1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:05,920 The AeroPress is one of the best inventions of the past quarter century. 2 00:00:03,919 --> 00:00:09,840 And I know that that sounds like a lot, but it does everything so perfectly. 3 00:00:07,600 --> 00:00:12,800 From its durable plastic construction to the exact length of the stir stick 4 00:00:11,440 --> 00:00:18,400 that's allows you to stir your coffee without disrupting your filter, it is 5 00:00:15,400 --> 00:00:23,199 basically flawless. So, what is there to possibly improve in a premium version? 6 00:00:21,520 --> 00:00:27,680 Well, that's what we're here to find out. The AeroPress Premium. It's just 7 00:00:25,920 --> 00:00:31,920 like the AeroPress you know and love, but premium. What makes it premium? 8 00:00:30,000 --> 00:00:35,920 Well, apparently it does the exact same thing using the exact same patented 9 00:00:33,840 --> 00:00:41,440 processes of the original AeroPress, but now it's an aluminum stainless steel and 10 00:00:38,600 --> 00:00:45,280 doublewalled boro silicut glass, which is actually pretty cool. For those of 11 00:00:43,120 --> 00:00:49,840 you who don't know, boroyicut is uh like the capital all caps Pyrex, which is 12 00:00:47,920 --> 00:00:54,719 super durable and handles heat shock really well. Lowercase Pyrex is a lime 13 00:00:52,559 --> 00:00:59,039 glass and it sucks. I will say that this is some premium presentation. We got 14 00:00:56,640 --> 00:01:05,920 magnets on the box. And once we remove a piece of foam, pull out our manual, we 15 00:01:02,199 --> 00:01:08,000 get the Aerop Press in all of its glory. 16 00:01:05,920 --> 00:01:13,280 I thought it was broken for a second. This is just a tag. And it looks nice. 17 00:01:10,560 --> 00:01:16,960 Like I I do appreciate that. And oh my gosh, it's heavy. It comes with a bunch 18 00:01:15,439 --> 00:01:20,560 of filters. I'm not sure the exact number, but it's a plenty. We get a nice 19 00:01:18,799 --> 00:01:24,640 stainless steel filter cap. And that's pretty much everything that is in the 20 00:01:21,920 --> 00:01:28,400 box is right here. It looks very nice. And apparently it's handmade glass. I 21 00:01:26,560 --> 00:01:32,640 don't really know what that means, but I one would hope that if you're going to be mass- prodducing a cylindrical 22 00:01:31,119 --> 00:01:35,680 object, you'd want make it from a mold. But they do ask you to place gently on 23 00:01:34,320 --> 00:01:40,400 countertop. There might be some variations. And it is handwash only. 24 00:01:38,000 --> 00:01:43,840 Wow. Interesting. All of those don't sound like features. They sound like 25 00:01:42,000 --> 00:01:48,479 inconveniences that I didn't have to deal with on my old classic Aerop Press. 26 00:01:46,560 --> 00:01:52,799 In the top, we have our scoop for our coffee as well as our stir stick, which 27 00:01:51,360 --> 00:02:00,640 do you see how it's like kind of pressed in like that? That kind of seems less premium to 28 00:01:58,560 --> 00:02:04,159 me. Um, while I don't mind that it gives a little bit of extra grip at the top, 29 00:02:01,840 --> 00:02:08,640 the fact that it's just like they use this to give it extra durability to 30 00:02:06,079 --> 00:02:13,040 prevent it from bending, but it's not it's still very thin piece, but it feels 31 00:02:10,879 --> 00:02:17,840 a little underbaked. Same thing when you look at this uh with this scoop. If you 32 00:02:16,080 --> 00:02:22,560 can look closely, you can see that there's welds there. While probably it's 33 00:02:20,560 --> 00:02:27,360 plenty enough for the use case of this, which is scooping coffee, it just looks 34 00:02:25,520 --> 00:02:30,160 not very premium. I have measuring cups