Pump up your coffee
We keep hearing about this little device: the AeroPress. Imagine what would happen if a French press pot mated with an espresso maker, but then the result was re-tooled by the makers of ShamWow and the SlapChop. Now you’re getting the idea. Everyone loves this little coffee maker (on Amazon, with 411 reviews, it has a 4 1/2 star – out of 5 – rating).
Why is it so good?
- It’s easy: you put coffee in the chamber, you put water in the chamber, you stir, you press
- The coffee is good – a pocket of air between the coffee and the plunger forces the coffee through the filter, giving a strong flavor and reportedly cutting down bitter and astringent compounds and acidity
- It’s easy to clean up
- You can re-use the filter. Yup. +1 for the green team
- It’s quite portable. Unlike your drip coffeemaker, you can carry it. Unlike a French press, it’s plastic and won’t break. Great for an office coffee maker or even for camping.
Plus, it’s only $26.
