One-Hand Espresso Gadget Roundup
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- čas přidán 24. 07. 2024
- I evaluate 4 travel-friendly, hand-operated #coffeemaker gizmos: the #Nanopresso; the #Handpresso; the #Kompresso; and my own hacked #Aeropress with a new feature. The winners and losers may surprise you.
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This is the best coffee channel on CZcams for me right now. Sincere opinion without sugarcoating. Hope you all the best and all the success.. I'll stay tuned for every video you make. Your tips already made me appreciate coffee even more. And I'm very tempted to get back to moka pots after seeing your way of brewing. Cheers!
Thanks very much, and welcome to the community :)
Haven’t tried his music videos yet… with his golden radio voice he might be a crooner!
You give (what seems to be) the most honest and informative advice on everything coffee. You are the first "coffee guru" that ever recommended I roast my own beans and showed how easy it could be. Since then I have been roasting my own coffee (and it's delicious!).I never would have even considered trying to roast myself if it wasn't for your videos. If you were to start a patreon or something similar I would gladly support you! I hope to see your channel take off soon because you truly deserve the success.
Thanks for the kind words. And I'm glad you find it useful :)
Really pleased to see such in depth and specific videos. Please do continue making more of these.
Thanks. I have a lot more planned, so keep in touch :)
L0ved the end piece on the direction you were taking the channel and why. Best of luck 🍀🤞🏾
Your video is very informative. I have watched so many videos of other channels, more popular ones included, and I'm still learning so many useful information from your contents. Please keep up the amazing work!
Thanks, and welcome to the channel.
I discovered your aeropress espresso technique a couple days ago and have been trying it with a metal screen also. I find the metal screen offers less resistance to the water than a paper filter and thus allows me to grind finer, theoretically upping the extraction.
This technique is basically identical to the profile Scott Rao was experimenting with on the Decent espresso machine a few years ago, called high extraction espresso. (2 bar pressure at most, longer contact time, and possibly using paper filters on both sides of the puck) Although he did use slightly longer ratios, I believe, to achieve super high extractions (>28%), pulled shorter it probably still produces higher extraction than conventional espresso. He also noted that it doesn't produce crema, which is actually a good thing, as crema isn't very tasty anyway.
I have seen videos with the Cafflano Kompresso producing good crema and that may just be a question of grinding fine enough and pushing hard enough, though your point about the flimsy construction, gaskets, the need to press multiple times to get all the water through, and high price would still tip the scales in favour of the aeropress in my opinion.
Good point; that sounds right to me. Of course, the metal screens vary a lot, so definitely an area for playing around and tweaking. The screen I used was very fine and I think the grind and shot times were fairly close to what I got with paper. I'll look into it further one of these days.
I am enjoying your content. Keep it up!
My brother-in-law and I both have the Handpresso. It’s stood up to years of use. The baskets look flimsy but neither of us have had one fail.
The handle of the pump works well as a tamper.
They sell an ‘intense’ portafilter that makes better espresso and also a travel case.
I like mine and while I agree filling the basket is fiddly, but combining it with a Porlex grinder and beans means I can have good coffee in a hotel room with a kettle.
I have one and agree. Surprised he didn't read the instructions for how to tamp. I bought a third party funnel to make filling the baskets less messy.
They are easy to clean when camping especially if you use ESE pods.
Admittedly the espresso isn't the best but it's good enough for on the trail drinking.
Not sure why it took this long for me to find you, as I consume just about everything on CZcams as far as coffee content. I subscribed, love to go over your old videos and see what you have moving forward.
Enjoy the back catalog, and welcome to the community :)
Great content as always!
Glad you enjoyed it :)
Thanks for another great coffee video and your own blood sweat & tears. Hope to try one of these someday… at secondhand store prices though.
keep going, lots of us are expecting your coffee videos!!
Thank you! That's the plan :)
You say that the compresso is flimsy. however, I have had mine for 5+ years and it still holds up very well and I use it every day and I actually prefer it over a real espresso machine since the size is so small and the results are good. I get lots of foam and taste from mine. 😊
Didn't even talk about the coffee extraction.
Me too
Great video as always!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Fantastic videos as always sir. Hope your health is all well these days.
Thank you. And yes, I'm still breathing :)
They are harder to find but the barsetto tripresso has made excellent espresso shots for me… it is a mix between the nanopresso and the vertical push of the aeropress… it is easy to clean and gives consistent results. It has only one failure point which is a rubber O ring which will need replacing every so often… you should definitely investigate it if you find one!
I just discovered your channel, the content is top notch, easily competing with that British guy that everyone talks about. In fact I’ll say it, your content is better :). Keep it up, please!
Thanks very much, and welcome to the community.
Grate chennel for coffee enthusiasts with excelent manuals!
Glad you enjoy it! Cheers.
