Reusable coffee filter

A filtering device for extraction of coffee by means of hot water, comprising a vessel for accommodating a quantity of water, said vessel having a relatively wide opening at the bottom thereof, a permanent filter disk closing said opening, a cylindrical separating receptacle of relatively smaller diameter than said disk affixed centrally thereto, and a water distribution cover over said vessel, said cover having a water passage opening arranged above said separating receptacle, said opening not exceeding the diameter of said receptacle.