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A Guide To Metal Aeropress Filters
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If you’ve read all about how the Aeropress is a stellar travel brewer and are looking for a metal filter to make traveling even easier, you’re on the right path. But you’re about to run into a confusing situation.To get more news about Flat Flex Conveyor Belt, you can visit resenwiremesh.com official website.
Lucky for you, we’ve just about tried them all—and we’d love to help you look at how they’re different (and similar) to find the one that’s a great fit for you. Here’s a list of the different filters we’ll be analyzing:We’ll look at durability, sludge creation, and a slew of other elements to help you determine which metal filter may be the best one for your circumstances and taste preferences. Let’s get started with the first filter!
As one of the earlier metal Aeropress filters, the Able Disc has made quite a name for itself over the last few years. One of Able’s drawing points is that their products are designed and manufactured in the USA.
The Able Disc Regular (or Standard) is a single sheet of stainless steel that has holes laser cut into it. So, rather than being a mesh, it’s hole-y steel. It’s a pretty sturdy filter and is difficult to bend or damage.
Coffee made via the regular filter has a rich flavor, full body, and a noticeable amount of sediment. It’s not quite as intense as the grit from a french press, but it’s definitely noticeable.Able’s first Disk was very well-received, but there was demand for a filter with smaller holes that produced less grit. A few years after the Disk’s release, Able came out with the Disk Fine.
This second version of the Able Disk has over twice the number of holes as the original Disk, and they’re two microns smaller each. This does lead to a noticeable reduction in coffee sediment, but the tradeoff is the filter durability. Probably to keep the filter affordable, Able had to reduce the thickness of the filter by 66%, making it much easier to bend or damage.Departing from the single steel sheet design of Able’s filters, our own JavaPresse filter features a fine stainless steel mesh. And, since we discovered a way to manufacture these for far less than we expected without sacrificing quality, every package includes two filters.
We wanted to be the best when it comes to reducing Aeropress coffee grit and sediment, so we gave the filter 123,000 holes per square inch. The outer area of the filter is a thick strip of steel that keeps grounds from leaking into your cup from the sides.
Dave Cheung, a coffee YouTuber, compared the JavaPresse filter to the two Able filters above. You can see which filter has the least sediment here.