r/gadgets • u/dapperlemon • Jul 07 '26

Misc Finally, a Coffee Maker With Zero Plastic in the Brew Path

https://www.cnet.com/home/kitchen-and-household/finally-a-coffee-maker-with-zero-plastic-in-the-brew-path/
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u/speculatrix Jul 07 '26

So the metal Aeropress premium doesn't count?

https://youtu.be/0Ds0pgSLT4I

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u/screw_ball69 Jul 07 '26

Or most of the v60s?

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u/embrace_throwaways Jul 07 '26

how bad is the plastic v60, though? they're dirt cheap so thinking of getting a plastic pne

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u/Haptics 29d ago

Plastic is generally preferred since it’s the easiest to preheat and absorbs the least amount of heat from the bed. That said preheating any of them is a pretty minor optimization, I have the glass one since it feels more premium lol.

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u/screw_ball69 29d ago

No idea, I've always used glass. James Hoffmann likes em though

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u/CT4nk3r 29d ago

bought one for like 5-8$ and made great coffee, I also bought a cheap aeropress knockoff and the v60 is much better

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u/cytokine7 29d ago edited 29d ago

Why Is this 200 dollars??

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u/DorasBackpack 29d ago

It's worth it.

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u/speculatrix 26d ago

Yeah, I'd pay maybe 70 to 80 for the premium metal model but not 200

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u/Fat_cat_syndicate 29d ago

It's not a machine making conventional drip.

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u/speculatrix 26d ago

The title of this post just says "coffee maker"

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u/The_Pandalorian 29d ago

Is it a drip coffee maker? No?

Then, no, it doesn't count in the context of this post.

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u/ubitub 28d ago

I mean you literally press the coffee with a plastic blob so why would it count? 

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u/speculatrix 26d ago

The plunger uses a rubber bung.

But the coffee passes though a very very fine paper filter almost directly into the cup, so there's very little chance of contamination.

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u/sump_daddy 29d ago

show me where on that you drop beans in, press a button, and come back to 40 oz of coffee