A coffee maker having a filter support incorporating a sieve

A filter support ( 23 ) for supporting a filter pad or such like in a coffee maker. The filter support ( 23 ) comprises a disc with a discharge opening ( 31 ) at its centre. On one surface ( 32 ) of the filter support ( 23 ) there are a plurality of support projections ( 33 ). When a filter pad is placed on the filter support ( 23 ), the underside of the filter pad rests on the support projections ( 33 ) so that liquid (coffee) flows out of the bottom of the filter pad and over the surface ( 32 ). A sieve ( 34 ) is provided around the discharge opening ( 26 ). In this example, the sieve ( 34 ) comprises upstands ( 35 ) that are spaced apart to provide apertures ( 36 ). The apertures ( 36 ) are the same width or narrower than the discharge opening ( 31 ) so that they allow liquid (coffee) to pass from the surface ( 32 ) to the discharge opening ( 31 ), but prevent particles, such as stray coffee grounds, reaching and blocking the discharge opening ( 31 ).