Manual Coffee Brewing: AeroPress Vs. French Press
Dorian Bodnariuc, a coffee enthusiast from Coffee Brewing Methods, compares the differences in brewing methods between the AeroPress and the French Press. Read my key takeaways underneath.
- An AeroPress is two plastic cylinders; the larger being the brewing chamber and the smaller being the plunger
- The plunger increases the pressure on the hot water to optimize coffee extraction—offering more control over the final coffee as you can exert pressure according to taste
- A French Press brews a stronger, robust flavor coffee due to the metal mesh—it extracts more aromatic oils and soluble solids over the milder, yet cleaner, AeroPress
- Both offer different brewing methods—which do you prefer?