Finally, AeroPress made of glass and metal, came out. Its double-walled design should reduce heat loss.
Price: $149,95.
I see your sarcasm, but all three of these things make very different types of coffee. Even if you canβt tell the difference between Aeropress and French press coffee (which probably not a large percent of people can), you can certainly tell the difference between espresso and immersion, right?
As for this thing: plastics do degrade over time, and an insulated glass body is a nice upgrade. The metal press wonβt contribute anything to the coffee quality, but it looks better, and probably feels nicer.
The rubber seal part is the first part to go and itβs unchanged on this new glass version.
Huh. Iβve had mine for over a decade; granted, it only for heavy use for a few months when I first got it, and about once a week since, and the rubber gasket is fine. I have no doubt that youβre right; gaskets almost always require semi-regular replacement; I have to replace the gaskets in my espresso machine every 2-3 years, and boy is that a chore. Those are doing far heavier duty than the Aeropress gasket, so Iβd expect it to last longer. How fast did yourβs fail?
I donβt think theyβre saying it failed. Theyβre saying that it will fail long before the body ever does.
Plastics may degrade, but (as others have mentioned) if a plastic one lasts 10+ years, so far, whereβs the value in a glass one?
Plus you could buy 4 plastic ones for the cost of 1 glass that could far more easily break.
Iβm all for glass in a LOT of stuff. I even kind of like it here (for the reasons youβve stated), I just canβt get behind the cost.
I tend to go for better/best quality in most things, I hate buying stuff twice. But thereβs value in being able to replace a less robust device for 1/4 the cost of the βhigher qualityβ version.
Plastics may degrade, but (as others have mentioned) if a plastic one lasts 10+ years
Micro plastics can be released as soon as a water bottle is first filled. This isnβt the structural integrity of the plastic failing, itβs your endocrine system and who knows what else being affected by tiny pieces of plastic that start shedding immediately.
Look, Iβm not saying this isnβt a cash grab because the serial inventor who made the aero press sold a controlling stake in his company and the new firm is squeezing as much money out as they can before the patent expires, BUT some of us do care about micro plastics. Not that I give my daughter coffee, but now that I have a toddler weβve eliminated as much food related plastic as we can.
Stuff is genuinely damaging and yet we keep using it because itβs convenient. And people wonder why the Romans used lead containers.
