First thing is first. I am a coffee snob.I have edited this review a few times. After a few years, I have come to the conclusion that this is a really good product. I'm leaving the review intact because it kind of shows the evolution and the learning curve that exists with this product.Typically, I find that most "bad" coffee is simply stale coffee. When I grind my own beans, I find that after a few days, they start losing their flavor. And after a week, they have started to pick up a card-board like flavor.I taste tested this product in a couple of ways. I just had a buddy over, and we had a coffee taste-test party.I typically prepare my coffee one of two ways. I either use the do-it-yourself coffee pod that you can get from Keurig or, if I have company, I will use a french press. For the purpose of this taste test, we did it both ways, And then we made some with this contraption in two different ways. I used a fine grind (just shy of an espresso grind) for one, and we used my preferred coarser grind for the other. In all, we tasted four different cups of coffee.1. French Press2. Keurig Machine3. Aeropress with fine grind4. Aeropress with coarse grindWe used my favorite coffee bean for this test. I was going to use a commercial bean (Illy). I will explain why we ended up not using Illy at the end of my review. The bean we used was a freshly roasted grade 1 Ethiopian Yrgacheffe.I made sure I made a couple of cups of coffee using the Aeropress before we began this test to make sure I had gotten the hang of it. My conclusion based on these two cups of coffee was that 1) I needed to add a little bit of water (Americano) to the Aeropressed coffee to achieve my desired strength and 2) I needed to use a more robust bean in order to achieve any kind of flavor (hence the reason I didn't use the Illy beans).Now don't get me wrong. Illy makes a good coffee bean, and I usually get my cans of Illy coffee still relatively fresh. They are, in my opinion, one of the best mass produced coffee beans on the market.I brewed one cup of coffee in each of the four methods. I then poured a small amount into an espresso mug and labeled them 1, 2, 3, and 4. I wrote down what each one was on a separate piece of paper so that it would be a blind taste test. My buddy did the same for me. And then we sat down and tasted them.My preferences, in order:1. The french press. I had actually never done a bind taste test with the french press before, but there may have been some bias here because I could immediately tell that it was french pressed. It had all of the vaguely sweet, earthy tones that I love so much about Ethiopian Yrgacheffe coffee. It was pure bliss. Ten out of ten.2. The Keurig. There is a pretty big gap in flavor between the french press and the Keurig, but the Keurig still retained much of the flavors that I love about Ethiopian Yrgacheffe. They were just more faint. Eight out of ten.3. Aeropress Course Grind. I will submit that the result was a very strong yet mellow coffee, but it was missing all of the character. The earthy tones were missing. It tasted like a generic cup of coffee. It was good, but it was nothing to write home about. Six out of ten.4. Aeropress Fine Grind. Definitely over-extracted. Very bitter. I stirred for about 10 seconds, so it did not steep too long. To be truthful, most espressos taste over extracted to me, so this was not a surprise. It's the reason why I prefer a coarser grind. This cup of coffee tasted like someone put cardboard shavings into the grounds prior to pressing. I would not call this undrinkable, but if someone served it to me in a restaurant, I'd ask for water instead. Three out of ten.I'm not yet concluding that this was a waste of money. I think there is a high likelihood that the paper filter could be the reason why there was a serious lack of flavor using this contraption, so I'm going to try to order a metal filter for it. I can't think of any other reason, logically speaking, why the coffee would have turned out so bad other than the fact that it uses a paper filter. The only time I ever use a paper filter is on the rare occasions where I use a pre-made Keurig pod, and I typically don't like the flavor of them. I always figured that it was because the grounds were stale, but I have not ruled the paper out as a possible culprit.If I find out that the metal filter changes the flavor for the better, I will come back and update my review. However, at this point, I have to recommend a french press if someone wants a good cup of coffee. It's not any harder to use, and it's just as easy to clean.EDITI purchased one of the wire mesh screens to see if that would improve the flavor of the coffee. It did make a significant difference; however, I still don't think that the cup of coffee I made was as good as a traditional french press.The one big disadvantage with a french press is that there is sediment at the bottom of your cup. This turns a lot of people off, and I will submit that it takes some getting used to. However, there is nothing on this planet that I have yet discovered that compares with the flavor of a french pressed bean that has been freshly roasted.I used a medium-course grind, and I steep for about twice as long as the 10 seconds recommended by the instruction manual. I make sure not to push out the very last of the water because that's likely where all of the overextracted bitterness lies. The end result was a good cup of very strong coffee. I'll even go so far as to say that when using the wire mesh screen instead of the paper, what comes out is good enough to drink without adding water.It's still not as good as the french press, though. I submit that it's about equal to the Keurig machine, though the flavors are much different. The Keurig machine is far easier to use. Plus, the cost of this thing with the additional $10 I had to spend on the wire mesh screen costs almost as much as a low-end Keurig. Therefore, I can't give it more than three stars.ANOTHER UPDATE:I'm providing another update an adding another star. The reason why is because once I learned that you cannot let your coffee steep for the ten seconds that the instruction manual recommends, I was able to produce some pretty good cups of coffee. It's still not as good as a french press, though. Plus, the price tag once you factor in $30 for the kit and another $10 for a metal screen is very steep. One can almost buy a Keurig machine for that price, and my french press, which makes better coffee, cost less than $15 even after I upgraded to a polycarbonate carafe.YET ANOTHER UPDATE:A couple of years have gone by, and I am finding myself using this more and more. Over time, I have gotten better at making a good cup of coffee with it. In fact, I got to the point where I was using this more than any of my other machines. Now, I have gotten to the point where a cup of coffee made with this is nearly as good or possibly even just as good as one that I French press. A big bonus for a lot of folks is that there is no sediment on the bottom of my cup.So, yes. I have gradually moved on and decided that this is an excellent product. I've increased my star total to 5 because it deserves it. The learning curve is difficult, but the eventual results are quite good.

