what I did was take the filter while still in dripper and put.my scoop of coffee grounds in it. mine comes with another filter for.the top for the water, so I used that too and put boiling water through their to the coffee. there's A spring on the dripper so carefully make sure you press in the right part so you don't burn yourself. aim the dripper obouve the coffee cup you want and keep pouring till the amount of coffee you want. you can put as much as you want of grounds for how strong you want it. I just really needed coffee so I made it.not sure how strong it'll be. it was a little weak lol so more is possibly better.

then just add your creamer and enjoy :). I just needed one cup and didn't want.to have to use and clean the entire pot for just me. so I tried this and its great.

now if your using a cloth or paper filter you use the rubberband to put around the top of the cup your using and try to make a little hole or cave in the middle to put your grounds in and you won't struggle to hold it while pouring the boiling water. put grounds in and pour water little by little over it till your Desired amount. then discard when done :).