AeroPress XL Coffee Press – 3 in 1 brew method combines French Press, Pourover, Espresso. Full bodied, smooth coffee without grit or bitterness. Small portable coffee maker for camping & travel

Although this is promoted as a travel product, I use it everyday to make the best smoothest coffee. The micro filters mean that there are no grounds that come through. The fast percolation process (10 seconds) means that taste is smooth with any acid after taste non-existent. This device makes even mediocre coffee taste great. It makes good coffee taste fantastic. Very easy to clean out after each use. Grounds are squeezed nearly dry and go neatly into a kitchen caddie. Much cheaper than buying an expensive gadget. Easy to use manually with no electrics. Will probably last for years. Highly recommended.

Firstly, I wanted to address several peoples comments about the tightness of the rubber seal being hard to put in and out of the main cylinder. This loosens up from usage, mine is now perfect. Nothing to worry about at all. I came from a Aeropress 'GO' where I was making large brews via a concentrate, initially I could not get the XL to make brews as balanced as my GO. Eventually I found the formula that clicked for me, it was after reading someone's comments on reddit that the extra water keeps the slurry hotter for longer. I found that by going coarser AND leaving the cap off until the end (to let the steam off) I can get brews as good as my GO, but with the now easier sizing options. Super pleased, such a good product. For anyone not getting the same results as their standard or GO, stick with it, it really can make coffee as good as the other models.

Makes fabulous coffee on the go. We have a single cup aeropress, which works well. This XL version is great for 2 people. It lives in our campervan. I really like the no mess pellet for simple cleaning on the go.

So who is this for? Some backstory: I started my coffee journey in 2020 working long, weird hours in retail while most of the world was stuck at home. I was drinking pretty awful instant coffee, heavily shrouded by copious amounts of milk, but when I changed my entire diet, milk had to go, which slowly made me realise how bad instant coffee is. I started with a cheap £10 french press and it blew my mind. I didn't like the silt and oils, and while Hoffmann's method largely eliminates the former, I soon realised I just don't like oily coffee. Then came the Aeropress, and by and large my progression ended there, because frankly, the Aeropress is the only coffee tool you'll ever need if you just want good, filtered coffee. My partner soon converted to the way of the bean, and I started brewing for 2 with the Aeropress, and ever since I've wanted a bigger Aeropress. To be honest, brewing for 2 with a regular Aeropress really isn't bad. You grind for 2 and dilute at the end, but the simplicity and added versatility of an XL version would naturally be better, right? Now we have the Aeropress XL which for all intents and purposes is a big Aeropress and nothing else. Only, as James Hoffmann pointed out last year, with new ownership of the company has come a new philosophy, something much more akin to every other business which has 1 mission: to make as much profit as possible. To that end, the Aeropress (all models to my knowledge) no longer come with 350 filters, they come with 100. They no longer come with a bespoke receptacle to house the filters either, and the XL, despite doing essentially the same job just in a bigger form, costs twice as much as the base model (which also costs more now). A lot of this probably wont matter to you if you've never had an Aeropress, as the novelty of the best manual coffee brewer you'll ever use will far exceed any worries about fewer initial filters or something for them to sit in. But to those of us that do have base models, it's a worrying sight. More worrying on initial use is how the thing operates. Firstly, you'll notice due to the bigger diameter of the filter portion itself, a lot more liquid seeps through before you create a vacuum with the plunger. I personally haven't noticed much of a difference, though I don't have much of a refined taste. Secondly, creating those initial, say, 10 vacuums with the plunger is concerning, as you wouldn't be blamed for thinking it just doesn't fit. It's tight, but thankfully loosens up over time. Lastly, the XL actually comes with something extra: a carafe. It's a hexagonal jug with a spout to make portioning off two brews easier without you needing a carafe beforehand. Stupidly though, it bleeds heat like crazy, and unless you have calloused hands like myself, you will burn yourself. Why they didn't add a thin strip of rubber to hold onto I don't know. Ultimately though, when water passed grounds, the coffee is marvellous. This isn't a surprise. The Aeropress XL is, fundamentally, an Aeropress but bigger. Bigger size, but bigger price, and both offer reasons why recommending this might not be so easy, so lets loop back to the beginning and finish there. Who is this for? For people who haven't used any sort of coffee maker before, £80 is way too high a price if you don't even know whether you're that into coffee in the first place. That sort of person is much better suited to a cheap french press. For those who've used an Aeropress before, but only sporadically make coffee for 2, I again don't know whether this is a good purchase. It's not like there's an upgrade path; you have to spend the whole £80 on what is essentially the same brewer you already have, just bigger, and if you only need to make an extra portion occasionally, you can do that fairly easily with the base model. Coffee machine-havers will likely not want to convert to manual coffee making, so in my mind, there are two potential groups: If you have an Aeropress, but frequently need to make coffee for 2 or more people AND have no other way of doing that like a big french press, then this might be for you. If you don't have an Aeropress, but frequently need to make coffee for 2 or more people AND have no other way of doing that like a big french press OR want a brewer versatile enough to brew different styles of coffee, then this might be for you. Ultimately, the XL's biggest flaw is its price. The base Aeropress is already like 90% of this thing, not in size obviously, but with the base Aeropress, you can still make coffee for 2, just not as seamlessly. If this was an extra tenner on top of the base model price, then the more interesting discussion arises of whether it's worth it or not. As is, it's too expensive to recommend widely, which is a shame because ultimately, it's a fantastic brewer.