that look nicer than this, especially 35 00:02:28,640 --> 00:02:36,400 even ones that use metal stamping on the back to get the actual bond done instead 36 00:02:33,160 --> 00:02:39,680 of a a weld. So far, I'm not super 37 00:02:36,400 --> 00:02:42,480 impressed, but I do love the look of it. 38 00:02:39,680 --> 00:02:46,560 Uh, inside we have the plunger. I feel like I've gotten into this without 39 00:02:44,560 --> 00:02:50,000 really talking about what the an Aerop press even is. And Belle rushed me. 40 00:02:48,400 --> 00:02:55,200 Let's take it back a second. What the hell is an AeroPress? The AeroPress is a 41 00:02:52,400 --> 00:03:00,000 coffee maker. Famous because it was so welldesigned and also very cheap. About 42 00:02:57,760 --> 00:03:04,280 $40 for the original version. To make coffee in an Aerop Press is pretty 43 00:03:02,720 --> 00:03:11,360 simple. You take your filter, you place it in the cap. The cap 44 00:03:08,400 --> 00:03:16,080 screws onto the bottom, and then you can place that on the cup or whatever you're 45 00:03:13,920 --> 00:03:19,840 going to be putting it in. This is the plunger. It comes with a silicone rubber 46 00:03:17,920 --> 00:03:24,319 cap at the end that allows for a tight air seal so that you can press down the 47 00:03:22,560 --> 00:03:27,599 water through your coffee. Let's just go through it by making a cup right now. 48 00:03:26,159 --> 00:03:31,519 The AeroPress does come with instructions and a recipe for how to 49 00:03:29,440 --> 00:03:35,040 make coffee in the AeroPress. I don't really like the coffee that comes out of 50 00:03:32,879 --> 00:03:38,799 it using these instructions. I prefer the recipe by James Hoffman. He's an 51 00:03:36,799 --> 00:03:43,920 award-winning barista and famous coffee YouTuber. One of the cool things about 52 00:03:40,959 --> 00:03:47,599 the Aerop Press is that flexibility. Basically, unlike a lot of other coffee 53 00:03:45,599 --> 00:03:53,280 creation methods, you can kind of control every single parameter really 54 00:03:50,959 --> 00:03:57,519 easily. You can control the heat of your water by using a kettle. You can control 55 00:03:55,200 --> 00:04:01,599 the amount of time that you brew. Uh, it looks weird that I'm just pulling this 56 00:03:58,799 --> 00:04:04,480 from a a a Ziploc bag, but it's just because it's the coffee I ground at 57 00:04:02,879 --> 00:04:09,200 home. You take a scoop out. The number of scoops you put in will correspond to the number here, and that will tell you 58 00:04:07,760 --> 00:04:15,040 how much water to put in. So, we're putting in one scoop cuz we're just making one cup. We'll pour in our 59 00:04:12,319 --> 00:04:15,040 coffee. 60 00:04:15,639 --> 00:04:20,959 Now, I put in more coffee, more than one. That's okay. If you want to follow 61 00:04:19,919 --> 00:04:25,040 the instructions, you put in the same amount. I like to let it sit for a little bit. Then, I will stir it with 62 00:04:23,440 --> 00:04:29,759 the stirring rod. So, on top of the premium AeroPress, you can also get a 63 00:04:27,120 --> 00:04:34,639 nice stainless steel organizer, which I think is really, really silly in a way 64 00:04:32,960 --> 00:04:38,080 because one of the cool things about how the original Aeropress works and how 65 00:04:36,479 --> 00:04:41,919 this one works as well, as you saw how it was packed, is that here is 66 00:04:39,840 --> 00:04:45,600 everything I need. It's stored. I've put it away, I guess. Sorry, I don't have a 67 00:04:43,440 --> 00:04:49,440 place for my filters. And actually, the original AeroPress came with a storage 68 00:04:47,759 --> 00:04:52,880 container for my filters. It also came with a funnel. So, the original the 69 00:04:51,360 --> 00:04:58,479 original air press came with this. It came with a little caddy for your filters that this sits into so that your 70 00:04:56,720 --> 00:05:02,560 filters sit under here. It's already part of the package. And for the premium 71 00:05:00,479 --> 00:05:09,039 version, they took out two things. So now, if you want to use this new premium 72 00:05:05,360 --> 00:05:10,479 Aerop Press with your travel mug that 73 00:05:09,039 --> 00:05:14,720 might be a little thinner than a coffee mug or thinner than this, you have to 74 00:05:13,360 --> 00:05:18,800 make your own filter. And it's hexagonal, so it's not going to sit that 75 00:05:16,639 --> 00:05:23,120 well in a normal funnel. Also, you might not want to use a normal funnel. This 76 00:05:20,479 --> 00:05:26,720 was already so freaking good. Future Adam here. I just found out that they 77 00:05:25,039 --> 00:05:31,120 don't actually ship the AeroPress with the funnel or the filter holder anymore. 78 00:05:29,360 --> 00:05:34,400 I guess it's a cost cutting measure that happened once the company was acquired. 79 00:05:32,639 --> 00:05:38,960 I'll talk more about that later. And it was $40. Anyways, let's get back to making 80 00:05:37,680 --> 00:05:41,039 the coffee. We're going to give it a little 81 00:05:41,080 --> 00:05:45,919 stir. I do say it is it's more 82 00:05:44,320 --> 00:05:49,600 entertaining to watch because you can see through the glass. though you can 83 00:05:47,759 --> 00:05:54,639 get a clear version of the plastic AeroPress. Now that it's stirred, we'll 84 00:05:51,759 --> 00:05:58,800 let that sit. I need paper towel. One of the things I like about how the 85 00:05:56,240 --> 00:06:03,280 AeroPress makes coffee is that it kind of is a blend between the French press 86 00:06:00,639 --> 00:06:06,880 as well as having a filter. What you'll find with a French press is that it 87 00:06:04,800 --> 00:06:10,720 gives more acidity and body as it maintains more of the oils that would 88 00:06:08,720 --> 00:06:14,720 usually be captured in a filter. The downside of that is that you also get 89 00:06:12,720 --> 00:06:18,240 the kind of grime and the tiny little bits at the bottom of your cup. But I'm 90 00:06:16,639 --> 00:06:24,080 a fan of that extra full body and acidity, but your mileage may vary. So 91 00:06:21,400 --> 00:06:27,039 now we press it down. So the James Hoppin strategy is if there's any 92 00:06:25,680 --> 00:06:31,120 resistance, just give it a second. You just kind of want to keep it at constant pressure. Some people, if you want to 93 00:06:29,440 --> 00:06:35,440 make it faster than 30 seconds, you just press it down. The air is now going to 94 00:06:32,960 --> 00:06:40,880 be pushing all of the water out through the coffee, through the bottom of the 95 00:06:38,039 --> 00:06:44,479 filter. And here is our coffee. We'll see if it's any good after this segment 96 00:06:42,639 --> 00:06:48,479 from our sponsor. Thanks to Greenman Gaming for sponsoring this video. The 97 00:06:46,479 --> 00:06:53,440 launch of Doom: The Dark Ages is right around the corner, but don't let the 98 00:06:50,160 --> 00:06:55,400 price hurt you plenty. Save 17% today by 99 00:06:53,440 --> 00:06:58,960 reserving a copy at greenmananggaming.com. 