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If you mean a percolator, then yes. They are fantastic. Unfortunately we only use it when we have a lot of people over, but it makes fantastic coffee.

Eta: oh I know what you mean now. Haven't had a lot of experience with them.

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04-17-2013 , 07:59 AM

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Picked up a breville smart grinder. Coffee tastes the same, but it's faster, quieter, and a lot less mess (no static electricity charge on the grinds), outstanding.

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06-03-2013 , 08:17 AM

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Anyone have any experience with "instant ice coffee brewers"?

I like drinking pour over/drip coffee, and this is the same brewing technique with the twist, that you instantly cool the coffee after it is brewed.

http://www.amazon.com/Ice-Coffee-Mak.../dp/B001804LCO

Spoiler:

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06-08-2013 , 01:23 AM

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How many 8oz cups of coffee would you say that you drink a day on average?

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06-08-2013 , 02:24 AM

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Just want to say I've had my Aeropress for 30 months on rec. from this thread and still loving it.

Been great when traveling too, aeropress + grinder + good coffee + $8 thermometer (for water temp) help start every day with the comfort flavors/routine of being at home.

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06-08-2013 , 05:26 AM

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dad's birthday coming up and i want to buy him a coffee maker. he had a stovetop moka pot but it was dropped and broke so i'm going to replace it. he wants another stovetop machine

was thinking an atomic or something similar (cos that's really the only one i know as a stovetop other than moka pots), any suggestions/recommendations?

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06-08-2013 , 01:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Hustle247

How many 8oz cups of coffee would you say that you drink a day on average?

One

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06-12-2013 , 08:48 AM

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One of the criticisms of the Aeropress is that it drips immediately while it's brewing. A few posters on CoffeeGeek wrote about this, and I recently saw a great solution by a dude at a local coffee shop near my office (Central London). Apologies if this has already been discussed in the thread.

Place the plunger ever so slightly in the chamber, so it's air tight but almost completely unplunged. Turn it upside down so it's standing on the plunger. You can then put the ground coffee in the chamber as is, and let it brew for as long as you want.

When brewed as desired, obv just screw the cap/filter on, turn right way up and plunge.

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06-12-2013 , 08:56 AM

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Yeah inverted presses have been discussed ITT but honestly I don't find they make that much difference in taste. YMMV.

In other aeropress news I bought one of the steel filters so I wouldn't have to keep buying the paper stuff, and honestly I'm not super impressed. Grinds get stuck in the holes and it's pretty hard to get them out (I was assuming it would be more of a "quick rinse" operation, and that's not the case at all). Probably going to switch back to paper.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

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06-12-2013 , 03:23 PM

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I've been using that same steel filter for over a year and have had no problems with it. How fine are you grinding your coffee?

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06-12-2013 , 03:50 PM

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well that's part of the problem.

I used some pre-ground coffee the last couple of days

(for reasons that are best left out of this thread

)

anyway, it seems about the same consistency as what I usually grind (which is to say, pretty medium

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06-13-2013 , 06:16 AM

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That's really odd, mine hasn't been plugged up at all but I can see people complaining about it on Amazon. The only problem I've ever had was I sliced my finger on the edge of it, but given that I've cut myself on tinfoil, I consider that less of a problem with the product and more of a problem with my weakass fingerskin.

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06-16-2013 , 12:03 AM

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saw this today.. not gonna lie, i'm morbidly curious

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06-16-2013 , 01:52 AM

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From Amazon reviews:

-- "Great for baking."

-- "Hooked."

-- "One of the best insrant espressos."

-- "More of it again."

-- "You will drool."

-- "I really like the foam."

-- "Guests are always amazed if this is served."

...

Fairly promising, as you can see. Not that there wasn't the occasional dissenter:

-- "This expensive and awful Polish product shames the integrity of the liars who praised it."

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06-16-2013 , 09:57 AM

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Like furniture polish?

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06-16-2013 , 09:57 AM

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Sounds gross iyam

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06-16-2013 , 12:10 PM

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ya i skimmed the amazon reviews and i kinda think they're just trolling..

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06-18-2013 , 03:59 AM

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just wanted to mention ive been making my own "bulletproof coffee" with some organic coffee (w/e that is), mct oil (w/e that is) and just regular unsalted butter and it is both delicious and really energizing. i'll drink it between 10 and noon, not be hungry until at least 5. used to drink 5-6 cups of ****ty coffee and crash during the day, now i feel great all day.

suppose its posssible its a placebo but i've tried other things claiming better focus, etc ("alpha brain" from onnit dot com) and haven't found anything that ever worked

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06-18-2013 , 11:15 AM

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I remember my first Joe Rogan Experience.

re: Espresso, does this "espresso" method taste decent? comparable to any machine?

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06-18-2013 , 11:42 AM

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Making coffee with an aeropress is not making espresso, but I've been using mine for two years and find that the coffee I get out of it is better than any drip coffee maker I've used but not quite as good as an expensive espresso machine.

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06-18-2013 , 03:30 PM

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Thanks for that. I was pretty skeptical of espresso even being in the video title, but figured I post it and ask anyways. I think I may be actually making the plunge very soon. Still doing a little espresso research, but it seems like everything worth a **** is more money than I care to spend.

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06-18-2013 , 05:44 PM

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Once you get it, make sure you try the inverted method. Normally you'd put the aeropress over a cup while it brews, but the inverted method has you flip the whole thing upside so you don't get any early coffee leaking into the cup before it's ready. It's slightly more hazardous, but you get a better brew imo.

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06-21-2013 , 09:51 PM

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In other aeropress news I bought one of the steel filters so I wouldn't have to keep buying the paper stuff, and honestly I'm not super impressed. Grinds get stuck in the holes and it's pretty hard to get them out (I was assuming it would be more of a "quick rinse" operation, and that's not the case at all). Probably going to switch back to paper.

FWIW I found an easy way to get this filter cleaned out. I give it a quick rinse, then just put it back in the aeropress flipped over, fill it with water, and press it out.

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06-22-2013 , 08:21 PM

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aeropress is great, lots of endorsements itt.

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06-24-2013 , 06:24 AM

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Breville DB mk2 or 3 will be ready soon

$1200 and looks like a capable machine. Also coming to Europe!

Pretty much all E61 machines hold their value pretty good so selling the machine if you get bored is an option. You can also buy used.

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