AeroPress
AeroPress Original
Excellent
Our score: 86 / 100
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What we like
- Brews in under two minutes with almost no room for user error
- Produces a remarkably clean cup with very little sediment
- Cleanup takes about ten seconds — no scrubbing, no soaking, no basket to scrape
- Nearly unbreakable plastic body that survives a backpack or a suitcase
What we don't
- Makes one serving at a time — coffee for four people means four separate cycles
- Feels like a five-dollar gadget in the hand, not a forty-dollar one
- Filters are a proprietary shape, so you're locked into AeroPress-branded ones or cutting your own
Specifications
| Type | Immersion + pressure (manual press) |
|---|---|
| Material | Polypropylene plastic (BPA-free) |
| Capacity (oz) | 8 oz per brew cycle |
| Filter type | Paper micro-filter (reusable metal filters available aftermarket) |
| Ease of cleaning | Excellent — rinse and eject the puck |
| Warranty (yr) | Unknown |
How it compares
AeroPress Original vs. similar manual brewers.
| Specification |  | Hario V60 02 | Fellow Stagg X Pour-Over Dripper | Chemex 6-Cup |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Our score | 86Best | 82 | 81 | 78 |
| Type | Immersion + pressure (manual press) | Pour-over (conical dripper) | Pour-over (flow-controlled conical dripper) | Pour-over (hourglass carafe brewer) |
| Material | Polypropylene plastic (BPA-free) | Ceramic (also sold in glass | Double-wall stainless steel | Borosilicate glass with wood collar and leather tie |
| Capacity | — | — | — | — |
| Filter type | Paper micro-filter (reusable metal filters available aftermarket) | V60-specific paper cone filters | Cone paper filters (V60-compatible shape) | Proprietary thick |
| Ease of cleaning | Excellent — rinse and eject the puck | Excellent — rinse and it's done | Good — dishwasher safe | Good — glass rinses easily |
| Warranty | — | — | — | — |
| Capacity (oz) | 8 oz per brew cycle | Up to 20 oz (2–4 cups) | 20 oz | 30 oz (6-cup) |
| Warranty (yr) | Unknown | Unknown | 1 yr | Unknown |