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I'm surprised there isn't a premium version available. There's surely a huge market for people willing to spend ~$100 on a non-plastic version.
by xenihn 8y ago
I'm surprised there isn't a premium version available. There's surely a huge market for people willing to spend ~$100 on a non-plastic version.
- brians 8y agoThere is a premium version available. It costs only $30. As you can see at https://aeropressinc.com/use-it-now/evolution-of-aeropress/ https://aeropressinc.com/use-it-now/evolution-of-aeropress/ , they’ve continued to re-evaluate materials, including testing for contamination while brewing coffee. You can boil an aeropress at pH 5 for an hour without detecting any leaching. The interesting bit is how it ages—how cracks form, where bacteria might find a home, that sort of thing.
- acidbaseextract 8y agoI'm sure the plastic is fine, I'd just prefer a metal or glass version. On every discussion of the Aeropress, I've seen the ask for a non-plastic version pop up. Every time I've then seen essentially your reply above. I'd just prefer a metal or glass version.
- borplk 8y agoI'd love a glass version too but I think it would be super dangerous. Metal is probably more practical.
- jsilence 8y agoYou might be able to re purpose a lab device I don't know the english name for. See pictures: https://www.google.com/search?tbm=isch&q=kolbenprober https://www.google.com/search?tbm=isch&q=kolbenprober
- jamessb 8y agoThe English name is "gas syringe".
- jabl 8y agoBased on that link I have the version 4 (sep 2010 - dec 2013). The tube has lots of cracks that you can see as well as feel when you run the fingers on the inside, and it doesn't hold pressure that well anymore (whether it's due to air leaking past the cracked surface, or the rubber endcap, I don't know). I don't worry about crap leaching out of the plastic as much as bacterial creepy critters lodging in the cracks. Also rancid coffee in the cracks isn't nice. Perhaps I should buy a new one, hopefully the polypropylene is more durable.
- js2 8y agoI have the second version, use it nearly every day, and mine is as good as new. You can pry my BPA version out of my coffee-mug warmed, dead, hands. Seriously though: I am slightly concerned about the BPA, but based on a sample size of two (modulo differences between how we use ours), it makes for a more durable plastic. BTW, I use 200° water. Brewing time is less than 30s total for me.
- philip1209 8y agoThis company in Australia makes copper and steel adaptations of the aeropress: https://www.artisansmith.com.au/collections/press https://www.artisansmith.com.au/collections/press Steel press is $149AUD, which is about $110USD.
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- duncanawoods 8y agoMetal is a heat thief and will significantly affect the brew. You can go through a rigmarole of pre-heating but it will still drop in temperature much faster than plastic. Handling metal at boiling temperatures is miserable. Burning yourself in your pre-coffee haze makes the ritual less enjoyable. Plastic is pretty damn good brewing material thanks to it's insulation. Metal and ceramics look great but you end up needing to add cladding and they are still inferior. Fortunately aeropress is forgiving compared to espresso so you might get away with the temperature changes but I would not be suprised by mixed results.