Aerobie 80R08 AeroPress Coffee and Espresso Maker
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Aerobie 80R08 AeroPress Coffee and Espresso Maker
Customer Review: A pain to use, and the coffee is just average.
Summary: 1 Stars
This product is ridiculous, the number of pieces to assemble and then wash would make me wonder if it was worth it if it made really good coffee. It does not. The coffee is just average.
I'm getting a french press. Simple, easy and yummy coffee.
Customer Review: A pretty smooth and rich cup of coffee
Summary: 5 Stars
I brought the AeroPress after reading a few reviews. It was very easy to use and what a nice cup of coffee! I have shared the results with a few friends you agreed that the coffee was really good. It is easy to clean up too, and I stopped using an old coffee maker at work because the Aeropress is easier to store. My only concern is it's durability. I have only had it for two months and I wonder how long can these plastic tubes last? A metal press may have been better, I think.Customer Review: A simple, effective single-cup coffee maker
Summary: 5 Stars
I asked for, and received, the Aeropress as a birthday gift in September (about 7 months ago). I have been using it at work ever since. At home, I have a Gaggia espresso maker that I love, but at work we have a Keurig K-Cup brewer that I despise. It's easy to use, but it makes the weakest coffee I've ever tasted. Frankly, the K-Cups don't contain nearly enough grounds, and who knows how long they've been sitting on a shelf somewhere.
The Aeropress, on the other hand, is great. I can bring in my own freshly ground coffee in the mornings, and brew it the way I like. I will admit that the first few weeks of use involved some experimentation to get it just right. At first, I was using too fine a grind, closer to that for espresso. This would clog the filter, and increase the brewing time, which resulted in bitter and/or acidic coffee. I also may have been using water that was too hot (after microwaving or using an electric kettle). I later discovered that we have a hot water dispenser in the kitchen that is the perfect temperature. I use 2 1/2 scoops of a grind that is slightly finer than that for drip, and fill the press with water to the number 3. Stir for 10 seconds, then press. I add hot water to the resulting concentrate for the perfect cup. Yum.
Customer Review: A simple, elegant coffee solution
Summary: 5 Stars
I purchased the AeroPress after reading quite a bit about it on-line. I have to say, this is an incredibly simple and easy to use solution that produces a fantastic tasting cup of coffee. More specifically, it produces a concentrated cup, similar to an espresso, that you can then expand into an americano with hot water. I've done direct side-by-side comparisons with the same beans and the americanos made with the AeroPress taste better than the coffee from my $200 coffee maker.
One of the truly nice features of the AeroPress is it's compactness. It would be very easy to travel with the AeroPress or to bring it in to use in the office. It is also very easy to clean. The coffee grounds come out as a tight "puck" that can go straight in the trash, and the rest just needs a quick rinse.
The only drawback I see to the AeroPress is that it uses more coffee than you would in other preparation methods, such as drip coffee. I find this to be a worthwhile trade-off for the convenience and taste benefits.
Customer Review: A tad fussy
Summary: 4 Stars
The AeroPress does brew a nice cup of coffee. I haven't decided if it requires a litte too much 'ritual' for me. Some people might enjoy the brewing ritual.
The steps are:
- measure 2 cups of water into a glass measuring cup - I drink one 'large' cup of coffee a day.
- put the measuring cup in the microwave for 3 minutes 40 seconds which experiment has shown gives me the recommended 175 degree temperature
- while the water is heating, put a filter in the filter holder
- measure out 3 scoops of coffee using the nice scoop and funnel that are included
- when the microwave is finished pour water on top of the coffee grounds up to the '3'
- stir the coffee grounds for 10 seconds or so, using the paddle that comes with the AreoPress
- use the plunger to force the water through the grounds
- take off the filter holder and push the used grounds into the trash - note that it is easy to make a mess here. Make sure the AeroPress is down low in the garbage can.
- rinse everything out
- dump most of the rest of the water into the brewed coffee - The full 2 cups of water is too weak for me.
WIth more practice, I may get faster at brewing
The result is a nice cup of coffee. As other people have noted, it does seem to use more coffee than the one cup drip that I normally use, however, the taste is smoother and less bitter than I get from the drip maker. It might use 30% more coffee than my drip maker, however the less bitter flavor is probably the result of a less complete extraction - i.e. the bitter stuff gets left in the grounds instead of making it into your drink. If you just let the water percolate (slowly) through the filter, you've got a drip coffee maker, so increasing the contact/stirring time should lead to a more complete extraction of flavor from the grounds.