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There you go. 109 00:07:33,520 --> 00:07:37,680 Take the plunge out, rinse the bottom of it out with some water, wipe it with a 110 00:07:36,560 --> 00:07:41,599 paper towel if you're worried about the grounds going down to the drain, and 111 00:07:39,840 --> 00:07:46,880 you're basically good to go. I would recommend washing it like once a week, 112 00:07:43,680 --> 00:07:49,759 but because of the plunger, it actually 113 00:07:46,880 --> 00:07:54,319 just kind of like cleans itself. I pulled it up with some grinds on it, but 114 00:07:51,520 --> 00:07:58,800 like you can see that it's basically clean on the inside. So, you don't have 115 00:07:56,400 --> 00:08:03,919 to wash it that frequently. You can't put this one in the dishwasher. You can 116 00:08:01,360 --> 00:08:06,639 put this one in the dishwasher. Also, something else I have not thought about 117 00:08:05,440 --> 00:08:10,240 was the fact that there has to be a caution maybe hot warning on this 118 00:08:08,479 --> 00:08:13,680 because it's metal and you are dealing with boiling or close to boiling hot 119 00:08:12,319 --> 00:08:19,199 water. Something that the plastic handles really well on this where it's relatively thermally resistant. So, even 120 00:08:16,960 --> 00:08:24,400 if I have like I'm making four cups of Aeropress with this, I don't have to 121 00:08:21,919 --> 00:08:27,840 worry that much about heat. This is it looks like it's doublewalled boroylicate 122 00:08:26,560 --> 00:08:31,919 glass. So, there is some level of insulation. It might just be the puck at 123 00:08:29,840 --> 00:08:34,959 the end if you had a longer brewing time that you might want to be concerned 124 00:08:33,279 --> 00:08:38,719 about for in terms of your safety. Outside of that, I don't know what to 125 00:08:36,800 --> 00:08:41,519 say. I'm just not super impressed. And it's probably not going to brew better 126 00:08:40,240 --> 00:08:44,399 coffee. I'm just going to top this off with some extra hot 127 00:08:51,240 --> 00:08:58,160 water. It just makes good coffee. And as I said, I'm not even using a specific 128 00:08:56,160 --> 00:09:02,000 recipe. I didn't even actually climb it cuz I can kind of do this by feel now 129 00:08:59,839 --> 00:09:05,200 cuz I've made it so many times. I have a good idea of how to make coffee that I 130 00:09:03,600 --> 00:09:09,200 like. And because it's so easy to control all of the variables here, you 131 00:09:07,360 --> 00:09:12,640 can find a way to make coffee that really resonates with you using beans 132 00:09:10,959 --> 00:09:15,680 that you like or maybe beans that you don't like. And you can save it by just 133 00:09:14,160 --> 00:09:19,600 being able to easily fiddle with your settings. It's very smooth. It's not 134 00:09:17,680 --> 00:09:23,040 oily thanks to the filter. Again, there's a benefit to the filter paper 135 00:09:21,040 --> 00:09:27,279 that allows no grounds to get through, which allows you to experiment with 136 00:09:24,399 --> 00:09:30,959 grind size. You don't want a super fine grind like an espresso grind with your 137 00:09:28,880 --> 00:09:36,560 Aerop press because you can't get that much pressure when you are pushing this 138 00:09:33,640 --> 00:09:42,080 down, but also a coarse grind will like worsen your extraction. So, they usually 139 00:09:39,519 --> 00:09:45,600 recommend kind of like a medium fine grind. Again, something that you can 140 00:09:44,000 --> 00:09:49,600 experiment with. But how does it compare to the old AeroPress? I think it's going 141 00:09:47,360 --> 00:09:52,640 to be the exact same. One thing to note, there's nothing premium about these 142 00:09:51,120 --> 00:09:55,920 filters. They are the same ones that would come with your normal $40 AP 143 00:09:54,399 --> 00:09:59,680 press. But they do make a stainless steel reusable filter and I'm kind of 144 00:09:57,920 --> 00:10:03,440 surprised that they didn't bundle that in as well. Sure, there's something to 145 00:10:01,839 --> 00:10:08,080 be said about oh the taste as well as the ease of like cleaning it and stuff. 