AeroPress Original Coffee Maker with Tote Bag

This is the most amazing product! I had been looking for a tasty, and most of all clean way to make coffee in my office. I can't drink the commercial stuff we have, as it's done by a service, and just plain awful. I had a Senseo in the office, but the coffee out of the pods is just awful. My family had suggested a Keurig, which was nice, but still not the greatest coffee. Plus, at $150, it hardly seems worh it. I resorted to using a Frech Press, but the cleanup was a killer. My office mates got mad at me for dumping the used grounds in the sink. Finally, the Aeropress. For me the most impressive part was the cleanup. After pressing the coffee, you just push the plunger all the way through and it ejects the spent grounds. The pressure forces the grounds down into what looks like a hockey puck. Then you rinse the pieces for about 10 seconds. No grounds in the sink, or all over the counter. Now, the taste. This thing is amazing! It is the best coffee I've had. Drip, percolated, french press, pod, k-cup or espresso machine, this is the best "home made" coffee I've ever had. Sure, the espresso from a fine Italian restaurant is better, but I was never gonna duplicate that anyway. The Aeropress is just great. One final note. I've read some expert reviews take issue with Aerobie calling the Aeropress coffee "espresso". My take is this. The machine expells a tiny amount of concentrated coffee. We're talking 1 ounce to a 1 scoop press. If you poured it into a regular espresso mug, that's the perfect size. For that reason, you have to think of the Aeropress as an espresso machine. It may not produce crema, but it does produce a fine concentrated "espresso like" brew. If that's not your thing (like me) just add about 4 ounces of water per cup, and you have the perfect, American coffee. Try this thing, you'll be amazed. paul

Thanks, Paul. Believe it or not you CAN produce a pretty nice crema with the AeroPress. Use a little extra coffee because you diminish the contact time somewhat, but the secret is in the pressure you apply to the plunger. Simply put, push down a little harder (faster); the result is just like from an exprensive espresso machine - try it!
Russ

Perfect for home, work, and travel! I traveled for 2 years, living out of two 28” suitcases and early on, a short flight killed my French press. I replaced it with an Aeropress and fell in love. It makes a mean cup of espresso/ Americano. It’s compact, portable and durable. All the markings have worn off the sides but I know exactly how to make my perfect cup. I’ve had it for 3 years and use it every day.

Pretty cool, Great cup of coffee, Super easy clean up! If you are short of time and water (traveling, camping, hiking) the Aero Press is for you! A normal french press works fine but you end up using almost as much water for the clean up of the grounds as you have put in your cup. This compact set up literally cleans up with two paper napkins! It takes no more than five minutes and on average three minutes too have everything unpacked coffee run through, cleaned up and repacked! I've done it outside of my car in a parking lot. Just get some hot water from the quickie mart you were going to waste $2 on a crappy cup of coffee at and run it through your good stuff coffee and bingo!

My friend warned me that once I started down the path of roasting my own coffee in an air popper that I was entering into a deep dark hole that didn't end. I now have a French Roast 800 from CBC that my son gave me for Christmas and that led to me experimenting with a variety of beans. When I narrowed down my favorite beans to 3 organic honey roasted coffee from Central America from CBC, I also ordered the Aeropress because my portable coffee pot for camping wouldn't work with real coffee (it was a pod-based pot and wouldn't latch with the plastic cups with real coffee in them). I have now discovered that the Aeropress makes THE best cup of coffee when made from good beans to begin with and I have also discovered the rabbit hole that the Aeropress offers. It wasn't until I got it and started making coffee with it that I started searching for hints on how to make the best coffee with it. The instructions that come with it makes weak coffee with very little taste, but the annual contests to develop the winning recipe gives some amazing ideas how to brew some awesome coffee with it. I brew upside down with a full aeropress with a 45 second degassing time followed by 90 second brew time followed by 30 second discharge time and then add bypass hot water to get a full cup of hot awesome coffee. I won't brew in any other coffee pot now.

Clean smooth coffee - easy to use & clean.

I love this product. I have had it long enough that just now I am ordering my first set of replacement filters. I have brewed over 300 cups of coffee with this little beauty! I love the resulting smooth and frothy cup that results. In fact, I bought an hot water dispenser that we set at 180 degrees mainly for the coffee maker! I bring it with me when I travel and it is always a good conversation piece. Thanks Aerobie!

A most excellent cup of coffee. I've always felt that making coffee by the cup resulted in a superior cup. This method of single cup brewing tops them all! I love having the ability to control the level of extraction. You can alter it to your taste and to the type of bean you're brewing for. Thanks for a wonderful product! My espresso maker should last 100 years now because I mostly use the AeroPress!

Doesn't make excellent espresso. The coffee it makes is not anywhere near as good or as simply and quickly made as the espresso with thick crema my Frigidaire coffee maker produces so easily. The new Aeropress is now repacked and retired!

Love it! There are an infinite number of ways to make coffee with the Aeropress. If your coffee didn't come out perfect, then just change water temperature, amount of grounds, amount of water, steep time, grind level, etc. I found that inverted worked better for me. And I have gone to a slightly coarser grind (between espresso and drip) with longer steep/stir time. Amazing cold brew in one minute? Yes, yes, yes! Now why didn't I think of that first???

I agree with all the write ups. A great cup of coffee but what I like most is that it is fun to use and no mess at the end. I love it !

Profound in its simplicity!
Russ

Do not hesitate, just buy it! I have used the Aeropress for 3 days and I am overly caffeinated due to how much I enjoy the brews this device makes. This is now a mainstay in my coffee brew arsenal due to the caffeine extraction, purity in flavor, clarity in cup, and a noticeable lack of gastrointestinal distress that usually accompanies enjoying a cup of bean soup. After watching some YouTube videos, I have found using 2 filters aids in clarity and can be rinsed and reused throughout the day, Savings! I have found my perfect drink as an Americano with a pack of sugar. It really brings out all the desired flavors of my favorite roast, Don Enrique Reserve. I will be testing every new bean I roast with this device going forward. Again, Don't hesitate and just buy it! Your Welcome.

Have been using an Aeropress every day now for 5 months. I read one review that suggested using "normal" 200 degree water... my recommendation: Don't do it! The fine grind and relatively long contact time will over-extract. If you want to do 200 degree water, get an espresso machine... By definition, espresso contact time is *less than 25 seconds*. YMMV, but 180 seems to work pretty well.

Now what do I do with my expresso machine, french press and two other coffee makers? Give them away. OK. This thing really ROCKS and equals a 1000 buck machine. Great coffee maker! Art

Fantastic idea brought forward in a great product! This thing really offers quite a bit of range in coffee results, making it rather versatile. I've been creating different kinds of cups by varying the time, temperature and grind of the extraction. Sometimes I want more of an espresso drink, other times I prefer a lighter cup. I've been frothing milk separately and mixing some great cappuccinos & lattes. One thing I've been doing often is steeping the grinds in water in a separate cup, or in the plunger part of the Aeropress, and then pressing it out. This gives me greater control over the extraction time and produces a great cup. My family and friends have also given this some great reviews, and for the price, it's unbeatable. Craig C.