Finally, AeroPress made of glass and metal, came out. Its double-walled design should reduce heat loss.
Price: $149,95.
I do the inverted aeropress method and have an accident or two. Even using it as directed method there is not way I would want to buy this because it is breakable.
I love my aeropress, but this seems highly unnecessary to me. I think it’s great that I’ve had the old one for over a decade, I can chuck it in the sink or a drawer and it’s practically indestructible.
I can’t say I’ve ever once noticed my cup being cold after pressing so claims about heat loss feel suspect.
I suppose if you just want the same experience but to feel fancier while doing so and you have cash to spend on it, then go right ahead.
Heck I still chuckle when I am reminded of the aeropress XL. If folks aren’t aware the aeropress company was mostly bought out a few years back which may explain the recent burst in new fangled products.
Heat loss is related to glass, not plastic. Brewers made of glass, ceramics or metal must be preheated before brewing. For AeroPress Premium, heat loss may be not that big, but we need feedback from owners to know exactly.
I love the look and the idea of this, but this also exactly the type of thing I would drop and break.
Not just worried about dropping, but this is something you press down on.
People generally clumsy or pressing too hard are going to have a bad time if they manage to break the glass while pressing down.
Yes definitely. I already worry about the container I’m pressing the coffee into.
Sold at Williams Sonoma says it all. That’s way overpriced. Also the amount of times I have dropped a piece of my aeropress, this would last a month, tops.
Overpriced wedding gift detected.
The pricing for every single one of the new aeropress products are absolutely crazy. I would have loved an XL if it wasn’t the price of three original aeropresses.
Yeah they have had MBA SKU madness takeover. They have far too much to sell these days for the simplicity of their original idea.
Can’t say that heat loss is a big issue with my 10+ year old Aeropress. Still going strong. Although to be honest my £65 FB Marketplace Gaggia Baby gets way more use. 150 bucks sounds a bit steep for what it is.
Don’t forget the $100 organizer. 🙄
I am happy with my cheap knockoff aeropress that I throw in my luggage bag when I travel . If I loose it, I buy a new inexpensive aeropress.
Why the hell would I want a glass aeropress?
It’s for those who use AeroPress at home and are concerned about microplastics.
If I was slowly eating my aeropress I would have finished by now. My mama might have raised an idiot, but I finish my food.
Having hot water mixed with plastic is gross.
To use at home, instead of a much cheaper French press, or a similarly priced cheap espresso machine that makes coffee 100x better. Obviously /s
I see your sarcasm, but all three of these things make very different types of coffee. Even if you can’t tell the difference between Aeropress and French press coffee (which probably not a large percent of people can), you can certainly tell the difference between espresso and immersion, right?
As for this thing: plastics do degrade over time, and an insulated glass body is a nice upgrade. The metal press won’t contribute anything to the coffee quality, but it looks better, and probably feels nicer.
The rubber seal part is the first part to go and it’s unchanged on this new glass version.
This is true. I know I’ve gone through a few gasket replacements myself. I can tell it’s starting to fail when the pressure starts to feel weirdly weak and too easy to press down on.
Huh. I’ve had mine for over a decade; granted, it only for heavy use for a few months when I first got it, and about once a week since, and the rubber gasket is fine. I have no doubt that you’re right; gaskets almost always require semi-regular replacement; I have to replace the gaskets in my espresso machine every 2-3 years, and boy is that a chore. Those are doing far heavier duty than the Aeropress gasket, so I’d expect it to last longer. How fast did your’s fail?
Unless you’re buying used (or you really know what you’re doing), you’ll get way better coffee out of the Aeropress than the espresso machine for that price
Of course, the point is moot when you could make coffee just as well in a cheap plastic Aeropress.
The De’Longhi Dedica is around €140 new and, while it’s not something to write home about, will do much better coffee than an aeropress.
Kinda want, but that price…
