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Some people just can’t get up
and going without coffee in the morning. I can understand. I love a good cup
while I’m getting ready, especially when I’m on vacation. I’ve gotten to the point
that when I travel, I bring my own ground coffee, simply because we’ve stayed in
so many places where they either don’t provide enough for our stay or provide
crummy coffee or instant crystals. Now, I don’t think I’m all that picky about
coffee, but if you’re going to go through the trouble of putting a coffee maker
in my room, then giving me instant coffee seems senseless. Generally, this only
happens in the UK, but it also has happened in South America, so I assume it
has happened to more than just me.
Going to the coffee shop can
get spendy and even if you bring your own coffee, some of those in-room coffee
makers just aren’t any good. I know how angry that can make some people. If you
are a frequent traveler and like a consistent cup of coffee, what’s a person
to do besides spend $4+ on an espresso or latte from a nearby Starbucks? Well,
I’ve got a new solution for you, brought to you by Aerobie.
You know that I’m not into
packing unnecessary items in my travel bag, but I’m all for saving money and
bringing something from home that’s going to make my trip more comfortable. Luckily,
the AeroPress Coffee &
Espresso Maker is fairly small and packable and I won’t need to bring
along the accessories that come along with it if I don’t want to (stirrer,
spoon, funnel and filter holder).
When I read that people claimed
that the AeroPress made the best coffee they ever had, I was intrigued and was
interested to try it. Once you figure out how the filter cap fits onto the
chamber, the AeroPress is super easy to use. If you can measure grounds and
push down on a plunger, you could have a fast cup of coffee, too! The steps are
easy:
·
Put a filter in the filter cap
·
Screw filter cap onto the chamber
·
Place chamber onto a coffee cup
·
Add two spoonfuls of grounds to the chamber
·
Add 1 cup of hot water to the chamber and stir
with grounds
·
Insert plunger and press down firmly
·
Enjoy your coffee!
Now, at home I have and use a
Keurig coffeemaker regularly and I found that the AeroPress made a similar
quality cup of my favorite coffee. The air pressure brewing extracts all the
best flavor from your grounds without having to wait for the water to drip through
them like a regular coffeemaker. Even other travel coffeemakers take more time
to make one cup of coffee. With the AeroPress, you can make coffee for everyone
in your travel party quickly. Like, everyone could drink coffee together,
instead of being practically done with their cup by the time the next one is
ready. The other awesome thing about the AeroPress is that it doesn’t need to
be plugged in, so you can use it anywhere, even if you go camping. Even if you
don’t have a microwave to heat up water, you can just run the tap until it’s as
hot as it gets and use that to make your coffee. I tried both ways and my
coffee was just as good both times. The coffee was rich and not bitter at all,
which can sometimes be a problem with dark roast. What it can’t do is make
mediocre coffee better tasting. I did
try with some flavored coffee, but it still came out weak and
unappealing.
While I probably wouldn’t
replace my current coffeemaker at home as other peoplesay they did, I
would add this to my travel bag and know that I will be able to get a great cup
of coffee wherever I am. My dad is an all-day coffee drinker and being so, I
anticipate I may buy him this little gadget for his trips, because it makes
good coffee, fast. You can even buy
a metal filter for it to save on purchasing new paper filters and also
create less waste. Unlike some of the other things
I’ve reviewed and suggested for your travel bags, Aerobie makes the AeroPress
available worldwide.
More
information
Where to buy: on
Amazon and many on and offline retailers in the U.S.
| International
How much is it?: $25.95
Other Specs: 4.8″ tall
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Disclosure:
I was provided with the AeroPress Coffee
& Espresso Maker for the purpose of this review, but all opinions are my
own.
Have you tried the
AeroPress Coffee & Espresso Maker? If not, would you consider trying it
out?
Thanks for this review. it helped me decide to buy the aeropress coffee maker.
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