AeroPress Coffee Maker
from Aerobie
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Category: Kitchen & Home
Model No: 80R08
Index: Kitchen & Housewares
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Kitchen Shopper Price: £18.70
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Product Description "Forget the bitter, acidic coffee you're used to drinking from a standard coffee press The AeroPress from Aerobie takes only 30 seconds, but makes the smoothest, best-tasting coffee that coffeereviewcom, Sunset Magazine, Vogue Magazine, Cooks Junction, and you, have ever tasted Features: Total immersion of the grounds in the water results in rapid yet robust extraction of flavor Total immersion permits extraction at a moderate temperature, resulting in a smoother brew Air pressure shortens filtering time to 20 seconds This avoids the bitterness of long processes such as drip brewing Laboratory pH testing measured Aeropress brew's acid as less than one fifth that of regular drip brew Microfilter prevents the gritty texture of French-press methods Makes 1 to 4 cups (1 or 2 mugs) of coffee or espresso Specifications: Weight: 1 pound Dimensions: 5 x 5 x 115 inchesGlass mug not included"
Save a fortune and feed that smooth coffee thurst!  Sent: 19 September 2008
After stumbling across an infomercial style page for this device I dug deeper to see if I could find some more info about this strange aerobie frisbee stablemate. After reading a few gushing reviews and stick of waiting for and cleaning my stove top espresso pot I took the plunge.
I am pleased to report that this little household gem is a revelation. It's quick, easy and fun to use, and it turns out beautifully smooth yet strong coffee.
However, there is some skill involved in getting the best out of this device, I have found that grinding my own beans produces a superior depth of flavour, and by microwaving the brew water for a minute (instead of boiling it) gets all the smooth oils and leaves the bitter ones behind.
The reasons for this is described on the aerobie website.
You can even get some crema out if you're that bothered, by pressing the last bit of air out really quickly; woo hoo! coffee bubbles!... I think the taste of the coffee is the real test, not whether there's crema, as anyone who's had a bitter starbucks, complete with crema, will attest.
Buy one now! You couldn't possibly regret it.
A great addition to your caffeine arsenal Sent: 18 August 2008
Although it doesn't produce an espresso comparable to that from a proper machine, the AeroPress certainly exudes a remarkably nice drop, and leaves the cafetiere for dust. Considering the speed and effortlessness of operation, the near-zero cleaning requirement, and the almost-free price tag, I can't see why anyone who loves coffee doesn't try this out. The only concern is that this beast really eats coffee, at twice the rate of anything else, but that's a small price to pay for all the advantages, and besides, coffee is best fresh and the faster you use it, the fresher it is!
Good, but overhyped Sent: 26 July 2008
I got this in an attempt to have nice coffee at work. I can definitely do that, a smooth, aromatic cup, beats the average drip machine. What it doesn't do is make Espresso. It's nowhere near it, crema is non-existent, and the brew is not in the same category. So as long as you don't believe the "makes better espresso than machines that cost 20 times as much" blurb, you get a small, easy to use and easy to clean gadget for a good old plain cup of coffee.
The best coffee! Sent: 25 April 2008
A friend of mine is a big fan of the Aeropress - he has one at the office and one at home, so he bought me one of these for a birthday present last year, and seriously, it makes the best coffee - a really authentic espresso taste. Putting the filter-paper and base together and measuring out the coffee takes only as long as it takes to boil a cup of water, so it's really quick. I thought the metal stove-top espresso coffee makers were good (I wore out three of them), but this is better. It's best for just one or two cups of espresso, but by boiling and frothing the milk, you can make a proper cappucino. Or you can add more boiled water to the cup and make an Americano (a slightly weaker coffee). I'm an espresso-lover, and I'm thoroughly impressed.
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