I'm here for the coffee gear, but I'm excited to see what other stuff you will post :)
Me too, lol. It will be a real smorgasbord until I figure out what works. But the coffee will continue, as promised :)
@@wiredgourmet what is your background (wired could be IT, EE, lineman for the county; gourmet could be chef, food critic, lover of Weird Al Yankovic videos)?
You might like my original Aeropress espresso video: czcams.com/video/3AM4fEjXIkA/video.html
I hope your channel goes well. I have enjoyed your videos over the weeks and months. My thanks. Tim
Thanks Tim. I sure am going to try :)
The cinematography reminds me of high school videos but the narrating is supreme, it is a blissful trance and pleasantly gritty.
Dammit, Jim; I'm a culinary polymath, not a cinematographer!
@@wiredgourmet The video may not have crema but it tastes superb.
@@wiredgourmet that other guy has superb cinematography and such a delightful voice. But your science is straight to the chase. And in a scathe-off your burns would land with zero question on quality.
Might you cover refractometry and add that to your comparisons? Not that I don’t trust your sharp choice of adjectives which clearly demonstrates your tastebuds are where they should be.
@@dmackle3849 Well, maybe. The refractometer only speaks to efficiency, not flavor. Useful for the cafe industry where consistency, and portion costs and control are paramount. This is a culinary channel, so around here the palate is the final judge of what works :)
And don't tell anyone I said this, but I'm the guy the other guy pretends to be :)
@@BenJoelLush Thank you, and thanks for speaking my language :)
I got a Kompresso and I did get some nice shots with decent crema (medium to high roast Costa Rica, 2/3 weeks after the roast date). The producer claims that ~54kg (~120 lbs) of pressure would give you around 9 bars and it seems to actually work (tested with a regular bathroom scale :p). I think that the keys here are filling the whole chamber up to 60 ml mark and then applying the recommended pressure. As you've mentioned, there'll be a residue water in the chamber, which I press out to the sink after detaching the plastic cup with coffee.
I've just discovered your channel, I'm so happy to have new good quality coffee content to watch! :)
Thanks and welcome to the community.
Oh! And I just came across the new machine from wacaco, the picopresso. I feel like it's a coffee maker that it worth checking out, it looks promising at least
I'll be doing another video like this one in the future, and will likely include the pico.
For the handpresso, you can tamp with the handle of the pump, it is made for that purpose. Never had any problem with the basket. It is difficult to achieve the desirable output we're all looking for (especially when it comes to the crema) but it is way better when you hit the perfect grind size.
While evaluating it, I did consider that possibility, but dismissed it because the diameter is slightly too small, and the hand grip is the absolute last place you'd want coffee grit. So I figured the shape is a coincidence, unless the engineers are barking mad :)
@@wiredgourmet Indeed :)
wacaco recently came out with a new espresso maker, i don't know if you saw it, it's called the picopresso, it operates under a similar principle to the nanopresso but I believe it is bigger and generates more pressure, large enough to do double shots with
Thanks, I'll check it out; I'll be covering more of these gadgets over time.
Have you ever tried the Fellow Prismo attachment for the Aeropress? It's basically just a pressurized replacement for the filter screw cap. I'm kind of skeptical if it's any better than your method with the normal filter cap.
I had a funnel and a tamper made to use with the handpresso (3d printed) , this makes the work flow so much easier. Bottom part of the grinder+funnel+basket--->turn upside down and Voilà! Coffee cleanly dosed.
As for the tamping, I found it better to do it in a tiny bowl to somehow match the bottom curve of the basket.
Last point, while the basket does seem filmsy, I think the springy nature of the screen is actually a good thing. It allows for easy disposal of the puck.
Not perfect by any means, but with those tips I had the handpresso work well enough for me. As it is my very first coffee maker I cannot speak too confidently about the taste but so far I am fairly satisfied.
Edit: In any case I really like your content and appreciate the sincere non sugarcoated opinion
Good tip, thanks. I still object to the fact that the company doesn't include a 50-cent molded plastic gadget such as you describe :)
I saw an outdoor espresso maker from a guy in Bulgaria. he found the key to make crema.
(I might steal that idea for my own coffee maker)
at the bottom, he put a magnetic valve (similar to a spring valve) that forces the coffee through a tiny gap and creates foam.
not sure that is a proper crema but it comes quite close.
Thanks for the tip :)
Your videos are amazing! Straight to the point, no bullshit and highly realistic. Looking forward to more videos from you!
On another note do you think airless coffee storage solutions like fellow atmos / airscape are bullshit?
Also do you have any recommendations for a nice electric gooseneck kettle? I like my hario one, but the electric version is expensive and not very pretty.
