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Aeropress has easily become my favourite way to brew coffee ☕ (slrpnk.net)

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[–] [email protected] 28 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (3 children)

I've kept the rubber plunger out of the tube when in storage. When kept inside the tube it compresses the rubber and retains the shape memory which causes it to fail. Haven't ever replaced mine and it is eight years old. Still works perfectly.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

My original one i had to do this but the one i have now, if you fully depress the plunger with no coffee in it it comes out the bottom just enough to not squeeze the sides.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

That rocks!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

Great tip! Thank you 🙌

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Just push the piston all the way in, and the rubber clicks when it comes out the other end of the cylinder. This way you can store it in a compact package.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Mine does not do this.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Interesting. I’m using the AP Go, so maybe the normal one doesn’t extend all the way through.

Edit: just checked how my normal AP works. It’s basically the same as the AP Go, but I guess this is a fairly new model, so there may have been some changes.

Are you using an older version?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Yes, it is eight years old.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

It seems that the older models had a problem that was fixed. So, the tip needs to be tweakws a bit.

If you have an older model, store the pieces separately in order to prevent the rubber from being under constant compression. If you have a newer model, push the piston all the way in until the end of the piston pops out the other end. Oh, and that is only possible if the cap isn’t screwed on. That piece needs to be stored separately anyway.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Yes, the existing comments already allude to these problems/solutions.