I was looking for a way to brew a flavorful cup of coffee in the morning. My wife doesn't drink coffee and I've been looking for a way to drink less coffee but have it taste better. This little device seems to fit that bill well.I've tried Aeropress in the past and it seemed more like a chem lab experiment than brewing coffee. This press was pretty easy to use, and I think I'm getting better at it every day.I grind a few ounces of beans in my burr grinder, then I put one of the paper filters in the filter holder. A quick turn attaches it to the bottom of the press. Then I scoop the grounds right out of the grinder basket and put them in the press. We've got an electric teapot that heats the water, I try to grab it before it's fully boiling, and pour up to the 2nd line. I stir for 10 seconds or so, then I use the press handle to push the air through the coffee. I like my coffee on the stronger side, so I usually pull the handle back out, put in a little more water, stir and repeat the process. I'm left with about 4-6 oz of coffee concentrate. I'll top it off with hot water from the teapot, then stir.I unscrew the filter basket, then push all the way down on the handle to pop out a "puck" of used coffee. Cleanup is pretty easy - I just rinse everything off with water. Sometimes I'll run a paper towel over the filter holder and the pusher, but there are rarely many grounds to clean up.I think the coffee is less acidic than using a coffeemaker, and I can make just the amount I want. A good purchase!

Works just like the original only larger scale. I use the inverted method with a dark roast and various grinds on the medium to coarse side. The inverted method requires a small learning curve but I learned that on my original and at first just with water. If you learn not to spill water you won't spill coffee. I wish metal filters were available, but I'm getting used to the way the paper filters minimize cleanup! And they don't affect the taste for my purposes. I have used mokka pot and French press. The mokka pots give a great taste but you can't really control how much caffeine gets extracted since they either brew at the required temperature or not at all. The French Press is better but there is always a messy cleanup. The aeropress gives control over time, amount, temperature etc. and is therefore ideal for coffee lovers who also have to watch their daily caffeine intake. It is very forgiving. Unless you do something incrredibly stupid you will always get a cup of coffee that is a pleasure to drink.

