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Let’s talk coffee
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I found one of these brand new at a St Vinnies thrift store for ten bucks.
espro.com
I use an AeroPress stainless steel every day, but one of these days I will try it.
Has anyone here used one?
P7 French Press Coffee Maker
The P7 is the next-level French Press Coffee Maker you didn't know you needed. Available in variety of colors: Brushed Nickel, Polished Silver, White, and Matte Black. Shop now!
espro.com
I use an AeroPress stainless steel every day, but one of these days I will try it.
Has anyone here used one?
That looks quite familiar to one some friends served us coffee in not too long ago. I don't like coffee prepared or served in metal, so I was not a fan.I found one of these brand new at a St Vinnies thrift store for ten bucks.
P7 French Press Coffee Maker
The P7 is the next-level French Press Coffee Maker you didn't know you needed. Available in variety of colors: Brushed Nickel, Polished Silver, White, and Matte Black. Shop now!
I use an AeroPress stainless steel every day, but one of these days I will try it.
Has anyone here used one?
-Mike
I prefer glass and no plastic, but stainless steel is fairly inert. Depending on the alloy there may be nickel and chromium present. I am not a chemist or metallurgist but I think when the elements are combined in an alloy the properties are different than when the are in the pure elemental state. I use stainless or cast iron cookware. As far as plastic goes, considering how old I am, and all that "clean living" I have done I could probably burn plastic and breathe the fumes without materially negatively impacting my lifespan.
For me, I don't like the taste of coffee in metal, that's all.
It's none of that other stuff.
-Mike
It's none of that other stuff.
-Mike
My palate must be as dead as my hearing. I don't think I could detect the difference between coffee contained in stainless steel vs glass. Just as I am unable to hear the difference some people claim to hear in an amplifier when comparing how it sounds with an Amperex Bugle Boy compared to an Ampeg branded Sylvania 12AX7 tube in the preamp section. (For which I am grateful.
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Aha, then get yourself a jar of Taster's Choice and be done with all this mess. 200-ish (depends on how big your cup is) cups of coffee for less than $20.My palate must be as dead as my hearing. I don't think I could detect the difference between coffee contained in stainless steel vs glass. Just as I am unable to hear the difference some people claim to hear in an amplifier when comparing how it sounds with an Amperex Bugle Boy compared to an Ampeg branded Sylvania 12AX7 tube in the preamp section. (For which I am grateful.
-Mike
No instant coffee for me. I would hate to know how much money I have spent on now unused coffee related gadgets that I used only briefly and then relegated to the back of a cupboard after buying some other new or different thing because I became intrigued by a different method, potential convenience factor, or just plain short-term retail therapy benefit. After finding the Espro press at St. Vinnies, I went to the website, and saw they make a single serving travel mug press that I thought I may give a try. I wonder if there is room for it in the unused coffee device cabinet.
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Be careful with that my friend. In a similar way, that quest led me to find dissatisfaction playing the bass guitar. I eventually stopped.
You're right though, there are all kinds of products to make coffee and sometimes they get like the folks who made this one with their advertising making claims how it's the best, the last you'll ever buy, the one thing you need, yadda yadda yadda. My theory is when you're good at something, you don't have to tell people, they'll know.
Stick with what you know makes a good cup of coffee for you and ignore the noise around you. Maybe it's better, but who cares? You found your 'rig'.
-Mike
@Hoochie Coochie Man How do you like the AeroPress manual grinder?
I received an email reply from AeroPress tech support about the AeroPress Steel and they said not to store the plunger in the chamber of the brewer when the brewer is not in use in order to maximize the longevity of the seal. I ordered a 3-D printed organizer off of Etsy that is tall enough to hold the plunger and chamber separately but not take up as much room as the AeroPress stainless steel organizer.
In the months to come, AeroPress will start offering the AeroPress Steel seal for sale. It is different than the seal for the original AeroPress.
I assumed that storing the plunger in the cylinder was not a good idea. The edge of the rubber seal from my glass press began to lose small bits of rubber around the edge. Even though I bought the new steel press, I also ordered a new glass cylinder and new rubber seal to restore the broken glass press to functionality.
I'm with you on that. I went to a purely ceramic travel mug, but it loses heat too quickly. I finally found the Asobu Puramic mug. Double wall steel construction lined with ceramic. Keeps it hot and the coffee isn't in direct contact with the metal. Works well.
Picked up a steel aeropress. Was a little worried that the metal would make the coffee taste weird, but I think the brew time is so short that I can’t really taste anything metallic. It’s a bit spendy for what it is, but overall I’m happy with it. I like the idea of the glass version but could see myself breaking that pretty quickly.
Mostly stopped using my plastic aeropress entirely as I don’t like brewing in plastic. I like the quick workflow of the aeropress for my afternoon coffee when I don’t feel like the whole production that is my espresso setup.
Mostly stopped using my plastic aeropress entirely as I don’t like brewing in plastic. I like the quick workflow of the aeropress for my afternoon coffee when I don’t feel like the whole production that is my espresso setup.
I have been using the AeroPress Steel for a few months after my glass one failed. Lately I have stacked the fine metal filter under the regular metal filter and no paper filter. What that does, is slow the rate of drainage through the filters, so that I can let it steep for a while without having to insert the plunger to prevent the water from dripping through too quickly. It does require more force to press the water through doing it this way.
I also bought the Aeropress manual burr grinder after being educated here that my old electric blade "grinder" was actually a "chopper", and there is an improvement in the results. Overall, I recommend those two devices.
I did order a replacement glass tube for the one that broke, (and a new rubber part for the plunger, because the edge of the seal was showing some minor deterioration) back on March 11, and it has yet to arrive. I emailed them, and they say it will ship eventually.
I saw this coffee maker recommended on Americas Test Kitchen TV show on PBS:
Bonavita 5-Cup Coffee Maker, Thermal Coffee Brewer – Compact Size, Ele
Has anyone here used one? If so, what do you think about it.
I also bought the Aeropress manual burr grinder after being educated here that my old electric blade "grinder" was actually a "chopper", and there is an improvement in the results. Overall, I recommend those two devices.
I did order a replacement glass tube for the one that broke, (and a new rubber part for the plunger, because the edge of the seal was showing some minor deterioration) back on March 11, and it has yet to arrive. I emailed them, and they say it will ship eventually.
I saw this coffee maker recommended on Americas Test Kitchen TV show on PBS:
Bonavita 5-Cup Coffee Maker, Thermal Coffee Brewer – Compact Size, Ele
Has anyone here used one? If so, what do you think about it.
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They reviewed a bunch of drip coffeemakers in Cooks Illustrated not long ago and found this to be the only one that heated the water to the proper temperature. I haven't used one, but it's the one I would get if I were looking to buy a drip coffeemaker.
Nice choice buddy. That natural Ethiopian is rock solid, pretty much anything in that region of Guji. I'd back off on what they recommend for roast and hit it light to pull out that fruit. Add a splash of almond milk to a pour over or shot of espresso and it'll remind you of a blueberry pancake.
-Mike
-Mike
