I love coffee. And I used to be one of those people who bought a coffee every day, maybe twice a day. I was that person who charities would be talking to in their commercials when they said “for less than the cost of one coffee a day…” Yep- I was a guilty coffee consumer, all day, every day. I didn’t like that I had this habit, both because of cost and also because (being dairy-free) that meant I was consuming soy every day. But we had owned almost every kind of home coffee maker- regular drip, keurig, french press, espresso machine, and a chemex, and I still couldn’t seem to make the perfect cup at home. The espresso machine was the closest, and by the time I got the machine cleaned after using it, my coffee was cold anyway.
But then our friends introduced us to the little contraption that saved our bank roll: the aeropress.
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The aeropress is not only the easiest coffee maker to use and clean up, it is also plug free. All you need is your favorite ground coffee and boiling water. It is small too, so it takes up very little room in the cupboard (less than your bag of ground coffee). It is very portable, so it is perfect for taking on trips, especially camping. It’s paper filters are reusable- the inventor of the aeropress has reused his paper filters up to 20 times, and a deployed navy seal used his up to 30! Or, like I did, you can buy a reusable metal filter for about $7 on amazon. The aeropress costs only $29.95, so it is one of the most affordable forms of making coffee. And, what was probably the biggest benefit to us, it is now my only coffee maker; we freed up so much space in our cupboards when we purchased the aeropress, aiding in the minimizing of our possessions.
On top of all of these awesome benefits, the aeropress is self-cleaning and best of all, it makes my perfect cup of coffee. I use Peet’s house blend coffee- it’s not organic, but the company uses fair practices and I just can’t top the flavor. Since I prefer to drink lattes, I use heated organic almond milk with a touch of organic honey, and then I froth the milk just a tad with the $2 ikea milk frother. Pour the almond milk over two shots of coffee, and hello perfection in a cup. The coffee that comes from the aeropress is just so smooth, and I don’t even need to leave my kitchen. You can make espresso for lattes, but you can also make regular black coffee. The invention of the aeropress is pretty awesome too. I will share the link below so you can read about it for yourself. I hope it is a game changer for you as it has been for me.
Thank you for reading!
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