Aeropress review

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I introduced myself to Cinnamon Cup Coffee last week and promised to review my favourite method of making coffee. The Aeropress.

My Aeropress was a Christmas present from @pandatome and came in a gift set from Contact Coffee Company. A company founded by two Royal Marine veterans.
The set comprised of the Aeropress, four sample bags of ground coffee and an enamel mug.

The above picture is the breakdown of the press itself. Not pictured is a few accessories that comes with the set, such as:

A plastic holder for your stack of filters (I store my filters for the day in the aeropress itself and leave the holder at home)
A funnel to help pouring the coffee in
A coffee scoop (that makes an appearance in a picture further down)
A flat stirring "spoon" (I use the handle of the coffee scoop)

Now let's get to making a cup of coffee.

The filter is placed in the black cap and locks into place on the bottom of the press.

The press comes with 350 paper filters and they're very cheap to replace. It works out just over a penny per filter.

The press is then placed over the top of your mug and you scoop in the ground coffee of your choice.

Ceramic or enamel mugs. Disposable cups can't be used for reasons you'll see shortly.

I'm finishing the last bag of my Contact Coffee Co "Red On!". It's very good coffee but seems to be a coarser grind than other companies "Aeropress grind". Once I have my grinder I might try making it finer and seeing what effect it has.

Pour in hot water

Then after brewing, insert the plunger and press down to start extracting your coffee

This can take some pressure to push down, hence not being able to use disposable cups.

Unscrew the cap and pushing further on the plunger drops the compressed coffee puck out of the bottom.

All that's left to do is clean the press which only takes a matter of seconds and enjoy your coffee!

The only residue that gets left is on the bottom of the plunger and it's as simple as wiping to clean it, everything else is rinse clean.

One of the biggest perks of this method is because the brew time is short, the coffee isn't bitter at all. This is the first time in my life that I've avoided putting sugar in my cup because it seems to spoil the taste instead of improving it.

Also because of the pressure created from the plunger, every bit of flavour is squeezed from the beans. Far more than a filter coffee machine or French press can achieve. So if you're a fan of strong coffee this is the method for you.

So in summary:

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