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I've tested all AeroPress coffee makers – here’s the good, bad and ugly
The AeroPress lineup has big hits and wild misses. I reviewed all of them: the Original, Clear, Go, Go Plus, Premium, XLs and brand-new Steel The best instant coffees: we tested 24 US varieties from powders to pastes Sign up for the Filter US newsletter, your weekly guide to buying fewer, better things In 2005, Alan Alder had already made a name for himself as the inventor of the Aerobie , an aerodynamically improved flying ring. For his next project, the engineer ended up creating a similarly ingenious coffee maker: the AeroPress, which looks like a big needle-less syringe that pushes a cup of brewed coffee down through a filter and directly into a mug. More than 20 years later, the AeroPress remains a cult classic because it is so easy to use, so easy to clean and the coffee it makes is the perfect middle ground between drip’s reliability and French press’s richness. You can also enjoy
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According to The Guardian’s source item, I’ve tested all AeroPress coffee makers – here’s the good, bad and ugly, The AeroPress lineup has big hits and wild misses. I reviewed all of them: the Original, Clear, Go, Go Plus, Premium, XLs and brand-new Steel The best instant coffees: we tested 24 US varieties from powders to pastes Sign up for the Filter US newsletter, your weekly guide to buying fewer, better things In 2005, Alan Alder had already made a name for himself as the inventor of the Aerobie , an aerodynamically improved flying ring. For his next project, the engineer ended up creating a similarly ingenious coffee maker: the AeroPress, which looks like a big needle-less syringe that pushes a cup of brewed coffee down through a filter and directly into a mug. More than 20 years later, the AeroPress remains a cult classic because it is so easy to use, so easy to clean and the coffee it makes is the perfect middle ground between drip’s reliability and French press’s richness. You can also enjoy
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- I've tested all AeroPress coffee makers – here’s the good, bad and uglyThe Guardian - 2026-05-11T19:15:03+00:00
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