Thanks. For whole beans in normal quantities, pure BS. For a 3-4 month supply, maybe helpful. For really dark, oily whole beans, maybe helpful. For ground coffee, yeah, they're moderately useful; you want as little O2 in there as possible. The Brewistas perform well, good quality, fit and finish, etc., if you don't mind the styling :) The Timemore looks like a Stag clone, but I have no experience with it.
give some love to this guy man... thank you for all your videos :)
Thank you too!
yes, i wanna be this guy!
even the cleanest thermos cant keep the great taste of newly brewed coffee, sadly.
also its a ice addition to both camping trips and smaller hikes.
also when visiting non coffee people :D
my new favorit is the picopresso, i really recomend it, but i still want to mod my aeropress go, like yours, for theextra versitility :D
By all means do if it makes you happy :)
as long..as your content will be so professional ...i will follow you ;-)
Thanks, and welcome to the community :)
Great video once again! I was wondering, since you are using Euros and have mentioned in a previous video you have ordered from Crema, do you happend to live in Europe, possibly in Finland?
I hope you get the subscriptions up soon. The content on your channel is really good! Just one idea could be to try to strike a niche of engineering-minded kitchen people (that espresso enthusiasts tend to be) with ideas how to get the most of your basic tools, much like you have done with the moka pot and aeropress (and other) videos. Good luck with the amazing videos!
Thank you for the kind words and suggestion. I'm located in Dublin , IE, btw.
Regarding the Handpresso, a couple of tips. It's far better when using ESE pods, but if you're going with loose coffee, you use the end of the Handpresso pump handle as your tamping device. Maybe that's why you're not getting a decent crema... or mousse as you describe it. lol
Great reviews as always sir! Although, I think you could give the Kompresso another chance, try dialing in further and getting the right technique on pressing, and on how hard to press. I don't actually own one but try looking at European Coffee Trip and The Coffee Chronicler's videos about the Kompresso, they were able to produce legit espresso with good amount of crema. I agree though that it looks a bit flimsy. More power to you sir!
Thanks. I will do another roundup later this year :)
I always overfill my kompresso with water so the remaining water is not an issue.
I prefer to measure everything, but that would work I'm sure.
Finally somebody who is doing this pseudo espresso method with Aeropress on youtube, but you ended up with different opinion as me. I started with Aeropress with metal filter and similar method(I even get tiny bit of crema at the end), then I moved to Nanopresso and lately to Kompresso and I think every step was better than previous. With Kompresso I need to upgrade grinder and add scale, but result, when it works, is similar to one from professional machine from coffee shop. Just crema was bit better with Nanopresso, but not the taste. With all devices consistency was the biggest issue. It's possible that Kompresso will not last too long, while basket is thin, but I had issues with sealing on Nanopresso too, so let's see.
Keep going and good luck :)
Try the Gadgelux. I grind fresh medium roasted beans and heat my kettle to 100 degrees Celsius. I use 7.8 grams of coffee and 60 ml of water. My extractions are between 21-23 seconds. I love this espresso maker because my shots are full bodied, creamy and produce crema on top!
10:04 awesome lip-sync!!
I got a brand new nano presso plus the pod attachment, also new for 20 bucks so I can't really complain
A bargain at twice the price...just not the list price :)
@@wiredgourmet for real I count myself quite lucky with the deal I got
So-called portable espresso makers seem to be flooding the market these days. In addition to the ones you played with here, there are knock-offs and copies of almost all of them, along with other novel designs. A friend and I looked at a few of those thinking they might be worth trying. The 'Leverpresso' 'Flair' 'Simpresso' and even obscure, discontinued models like the 'Airspresso' all seem like they could potentially work. I ended up recently ordering a 'Uniterra Nomad', and right now I'm eagerly waiting for it to arrive to try out.
Circle back and let us know what you think of it. I might do 1 or 2 more such videos in the future.
Apparently, picopresso is significantly better than nanopresso...
As always, great content !
Travel friendly like by car, plane, train, or boat, but not backpacking or bike packing. A true back or bike packer is concerned about two things, space and weight, all those makers you showed take up too much space and weigh too much. These guys count every gram, not every pound or even ounce, every GRAM! The first time I went bike camping I thought gee, I'll take my AeroPress, bad decision which I found out before I left, it took up too much space, and space is limited, so out went the coffee maker, which meant I didn't have any way to make coffee that week. When I got home I did some research and found the perfect solution, GSI Outdoor Ultralight Java Drip maker, it takes up virtually no space, and weighs 11 grams; it's a pour over maker but when you want hot coffee in the morning boy it sure tastes good. Some guys take instant coffee, but I hate that stuff, I don't what it is but it's not coffee!
There's a use case. I don't want to drink the crap coffee that is available in my office, and a small portable device will do the job really well
What’s with the trump soundbite at the intro lol
Maybe you tryout the 9barista espresso brewer
I will eventually, perhaps next to the Flair 58.
