Aerobie AeroPress
Parts from the Aerobie AeroPress
Today I also finally opened and tried my new Aerobie AeroPress coffee maker. It came in a rather interesting hexagonal package (rear of package) and contains what appear to be really well made parts. The first cup I made, from a blend that I roasted sometime around NYE, came out quite well. It’s very smooth, almost like the very first pouring from a french press, but all the way through the cup. I think I’ll like this thing lots.
As stated on the site, the resulting coffee was extremely clear, and it had this amazingly soft flavor to it. The level of caffeine from it was also quite low. I think I’ll be using this to make the coffee for the Java Stout I’m hoping to make in a few weeks.
These makers cost right around US$30 and can be purchased from the places listed here. I’d highly recommend it to anyone who wants an interesting coffee maker, especially those who don’t already have a french press. I do, but it’s quite crappy (lots of coffee gets through to the drinkable part) so I figured this would be a good alternative. And I was right.
use a polarized filter to get rid of the reflections on stuff.
It won’t completely get rid of them, it’ll only cut down on most of them. Also, one can’t use them with an LCD unless the two filters are oriented dead on. :\
That said, I do mean to get a circular polarizing filter, but it’d be kinda pricy as I’d want one for both the zoom and the macro lenses that I have.
cokin makes ones that are pretty nice. you get a mount for your different sized lenses. the filters are seperate pieces, so you only have to one of each instead of one for every size lens you have.
Oh, yeah… I guess I could do that. I just wouldn’t want to take it out and about…
Looks like it’d be about $40 for a Tiffin 67mm polarizing for the 17-85, and about $20 for the 52mm (for the macro lens).
I think I need the life-size adapter for the macro lens first. :\
yeah, i haven’t used the cokin ones, so i’m not sure about the durability and ease of use.