I know a lot folks use the Aeropress, but probably never use the supplied funnel. Well, now that I have my new Mypressi Twist V2, I found a use for that funnel. When I hand grind using my Hario Slim Mill, I use the funnel to transfer/load my ground coffee into the basket ... very clean and neat way to do it! So, no more cut-away yogurt cups

dcupstateNY wrote: but probably never use the supplied funnel.

If I've given my Aero away to a friend, would it be considered rude to ask for the funnel back?

Thanks, if Miss Espresso Etiquette says that it is socially acceptable, I'm gonna give this a try.

I gave up on AP, gave it to a friend for spare parts...
But I kept the funnel (and scoop)!
I sometimes use the funnel on the grinder when I'm grinding drip (as opposed to single disingenuous espresso) instead of a hopper (larger quantity than would otherwise fit in the throat)

dcupstateNY wrote:I know a lot folks use the Aeropress, but probably never use the supplied funnel. Well, now that I have my new Mypressi Twist V2, I found a use for that funnel. When I hand grind using my Hario Slim Mill, I use the funnel to transfer/load my ground coffee into the basket ... very clean and neat way to do it! So, no more cut-away yogurt cups

I forgot to mention ... it really makes doing the WDT a breeze/A heck of a lot less messy ... at least with the Mypressi basket anyway

I use the funnel all the time too. It's the perfect size to fit over my Kyocera CM-45 CF grinder when I'm pouring in beans. I put the funnel on the top and tare the grinder+funnel on the scale and pour in 18 grams for the Twist.

I also use it to fill my canning jars with greens and roasted beans. Well, the Aeropress funnel as well as a regular canning jar funnel, whichever is handy. It even fits over a small tightvac container that I'll sometimes use to store 18 grams of whole coffee beans to make loading easier.

I'm using the Aeropress a lot more now that I've got the Able Brewing 008 sized Disk. Just used it this weekend to make impromptu iced coffee from the last of my Ethiopia DP Jimma -Nigusie Lemma batch. I didn't bring much coffee and gear to my folks, but I did bring the AeroPress and a bit of coffee and I'm glad I did. Use it at work too when I want a full cup of coffee or a coffee that doesn't favor espresso instead of the Twist.

I was just thinking today that there should be a iced coffee Aeropress with an ice chamber below the coffee chamber to make single-serve iced coffee easier. More of a solution in search of a problem since you can just put the ice in your cup and brew into that, but it would look interesting for sure.

Here's my as-yet untried single-serve iced coffee recipe that I scaled down from my normal Chemex sized batches:

Single-Serve Iced Aeropress (beta)

• 14 g coffee (~ 1 AeroPress Scoop)
• 100 ml water
• 70 g ice (~3 ice cubes) washed

Update: The iced Aeropress of Handsome Coffee Roaster's Lourdes de Naranjo Costa Rica turned out pretty nice, but I might consider scaling up the recipe as it made a fairly small cup.

I use the funnel for pouring the coffee and water. Pouring the water on the side so it's falling without too much agitation on the grounds.

I do think aeropress produce a superior cup than other classic filter method. More intense flavors, and superior cup with a ratio of 65g/liter.

Go to your local hardware store or kitchen shop and ask them for a canning funnel. They make two sizes, a regular for normal jars and a wide mouth for wide mouth jars. The regular sized funnel may fit like a charm and it makes canning your tomatoes and beans much easier.