Re:Coffee's new status symbol is a machine without plastic
by lerchmo on Thursday November 05, 2026 @02:54AM
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Aeropress cannot really do an espresso at a full 7,8 or 9 bar. It’s more like a pour over.
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Re:Coffee's new status symbol is a machine without plastic
by amanaplanacanal on Thursday November 05, 2026 @04:30AM
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I'm guessing the Flair can't either. That "pressure gauge" is hilarious.
Re:Coffee's new status symbol is a machine without plastic
by Kirby64 on Thursday November 05, 2026 @11:21AM
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You'd be wrong. The 'espresso' window is 6-9 bar of pressure. It's not very hard to build that much pressure, really. I have a pump based manual hand espresso brewer (the Picopresso) and it hits that pressure just fine from an even simpler mechanism.
Re:Coffee's new status symbol is a machine without plastic
by hedora on Thursday November 05, 2026 @11:48AM
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The Flair can definitely hit espresso pressure; I get excellent crema from it. As I said above, the biggest limit is high-altitude temperature regulation. Water boils at espresso temperature at ~ 2000' elevation, so if you're above that you cannot control the water temperature. With a pressurized machine, you can go as hot as you want.