I wash mine in the dishes (at the start when the water is very hot and clean) and then leave them in a glass of water for a few hours to rinse- and then air dry them). It really helps if you clean them right after use, rather than letting sit in the grounds for hours. Occasionally I throw them in the washing machine.

Finally- I periodically boil them in the syphon doing a water only brew.

Then I throw them away... when they start to look old :-/. I will be adding some larger packs of 10 Akira filters to the website soon.
p.s. for what it is worth I dont like using the filters when they are wet. I find that the water can draw up a lot slower- and the same for the drawback. I think they become swollen when wet. Like bean I think it is a good idea to break them in with a sterilising water only brew This also seems to temper them so that on the next use the water draws up faster.

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