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Aeropress is great! But as others have mentioned here they aren't completely BIFL.
Also a part of me just can't get over the hot water in contact with plastic aspect.
https://www.artisansmith.com.au/collections/brewing/products/artisan-press-stainless-steel
Been eyeing this as an alternative! Definitely a bit pricier but from what I've heard it's the BIFL version.
Not a fan of Amazon, but ya the Aeropress just keeps going. Even the rubber seals on mine are still good and it must be a decade old now. I've used it multiple times per day for many of those years.
Two words: moka pots. Stainless steel, preferably.
This is what I am using lol https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drip_coffee#/media/File:Kaffeefilter.jpg Feels more timeless/bitfl than the Aerothingy to me. Cheaper as well.
It's also not espresso. Two entirely different products filling two entirely different roles.
Neither are espresso. The Aeropress gets nowhere near espresso pressure. It sits more at percolator pressure
Stainless french press, that's BIFL
I wouldn't call this thing BIFL. It'll last a couple of years, but I'm on my second one now. The graduated numbers wear off pretty quickly, the rubber will break down eventually, and in my first one, eventually hairline cracks started appearing in the tube. It's well made for what it is, but almost nothing made primarily of plastic will be BIFL, just because of material shortcomings alone.
It does make a good cup though, even with the reusable metal filters, which are the real BIFL.
I’ve had 2 of these for about a decade now, using daily, and they are still working great.
My current one has definitely held up better than the first one, so I'll give them that. And it was still functional, but the stirring paddle had snapped, so I figured I'd get another and put the old one in the camper.
You snapped the stirring paddle??
While that surprises me, I can’t speak to the durability of that part; I threw it away and use a regular spoon.
I was just tapping it on the side of the sink after rinsing it off and it came apart at the T joint. I thought about just using a spoon but figured the metal would scratch it up over time.
They also make wooden/Bamboo stirring paddles. Works out great and no chance of scratches.