Great video! How do you know about the density of the beans? Is that something I have to ask my local roaster?
depends on the altitude of the coffee, if its grown on the lower altitude then its less dense
As @@prdyzor said yes altitude effects density of green beans, but the roasting process will alter this as well. Darker roasted coffees are less dense, so dark roasted low altitude coffees are the least dense, and lightly roasted high altitude coffees will have the greatest density.
Ah, community interaction. This warms my heart :)
Do we know why higher altitude equals more density? I would have guessed the opposite! Higher altitude has less atmospheric pressure so how does that effect plant growth? Time to call Dial-A-Botanist!
I love this video, thank you. Do you have a Patreon?
the base of the handpresso acts as a tamper
Do you mean the end of the handle? The place where coffee grit would cause the most annoyance? It's too narrow, anyway.
You should try the staresso mirage.
Good suggestion. Since there are so many micro-devices, I will be doing another roundup in the future, and the staresso will be one of them. Keep in touch :)
Have you tried the picopresso?
Any plans to cover the Picopresso?
It's on the list. I'll circle back to it later this year.
@@wiredgourmet awesome! Thanks for all your work!
What's the grinder your using.
That's the 1ZPresso JE-Plus, which I reviewed here: czcams.com/video/01QlVERe8nM/video.html
@@wiredgourmet cheers. Just came across the channel tellr3centlynqndnhave binged all the stuff so i am still trying to take all ok. Thanks for reply.
the only problem is that i wanna be that guy
By all means, go with God :)
You keep calling it moose in your videos. Why is this? Isn't it crème?
First I thought just to move on after stumbling across this post while trying to find a comparison of travel espresso devices.
But then I decided to place an extended red warning flag for any future visitors.
The content of this post very is very misleading, since it lacks some basic information about coffee making. This is required for the "..emphasis on understanding the processes.." which the OP claims for his channel. Moreover this is required to understand why I could not disagree more with the content presented in this video.
In coffee, physically speaking, the crema (if present at all) as well as the liquid are each multiphase systems, consisting of an emulsion, a suspension, and a solution. An important point is, that during extraction, relatively high pressure is the key factor in determining the degree of emulsification of the oils contained in the coffee beans.
So, while the extraction process for practically any form of brewed coffee will get you some kind of better or worse tasting liquid of dissolved solids and suspended fines, it is only the extraction at high pressures around 9 bar, combined with a correct grain size grounded, that will get you the proper composition of the emulsion of the coffee oils for the obscure thing of desire that we commonly call an "espresso".
If a device does not produce a crema with any coffee, however hard you try, this is simply a serious hint at an improper emulsion / colloidal dispersion of coffee oils because of a lack of pressure (or at least a wrong pressure). I.e., such a device produces "something" - but not an espresso. Therefore, if you look at this video and certainly irrespective of the OP's individual coffee-taste, the only thing that the video proves about the 'Kompresso' and 'Aeropress' is that these devices produce anything but an espresso (even if modded to the OP's extent). Period.
Regarding the 'Nanopresso', the situation is a little more wicked. Obviously, the flimsy hand pump on this device is way off from producing the needed 9 bars. Well, ... coffee machine makers have little tricks, like 'foam-generating constrictions' placed into the path of the extracted fluid. This foam has nothing to do with a proper crema. It is very likely that such a secret is hidden under the hood of the 'Nanopresso'. So this device is also dismissed.
This leaves the 'Handpresso'. It does not produce a constant 9 bars. But I've checked, that during extraction it does so at least on the average. So this is the only device among the four in this post that might come close to an espresso. Good. The OP makes a big point out of the devices basket, which he coins a "..sick joke.." because he seems to have trouble filling and tamping it. I think this is a very biased statement. I.e., while the OP goes at considerable length, modding his 'Aeropress', even investing additional money, he does not mention that there is a zero-dollar-mod for a comfortable coffee funnel for the 'Handpresso': Find any nutrition supplement plastic container, the thread of which barely fits the basket. Cut off the bottom from the container. There you go. (I think, rather that part of the video where the OP litters a lot of ground coffee around the 'Handpresso's basket is a "..sick joke..".) Using my zero-dollar-funnel I can easily fit 7gr into the basket, pre-compress it by slightly banging on the table and later tamp it ... just like for a usual portafilter. Finally, the OP criticizes "..temperature management issues.." for the 'Handpresso'. For me the tick-walled water chamber of the 'Handpresso' kept its internal temperature much longer than the cheap plastic builts of the 'Kompresso' and 'Aeropress'.
So yes, I agree, for producing an espresso on-the-go there is a winner among the four devices discussed. But mine is very different from the one claimed here.
PS.: I've also seen the last post on this channel. Therefore, to whoever the "The Wired Gourmet" might really be: Keep fighting your demons.
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