French Press Vs Aeropress

Good video, I'm a French Press guy every day but have considered getting an AeroPress for traveling. Also, an FYI... the word "tare" is pronounced like "there" or "pair", not "tah-rey". Good luck with the future videos.

Thanks for the tutorial. Having a french press at home, I am thinking of purchasing an aeropress. The dilemma was exactly in the difference between these two devices, since both seem to be equal due to the identical principles of function. Thanks again!

AeroPress is much neater. I have tried both. Cleaning after making a french-press coffee is more a chore. Mess is easier to handle for AeroPress. -----------And yes, you did finally say about this same, about six and a half minutes into the video.

I've kind of replaced my French press with a Clever. All the ease of immersion, but the easy clean up of a filter. Though as it draws down, I guess that makes it more like the Aeropress...?

Tar-eey...did I just hear that? Sorry, otherwise good but where did you get that from? Rhymes with 'there'.

The press size you use should match the amount you plan to brew. The problem with using a large French press to brew a small quantity is that the area between the screen and the base of the carafe is designed to hold a fixed amount of coffee grounds. If you try to brew a smaller amount than the press is designed for, you end up leaving a lot of brewed coffee behind with the spent grounds.

Whichever method you prefer, get an Ember Travel Mug. Every sip will be at the perfect temperature.

I like immersion because it's pretty foolproof and because I like a long steep time to get all the goodness out of those beans. But I am not a fan of sludge in my cup. So I basically combine both methods. In a small covered saucepan I bring the measured amount of water to a boil, While it's coming to a boil, I grind the beans. When water it at a full boil, I turn off the heat (gas), take the lid off, dump in the ground coffee, put the lid back on, and set the timer for 6 minutes. While it's steeping, I put water in the cup I'll use for the finished coffee, put it in the microwave to get it hot, then pour that hot water thru the aeropress and let it drain into that cup. This preheats the aeropress and the cup. Just before the 6 minute mark on the timer, I dump the heater water out of the cup, then when the timer goes off, I use the aeropress to filter the brew that's been steeping in the saucepan. So I'm basically using the aeropress as a filter for my steeped coffee. I like the aeropress for this rather than a pour over filter because I can reuse the aero filter a few times, and I can also use the plunger to push the coffee thru the filter fairly quickly so the brew is still quite hot when it's all in the cup.

I disagree about the grind size for the French press, I use a relatively fine grind size and got good results, not bitter at all. I use the hoffmann technique and so far I'm pretty happy with it, I may buy an aeropress sometime but I'm not a fan of hot water in contact with plastic.

Moved from team French Press to team Aeropress. Love the simple clean up. French Press retired to serving loose leaf tea now. I feel like the Aeropress is more efficient in the morning.

what grinder you using?

No need to scoop grounds out of French press. Add water pour into a sifter dump the grounds into the garbage can.

Immersion and Percolation? AeroPress is IMMERSION. The water and ground coffee are mixed and sit together for some time.

The level of grind that gives ME a good brew result (not weak) for using AeroPress is fine, or finely ground. Otherwise, brew is too weak.

When you said 93 degrees I was so confused 😂

Aeropress is not "like an espresso" maybe extracts as much volume of coffee as an espresso but its not near or like espresso.

huh, who would have thought these two had so many differences. gotta love an aeropress so I am team aeropress for sure! :p

What french press is that one? It's beatiful!

Let's hear it... Are you team #Aeropress or team #FrenchPress?

IMHO the aeropress leaves the frenchpress for dead. Way easier clean up, no fines, less variation. When is not to like? 🤷‍♂️