I love my aeropress, but this seems highly unnecessary to me. I think it’s great that I’ve had the old one for over a decade, I can chuck it in the sink or a drawer and it’s practically indestructible.
I can’t say I’ve ever once noticed my cup being cold after pressing so claims about heat loss feel suspect.
I suppose if you just want the same experience but to feel fancier while doing so and you have cash to spend on it, then go right ahead.
Heck I still chuckle when I am reminded of the aeropress XL. If folks aren’t aware the aeropress company was mostly bought out a few years back which may explain the recent burst in new fangled products.
Heat loss is related to glass, not plastic. Brewers made of glass, ceramics or metal must be preheated before brewing. For AeroPress Premium, heat loss may be not that big, but we need feedback from owners to know exactly.
For some reason, I get the opposite effect. I feel that the resulting brew from my plastic Aeropress loses more heat than my glass french press, so I have to preheat my coffee mug if I’m using my AP.
Giving it some thought, the effect may not be the AP material itself, but the heat loss from the high surface to volume ratio of the droplets as they come out of the filter, as opposed to the stream as the liquid is poured out in a single thick stream out of the french press.
i.e. A glass Aeropress may not reduce temperature loss significantly over plastic.
But my desire for a glass Aeropress is more for reducing plastic use, and risk of shedding microplastics into foods that I consume.
I love my aeropress, but this seems highly unnecessary to me. I think it’s great that I’ve had the old one for over a decade, I can chuck it in the sink or a drawer and it’s practically indestructible.
I can’t say I’ve ever once noticed my cup being cold after pressing so claims about heat loss feel suspect.
I suppose if you just want the same experience but to feel fancier while doing so and you have cash to spend on it, then go right ahead.
Heck I still chuckle when I am reminded of the aeropress XL. If folks aren’t aware the aeropress company was mostly bought out a few years back which may explain the recent burst in new fangled products.
Heat loss is related to glass, not plastic. Brewers made of glass, ceramics or metal must be preheated before brewing. For AeroPress Premium, heat loss may be not that big, but we need feedback from owners to know exactly.
Fair point, appreciate the clarification!
For some reason, I get the opposite effect. I feel that the resulting brew from my plastic Aeropress loses more heat than my glass french press, so I have to preheat my coffee mug if I’m using my AP.
Giving it some thought, the effect may not be the AP material itself, but the heat loss from the high surface to volume ratio of the droplets as they come out of the filter, as opposed to the stream as the liquid is poured out in a single thick stream out of the french press.
i.e. A glass Aeropress may not reduce temperature loss significantly over plastic.
But my desire for a glass Aeropress is more for reducing plastic use, and risk of shedding microplastics into foods that I consume.