Comments on: AeroPress Original

By: R. JORDAN

R. JORDAN — Sun, 29 Oct 2023 07:00:00 +0000

I love the Aeropress after finding the Fellow Prismo attachment. The Prismo allows the coffee to brew in the Aeropress for a stronger cup. I have two issues with the Prismo. Sometimes the valve doesn't open and the brewed coffee is forced up past the plunger and out of the Aeropress. If the Aeropress isn't filled high there is a margin to play with. A sharp, quick, brief push on the plunger will open the valve. Sometimes two. Once opened a steady push forces the brewed coffee into the cup below. Still, as the plunger is pushed some of the brewed coffee rises up past the plunger. If the plunger is pulled up the coffee will fall. If the brewed coffee doesn't rises past the plunger but not out of the Aeropress, turn the Aeropress a pour the coffee into the cup. I boil 8 oz. of water but don't fill the Aeropress completely with it. Once the plunger is part way down, I pull out the plunger and add the remaining water. I like the coffee brewed this way very much. It is a bit of a hassle to have to do it this way, but a great cup of Joe makes it worth the trouble to me.I also use the manual Hario Skerton Plus Ceramic coffee mill.

By: D. L Winn

D. L Winn — Sun, 29 Oct 2023 07:00:00 +0000

I returned a $700 professional espresso maker after the grinder failed and no matter what I did, I couldn’t get hot enough coffee or milk. I bought this aeropress, a separate grinder and milk frother. It’s faster than the machine and BETTER! Cafe latte is incredible. I do buy really good espresso beans, but I wasted many brews on the Breville I purchased. I am buying 4 more to give to my adult kids as gifts. I feel sorry for those who are living with their inferior ‘machine based’ espresso maker.

By: Andrew St.Martin

Andrew St.Martin — Fri, 27 Oct 2023 07:00:00 +0000

This is an incredibly simple and fast way to make excellent coffee. Cleanup is quick and easy, too.

By: Yara Greyjoy

Yara Greyjoy — Fri, 27 Oct 2023 07:00:00 +0000

I have a problem with coffee. It puts me to sleep. Normal coffee brewed in any of the conventional ways knocks me out cold. So, I need something a little more than that.When I saw the Aeropress I knew my mission.I have a Keurig K65. And a Hamilton Beach Brewstation Summit Ultra. And a cheapo Mr. Coffee burr grinder. All in my quest for the ultimate coffee experience.So enter the Aeropress. Pay attention now, I will teach you the secret to FTL travel.My first choice of beans are from Eight O'clock Coffee. I prefer the Colombian arabica beans.I put them in the burr grinder and grind on the finest setting (actually not as fine as I wish it would be but it works). I set it to grind for 10 cups. I use the inverted method with the Aeropress. I retract the plunger as far back as I can and stand it upside down, contrary to the directions. I put a large scoop of coffee in the Aeropress. I put a filter in the screen cap and dampen it. I also want to take a moment to mention that I have an extremely paranoid water filtration system installed in my house, it's a 10 stage filtration system with 1micron filters. My water is ultra pure and tastes exceptionally excellent. This is also key to my coffee project.So anyway, I'm grinding the beans and prepping everything while the Keurig comes up to brew temp. I fill a refillable K-cup cartridge with fresh grind and put it in the Keurig. I brew into a measuring cup so that pouring it will be easy and mess-free. On my Keurig there are three cup sizes, I select the largest setting and brew the coffee into the measuring cup.As soon as it's finished I pour it right away into the Aeropress until it's mostly full. I stir it with the paddle then pour the rest of the coffee into it and cap it with the filter. I let it sit there for about 2 minutes steeping. I then turn it right side up and place it on my large coffee cup and very, very slowly press it through until it's empty.I add a little French Vanilla creamer and two packets of stevia. I pop it in the microwave for 30 seconds to bring it back up to temp since it cooled during the steep.And then I begin to time travel.After about half a cup I can see photons slowing down. ¾ of a cup and they stop in place.By the time I've finished the cup, I am moving past the photons, leaving them behind in time as I am now traveling faster than light. With two cups of this in my system I can time travel into the future and see things no one else can imagine.Three cups and I start to hear the TARDIS sound.I haven't tried it yet but I believe that if I consume four cups made in this way that I should be able to meet up with Doctor Who on Gallifrey.It's not as elegant as the TARDIS but it gets me back and forth to alternate dimensions and other places in time all the same.Believe me, if you want to time travel, this is the cheapest way to do it and the really the only feasible way to do it, for now.I am considering running the process three times. I am not sure that it would work so well but the two stage method works exceptionally well. One thing I would like to try is some beans called "Death Wish Coffee" that claims to have the highest caffeine level on this planet. Some of that done with the two pass method should take me beyond time travel and allow me to metamorphosize into an omnipotent being that can create new multiverses with a single thought.So if you need to have the power to time travel and the power of creation, get the Aeropress and learn to do two stage brewing. It's legal and it has the Heisenberg seal of approval.

