4 ms·
aeropress is just a low tech device built to sell filters. A regular french press doesn't need to buy disposable filters so is better.
by rr888 4y ago
aeropress is just a low tech device built to sell filters. A regular french press doesn't need to buy disposable filters so is better.
- trynewideas 4y agoI used a metal filter with my Aeropress for six years. It's fine. The paper filters are an option, not a requirement.
- seanhunter 4y agoYeah me too. I literally haven't even used the filters that came with the aeropress when I got it and I use mine every day.
- SoftTalker 4y agoI rinse and re-use the aeropress filters. If I'm somewhat careful handling them I get 10 uses or more per filter.
- squidsoup 4y agoExcept you can't produce a clean cup of coffee with a french press.
- jacobr1 4y agoWhat do you mean by clean in this context?
- squidsoup 4y agoFilters remove sediment and oils, which gives the coffee a 'clean' mouth feel. A little hard to describe, but easy to observe if you make a french press and a v60/aeropress using the same beans and grind and compare.
- brewdad 4y agoTrue, a french press tends to leave sediment at the bottom of your mug. Easily solved by leaving the last tiny sip behind.
- cianmm 4y agoMaybe! But the filters are currently under €0.02 per unit on Amazon in a pack of 700 and it makes incredible coffee when paired with pretty much any (non spinny-blade) grinder, and pretty decent coffee when paired with preground. And the inventor says he washes the filters off and uses them two or three times each.
- mikestew 4y agoYeah, I'm sure Aeropress is making bank selling you $15 worth of filters once or twice a year[0]. Or you could spend that same $15 on Aeropress' stainless mesh filter[1], and they'll never see another dime from you again. Downside to metal mesh filter: it doesn't pull out all of the oily residue that a paper filter would. It doesn't bother us, but you might be more picky. [0] https://aeropress.com/products/micro-filters https://aeropress.com/products/micro-filters [1] https://aeropress.com/products/aeropress-stainless-steel-reusable-filter https://aeropress.com/products/aeropress-stainless-steel-reu...
- anaccountforme 4y ago$4.99 for enough filters from Target to last me a year (350). Quite the money making scheme they have!
- JshWright 4y agoAeropress and French Press make fundamentally different coffees. The paper filter in the Aeropress changes the taste and "feel" of the coffee in ways that many people prefer. Additionally, the pressure created during the "pressing" process changes the extraction a bit (nowhere near as much as espresso type pressures, but more than nothing).
- akvadrako 4y agoThe main issue with French press is that it's unfiltered and filtered coffee is considered healthier.