I came across the Aeropress years ago when a friend demonstrated his, but I never bought one before because I have a Nespresso machine. Fast forward to this week and I’m on holiday in a caravan so finally bought an Aeropress so I can have decent coffee here.Decent coffee is an understatement, the Aeropress makes exceptional coffee. It’s very easy to use, it takes a couple of minutes to make a coffee, and cleaning it is as simple as rinsing it under a tap. The coffee it produces is smooth and tasty without any hint of bitterness, and you can have Americanos, Lattes or any other style… it doesn’t make Espressos as such, as you need high pressure for them, but they’re as close to espresso as it’s possible to get without actually being espresso, there’s very little difference at all. The blurb on the box is careful to call it espresso style coffee!Your first cup of coffee from the Aeropress will taste great, but mastering it will only come in time given the myriad of variables possible: amount of coffee, amount of water, temperature of water, steeping time, number of stirs, pressure applied to plunger and so on - a search on YouTube reveals hundreds of videos claiming the formula for the perfect cup of coffee, heck there’s even an annual World Championship for the best coffee produced with Aeropress!Another fantastic thing about the Aeropress is the price - it’s highly inexpensive given the quality of coffee it produces, and the fact that its inventor has 40 patents related to its construction. It looks deceptively simple, but it’s very clever really.It’s now got me into coffee in a big way - I thought I was into it before, but now I can’t wait to get home and buy a gooseneck kettle for more even pressure of water pouring onto the coffee grounds, a manual grinder to ensure the correct consistency of the coffee grounds , and fresh coffee beans to grind myself - all to see how close to the perfect cup of coffee I can get!I’m prepared to bet that, if you buy an Aeropress, you will be AeroIMpressed by the top notch coffee it helps produce, and I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend it to any coffee drinker - you’ll not look back!A very easy two thumbs up 👍🏻👍🏻

Decidí esperar más de un mes para realmente escribir una reseña honesta.La aeropress es simplemente genial. Aunque haya máquinas que usan el mismo papel para sus filtros el café no me sabe igual que con la aeropress, es muy fácil jugar con la medida. La cuchara me gusta mucho y es buena medida. Es súper higiénica, incluso aunque olvide lavarla por dentro prácticamente no huele y se limpia al extraer el café aunque yo siempre la limpio. Viene con 350 filtros que si lavas en el momento puedes reutilizar como 3 veces sin problemas ni sabores raros así que creo que por más de un año lo tendré que preocuparme por comprar el de metal o más de papel. Me gustaría probar el de metal puez he escuchado que hace tazas más robustas al no absorber tantos aceites como los filtros de papel pero creo que esperaré a necesitarlo.Uso el método invertido porque me gusta que mi café se infusiones un par de minutos y tome más cuerpo. No se a largo plazo que tanto pueda afectar al sello y supongo por eso aeropress vende la tapa para que no tengas goteo. Espero me dure mucho y más adelante si le gustaría comprar el prismo fellow para que el sello no se quede con agua caliente por arriba infusionando el café pero por lo que he leído es sumamente resistente y duradero y puede remplazarse.Es resistente no se te romperar a menos que hagas algo muy forzado.Es lo más portable que hay incluso sin ser la versión Go.Aunque tal vez colar tu café sea más barato que esto creo que si aprecias el sabor del café y no quieres comprar una máquina de espresso definitivamente está es la mejor opción.He trabajado varios años en cafeterías y puedo decir que la aeropress con buen café no me hace extrañar las máquinas de espresso más que para espumar leche y hasta eso lo puedes hacer con otros métodos. He recuperado mucho mi gusto a tomar café que había perdido cuando deje de tener acceso a una máquina de espresso.Si realmente aprecias el sabor del café y quieres algo práctico no lo dudes.

Práctica, portátil y muy buen precio.

