I got an Aeropress coffee maker a couple of years ago but haven't really used it much. I got it out and used it this morning... Lots of variables involved. How do you like to use your Aeropress?
I've only used it a couple of times. In general, I like it. It takes a finer grind so pre ground coffee won't be the best. So far it reminds me of French press coffee with a cleaner mouth feel.
Pretty much. With French press, the screen lets a small amount of undissolved solids through. It also allows more oils through as both don't get filtered out by a paper filter. It's what gives French press that oily, slightly gritty mouth feel with those dregs at the bottom of the cup.When you say cleaner mouth feel, do you mean the "film" that you feel around your tongue/roof of mouth after French press coffee? If so, I thought that was just me and the way I make the coffee (but I don't get the same feel with Dunkin.)
Pretty much. With French press, the screen lets a small amount of undissolved solids through. It also allows more oils through as both don't get filtered out by a paper filter. It's what gives French press that oily, slightly gritty mouth feel with those dregs at the bottom of the cup.
I've got a nice commercial single group espresso machine.... so far the Aeropress has been more like strong brewed coffee than espresso. Maybe if I knew what I was doing with the Aeropress I could make something close to an Americano, but it's not really the same. Both are good, though.I use a pourover (Hario V60).
Since you can use boiling water it extracts more than a drip maker.
It's great for quality coffee, but if you use poor coffee it brings out the bad flavors as well. I find most supermarket coffee undrinkable.
In my opinion the coffee matters more than the method, but I'd like to try an aeropress as well, to see if it can produce an espresso-like coffee without an espresso machine.