personally i have the best of both worlds. I use a "pail" filter that I get at my dealer. they are designed to fit in a 5 gallon pail. they have a flat bottom on them but pail shape. To keep them inplace and tight there is a strap with velcrove to wrap around the top of the filter and hold the fold around the pail. I'm surprised no one else uses them on here, or i have never seen mention of them. they don't clog near as easy as cones. Plus they fit really nice in a 5 gallon bottler