AeroPress Premium

Overpriced wedding gift detected.

Sold at Williams Sonoma says it all. That's way overpriced. Also the amount of times I have dropped a piece of my aeropress, this would last a month, tops.

The pricing for every single one of the new aeropress products are absolutely crazy. I would have loved an XL if it wasn't the price of three original aeropresses.

Yeah they have had MBA SKU madness takeover. They have far too much to sell these days for the simplicity of their original idea.

I love my aeropress, but this seems highly unnecessary to me. I think it’s great that I’ve had the old one for over a decade, I can chuck it in the sink or a drawer and it’s practically indestructible.

I can’t say I’ve ever once noticed my cup being cold after pressing so claims about heat loss feel suspect.

I suppose if you just want the same experience but to feel fancier while doing so and you have cash to spend on it, then go right ahead.

Heck I still chuckle when I am reminded of the aeropress XL. If folks aren’t aware the aeropress company was mostly bought out a few years back which may explain the recent burst in new fangled products.

Heat loss is related to glass, not plastic. Brewers made of glass, ceramics or metal must be preheated before brewing. For AeroPress Premium, heat loss may be not that big, but we need feedback from owners to know exactly.
- Fair point, appreciate the clarification!
- For some reason, I get the opposite effect. I feel that the resulting brew from my plastic Aeropress loses more heat than my glass french press, so I have to preheat my coffee mug if I'm using my AP.
  
  Giving it some thought, the effect may not be the AP material itself, but the heat loss from the high surface to volume ratio of the droplets as they come out of the filter, as opposed to the stream as the liquid is poured out in a single thick stream out of the french press.
  
  i.e. A glass Aeropress may not reduce temperature loss significantly over plastic.
  
  But my desire for a glass Aeropress is more for reducing plastic use, and risk of shedding microplastics into foods that I consume.

Can't say that heat loss is a big issue with my 10+ year old Aeropress. Still going strong. Although to be honest my £65 FB Marketplace Gaggia Baby gets way more use. 150 bucks sounds a bit steep for what it is.

$150 and there’s still no funnel?

asking the real questions
What would a funnel be for? I can't think of a use for one off the top of my head.
- The original aeropress had a funnel. It was useful for a couple of reasons. Made it easier to get grounds in the aeropress (I’m very clumsy). I also use the inverted method so I place the filter in the end cap and then place the end cap inside the funnel before i pour hot water over it to get the filter to stick to the end cap without having to worry about burning my hands

I am happy with my cheap knockoff aeropress that I throw in my luggage bag when I travel . If I loose it, I buy a new inexpensive aeropress.

Why the hell would I want a glass aeropress?

It's for those who use AeroPress at home and are concerned about microplastics.
- If I was slowly eating my aeropress I would have finished by now. My mama might have raised an idiot, but I finish my food.
Having hot water mixed with plastic is gross.
To use at home, instead of a much cheaper French press, or a similarly priced cheap espresso machine that makes coffee 100x better. Obviously /s
- I see your sarcasm, but all three of these things make very different types of coffee. Even if you can't tell the difference between Aeropress and French press coffee (which probably not a large percent of people can), you can certainly tell the difference between espresso and immersion, right?
  
  As for this thing: plastics do degrade over time, and an insulated glass body is a nice upgrade. The metal press won't contribute anything to the coffee quality, but it looks better, and probably feels nicer.
- Unless you're buying used (or you really know what you're doing), you'll get way better coffee out of the Aeropress than the espresso machine for that price
  
  Of course, the point is moot when you could make coffee just as well in a cheap plastic Aeropress.

I love the look and the idea of this, but this also exactly the type of thing I would drop and break.

Not just worried about dropping, but this is something you press down on.

People generally clumsy or pressing too hard are going to have a bad time if they manage to break the glass while pressing down.
- You're more likely to inadvertently press obliquely just a little too much and have the whole thing fall over, spilling hot coffee and grounds all around while possibly breaking the mug you were pressing into.
- Yes definitely. I already worry about the container I'm pressing the coffee into.

I only recently heard of aeropress products. Are they genuinely good? What's the difference to a French press?

Can't say enough good things about mine.

If I would start all over, the only two coffee makers I would own are:

Aeropress

Size 03 Hario Switch (V60 + a stopper for immersion brew)
- How are they in comparison when Hario Switch isn't used as V60?
I don't drink coffee, but the owner of a coffee plantation on the side of a volcano in Panama told me that it was one of the best ways to make coffee. I figure he would know.

My wife, who does love coffee, doesn't use it simply because it only makes one small cup of coffee at a time, and she likes to start the day with a big cup. She acknowledges that the taste is superior.
They're good, but I'd avoid AeroPress Clear for now, as there are crack reports on the internet. Other models are durable. Compared to French press, AeroPress produces cleaner cups because of paper filter utilization. Also, though AeroPress is an immersion brewer, it also allows percolation.
It's a different brewing method using pressure through a filter, resulting in a more fragrant brew.

I use a recipe that just brews in an inverted Aeropress for 10 seconds, so it comes out faster too, although most recipes call for brewing for longer.

But the quick method is great if I'm in a hurry that morning.

One downside to Aeropress is consuming paper filters, but I also have an aftermarket reusable metal mesh filter, and it works great.

Another downside is the dreaded "inverted Aeropress" disaster, which I recently experienced. I hold it by the plunger now ;-)

I alternate using both french press and Aeropress to keep from getting bored with my coffee.

Don't forget the $100 organizer. 🙄

I do the inverted aeropress method and have an accident or two. Even using it as directed method there is not way I would want to buy this because it is breakable.

Kinda want, but that price...