Aeropress for Coffee
Discussion
Any other PH'ers out there using an Aeropress for their daily cuppa? Makes a great cup.
For those of you who don't know what it is http://aerobie.com/products/aeropress.htm They have a bit of a cultish following in the states.
Have been using mine for approximately a year now, made my Gaggia Cubika a bit redundant.
For those of you who don't know what it is http://aerobie.com/products/aeropress.htm They have a bit of a cultish following in the states.
Have been using mine for approximately a year now, made my Gaggia Cubika a bit redundant.
DoctorX said:
Interesting. How does this differ from caffetierre coffee?
There's a lot of blurb on the website, but it comes down to this:1. You get a complete press of the grinds
2. No grit in the bottom (if you have used espresso grade grounds)
3. Takes seconds to press
4. At the end you have a puck of coffee to tidily dump into the bin / compost heap - given the design of the device, you just unscrew the bottom, pop out the coffee puck, rinse the end and you're done.
And it makes a lovely cupppa.
I've always wondered what you do with the T shaped plastic spatula thing with "Aeropress" writtten on the top? You're using it in your picture above. Mine is an ornament on the desk....
Am I missing something? I put a couple of filters in, lob on the grounds, add water, leave, squeeze and drink. Just can't work out what the plastic bit is for.
Am I missing something? I put a couple of filters in, lob on the grounds, add water, leave, squeeze and drink. Just can't work out what the plastic bit is for.
markoc said:
I've always wondered what you do with the T shaped plastic spatula thing with "Aeropress" writtten on the top? You're using it in your picture above. Mine is an ornament on the desk....
Am I missing something? I put a couple of filters in, lob on the grounds, add water, leave, squeeze and drink. Just can't work out what the plastic bit is for.
Sorry, that isn't me in the pic, just a google image search result.Am I missing something? I put a couple of filters in, lob on the grounds, add water, leave, squeeze and drink. Just can't work out what the plastic bit is for.
It's meant to be a stirrer. You not alone in that its never used, nor the funnel actually. I just use the handle of the measuring spoon to stir!
I've got one but TBH I don;t think it makes particularly brilliant coffee although admittedly I am using coffee I grind at work which is for a commercial espresso machine. Might dig it out of the cupboard and try it again with a shop ground coffee otherwise I'm comparing it to an espresso from work all the time.
i use one of these which are similar, and not just because we insure the importers, its a damn fine piece of kit
http://www.lecafeshop.co.uk/coffee-makers/products...
http://www.lecafeshop.co.uk/coffee-makers/products...
GBDG said:
They look good, but I've never got over the idea of paying £20 - £30 for something that looks like it could be made for £1
That metal press.... Now that looks worth the money.
Dunno bout that, I'd be more inclined to go for the aeropress, easy to use, small(ish). Okay it looks like a penis pump but for £20-£30 it's worth a gamble. I can imagine that presso is a bit of a nightmare to use/clean.That metal press.... Now that looks worth the money.
The T shaped thing is a stirrer designed so that it can't perforate the filter as it can't actually touch it.
I use my every work day as I can make a decent cup with just the work kettle. It uses a fair chunk of coffee for each cup, but I worked out (yep, I'm that sad) that it costs about 40p or so a cup (compared to £2.50 for a Costa), uses less milk than a Costa (therefore less calories!) and I can make it to suit. It's not exactly cheap at £20+, but I think mine paid for itself in about three weeks, and I've used it about 700 times I think based on the number of filters I've used!
The grind is important. I once had some fine grind based on some bad advice, and you couldn't actually get the water through as the grinds compacted down and blocked it. I've also used coarse grind and the plunger just sinks down and the coffee is weak. That said, my normal coffee day to day is Lavazza red and that seems to work just fine.
The local coffee shop is now offering Aeropress coffees on the bar, I may get some coffee from them, and ground how they'd recommend for an Aeropress....
I use my every work day as I can make a decent cup with just the work kettle. It uses a fair chunk of coffee for each cup, but I worked out (yep, I'm that sad) that it costs about 40p or so a cup (compared to £2.50 for a Costa), uses less milk than a Costa (therefore less calories!) and I can make it to suit. It's not exactly cheap at £20+, but I think mine paid for itself in about three weeks, and I've used it about 700 times I think based on the number of filters I've used!
The grind is important. I once had some fine grind based on some bad advice, and you couldn't actually get the water through as the grinds compacted down and blocked it. I've also used coarse grind and the plunger just sinks down and the coffee is weak. That said, my normal coffee day to day is Lavazza red and that seems to work just fine.
The local coffee shop is now offering Aeropress coffees on the bar, I may get some coffee from them, and ground how they'd recommend for an Aeropress....
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