Looking for THE BEST way to make a single great cup of coffee, especially while travelling? Enter the Aeropress! It might look a little funky, but this little guy makes an extra good cup of coffee. It’s also a pretty affordable coffee maker: just around $30! Since it makes 1 cup at a time, it’s great for one-off cups when you don’t want a full pot. And it’s perfect for travelling! Alex and I have taken ours all over the world, from Italy to Arizona. Here’s how to use an Aeropress to make coffee — including a video tutorial!
Video: How to use an Aeropress
A lot of learning how to use an Aeropress is just watching other people do it! It’s also having the right gear. Before you start, watch this video of me showing you to how to make Aeropress coffee in our kitchen.
What you need to make Aeropress coffee
Before you learn how to use an Aeropress, you’ll need a few pieces of coffee gear. In contrast to Chemex coffee gear, what you need is minimal! Here’s what you need, and links to what we use ourselves and show in the video.
Aeropress coffeemaker: Here’s the Aeropress we use: it makes 1 cup of coffee per use!Aeropress coffee filters: The Aeropress uses special filters; we order ours here.Handheld coffee mill: If you’re travelling with your Aeropress, here’s an inexpensive coffee grinder that can travel: or grind your coffee before you go! We also use this Bodum electric burr grinder at home for our Chemex coffee; it’s more expensive but our everyday grinder.Electric gooseneck kettle: This kettle is perfect for heating water for coffee and tea; we’ve use ours for 6 years and it’s held up great. It also works perfectly for pour over coffee!
How to use an Aeropress
Using an Aeropress takes a little practice, but once you learn it will become second nature! It’s perfect for traveling, or making a single one-off cup of coffee. Here are a few things to know about how to use an Aeropress — then reference the recipe below for the official recipe. The major steps are: And that’s how to use an Aeropress! Once you’ve practiced a few times, it will feel like second nature. When we first started making Aeropress coffee, Alex always made the coffee because I was nervous I’d screw it up. After he showed me a few times, I realized it’s easy to do! It’s perfect for the best cup of coffee when travelling. Do you have any thoughts: have you tried making Aeropress coffee? Let us know in the comments below!
Variation: Aeropress espresso!
Did you know you can use an Aeropress to make espresso? Now, the Aeropress cannot make a true espresso with the bubbly “crema” top that you’d get at your favorite coffee shop. But it does make what we’ll call Aeropress espresso (genius term, right?): a very strong shot of coffee that tastes a lot like espresso. Down it as is, or use it in espresso drinks like lattes and cappuccinos. Go to our Aeropress Espresso recipe!
Looking for more coffee methods?
Outside of how to use an Aeropress, we’ve got a series on how to make coffee using all sorts of gadgets!
How to use a Chemex to make coffeeHow to make cold brew coffeeHow to make iced coffeeChemex Iced CoffeeChemex Ratio: Coffee Beans to WaterAll of our Coffee Methods & Resources!Pumpkin Spice Iced CoffeeHow to Make Coffee: 4 Ways
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