Product Features

• Unique coffee/espresso maker uses total immersion and gentle pressure to produce coffee with extraordinarily rich flavor
• Makes American style coffee or an espresso-style shot perfect for use in lattes or cappuccinos
• Because of the lower temperature and short brew time, the acid level of the brew is much lower than conventional brewers
• Micro-filtered coffee so pure and particle-free that it can be stored for days as a concentrate
• Includes a years' worth of micro-filters; easy cleaning with just a 10-second rinse of the plunger

From the Editors

The AeroPress is an entirely new way to make coffee, American style or Espresso style for use in lattes, cappucinos and other espresso based drinks. AeroPress brews simply delicious coffee, 1-4 cups per pressing. Ideal water temperature and faster brewing yields rich flavor with lower acidity and without bitterness. Other brewing processes use near boiling water and long exposure to coffee grounds. Quickly brew a variety of coffee drinks including an Americano or an espresso-style shot for use in lattes or cappuccinos. Its total-immersion system permits extraction at a moderate temperature and a short brew time. Water and grounds are mixed together for 10 seconds, then gentle air pressure pushes the mix through a micro-filter in just 20 seconds, which avoids the bitterness of long processes such as drip brewing. The air pressure also gently squeezes the last goodness from the grounds, further enriching the flavor. The total brewing time of only 30 seconds results in an exceptionally smooth brew.
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Customer Response

Amazing coffee maker
I decided to try something new with after realizing that my current coffee maker made truly terrible coffee. After reading about this in Wired magazine and on Amazon, I decided to buy an AeroPress, and I couldn't be happier with my purchase. The first cup I made was with two year old coffee, and it was the best coffee I've ever made. And it only took maybe a minute or two more than using a drip coffee maker all in all (it takes longer to heat the water yourself but it saves me time on cleanup).

I'm really looking forward to see how good of coffee this makes when I make some with freshly ground coffee, and I'm probably going to buy a second one so that I can have one at work and at home.

Buy this coffeemaker!
After purchasing this unit on a whim, I put my espresso maker in storage. After my friends tried coffee brewed with my Aeropress, three of them have purchased their own. I love it! Yes, it does take some pressure to brew. I recommend just pushing nice and slowly on it. Delicious!

Amazing Coffee
I've tried just about every coffee maker and every way to make coffee out there. I was looking for something that was faster than my french press but didn't cost an arm and a leg for a high quality espresso maker. I saw the Aero Press mentioned on some coffee sites as an inexpensive solution and thought I'd give it a try.

All I can say is this thing makes very good coffee fast. From start to finish I can have a twelve ounce cup of great coffee in under 4 minutes and depending on how awake and organized I am in about 3 minutes.

Here's the process. Put twelve ounces of water in a measuring cup. Set it in microwave timed for just under two minutes, start heating. While the water is heating I pour beans into my grinder and grind. While the coffee is grinding I take out the press put in a filter and put the press on top of my cup. When grinding is done and water is still heating, I spoon (actually I pour) the ground coffee into the top of the aero press. When the water is done, I take it out of the microwave, check the temperature, pour a little water into press until grounds are wet, pour more water in until press is full, stir for ten seconds - with the fancy stirrer that comes with the press. Press the coffee through the filter and lastly I add any left over hot water to the cup. Coffee is ready and I can start to enjoy my day.

The grind is critical to a good cup with the Aero Press. I use a decent burr grinder and found that the best grind is a little finer than that used for drip - don't grind it to powder i.e. espresso, fine. If you grind it too fine it's very difficult to press and if it's too coarse then there's not enough extraction because it just pours through.

Sounds to me like improper grind was the source for some of the negative reviews I've seen.

Haven't played around too much with temperature - generally using about 175 degress as recommended.

I use the recommended amount of coffee - the scoop provided is two tablespoons.

I've been using fairly dark roasts because I was using the french press before but I think I'll be switching to a lighter roast. Something more like you'd use in an espresso machine.


The press will make an expresso that's not high end espresso maker quality but better than what comes out of my steam powered medium price maker.

Plus it's very nicely engineered. The plunger can be used to measure water and will hold the accessories. The press with the accessories stacks on top of the filter paper holder.

Cleans quickly and easily. Only flaw I've noticed and it's very minor is that if you have plunger pushed all the way down, the base that holds the filter won't screw on all the way.

I highly recommend this if you want a very good cup of coffee fast.

Been using it for a month.
This little coffee press is wonderful. It works perfectly and makes a great cup of coffee. It is sturdy and easy to use as well as clean. I got it because every day I was wasting coffee by making too much in the coffee maker. The coffee maker we had tended to overheat the water, burn the grounds, and make the coffee taste bitter.

Combine the AeroPress with an electric water boiler and the coffee comes out perfect every time.

Fabulous coffee maker!
I researched EVERYTHING on the market for a single cup coffee maker. I seriously considered several of the pod coffee makers but really didn't want to spend that much money AND then have to spend extra money on the pods. I get great coffee beans locally and have a good grinder. I used to sip coffee all day, good black coffee that some called "jet fuel"! But now, due to some health issues, I need to limit myself to only one cup per day ... so it better be a good one!

So, this "weird" gadget arrived. I figured, if it really didn't work, or was too much work to use and clean, that I wasn't out much money. WOW, was I impressed!!! It was actually fun to do the preparation and I have to say it pressed easily and, in 30 seconds I had a GREAT cup of coffee!!! It was very smooth and rich ... no bitterness or acidity. And that was with a mix of Hazelnut beans and regular ground Folgers Columbian. I'll have to experiment with some new coffees now. The water did seep thru a bit faster than expected so I maybe ground the Hazelnut a bit too coarse. The most time consuming part is getting the water heated to 175 degrees in the microwave ... will just have to experiment with that.

All said, I LOVE this coffee maker, planning on giving another as a gift!

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