Nice way to make great coffee.

I already have the portable version and bought this to make 2 cups at a time at home. My old pod machine is now redundant. This is so easy and quick to use and you never get even a hint of coffee grains in your cup.

I wasn’t impressed, ended up with grounds in my coffee more than one occasion

Really handy well worth buying

Excelente producto

I used to rely on a Kaldipress for my daily brew, but since my GF and I started intermittent fasting, both of us need a shot of coffee in the morning. I didn't want to brew twice, so... the Aeropress XL. IMHO, the Aeropress delivers a cleaner output than the Kaldipress - very little fine dust in the final result. Tastes exactly the same, though.

家族分をサクッとおいしく淹れることができて、最高です。 AeroPress XL用のフローコントロールフィルターキャップが、手に入ればうれしいなと。

I've only used this to brew hot coffee and I am still experimenting with amounts of grind to get that perfect taste. I bought a stainless steel filter that sits in the brew basket and I use one paper filter on top of this. I set my grinder to it's finest powder setting and I heat my water to 194 degrees Fahrenheit. The pitcher or plastic carafe will only hold 2 1/4 cups water, so you only get one large cup of coffee. Pouring the water into the brewing cylinder over the grind about a cup of liquid falls into the carafe before you can place the plunger which creates suction to hold the remaining water and grind in the tube for steeping. This might be offset if you skip stirring the grinds after pouring the water but I imagine you will still get some spillage resulting in a weaker solution of coffee. I'm not sure how you could alleviate the spillage. You can't place more than one paper filter with the steel filter as the basket won't fit to the base of the cylinder with more than one. The nice part about the stainless steel filter is when you are ready to dump the grinds in the trash. As you unscrew the brew basket the steel filter comes out clean and one little push of the plunger and the grinds and paper filter pop neatly into the trash. Clean up is minimal. I would love to see this made into a larger (maybe fatter) aeropress that could brew enough to fill my 22 Oz coffee mug. One reviewer mentioned that this brewed enough for a full thermos. Uh no. Not unless it's one of those little mini thermos for soup. I really like the taste of the cups I've brewed so far. And I am still experimenting with amount of grind. I did try a coarser grind once but the water just ran straight through without brewing. It's gotta be espresso grade or Turkish grind to really work. This is a highly portable system that brews a great cup and clean up is minimal . Very efficient! Update 3/10/24. I tried using just paper filters (3), and there was much less leakage at first, resulting in a stronger brew. The brew basket still comes off clean and the grinds tap into the trash with little mess. I love this and only wish it was a little bigger.

Brilliant. If you love coffee you need one