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[quote=Anonymous]Aeropress is plastic, so you are essentially dosing yourself with plastic residues (maybe not BPA, but certainly other harmful chemicals) every time you brew using it. I don't care how good the coffee tastes, it's not worth poisoning myself for.

Stick to a french press. Bialetti Moka Express and other stove-top "espresso" makers are cute but the coffee they make isn't all that great compared to the simplicity and quality of a french press. The Moka Express has a rubber gasket that can impart an off flavor to the coffee.

Frankly, for most home-brewers, the idea that you need a burr grinder or to home roast is sort of comical. The $$ and time investment to do that is not worth the return unless you're DINKs with lots of free time to fuss over your coffee. An inexpensive blade grinder with good recently-roasted beans (Whole Foods carries some from local roasters) in a french press is good enough for most coffee aficionados. I think you cross over from aficionado to snob if you think a home preparer can only have good coffee if the beans are home-roasted and burr-ground then brewed under pressure.[/quote]

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