I find it very relaxing listening to this guy... His super focused tone of voice, as he makes a 6 min instructional on 6 seconds of fact.... Metal . Paper.. traveling.. green... It blurs into a semi hypnotic experience. Asmr? Keep posting 😃
Great video. I have both too. One of the biggest cons with the "fine" metal disk is that it is virtually impossible too clean it properly. Coffee dust will build up in time, which means the coffee will be forced through the side holes in the plastic cap.
Here's a tip. If you are going to use metal then do the inverted method. The raw water tends to drip through the wire mesh more. May not make much difference. Just my take on it.
I press out all coffee and turn the Aeropress upside down without cleaning it. Next time I use it I peal off the filter and reuse it, around 20-30 times (at that time it normally tear by accident). Works great and I get a bit more rich coffee too since it goes thru the filter a bit more slowly. I'm a Swede and we like our coffee as black as we can get it :) But I'm intrigued to get a metal filter to get more oils.
@@henrik.norberg I've been reusing the filter about 4 times but now I see I can get even more out of it. Do tell if you got that metal filter - curious about different experiences. Also a Swede so it could be more helpful in a cultural perspective.
@@bathroomsessions I decided I like the taste best when I used the filter many times so I figured the metal filter would be the opposite way and would not be of my liking. And yeah, as a Swede I like my coffee as black as possible with dark roast :)
aeropress filter papers are small enough to be negligible in cost, environmental damage, and paper taste. Yes you can reuse them, sure, but why? Paper filters are fully compostible, so no waste issue, and the amount of fiber to make an aeropress filter is *much* less than a chemex or any other drip/ pour-over.
Nasty, my health is more important than reusing a paper filter, their cheap enough to keep purchasing them. and have the mesh for a backup, people worrying about🤣🤣🤣 oil, your brain needs cholesterol.
Some people say that using a stainless steel filter gives a bad taste compared to paper. They seem to forget that all the major coffee restaurants (you know who they are) use stainless steel filters in their expensive barista quality machines.
Is a reusable filter actually significantly greener than paper, considering you can just compost the paper with the grounds? I guess it comes down to finding data on energy in production of both types. From what I’ve seen though, the reusable ones eventually need to be replaced. I agree it’s nice to have both options.
Recently purchased a metal coffee filter (again! Someone at my house threw my old one out yeesh!) it was so porous so I had to look up what the deal was…apparently my last one was a “fine”; didn’t know til just now they made different pore sizes…just ordered the able find. Thanks!
I'm not interested in saving money buying paper filters, but I am interested in how it effects the taste. I've wondered if getting a metal filter would be a way to try French press coffee without buying a press.
Absolutely :) With metal filter you will get more oils and a fuller bodied cup of coffee. You can find is here www.frenchpresscoffee.com/collections/aeropress. Hope this helps.
A lot of people do not realize that you can rinse the paper filter and reuse it several times. Put 2 or 3 filters into the bottom of your aeropress and you're good for the week of camping.
Fun fact: kahweol and cafestol have been found to mitigate prostate cancer cell growth to even causing tumor cell apoptosis (I’m a biologist currently doing research on this topic).
True, I've found that a couple filters will last all week. When I first bought mine a few years ago, I said I had better go ahead and stock up on some filters and bought an extra pack. Two years later and I'm barely halfway through my 1st pack.
Next time you are out Aeropress filters please try this hack Aeropress Coffee Hack: DIY Coffee Paper Filter ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Ju5RO7lN1zM.html :). Enjoy your coffee.
In my experience the metal filter (and further with the fine mesh) produces a better, or a more traditional cup of espresso because they require considerably more pressure than the paper filters. Also as you noted, the oils aren't filtered out which is firmly a 'pro' for me.
I ordered the metal Slimm filter from your website for my aeropress and it does not hold the water long enough for me to create the vacuum needed to brew the coffee?!
Yes there are bleached. But you can make your own - Aeropress Coffee Hack: DIY Coffee Paper Filter ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Ju5RO7lN1zM.html Here's official answer from Aerobie: DO YOU MAKE UNBLEACHED FILTERS FOR USE IN THE AEROPRESS? No. We did a market test and bleached filters were far more popular than unbleached filters with our customers. The AeroPress filter is just a 2.5 inch (63.5mm) diameter circle of the same filter paper used in a cone filter. You can cut your own from unbleached cone filters.
Alan Adler (the guy who invented the Aeropress) was very clear on his Coffee con talk - that paper filters are better than metal filters. His main reason was that it tastes better. He also said that metal filters leech something that increases a regular coffee drinker's LDL cholesterol by about 10% ! (Edit - for the taste impact, he cited the Aeropress world competitions, where metal filters have never won, and if I recall correctly have never won a single heat)
But cafestol also has some evidence of anticarcinogenic and chemoprotective properties. Which is included in the cholesterol increasing oils. In my mind its all swings and roundabouts. Also judging is still subjective to some degree, I wonder if metal filters haven't won because most people can't deal with any level of fines still in their cup.
5 cups of coffee a day from a French press (or metal filter Aeropress) can increase blood cholesterol by 5-8 percent, which means reducing it by 10% is negligible and of course reduces the benefits of coffee. As for flavour it depends on the person drinking it, paper filters give less body and a lighter cup. I prefer a heavier and full bodied coffee. For many including myself a French press produces better coffee than an Aeropress with a paper filter. However an Aeropress with a metal filter allows for a lot of versatility so may technically produce a better coffee.
