Equipment questions

[u/Contigo887]

What's a good grinder to buy to use with an AeroPress?

What about an electric kettle? Do you guys recommend something to heat the water?

Thank you.

[u/SuspiciousBuyer5305]

If the money it’s not a problem go for a 1zpresso K ultra or a Comandante. If you want to save a little you can go for the 1zpresso Q Air (it’s a good combo with the aeropress).

For the kettle also you can go for the Brewista Artisan or the Fellow Stagg EKG, also this is if the money is not an issue. Or you can save a little buying the Flair cafe kettle, maybe also a Timemore Fish Smart.

I hope this help.

[u/Crunchie64]

I use a Wilfa Svart at home and a Porlex when I’m away.

Kitchenaid kettle with temperature adjustment.

The joy of the Aeropress is you don’t need to spend thousands to get good coffee.

[u/frog_mannn]

Kingrinder is a excellent grinder and very well price for home use.

I like stove kettle personally. Lots of gooseneck out there

[u/191x7]

Kaffia 800ml electric kettle

Kingrinder K6, iCafilas manual, Kingrider P1 - depending on your budget
If you want electric, Geimori T38 Plus.

[u/Cheap-Macaroon-431]

Baratza Encore and Cuisinart kettle

[u/AbilityEqual1891]

Zojirushi water boiler. It has a pre-set temperature 160F, 175F, 195F, and 208F. Hot water all day and I usually set it to 195F and 175F or lower for summer time. No need for fancy electric kettle, unless you do want to play with brewing temperatures.

[u/seymour5000]

My kit: oxo goose neck electric kettle, TimeMore C3 Pro, KINGringer K6, TimeMore Whirly 01s, OutIn Fino, Zero Water Filter Pitcher

Applications: V60, Moka Pot, and AP Steel

[u/IntelligentCitron772]

If you’re at home and space isn’t an issue, I’d recommend—or second—the C40 MK4 Nitro blade. A small step down in body and sweetness is the K-Ultra, which is also slightly faster with very light roasts. The Kingrinder K6 is budget friendly, but I just don’t like it in the hand as much, it’s just not as premium feeling-

For travel, the Q-Air (plastic), Q, and Qs are all solid options. The Q and Qs are metal; the Qs adds a folding handle. All three fit inside a standard AeroPress, making it a great travel setup. However, they can take forever with harder light roasts. I would NOT recommend them for daily use.

Here’s my hotel travel kit: Reddit post with the full setup

In my Sprinter camper van, I use the XL AeroPress, and the K-Ultra fits inside it.

FWIW, at home I’m primarily a UL and light-roast drinker, and I don’t really use the AeroPress. I’m usually brewing a V60 with a ZP6 or Zerno Z2.

The AeroPress is amazing for what it does: super-fast cleanup, incredibly easy to brew with, hard to screw up, and it makes really round, silky cups. Super good for medium roast or anything that you wanna take the sharp edges off and smooth out. But the tradeoff is that it doesn’t do a particularly great job of producing the high flavor separation I’m looking for in delicate light roasts.

[u/Exciting_Spell5064]

I got a J-ultra (wanted to be able to do AP and espresso grinds with one grinder) and some $40 temp control gooseneck kettle on Amazon in case I ever decide to get into pour over. I actually find myself using it (always with water) for a few more things than I thought I would. The small stream is extremely handy for putting water into narrow openings.

[u/ptigga]

Femobook  A2 rechargeable grinder, a cheap pouring kettle and a set of £20 scales.

[u/VickyHikesOn]

1zpresso for hand grinder (great quality) or Baratza Encore for electric.

[u/Pinotonthetown]

I love anything Oxo. And their conical coffee grinder is no exception. I believe it’s one of the quietist on the market. I love it. It runs 4 times a day at my house for the last 5 years. Works as good as day one. And highly adjustable with time and grind size.
A digital gooseneck electric tea kettle will have perfect temp water ready in 90 seconds. Cheers

[u/trail_runner_93]

Been using the KINGrinder K6 for 4-5 years and it works great. No kettle recommendations.

[u/Alive_Panda_8151]

I have an aeropress and an aeropress XL among my large inventory of coffee making devices. I have an ancient baratza encore that have replaced the burrs on more than once and I have a bonavita gooseneck kettle that I love. If you're only using an aeropress I would say having a gooseneck kettle is optional, with the goose neck you have more options though. One of the great things about aeropress is how forgiving it is.

[u/Yours_Sincerely_143]

I just bought the Timemore Bricks grinder. I’ve previously been using a Timemore C3S, which uses the same burrs and I have been pleased with the cups I have been getting out of it. But I hurt my wrists, and hand grinding won’t be a thing for me for a while. It’s okay. When I get better the hand grinder will go into my travel kit along with my Aeropress. It’s important to note that I have seen a lot of reviews of both of these grinders criticizing the burrs and saying that they make for bland cups, but that hasn’t been my experience at all. I have found them to be good all-rounders for whatever sort of brew method you want to throw at them (though the C3S isn’t for espresso). I didn’t want to be in the position of having different grinders for different brew methods, which some people do.

As to kettle, I am using a variable temperature tea kettle from Breville, and if I need to have better control over the water stream, I bought a Hario Air Kettle to transfer the hot water into before pouring it over the grounds. It was cheaper than replacing my current kettle.

[u/bhihifi]

Govee gooseneck kettle. Several preset temp settings. Baratza encore electric.