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What are your favourite things under 50$ that make your life a bit easier or more pleasant? (mander.xyz)

submitted 1 year ago by fossilesque@mander.xyz to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I need some holiday gift ideas (that I will probably gift to myself as well)!

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[–] justhach@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I cannot recommend the Aeropress enough. It makes such great coffee at its price point. Its quicker and less wasteful than a lot of other popular single cup options coughKeurigcough

[–] agressivelyPassive@feddit.de 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ikea has single cup french presses for like 10€.

[–] justhach@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

I have had several french presses, and I can say with certainty that the Aeropress is way easier to make a great cup of coffee with than any french press I have tried.

Can you make great coffee with french press? Absolutely! But it requires the proper grind, water temp, and timing it to prevent over or under extraction. Aeropress is a lot more forgiving.

[–] korok@possumpat.io 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yes, I love my aeropress!! With enough dialing in I can usually make a better cup of coffee with a pourover setup that better expresses the differences of specific beans. But the aeropress makes a darn good cup of coffee every time without going through all that hassle. I use mine almost daily.

[–] ForgetPrimacy@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 1 year ago

I have been trying to decide between an aeropress or pourover. Maybe I'm ignorant of something, how is the pourover a larger hassle?

[–] joemo@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 year ago

I hear everyone singing the AeroPress praises, and while I like mine I actually much prefer my Chemex. I like the taste a little more, those Chemex filters are great.

But anyways, can't go wrong with either. Then you get them hooked on an expensive hobby 😂