The job of the filter is to remove coffee grounds from the coffee beverage. Not all coffee filters do this job the same. Depending on the filter you choose, you can change how your coffee turns out.
Which filter makes the best cup of coffee? That all depends on what you are looking for. You might like a very clear and delicate bodied coffee. Someone else might want a full bodied cup that leaves super-fine grit in the bottom of their mug.
Paper filters absorb oils and hold back fine particles. Thick paper holds back more than thin paper. Metal filters let oils and fine particles pass into the cup. Larger holes in the metal let more and larger particles pass through. These oils and particles give the cup a thicker or heavier texture, but tend to mask delicate flavors. Coffee filtered through paper tends to have more clear and discernible flavors than those filtered with metal.
Here is a deeper look at the different AeroPress filters and the effects they have on cup profiles.
AeroPress Paper and Natural Paper Micro Filters
These paper filters are a great starting point for anyone wanting to try an AeroPress. Make a grit-free cup, with smooth flavor. The white and the natural paper filters perform the same. Some sensitive tasters find the natural filters give a papery taste and choose the white filters.
The micro-sized hole gaps in the paper fibers hold back large grounds and most of the oils and finest particles. You can expect the cup to have a fairly clear flavor and a light body. This is very similar to regular drip coffee filters.
If you want crystal-clear flavor and a more delicate body, you can add more filters. Just like paper towels, thicker absorbs more than thin.
The oils in coffee contain cafestol and kahweol, compounds that add bitterness to the cup. Using paper filters can help you brew a sweeter cup.
AeroPress paper filters fit the Flow Control Filter Cap as well as the original filter cap. Use a paper filter with the Flow Control Filter Cap to make an espresso-style shot of coffee with something similar to espresso crema.
All the AeroPress paper filters are biodegradable and compostable.
The white filters are whitened without using dioxin.
The standard size filters fit the AeroPress Original, Clear, Premium, Go, and Go Plus.
Use XL filters for the AeroPress XL.
AeroPress Stainless Steel Fine and Gold Tone Super Fine Filters
If you like French press coffee or drip coffee brewed with a metal cone or metal flat basket, try these filters. More than just reusable coffee filters, these metal filters help you make your coffee just how you want it. A metal coffee filter allows oils and fine particles to pass into the brew to give a full bodied, full flavored cup of coffee. This is similar to a French press, a Mocha pot, or even coffee from a percolator filter. Grind fine for extra texture, coarse for light texture. It’s a lot like choosing pulp-free, medium pulp, or heavy pulp orange juice.
The holes in the Stainless Steel Filter are laser-cut to a precise 178 microns to allow oils and very small particles of coffee grounds into the beverage.
The titanium coated Gold Tone filter has smaller holes, allowing you all the reusability and durability of the original, while withholding more grit for a delicate cup of flavorful coffee.
All are made of premium 316 stainless steel, and are completely food-safe. They are reusable, making them sustainable and eco-friendly.
Our laser-cut discs are more durable than similar stainless woven mesh filters. The woven wire filters fray over time, are harder to clean, and the outer rim may not seal as well with the filter cap.
Cleanup is simple. Just give them a rinse after use, and soak once each month in a coffee cleaner or baking soda solution.
The standard size fits all standard AeroPresses. Use the XL versions for the AeroPress XL.
Filters and the Flow Control Filter Cap
Adding the AeroPress Flow Control Filter Cap to your coffee station can expand your ability to find your inner brew. Pair the Flow Control Filter Cap with paper filters or one of our stainless steel filters to gain absolute control over the variables in manual brewing.
You will confidently experiment with recipes for your AeroPress, whether at home, the office, or on the road. This, with a variety of filters, is one of the best coffee accessories for coffee lovers or aspiring baristas.
You can also use the Flow Control Filter Cap and Stainless Steel Filter to make a perfect cup of tea.
AeroPress Travel Filter Holder
Never find yourself in the woods without a filter.
The AeroPress Travel Filter Holder is a waterproof way to conveniently keep a supply of filters with you. Stash a metal disc filter on one side and fill the other with up to 50 paper filters.
The food-safe aluminum holder is sized for standard and XL filters. The covers are durable silicone, creating a tight seal to protect your filters from rain while you are camping, hiking, or making coffee at the office.
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