Does the AeroPress coffee filter remove the essential oils that pass through French press filters?
Aerobie’s blind-tasting tests showed that the tasters repeatedly preferred the micro-filtered AeroPress coffee to screen filtered French press coffee. This is not surprising because of the fact that the fine coffee bean particles which pass through metal filters are quite bitter. In Coffee – A Guide to Buying Brewing and Enjoying, renowned coffee expert Kenneth Davids wrote about making drip coffee with metal filters; “…you may not like coffee made with these filters as much as you like coffee brewed with paper filters. The mesh allows a good deal of sediment and colloids to enter the coffee, which gives it a heavy, often gritty taste, closer in style to French-press coffee.” 2. Coffee made in my AeroPress is awfully smooth. I like a little “edge” in my coffee. What should I do? You can easily increase the “edge” by using hotter water. Our instructions suggest trying this when making a latte. But you can try it with all of your coffee beverages. People also ask about increased steeping
