AeroPress Coffee and Espresso Maker with Bonus 350 Micro Filters
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of AeroPress Coffee and Espresso Maker with Bonus 350 Micro Filters
Customer Review: Simple, effective, efficient and ingenious.
Summary: 5 Stars
I am the only one in my house who drinks coffee. Until recently I used an expensive ($200) single serve coffee maker. Its pump failed a few months after the warrantee ended. I decided to purchase this inexpensive Aeropress for temporary use until I selected another single serve coffee maker. After using the Aeropress for a week, I decided to at least delay the purchase of a replacement single serve coffee maker.
The Aeropress design is simple, effective, efficient and ingenious. I have used a French press before and did not like the cleanup hassle (removal of coffee grounds from the bottom of a long closed glass cylinder). The Aeropress piston and open cylinder design facilitates cleanup. I am amazed at the taste difference with the same coffee made in the single serve maker and the Aeropress. I use a ground decaffeinated coffee with an adapter in the single serve maker. The single serve coffee is slightly bitter compared to the Aeropress coffee (no bitterness at all). Although I like both coffees, I am used to a slightly bitter taste of the single serve coffee.
Customer Review: Artisan Gourmet Coffee Without The Cost!
Summary: 5 Stars
I had purchased this gizmo over a year ago (back on this site for more filters!) and will attest that since that time, I have NOT used my Bodum french press or Krups drip coffee maker. This is that good! This contraption makes a great Americano, a decent cappuccino (I use a wand milk frother) and latte. It is definitely better than Starbucks' versions (sorry, Starbuck fans) and is not as good as a Peets-made capuccino or latte, but it's also not $3-$4 a cup either. You have to make sure your coffee is burr-ground to the correct fineness otherwise the coffee drips through too easily or not at all. So you'll need to experiment and know what setting to grind your coffee at your supermarket or to tell your coffee roaster/retailer what fineness to grind the beans. It takes a little work but is worth every sip of it.
If you truly enjoy gourmet or artisan foods and beverages and want to keep your checkbook in the black, as in coffee (no pun intended), the Aero-press is the alternative solution to your local favorite coffee bar.
Whoever invented this was a genius!
Customer Review: Talk about innovative!
Summary: 5 Stars
I was really impressed by the simplicity of the aeropress! I wouldn't consider myself a coffee connoisseur by any means, but I know good coffee when I taste it and the aeropress unfailingly delivers. There are several reasons why the aeropress is a great product. The aeropress came with a year's worth of filters! And then there's the most important fact that the time to make REALLY rich tasting coffee is significantly shorter than a percolator. it also doesn't take up a lot of space on my kitchen counter and since my wife is not a coffee drinker the aeropress seems like it was made just for me. Somebody who has little time in the morning to sit around waiting for coffee to be brewed or to spend money on a fancy coffee maker that has a delay brew that more than once fails to make coffee at the time that I had programmed it leaving me to just pick up coffee at a crowded (in)convenience store. That always seemed like a sign that the rest of the day would not be a good one. Since the the aeropress, bad days seem to be few and far between.Customer Review: Savoring the single life
Summary: 5 Stars
I'm not a big coffee drinker. One cup in the morning and I'm good for the day. So when I got divorced a few years back and lost custody of the coffee maker, I need something to get me going.
The AeroPress fits the bill. You can make a great cup of brew and feel like you're pampering yourself without spending a lot of money. And when I starting making coffee for my girlfriend, she was extremely impressed both by the flavor and the experience of being catered to.
I'm finicky about my beans and grind them by hand (I use a Skerton grinder from Sweet Marias), so between the grinding and the press, I get a pretty good workout. You know you're grinding your beans fine enough when the resistance is firm and you get a nice crema. If you can press it down easily, the grind is not fine enough. If you can't push it down at all without bursting a blood vessel, make 1 cup at a time instead of 2 or use a coarser grind.
The AeroPress is not for you if you drink more than a couple of cups a day.
Customer Review: Must Have Item!!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
I've been recently exposed to this device and I wish I knew about it sooner.
I have all sorts of java juice extraction devices (to include drip, percolator, French Press, and my Saeco Super-automatic) and this $20 dollar device clobbers them when it comes to single/double servings. With the correct type of coffee and water temp, you can get the creme just like wiki image on their wiki page. This coffee is so simple and easy, I'm seriously considering selling my $600 Saeco--yes, seriously.
I currently have two, one for home, one for work and will soon have a 3rd for my suitcase.
I can't put into works how much I love this thing. If I could by stock in Aerobie I would be a 10% owner and start selling the suckers myself.
For customers looking to buy, it comes w/ 300 some filters already so you can save the extra $10 and get the press without the extra filters. I also rinse and reuse my micro-filters for the day and it tastes just the same. Go ahead... call me cheap