By: Reiko Moran

Reiko Moran — Sat, 01 Jul 2023 07:00:00 +0000

My son wanted to make latte’s at home and didn’t want to invest in an expensive coffee machine. This has been working well for him. He can make a latte in just a few minutes.

By: Dunetraveller

Dunetraveller — Sat, 01 Jul 2023 07:00:00 +0000

I bought this based on a review from James Hoffmann and online reviews here on Amazon. I love a very hands-on approach to coffee making. This gives me the french press level of tactile sensation without making too much coffee. If anything, it doesn't make enough, but more on that later.The sturdiness of the Aeropress is out of this world. It wouldn't survive me standing on it, but I could be wrong. That's how tough it is. Clean-up is rinsing it under the tap, and you're back in business.I clean it, add the paper filter, place it on the scale to weigh the beans, dump them into my grinder, and then put the grounds back using the funnel. Place the unit on my cup of choice (14 ounces), and since I need a large volume of coffee, I add a lot of water to bloom the grounds and let it run out. I then add liquid to the top and let it drain a bit before placing the plunger barely into the barrel of the Aeropress. The vacuum will hold the liquid in place.After waiting the appropriate time, I press the plunger down slowly and set the Aeropress aside on a paper towel to finish making my cup. The method is the same, but I change the amount of grounds, the temperature of the water, and the brew time depending on if I am using acidic, fruity coffee beans from, say, Ethiopia (less weight of coffee, boiling water, longer brew time), or if I am using earthy, chocolatey coffee from Sumatra (more weight of coffee, not boiling water, less brew time).It does take some time, but always less time than if I had to go out and drive to a place like Starbucks or Dutch Bros and buy a cup instead of relaxing in my favorite chair at home.It makes a clean cup of coffee. Ease of use and ease of cleaning are the main selling points. The fact that I have to use the bloom phase to compensate for the lack of capacity is a minor ding but not insurmountable. I would recommend this to anyone that is happy to use a french press that wants to make one cup of coffee at a time. I would prefer the french press if making coffee for more than one person.Making a single cup of coffee with the Aeropress makes coffee similar in quality to a pour-over brewer, which I also have but rarely use now. The Aeropress comes with more filters for less money and requires less skill in water usage.

By: Ken

Ken — Thu, 22 Jun 2023 07:00:00 +0000

I really like how this device brews coffee! It truly is a good combination of three methods - pour over, French press, and espresso. I like coffee strong and you can definitely enjoy a satisfyingly rich cup of coffee brewed with this device.

By: Beau

Beau — Mon, 12 Jun 2023 07:00:00 +0000

Before buying an aeropress I was using a French press for brewing coffee. While I do really enjoy the French press, this has become my go to for my daily morning coffee. Quite frankly mostly because it’s much faster to brew and easier to clean out the grounds and wash, but I also really enjoy the taste of coffee brewed with it. You do lose the nice full bodied feel of the coffee you get a French press due to the metal filter it uses, but I’ve come to prefer how the paper filter makes coffee taste smoother and have less grit. You can also buy cheap aftermarket metal filters for the aeropress if you disagree. You still benefit from the unique taste that comes from how the aeropress uses some pressure to brew, how much that pressure speeds up the brewing process, and how easy it is to clean.If you’re coming from a drip coffee machine, an aeropress is not going to be quite as easy but the coffee will, in my opinion, taste better and it’s a fun object to use and start your morning with. It’s also fairly cheap to buy it and give it a try and see how you like the coffee it brews.

By: HD Rider

HD Rider — Sun, 04 Jun 2023 07:00:00 +0000

After many years as a "moka pot guy" as well as using a ragular drip machine for my coffee-wimp guests, I decided to try the AeroPress. I read some tasting tests and figured it was worth a minor investment of 40 bucks. I LOVE THIS THING! It perhaps lacks a bit of the "edge" of a moka pot brew, but it produces a very good, smooth, tasty cup of coffee. Clean up is a snap. It took several tries to get just the right mix of coffee and water to achieve the strangth I like that's between espresso and Americano. It's adjustible. The moka pot still has some subtile divverence like producking espresso-style "crema" that's lacking in the AeroPress. However, I'm sold on this simple easy to use and easy to clean device. Worth a try if you enjoy a good cup of coffee.

By: Hamza Saleem

Hamza Saleem — Sat, 27 May 2023 07:00:00 +0000

Loved it.