and even though I’m tired, things are all right!
Pro tip: Don’t consume caffeine within about 1 hour of waking up. Waiting a bit gives your body time to clean up the sleep chemicals and get started on the being awake chemicals before you start adding to the mix.
There are a lot of articles about this out there (here’s one), but they all say more or less the same thing, as far as I’ve been able to tell.
Oh, interesting! I’m very, very guilty of doing the opposite of that. Making coffee is always the first activity of the day for me.
Sorry I’m bumping a nearly month-old thread here, but big same. Making coffee for myself and my wife in the morning is one of the most enjoyable parts of my morning routine. I guess I should consider when I actually “wake up” and when I start consuming the coffee, but it’s almost certainly less than an hour most days.
No apologies necessary!
that’s a great tip, thanks for posting
Aw I have the same cup!
I will admit, washing it kinda sucks lol
Weirdly, I’ve never had an issue with it. The dishwasher seems to get it clean every time. shrug
It must be a hand-washing problem that you are too dishwasher to understand
How often do you run your dishwasher if you drink two aeropresses a day?
Oooh. Haha, you gave me the ol lemmy switcharoo. I was saying that I put the mug in the dishwasher, not the aeropress! Aeropress gets rinsed and stored in it’s caddy/storage rack.
I think he was referring to you using the dishwasher twice a day to wash the same mug
That’s what I was thinking as well. But no, they were thinking I washed the aeropress 2x a day in the dishwasher!
Ah, after reading whole thread again it makes perfect sense. I was fixated on washing aeropress because I quite recently had a debate with my family about alternative coffee brewing methods and how easy it is to clean after them. That’s why I thought it was about aeropress, not the mug haha. Sorry for the confusion.
Haha, no worries. It all makes sense now!
Weirdly, I’ve never had an issue with it. The dishwasher seems to get it clean every time. shrug
Weirdly, I’ve never had an issue with it. The dishwasher seems to get it clean every time. shrug
Weirdly, I’ve never had an issue with it. The dishwasher seems to get it clean every time. shrug
How do people like aeropresses overall?
They’re amazing honestly. Extra good for travel.
Dunno but I love mine!
Honestly I love mine, it’s cheap, easy, and there are many variations of the brewing method you can use to suit your tastes.
Only downside is that it makes ones cup at a time if that matters to you.
Only downside is that it makes ones cup at a time if that matters to you.
I mean, you can make 4 cups at a time if you use the OG instructions instead of the French press type methods.
Love mine. Especially for cleanup and time it takes to brew. Very happy with it. I have a French Press and a ceramic filter I use once in a while, but if it’s just me the aero press wins over.
Same reasons why I ditched my French Press. Moka Pot can be messy and seems like a more involved process. Aeropress is such an easier and cleaner process.
Making a batch of coffee with the moka pot is really easy, but making good coffee is really tricky though. You have to know exactly what you’re doing or you’ll get mediocre or even bad coffee out of it .
The aeropress is a very easy, forgiving and robust method, and messing it up would require some extraordinary conditions. Making small mistakes here and there won’t be a big deal.
i love mine but i want to ditch pressure+heat in plastic. wondering if moka is the way to go, but really just wish they made aeropress with other materials!
There’s going to be a glass one released, if it hasn’t already come out yet.
omg. you just made my whole week 🥰😭
Happy to oblige :)
You have any info on that? A link or something?
Sure! link
Thanks
You’re welcome!
What’s the problem with pressure+heat? In these kinds or pressures and temperatures, the plastic appears to be strong enough to handle it well enough.
it’s strong enough to, but i don’t trust plastic not to leach out nasties into my coffee in those conditions, plus it seems to retain grossness :(
For what its worth, I think aeropress uses plastic that’s less bad, if that’s possible (I believe this consideration went into the design).
Still, I’m with you on this. It’s really hard to get away from plastic though. Even in relatively high end drip machines, the internals of most espresso makers, etc.
i super agree, french press or moka is my target, i just miss the flavor the pressure creates. i’ll figure it out one day!
i think the tritan plastic they’re using in the new models will be interesting, def seems less porous and likely to hang onto bad flavors x_x
Yeah… you can always just… clean it… unflavored denture / retainer/ mouth guard cleaning tablets or … actual coffee cleaning solution (also available in tablet form) should remove most or all of funk…
:0… okay i can def try that, yea!!!
