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Aeropress review

As I posted on 3/27/06, I ordered that coffee press. We had our first cups this morning and both Carrie and I agreed, it was very good coffee. Technically (and I forgot this), it is more espresso than coffee. You can add hot water to it to make it coffee (an Americano I guess is the name for 'watered-down espresso'). The manufacturer states that the Americano is better than regular coffee b/c you pass less water by the beans, thus not extracting the acidic and bitter portion of the bean that usually follows with the last portions of water in a drip maker. It was very smooth (the filter is thin but effective) and you could drink the last swallow w/o a mouth full of grounds. And, it was concentrated, so I have to say, the 'morning shot' is a nice feature (instead of the morning sip, sip, sip, sip....it's cold..).

In short: for now, I am convinced. My french press is going into the cupboard (though not the trash). Now I just need a good grinder :) aka...