Gear Review

October 16, 2012

Gadgets on a Budget

The Aeropress Coffee Maker

By A T Folino

Once in a while here at Steel City Underground we sometimes get thirsty and tired and that is what this review is all about. When I was in my early twenty’s I worked as a barista for a local coffee company and was taught how to make coffee using professional brewers and espresso makers. Over the years I have used every type of home brewer under the sun from a percolator to a coffee pod system. My personal favorite was the French press while yielding a strong cup of coffee it was also a gritty cup of coffee. Just when I was about to give up on finding a good affordable coffee brewer I saw an ad for the Aeropress manual coffee press and at fewer than Thirty dollars I figured what the heck and took a chance and ordered one.

The Aeropress was the invention from the same man who brought us the Aerobie Flying Disc. Consisting of 2 plastic cylinders and a filter holder it looks more like a syringe than a coffee maker. It also works like a coffee syringe using gravity and pressure to make a clean rich tasting cup of coffee. With that being said this is the best single serve coffee maker I have ever used and gives the best tasting cup.

Contrary to what you may read online this is not an espresso maker the downward pressure is not enough to brew true espresso, but it does come close. With the Aeropress and inexpensive milk frothier from a certain Swedish store you can have your own portable inexpensive coffee bar. By dong this you can save some money by making your own coffee drinks. I recommend this product 100 percent to anyone who likes a great cup of coffee. When using the Areopress I like to brew a fresh ground medium roast coffee slightly finer than drip. Café Bustello espresso is always another great choice for the maker. For a price under thirty dollars you can’t go wrong.