AeroPress pictured with Fellow Prismo aftermarket filter
Aeropress Portable Coffee Maker
The AeroPress is the best travel coffee maker on the market. It’s simple to use, durable and easy to clean. But most importantly, it makes a great cup of coffee. From car camping to road trips and backcountry to bikepacking use, AeroPress is our go-to portable coffee maker.
How The AeroPress Works
Using a small paper filter and an espresso-style coffee basket, the Aeropress pushes hot water and grounds into the filter basket using its plunger. Unlike a French press, the Aeropress plunger forms a tight seal, and it is air that actually forces the water through the filter.
In the end, you are left with an espresso-style puck in the filter basket, a great cup of coffee and very little cleanup as the plunger flushes the AeroPress cylinder. The small paper filter keeps the grounds out of your cup for a grit-free cup of coffee.
Espresso Style Coffee
The AeroPress makes an Americano-style cup where you get four to six ounces of stout coffee and can add hot water to taste. While not exactly espresso, it’s like a supercharged cup of good drip coffee. With a little experimentation, you can make a consistent and strong cup of coffee literally anywhere you have access to hot water. It’s ideal for hotel rooms, camping and home use.
The AeroPress is portable, durable, pack-friendly and nearly self-cleaning. It’s the best 7.5 ounces you can pack for a trip
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Supercharge Your Aeropress Coffee Maker
While the original AeroPress is excellent, there are multiple aftermarket AeroPress filter options available that boost its convenience and quality. The best of which is the Fellow Prismo Areopress Filter. The Prismo filter includes a stainless steel filter that allows you to run a finer grind of coffee and a new filter basket with a pressure-actuated valve that helps increase the pressure used to make coffee.
Read our full review of the Fellow Prismo Aeropress filter.
