Re:The Invention of the AeroPress (2014)
by gambiting on Thursday April 02, 2020 @06:03PM
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I just hate the waste it produces, even if it's "just" paper filters. I use a regular mokka pot, on an induction stove it literally takes <60s to boil, the whole thing is made out of stainless steel so takes 5 seconds to rinse and use again.
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Gotta call bullshit here, a moka pot does NOT take "5 seconds" to rinse and use again. You have to unscrew it, which is 5 seconds, by itself, not counting the time to protect your hands from the heat. Then you have to disassemble, empty coffee grounds into the trash, then rinse 4 separate areas of 3 separate pieces, then fill with coffee again and re-assemble.
It's a minimum of a full minute even if you are Commander Data. Be real.
Sure, 60 seconds then. I put the moka pot under cold water, unscrew the bottom, rinse the grinds out, and rinse the grinds tray. Done. There's no need to rinse the top part(the one where coffee goes) or the bottom one(where the cold water is). I give it a wash every now and then. Maybe it's not 5 seconds but it's very very quick, I can definitely prepare multiple cups of coffee in quick succession(especially since one pot easily makes enough strong coffee brew to make 2 cups out if it if you add boiling water).
Re:The Invention of the AeroPress (2014)
by disposedtrolley on Thursday April 02, 2020 @06:09PM
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You can buy reusable metal filters for the Aeropress. I use this one with mine and can get a decent espresso shot from it: https://fellowproducts.com/products/prismo
Re:The Invention of the AeroPress (2014)
by gambiting on Thursday April 02, 2020 @06:12PM
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Oh that's pretty cool - had no idea this was a thing!
fwiw, those paper filters are reusable many times without degradation. Even just using them 2-3 times, you'd be using less than an A4 sheet worth of paper over a month. Does that really move the needle in terms of waste? I mean, we probably throw away many times that on food packaging every day...
Yes, and the inventor said he went with paper instead of metal because it tastes better and doesn’t allow sediment into the cup.
Trying both I came to the same conclusion. I reuse a filter ~5 times. Bonus: you don’t need to “burn” the filter every time to remove paper taste, and after a rinse you can just leave it in the filter holder to dry so it’s ready to go immediately.
Re:The Invention of the AeroPress (2014)
by kasey_junk on Thursday April 02, 2020 @06:18PM
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They are also compostable.
Re:The Invention of the AeroPress (2014)
by organsnyder on Thursday April 02, 2020 @08:31PM
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I was impressed that Aeropress actually recommends reusing the paper filters.