Single-serve permeable beverage filter and method of using same

1. A beverage filter, comprising:

a permanent, single serve wire mesh filter basket configured to be positioned in a filter housing of a single serve type beverage brewer, the filter basket has a flanged top defining an open top, a solid bottom, a plurality of side pillars extending between the flanged top and the solid bottom to provide support and structure to the filter basket, and a sheet of wire mesh extending between each side pillar and from the flanged top to the solid bottom; and

a disposable, liquid permeable filter having a bottom and a sidewall configured to substantially conform to the contour of the interior surface of the filter basket so as to prevent clogging of the sheet of wire mesh when a ground beverage is placed in the disposable, liquid permeable filter and a liquid is passed through the ground beverage, the disposable, liquid permeable filter, and the filter basket.

2. A method of brewing a beverage, comprising:

obtaining a permanent, single serve wire mesh filter basket configured to be positioned in a filter housing of a single serve type beverage brewer, the filter basket having a flanged top defining an open top, a solid bottom, a plurality of side pillars extending between the flanged top and the solid bottom to provide support and structure to the filter basket, and a sheet of wire mesh extending between each side pillar and from the flanged top to the solid bottom;

inserting a disposable, liquid permeable filter into the filter basket such that the filter substantially conforms to the contour of the interior surface of the filter basket;

placing ground coffee in the disposable, liquid permeable filter;

passing a liquid over the ground coffee, through the disposable, liquid permeable filter, and through the filter basket; and

removing the disposable, liquid permeable filter from the filter basket.