• gusgalarnyk@lemmy.world
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    5 days ago

    I exclusively use the plastic aeropress (3 years or so) and although upgrading to something stainless seems like a nice upgrade I’d want to revisit best brewing methods and make that decision again before spending $150+. I don’t drink coffee every week let alone every month, typically doing week long streaks before taking a break, so this is cool to see but nothing that makes me rush out and upgrade.

    There seems to be some haters in the comments for the aeropress, I guess I’d like to know better alternatives for quickly brewing black coffee for one person.

    • HereIAm@lemmy.world
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      5 days ago

      French press? Or a freestanding thingy that you put a coffee filter in with a cup underneath for a one cup drip coffee.

      • Brave Little Hitachi Wand@feddit.uk
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        5 days ago

        I have had an original aeropress for over a decade, and I love it. The fact it’s plastic is my only complaint. I would sooner switch to French press or a pour-over cone than spend $150. Not a chance.

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      4 days ago

      If you have a source of brew-temperature water handy, such as a water boiler, there’s the quick cuccumella method, which is pretty much drip coffee: Fill the coffee filter of the cuccumella with grounds, fill the water container with hot water, invert the cuccumella, and it drips through in a couple of minutes.

      It makes a nice tasting brew: More flavor than an aeropress, but not quite as strong as a moka pot.

    • SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca
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      5 days ago

      I guess I’d like to know better alternatives for quickly brewing black coffee for one person.

      Pour over a paper filter. Cheap and fast.