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Nothing high tech here...I pour boiling water through a small, hand-held fine mesh strainer. Seems to work okay. Maybe a minute or two to make a cup. Quick clean up. Maybe I'm missing out on something
Nope, it's just like headphones - if it's good for you then that's all that counts.
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All you need is a nice conical burr grinder and a French Press. I have tried many, many coffee gagets, but I always go back to the (bodum) French Press
I use it with a Solis burr grinder and with a grind that's a bit finer than for drip coffee but not as fine as espresso and I get great results following the Aeropress instructions ... especially with nice some Guatemala Antigua from my local roaster.
What I like most about the Aeropress is that it's such a simple device but allows you to produce a great cup of coffee nonetheless.
Although I would also like to have a nice espresso machine it just shows that you don't need to spend thousands to drink good coffee ...
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I'm planning to get a Maestro Plus (refurb) once I return my recently bought Capresso Infinity. (It leaves too many grounds in the burr chamber) Still haven't decided on which method to use, french press or Aero. For those of you who've tried both, which do you like better?
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I'm slowly working my way up from the cheaper (Tescos) pre-ground coffee for my french press to find a reasonably priced good cup of coffee at home. Where do UK coffee-fiers get their beans from?
Can't speak from experience but I've heard a few good reports for Hasbean.
For the Aussies: I am currently infatuated with CoffeeHit's offerings.
As soon work gives me some time to scratch myself, I'm going to pick up some seals for the Europiccola, soon I'll be cooking with...slightly cooler water than current.
My old man recently purchased a Presso for his work. The craze is catching on...
Too hard to clean a french press--grinds end up all over the floor.
One odd thing about the chemex coffee... it's so "clean" due to that lab-grade filter paper that it took over 100 pots just rinsing it with hot water to get as (barely) noticeably dingy as 2 pots in my drip using regular filters. It really does filter out all the oils. Definitely not for everyone's taste, or mine always, so I use the melitta as a backup. Only wish it had a metal or glass filter basket, not plastic.
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Microbomber rig: iRiver h140, iRiver 550 cdp, HeadRoom microstack, etymotic er4p+s.
Tiny rig: iRiver h140, Core Sound HeadLine, etymotic er4p+s.
Wus rig: iRiver h140, original Portaphile V2^2 max, etymotic er4p+s.
The "I forgot to recharge the batteries" rig: iRiver h140, etymotic er4p.
Amazing gear, guys. I boil coffee in a narrow saucepan, and gravity filter. I have a [French] french press, but I only use it when I am in a hurry, as it is a lot of trouble to clean. I think I will buy an aeropress - a good excuse to cruise out to Lawrence anyway. The website listed no outlets here in Cowtown.
Laz
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