Alan Adler invented the AeroPress in 2005 with an engineer’s contempt for conventional solutions. The drip coffee maker made too much and kept it too long. The French press left sediment and over-extracted in the cup. Espresso required a machine that cost thousands. The pour-over demanded ten minutes of careful attention.
The AeroPress makes one exceptional cup in 60–90 seconds using hand pressure instead of gravity. The result is a concentrated, clean brew — no bitterness, no sediment, no over-extraction — that can be drunk as-is, diluted into an Americano-style cup, or adapted to produce something close to espresso depending on the ratio and grind.
Since 2008, professional baristas from 49 countries have competed annually at the World AeroPress Championship, producing thousands of documented recipes. The winning techniques change every year. The device handles all of them.
Includes: AeroPress chamber and plunger, filter cap, filter holder, scoop, stirring paddle, funnel, and 350 paper microfilter discs (about one year’s worth at one cup per day).
For travel: Weighs 227 grams, fits in a daypack pocket, works with hotel hot water dispensers. The best travel brewer available.
For home: Standard inverted method produces consistently excellent results. Read our complete AeroPress brewing guide including classic, inverted, and WAC competition techniques.
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