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Originally Posted by PeterT
Grr.. My own stupidity!
For some time now I have been using an AeroPress to make my coffee, using rather than the disposable paper filters, a finely perforated stainless steel disc.
I had wondered why on earth it seemed to be getting harder and harder to press down on the plunger, and make my nice hot coffee.
Today I happened to look at the disc and discovered that roughly 95 to 99% of the perforations were blocked! After some heavy duty cleaning (seemed to go best when I used a steam cleaner to blast away at the disc), the holes are all open and coffee flows freely once more. |
I learned about clogged perforations when my coffee overflowed all over the counter.
Mine is a cone shape and I have found that soaking it in hot water and using a bottle brush helps keep it clog free (I do this once a week now). I really like using it much more than those paper filters.