The AeroPress was invented in 2005 by Alan Adler, a Stanford engineering lecturer who was already known for the Aerobie flying ring. It works like a large syringe: coffee and hot water go in the chamber, you stir, leave it for a minute or so, then press the plunger down through a paper filter straight into your mug. The pressure and short brew time give you a strong, smooth cup without the bitterness a cafetière can leave behind. Cleaning up is quick, too. Take the cap off, push the plunger and the used grounds drop into the bin as a single puck. It’s light and made of plastic, so it travels well, and it’s popular enough to have its own World AeroPress Championship.
There’s a myriad of ways to brew your morning coffee, one of the favourites for flavour is to heat it on a stove using a moka pot. The 6-Cup Bialetti Moka Express Espresso Maker will keep you and your friends/family/pets caffeinated throughout the day with great tasting coffee. If a 6-cup version isn’t the size you’re looking for, they come in sizes from 1-cup to 12-cup. The espresso maker works by passing boiling water, pressurised by steam, from the bottom section through the ground coffee and into the top section ready to be poured and enjoyed. Fun fact: So you can sound like a true coffee aficionado while you brew the bean, the moka pot was patented for the first time in Italy in 1933 by its inventor, Luigi De Pointi, for Alfonso Bialetti.
Minipresso is a portable espresso maker lets you brew and drink espresso when you’re on the move, with just a few pumps of your hand. It uses a hand-pumped internal semi-automatic piston to pressurise and extract perfect espresso with generous crema. Designed to be the smallest, lightest and most versatile handheld espresso machine, the Minipresso requires no compressed air, no electricity, and no N20 cartridges to work so you will always be able to brew delicious espresso wherever you are. Coming in two versions, one for coffee-pods, and the other for ground coffee beans, whether you’re a casual coffee drinker or a purist, there’s at least one you’ll want to carry with you.
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