped to its bare essentials: a conical spring that can hold a paper filter, and then compresses nearly flat when not in use.

But although the brewer itself is as low profile as it could possibly be, there is still the bulk of the associated coffee paraphernalia to consider: the cup (or cups), coffee grounds and thermos paper filters.

When brewing for one, the Soto Helix actually works out a little bulkier than the Stanley Pour Over (when the latter is used with an Elephant Box coffee tin). But when it comes to making coffee for two (with cups that stack neatly), Soto's Helix does take up a little less room than either the Stanley Pour Over or the AeroPress GO.