146 00:10:05,440 --> 00:10:12,560 Like filter paper's just like as you saw super satisfying, but it is a little bit 147 00:10:11,279 --> 00:10:16,640 more wasteful. It just feels like they're not trying that hard to make it 148 00:10:14,560 --> 00:10:22,320 a premium experience outside of making it glass and metal, which kind of just 149 00:10:19,519 --> 00:10:26,560 makes it less portable, less washable, more fragile. This almost certainly 150 00:10:24,240 --> 00:10:30,079 won't break from a drop. This there is a risk. Let's get this coffee 151 00:10:31,160 --> 00:10:37,200 brewing. While we wait for this coffee to cool down, let's talk about why they 152 00:10:35,360 --> 00:10:43,040 may have created a premium version. For a long time, about 15ish years, there 153 00:10:40,399 --> 00:10:47,839 was no new version of this except for when they switched away from a BPA 154 00:10:45,120 --> 00:10:51,920 containing plastic. Then in like 2019, they introduced the AeroPress Go, which 155 00:10:50,240 --> 00:10:56,800 is smaller and comes with a sealed mug specifically for camping and stuff like 156 00:10:53,600 --> 00:10:59,440 that. But then after years of running a 157 00:10:56,800 --> 00:11:04,560 company, the inventor decided that he wanted out and sold the company to a 158 00:11:01,760 --> 00:11:09,680 private holding firm called Tiny. And now they've released this premium arrow 159 00:11:06,160 --> 00:11:12,240 press. And to me, it feels entirely like 160 00:11:09,680 --> 00:11:17,760 a cash grab. It comes with less stuff than the original. It does nothing more 161 00:11:15,279 --> 00:11:21,440 than the original. It is less durable, less convenient, larger, harder to 162 00:11:19,920 --> 00:11:26,399 travel with. You're more likely to burn yourself with this. And here's the 163 00:11:23,839 --> 00:11:34,040 kicker. So, the original AeroPress is $40. And this premium version, how much 164 00:11:29,680 --> 00:11:39,120 do you think it costs? Maybe $100. Try 165 00:11:34,040 --> 00:11:41,839 this. 180. 4 12 times more expensive. 166 00:11:39,120 --> 00:11:47,120 And what the hell are you getting? flimsy aluminum components, a worse 167 00:11:44,800 --> 00:11:50,880 experience. It's insane. Future Adam here again. Now, you might be concerned 168 00:11:48,640 --> 00:11:54,560 about microlastics, and I don't know enough to really speak on that. So, if 169 00:11:53,519 --> 00:11:59,680 that's something you're concerned about, well, then maybe a glass arrow press 170 00:11:57,200 --> 00:12:05,680 might be up your alley. I don't think it's really going to be an issue, 171 00:12:02,200 --> 00:12:08,160 but it's 100% a cash grab. It looks 172 00:12:05,680 --> 00:12:12,160 great on Instagram, but I have had this for 5 years. years. I've used it 173 00:12:09,600 --> 00:12:16,560 probably more than twice a day, almost every day. It still works flawlessly. 174 00:12:15,200 --> 00:12:20,560 The only thing I'm thinking about getting for it is a new seal, but 175 00:12:19,120 --> 00:12:26,240 usually people expect those to last around 8 years. Okay? You could buy one 176 00:12:23,120 --> 00:12:28,560 of these for every place that you work 177 00:12:26,240 --> 00:12:34,720 or visit frequently for the price of an AeroPress Premium. And guess 178 00:12:31,320 --> 00:12:36,639 what? It tastes the exact same. So, 179 00:12:34,720 --> 00:12:39,839 please just don't buy this. And if you know anybody who's thinking about 180 00:12:37,760 --> 00:12:43,440 getting this, please tell them not to and just get a normal arrow press. 181 00:12:42,160 --> 00:12:50,160 Thanks for watching. If you enjoyed this ShortCircuit, maybe you'll enjoy our unboxing of the Ninja Creamy. It's an 182 00:12:47,360 --> 00:12:52,880 ice cream maker, but like not. It's weird. That's cool.