AeroPress Inc. has lastly launched the upgraded model of its beloved espresso press, the AeroPress Premium, constructed of glass, chrome steel and aluminum. We gave it a attempt.
BY TANYA NANETTI
SENIOR ONLINE CORRESPONDENT
Images by Tanya Nanetti
I’ve been an enormous AeroPress fan since I purchased my first another than a decade in the past on a visit to Los Angeles. It was the basic AeroPress, and after brewing my first espresso in a dingy motel room on Route 66, I instantly fell in love with it.
Three years in the past, underneath the brand new possession of AeroPress Inc., the corporate started releasing new AeroPress-branded upgrades and equipment, together with clear and coloured variations, an XL version, the helpful AeroPress Go Plus, and a filter cap for movement management.
New Product on the Horizon
However the product that created essentially the most buzz was introduced early final 12 months: the AeroPress Premium. This new AeroPress—made completely of glass, aluminum, and chrome steel—was created not simply as a espresso press however as a real design object. It’s meant for espresso lovers prepared to remodel their routines into one thing extra elegant (and what’s extra, eliminating the basic plastic materials not liked by everybody).
Excited like many others about this launch, I saved my ears open for a very long time, ready for some replace on the Premium, till my curiosity was lastly happy. Simply in time for Nationwide Espresso Day on September 29, AeroPress Inc. lastly unveiled and launched the ultimate model of the AeroPress Premium. It appeared tremendous cool, fashionable, thrilling, but additionally delicate in comparison with the press I had been utilizing as much as that time. Wouldn’t it be tougher to make use of?
I completely needed to have one as quickly as doable.
Ready with Anticipation
I spent the times of ready for my AeroPress Premium chatting with varied espresso mates (additionally huge followers of the basic espresso press), curious in the event that they felt just like me. Wendelien Van Bunnik, former Dutch barista champion, 2019 AeroPress World Champion, and an enormous fan of all issues AeroPress for years, shared kind of my similar ideas.
“I can’t wait to attempt it and naturally, as an AeroPress collector, I’ll add it to the household,” Wendelien shared in a short chat. She added that she was particularly interested in how the glass will enhance taste high quality and the way scary it’s to press it. “Name me old style,” she stated, “however not having the ability to break my AeroPress has been one in all my favourite features thus far. However I’m more than pleased to be satisfied in any other case!”
First Impressions
Lastly, the AeroPress Premium was delivered. I couldn’t cease myself from instantly unpacking the massive field, revealing an modern and chic hexagonal bundle—already so completely different from the basic AeroPress packaging—that hinted that it might include one thing distinctive.
Inside, as soon as the safety was eliminated, I discovered a surprising object that at the beginning look jogged my memory of a lightsaber from my favourite sci-fi franchise. A fast unpacking revealed the brand new press, with all its elements: the AeroPress chamber, handcrafted from double-walled borosilicate glass, the aluminum piston, and the stainless steel filter cap, scoop and stirrer.
On first impression, the AeroPress Premium appeared to me to be the smooth sister of my basic espresso press: greater, heavier, and excellent for putting in plain sight in my residence espresso nook, proper between the black Comandante and the designer Chemex.
Attempting Out the AeroPress Premium
However in fact I didn’t get the brand new AeroPress simply to maintain it someplace. I needed to make use of it and examine the expertise with my common espresso routine.
As soon as I had floor my favourite beans of the second, I arrange my typical surroundings: a scale, the AeroPress Premium (already outfitted with filter holder and paper filter) over a sturdy tumbler, and the piston able to go.
Then, my typical recipe: 18 grams of espresso per 280 grams of water, two minutes of whole wait time, and a sluggish press to complete brewing.
The Takeaway
The brewing expertise was just like what I had skilled as much as that time, and but so completely different. As a espresso routine, not a lot had modified. One exception was the should be extra cautious in dealing with the brand new AeroPress, certainly much less shock-resistant, and to pay extra consideration whereas cleansing the filter cap to keep away from the chance of burns. As for the style of the ultimate brew, it was as full and scrumptious as my typical cup.
What actually felt completely different was brewing with one thing each sensible and delightful, which I couldn’t wait to indicate off and share with my espresso mates. Whereas the Premium doesn’t essentially enhance brewing efficiency, it provides aesthetic worth to your kitchen.
That first brew was sufficient for me to resolve to place apart my conventional AeroPress and let the brand new AeroPress Premium change into the brand new centerpiece of my espresso nook—and the star of my every day routine.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Tanya Nanetti (she/her) is a specialty-coffee barista, a traveler, and a dreamer. When she’s not behind the espresso machine (or visiting some hidden nook of the world), she’s busy writing for Espresso Rebellion, an internet site about specialty espresso that she’s creating alongside together with her boyfriend.
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