[Closed] Fellow Prismo for Aeropress - any thoughts?

What is it ??

essentially a pressure valve like on a pressurised basket on an esprresso machine by the looks

This might help re. explanation of what/why/should i?
https://ineedcoffee.com/prismo-filter-upgrade-for-aeropress-review-and-tips/

Interesting.... Funnily enough just ordered a new Aeropress because the other is worn out...

Interesting... I like the idea, but having read the review, it seems like it's not going to make enough difference to justify the price for me.

Funnily enough just ordered a new Aeropress because the other is worn out…

You know you can buy new seals?

I bought a new seal for mine but it was still essentially worn out.

I think when you initially seat the plunger into the cylinder, the little bits of coffee act as a fine abrasive and on mine, they'd started wearing the plastic away.

Still tastes good though.

Yeah mine is a bit scored, and bows outwards even with the pressure I put on it.

Tried a prismo but it seemed to make a worse brew than my normal aeropress espresso method.

Also, just ordered a replacement seal from Aeropress and it is the new silicone version. Much better all round than the original rubber ones.

Also, just ordered a replacement seal from Aeropress and it is the new silicone version.

Oh? Direct from them, or...?

Direct from their website. Way tighter seal now.

I bought a seal for a friend from my local roasters - they sell Aeropresses, so I asked them if they had spares and they produced a seal from the back room: worth asking. It was a fiver.

I think when you initially seat the plunger into the cylinder, the little bits of coffee act as a fine abrasive and on mine, they’d started wearing the plastic away.

I wonder if using the inverted method makes that less likely? Since the seal is already in the cylinder when the dry coffee goes in. I've had mine about 4 years and I must have made thousands of cups of coffee and it doesn't show any signs of leaking - this isn't a (strange) boast BTW, just interested to know how/why they fail! I'm religious about not leaving the seal compressed inside the cylinder apart from when it's in use.

Sorry for the seal tangent. Have a baby seal:

Yes seen the replacement seal but they are circa 40% of the price of a new press. The rest of mine is worn also and assuming after market replacements are not as good as the original decided to go for the full hit.

Interesting but that review linked above basically says don't bother!!

what's the thoughts on those metal filters you get? Do they improve the taste in anyway, other plus is better for the baby seals not using a disposal filter all the time

For almost two years now I have been on a quest to get my AeroPress to make something closer to a true espresso

Why bother? An Aeropress makes Aeropress coffee. It's different to filter and cafetiere coffee, and nothing like espresso.

what’s the thoughts on those metal filters you get? Do they improve the taste in anyway, other plus is better for the baby seals not using a disposal filter all the time

I had a metal filter and went back to the paper filters. I didn't really notice any difference in the taste but the coffee stuck to the filter so required a tiny bit more effort in the morning to clean up after making a coffee so decided it wasn't worth it.

Whether it's better for the baby seals is open to question too. Some ham-fisted use creased ours pretty early so we too went back to papers.

I've tried the prismo (have it at home). It's not worth it. It doesn't produce anything like espresso pressure and aside from directing a jet of aeropress coffee (weaponised hot coffee?) it doesn't add anything to the flavour.

So my opinion is just buy a nice bag of coffee as an alternative.

If you want to produce espresso at home with less (or manual) machinery than a Gaggia/Rancilio I can recommend the Flair espresso pump. No, it's not cheap, but it's fun, in a take time over your coffee way. The results are really good, in fact most coffee shops locally don't make coffee as nice as I have at home now.

I replaced my old Aeropress after a few years of daily use because it was badly scored and the plunger barely touched the sides. Leaked everywhere and made a mess. New one is a joy to use in comparison.

Personally the best results for me have come from grinding my own beans.

what’s the thoughts on those metal filters you get? Do they improve the taste in anyway, other plus is better for the baby seals not using a disposal filter all the time

Thought it would be more hassle at first, but never use paper filters now, and it's nice not to have to remember to take them with me/order more when I run out. No difference in taste. Imagine the impact of 4 square inches of paper on baby seals is minimal, so that's not why I have the metal one.

the coffee stuck to the filter so required a tiny bit more effort in the morning to clean up after making a coffee

This, at first. Solution: hold the filter by the edges over the bin and flick the clean side. Rinse small amount remaining under the tap with the main press. Job jobbed.

Question for the collective; Do you remove the seal from the plunger when cleaning your Aeropress? I eventually split mine doing that.

Nope. But then I rarely clean it further than rinsing off the end of the plunger inside the other bit.