Vengo de espresso y V60. La facilidad de usar el AeroPress, es algo notable y espectacular. Sobretodo porque saca una taza deliciosa de café. Más fuerte que un V60, pero con menos intensidad de un espresso (esto ya dependerá de las recetas que uses).El amplio repertorio de recetas para este método hace que puedas estar jugando y sacando distintas tazas, al final para que no sientas “monotonía” con siempre tomar lo mismo (si eso llega a ser un factor para ti). Pero también siempre sacando tazas constantes y ricas usando tu receta preferida.100% debe estar en todo hogar que tome café.

Por si sola, AeroPress is a mess (la AeroPress es un desastre). Apenas utilizando el método invertido logras preparar un café que sí es mejor que el de las máquinas de cápsulas, pero no más sencillo de preparar. Pero si agregas el aditamento para el control de flujo y (dependiendo de tu gusto en el sabor del café) el filtro de metal, se vuelve una excelente opción para una tener una muy buena taza de café en la oficina. No obtendrás un café espresso como tal, pero sí un buen café y, si lo tuyo es el café americano, podrás preparar una excelente taza.La máquina en sí no es excesivamente cara (alrededor de $44 USD por el nuevo modelo "original"), pero, con el aditamento y el filtro de la misma marca, se duplica su precio (o más, con el Fellow Prismo). Por eso una estrella menos. Aquí en Amazon hay un aditamento chino marca Fityle que cuesta alrededor de $15 USD y funciona perfectamente con la AeroPress, si lo tuyo es el café con más aceites escenciales que el filtro de metal deja pasar (igual que con el Fellow Prismo, que tampoco permite utilizar el aditamento sin el filtro metálico).A mí me gusta el café americano sin azucar. Me funciona muy bien moler el café en la posición más fina en un molino eléctrico Cuisinart. Puedo moler suficientes granos de una vez y guardar el café molido en un recipiente hermético para una o dos semanas.Para preparar un café americano, coloco la base de la AeroPress (con el aditamento Fityle) sobre mi taza y, con la cuchara que viene con la AeroPress, pongo una medida de café molido dentro del cilindro, sobre el filtro de metal. Luego le pongo un poco de agua hirviendo (con un hervidor eléctrico) para humedecer bien el café y, en ese momento, pongo un timer de 1 minuto y 20 segundos. Remuevo ligeramente el café con el agitador por unos 5 segundos, lo dejo reposar otros 5 segundos y termino de llenar la AeroPress con agua hiviendo hasta un centimetro y medio debajo del borde, remuevo muy ligeramente el café y, con cuidado, coloco el émbolo (que no entre más de medio centímetro). Cuando suena la alarma del timer, presiono el émbolo despacio hasta el fondo (tardo unos 2 minutos). Para terminar, agrego alrededor de 1 oz de agua hirviendo a mi taza (que es de unas 11 oz) y revuelvo el café para que el agua se integre y, mientras mi café toma la temperatura ideal para ser bebido, enjuago todas las piezas de la AeroPress y así queda lista para el café del siguiente dia.Subiendo el tiempo hasta unos 30 segundos, puedes obtener un café más fuerte, pero un poco más amargo. Llenando la cuchara solo hasta unos 3 mm debajo de su borde (o agregando más agua caliente, si la taza te lo permite), puedes obtener un café más suave. Pero, hagas lo que hagas, utilizar un buen café es determinante para obtener una buena taza de café. Te recomiendo comprar café en grano, con entre una y dos semanas haber sido tostado, y moler la cantidad suficiente para una o dos semánas máximo. El café en grano te puede durar unos 3-4 meses, si lo guardas bien (no en el refrigerador), y el café molido unas 3 semanas, guardado en un recipiente hermético y en lugar fresco y seco.Eso si, la AeroPress es perfecta para una buena taza de café, pero, si necesitas preparar más de una al mismo tiempo, será bastante engorroso y no la podrás disfrutar simultáneamente con tu pareja u otra persona, ya no digamos en una reunión con más gente.