I got in a discussion with a coworker a while back over a cup of coffee I’d just made with my french press. He asked me about my preferred roast, and then asked me about my press (the excellent purple Bodum press my Dad gave me for Christmas a few years back); mentioning the Aeropress in passing. I asked him about it, having read glowing reviews about it, and he said he’s been using his exclusively since he bought it. He was kind enough to lend it to me yesterday, so I brought it home and gave it a shot this morning. I used two scoops of grounds, as I normally would, added hot water, stirred, and pressed. What I got was watery coffee-like water with no real flavor, which was disappointing. I tried another cup, letting the water sit with the grounds for a minute or two, and the results were almost exactly the same. It may be that I need to add three scoops of coffee per cup to get more flavor, but that’s going to burn through grounds a lot faster than before–and coffee being as expensive as it is, that’s a non-starter for my wallet. Further experimentation is required, but so far I’m not hopeful.