Interesting. I would like to look into that. Got any good articles in mind?
not the best article out there but here’s one that covers it: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/feb/18/are-plastic-containers-safe-to-use-food-experts
Seems to me that the results are inconclusive at the moment, which only means that the potential effect can’t be noticed as easily as the effects of asbestos, DDT, smoking or radiation. That doesn’t mean that the effect isn’t there. It may well exist, but it certainly isn’t very strong, because otherwise we would have noticed it already and the debate would have been over decades ago. But since we can’t rule it out at this point, I really don’t blame anyone from being a bit cautious.
As a side note, you would get lots of clicks for your article if you were say that “we’re all going to die because of plastic”, but it wouldn’t be a very defendable position. Fortunately for the author, there is a way to make the reader think that without explicitly saying anything like it. By using clever words like “likely”, “associated”, “possibly”, “may be”, “in vitro”, “could disrupt”, “linked to”, “animal studies” etc. you can sort of say things without actually saying anything. You can also make the reader feel informed without actually conveying much information at all.
I agree about the soft language they use and plastics are a BROAD category of materials… but yeah, I like to be cautious around exposing them to heat and using them for long term liquid storage.
There’s going to be a glass one released, if it hasn’t already come out yet.
would recommend it to everyone. I don’t use it every day, but there are a million and one ways to brew with it, it’s very handy for traveling, it’s super easy.
I use it particularly for when I’m at the end of a bag of coffee and don’t have enough left to do a French Press or a pour-over – I have a couple of Aeropress recipes that use 10-12 grams.
Have you tried inverted method? It allows you to steep longer, thus extract more coffee.
I have! although I prefer the plunger/suction method. 95% of the water stays in and I don’t have to bother with flipping it!
You need practices to do the correct flip, lol…
The flip is risky business!
I have tried that too, but never really saw the value in that, although that could be because my lack in tasting skills.
I’m grinding fairly fine (1.1 in the Aergrind), which seems to clog up the paper filter to such an extent that dripping is very slow. I also stir a lot to make extraction a bit faster, so I would say that I haven’t had trouble with extracting enough in the upright configuration.
I usually grind a little bit coarse, hence using the conventional method will drain my water fast. That’s why inverted is a suitable method for me.
But, if you prefer finer ground, then I suggest conventional upright method.
That’s the beauty of Aeropress, you can modify your brewing method to suits your needs.
I exclusively use the Aeropress and make cups of coffee on demand. Trick is to get a couple of good metal mesh filters so you’re not using an endless supply of paper filters. 197 degree water, 20 seconds of bloom, 40 seconds of brewing and bam, makes amazing coffee.
Thanks op, this motivated me to finally get off my butt and clean my aeropress. With leftover donuts too :)
What an nifty cup!
I might do the same, the drip coffee I make (primarily for my wife who prefers quantity over quality) does not scratch the itch like the aeropress does.
Right on, how was it?
The difference is truly night and day. Hardly any bitterness, and so much more flavor.
Yea, that’s where I’m at too. Can’t really go back. I’m always sad with the coffee they have available for us at the office.
I have a second brewing setup at work for just that reason. The cheapest part, ironically, is the Aeropress. The Aergrind is so good I got a second one so I don’t have to worry about bringing it home in the weekends.
Well now I’m intrigued, what’s the benefit of using an aergrind over an electric burr grinder?
The Aergrind gets you step-less adjustment. I’m not familiar with an electric grinder that offers that at anywhere near the same price point. It’s also very capable of espresso grinds. I have a Solis Barista Perfetta Plus espresso machine, and I can very easily dial in the grind setting for a specific bean/roast and pull some really tasty shots.
Ah good point. Mine definitely has steps to it. stepless sounds nifty.
How often do you use your aero? I have one but I pretty much stopped using it once I got my v60. Does it have any advantages in brew or anything?
Multiple times a day! I like it because it’s quick to brew, makes a clean, tasty cup of coffee, and very little to clean up when I’m done. Haven’t really looked into a Hario or pour over too much but I’ve been fairly happy with my aeropress. IMO it’s like a French press and gives a nice full-body brew but without the oil or fines in the bottom of the cup.
Yeah same here except I went to the Hario Mugen. Stupid easy and so good.
I, too, am a filthy mug enthusiast.
