FirstTracks wrote:
nineoaks2004 wrote:
I have been using a french press for canoe and backpacking trips for years and love it, it is light, simple to use, clean up is really no problem, just empty grounds into a trash bag, rinse and it is ready for next cup.
About the cleanup, it's the rinse that gets me - I'm using a decent amount of water for that and I prefer to preserve my onboard resources as much as possible. A quick wipe with a paper towel and the AeroPress is good to go. And by using real pressure instead of immersion, much like an espresso maker, the quality of the coffee from the AeroPress is far superior to that from a French press - IMO.
If you talking about the quality of the finished product over the French Press, you might very well be correct. The Aeorpress is similar to the espresso process like you mentioned and a great way to make a single cup of coffee.
In fact, if you're into the fine details of making coffee; the temperature of the water is critical. High-end cappuccino/espresso machines can vary the water temp. A cup made at 170 degrees tastes very different then a cup made at 190 degrees for instance.
Lots of ways to make coffee; we're just looking for a simple way to make a FULL POT of coffee. We don't care for making one cup at a time.
I actually think that AeroPress is a fantastic way to make a single cup of coffee with no electric hookup. Might be good to keep around as an alternative.