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Has anyone heard of these?

http://www.aerobie.com/Products/aeropress.htm

I just got one and I've had a couple cups of coffee so far. I'm rather impressed... quick, super easy to use and clean. Once you get hot water, a cup of coffee can be had within a minute. It actually produces something similar to espresso, which can easily be diluted down to coffee. I might try making a coffee drink out of it next.

I wish I had found this thing sooner. I often like a cup of decaf in the evening (or other random times), but it seems like a waste to fire up the coffee pot for just 1 cup. Tastes pretty good too (I've just used cheapo decaf grounds). My only complaint is the amount of coffee it takes per cup. You can about brew an entire pot with a traditional drip brewer with what it takes to make a cup of coffee with this... though, that's part their claim of getting a better cup of coffee -- that there is a trade off of using more coffee with shorter brewing time to avoid the bitterness and acidity of a longer (but more efficient) brew.

*shrug*

I like it, if only for the convenience and taste. And at $30, I definitely can't complain.

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I made a Coke + espresso drink today -- very much like the discontinued Coke Blak. <3