Aeropress—Can't be a BIFL community without a mention
Aeropress—Can't be a BIFL community without a mention
Durable, hackable, portable, and brews a great cup.
Aeropress is great! But as others have mentioned here they aren't completely BIFL.
Also a part of me just can't get over the hot water in contact with plastic aspect.
https://www.artisansmith.com.au/collections/brewing/products/artisan-press-stainless-steel
Been eyeing this as an alternative! Definitely a bit pricier but from what I've heard it's the BIFL version.
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Two words: moka pots. Stainless steel, preferably.
This is what I am using lol https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drip_coffee#/media/File:Kaffeefilter.jpg Feels more timeless/bitfl than the Aerothingy to me. Cheaper as well.
It's also not espresso. Two entirely different products filling two entirely different roles.
Neither are espresso. The Aeropress gets nowhere near espresso pressure. It sits more at percolator pressure
I wouldn't call this thing BIFL. It'll last a couple of years, but I'm on my second one now. The graduated numbers wear off pretty quickly, the rubber will break down eventually, and in my first one, eventually hairline cracks started appearing in the tube. It's well made for what it is, but almost nothing made primarily of plastic will be BIFL, just because of material shortcomings alone.
It does make a good cup though, even with the reusable metal filters, which are the real BIFL.
I’ve had 2 of these for about a decade now, using daily, and they are still working great.