Metal filter available with 2 options (standard and fine). Grind will affect amount of sediment first and then filter. You'll get a little more with metal then with paper. Hope this helps.
You'd think after the Game of Thrones Baratheon storyline...people would know how to use 'Fewer" vs "Less". I've used a metal filter for years in my regular maker, may try on the aero..not sure
On the box in the image of the finished cuppa and when stirring the coffee in the aeropress the coffee has a beautiful delicious crema on top as you'd normally see if you ordered an espresso from a barista. sadly after pressing the coffee into the cup this crema has 100% disappeared which I find does take away from the experience of enjoying the cuppa. Is there any way of dispensing the coffee to preserve some of this crema?
You can produce some crema by using the inverted method and reducing the amount of water you use, but it's easy to make quite a bitter cup and the resulting crema is never as good as properly brewed espresso.
On nearly every one of these Aero Press videos, they talk about pre wetting the paper filter. Can someone tell me why this so important? I’m not getting it.
I don't know if you've already found an answer, but rinsing the papers just reduces the flavour of the paper itself! It also heats up your filter/vessel, which means everything is at a more consistent heat, which can affect flavour as well. I hope that helps!
I’m not sure I believe the metal is more “green”, it seems like the energy required to make that metal filter would likely be equal to thousands of the paper ones.
Lol...350 in a pack of paper filters could "potentially" last a year. I'd need like a new pack every 3 months. This press with DeathWish coffee and you can't go wrong!
I must be a hardcore re-user. I still have some of my original paper stock from my first AP (2005?) I only discard my filters when I have to... blow-outs, punctures, catastrophic failures, company, or when my wife reminds me that they are not meant to go on forever. I'm on my 3rd AP (usage stress failures), so I have tons of spares.
I've never noticed any foul smells or any oils or any change to the texture. That would probably make me change them out faster. We used one at work for years with 3 to 5 people pressing 2 or more times a day, and would keep the filters for a couple of weeks. At home we have three people using use the press about 5 times a day with the same filter for at least a week at a time. We rinse off the paper w/ water, and it dries between uses. We've never noticed any problems.
Another tip: make love to Mother Earth. Make a small hole in the ground, fill it with a little bit of water for lubrication, and go to town... Just a thought.
I don’t buy he green argument at all, energy and resources needed to produce a metal disk far outweigh the paper(eg a Prius has to be on the road with all original parts for 80000 miles to outweigh the carbon footprint of the build and initial usage) paper filters btw can be used about 9 times before I note any resistance change in the press. The only valid argument I see is taste preference
Well, the price cannot be deciding factor, because for the price of 1 metal filter you can get a pack of 700 paper filters which, if you'd reuse them once would lead to 1400 brews (and if you want both metal filters, that numbers get dubled - and that's almost 8 years of brewing if you'd press the AEP two times every day). Traveling? All of the equipment, including paper filters fit the zip bag that's bundled with the Aeropress with ease. 3rd argument was the taste. Well, I've heard a great sentence: "If you like benefits of the metal filter, don't bother yourself with the aeropress. Use a french press!" Of course only crazy one would travel with big FP in suitcase, so this might by some argument, but... I'm not convinced. For me it's as strange as using the metal filter on the hario V-60 🙅🏻
if you're assuming that someone is traveling with an aeropress, are they also bringing their own coffee with them? or are they using the hotel coffee (generally cheap and not the best quality)? i never travel with a coffee maker, i'd rather just enjoy their mediocre coffee and save the bag space. a couple paper filters won't make a difference either way
my GOODNESS have you people never heard of editing? how many times do you need to "explain" that you are going to compare filters????? the vid starts at 1:00
Nasty, my health is more important than reusing a paper filter, their cheap enough to keep purchasing them. and have the mesh for a backup, people worrying about🤣🤣🤣 oil, your brain needs cholesterol.
1:50 I hope your coffee brewing skills exceed your ecology knowledge. Cutting down trees is essential if we want the forests to produce oxygen. During the growth phase, the tree produces the most oxygen. The older the tree, the less oxygen it produces. Some Amazonian forests produce more CO2 than oxygen because they have reached their maximum height and are no longer growing.
@@incognitofelon I see you have some problems with reading. Having forests doesn't mean anything. The essential part is if the forest is young. An old forest produces more carbon dioxide then oxygen. Also it doesn't absorb harmful substances. Such tress need to be cut down and replaced with new young tress that need carbon dioxide to grow. So I don't say that we need to cut down forests. I say that we need to replace old tress with young ones.
people today are SUCH freaks. "well, everything is great and their BOTH great and it really depends but both are....". That is not a review. Also, why would you NOT want the natural coffee oils? you like coffee, except for the taste? -1. complete waste of time.
Yeah we all like that grit in your teeth. Yum Yum. Then we all like the metal cause earthmovers have to dig the metal out of the ground. How is that green. I thought that wood and paper was a renewable resource.
@@ruthless4645 Sorry but I'm not drinking a computer dumbass. And you have everything wrong. I live in a cave. With running water and electricity. And there is no plastic or rubber in my computer. Get a education, fool. And besides, everything I said was correct. Unlike you.
