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You can't make a good filter coffee drink with an espresso machine, an americano is just a pale imitation. An aeropress on the other hand is not a substitute fo

You can't make a good filter coffee drink with an espresso machine, an americano is just a pale imitation. An aeropress on the other hand is not a substitute for an espresso machine. When talking about good coffee it's important to distinguish if you mean coffee you like to drink or if we're talking about flavours, mouth feel etc. The coffee used and recommended for good complex espresso shots does not necessarily translate to good and complex cups of filter coffee. Comparing an espresso machine with an aeropress is like apples and oranges. I could tell you several ways in which the aeropress is superior. But it doesn't matter, they are quite different devices for different purposes.

peatmoss 8y ago
That’s a fair criticism of the parent comment. Espresso != brewed coffee. But the author does quote the article stating that the Aeropress makes a better tasting (to some) drink than the expensive (presumably espresso) machines. When I bought my first Aeropress, I think the marketing and commentary by friends and acquaintances suggested that I’d be drinking something more similar to espresso at home on the cheap. Of course I did not, even though the coffee was good. Lastly, for someone who wants espresso on the cheap, but doesn’t care about frothy milk, the Flair espresso maker looks like a winner, as I mentioned elsewhere: https://www.flairespresso.com/ https://www.flairespresso.com/ To recap, yes they’re different beasts, both good. There are often disingenuous comparisons to espresso made on both “sides.”
exodust 8y ago
> Comparing an espresso machine with an aeropress is like apples and oranges. Article says aeropress makes "best coffee in world" and "better than $1000 machines." Apples and oranges juiced well before I arrived. Coffee is the beverage you end up with, it's only fair to compare.

peatmoss 8y ago

That’s a fair criticism of the parent comment. Espresso != brewed coffee. But the author does quote the article stating that the Aeropress makes a better tasting (to some) drink than the expensive (presumably espresso) machines. When I bought my first Aeropress, I think the marketing and commentary by friends and acquaintances suggested that I’d be drinking something more similar to espresso at home on the cheap. Of course I did not, even though the coffee was good. Lastly, for someone who wants espresso on the cheap, but doesn’t care about frothy milk, the Flair espresso maker looks like a winner, as I mentioned elsewhere: https://www.flairespresso.com/ https://www.flairespresso.com/ To recap, yes they’re different beasts, both good. There are often disingenuous comparisons to espresso made on both “sides.”

exodust 8y ago

> Comparing an espresso machine with an aeropress is like apples and oranges. Article says aeropress makes "best coffee in world" and "better than $1000 machines." Apples and oranges juiced well before I arrived. Coffee is the beverage you end up with, it's only fair to compare.