Personally not a big fan of filter coffee. I have an Aeropress and know lots of people rave about it, but it isn't for me. I was hoping this article would be about a hand (or battery) pumped portable espresso device, e.g. Handpresso, which I don't have although have thought about (primarily as a way around the electrical safety compliance restrictions at my current workplace). BTW, I don't mind the awful free coffee from the machine at work (because it's free), and don't mind periodically paying a small fortune for a good one from one of the few coffeeshops that actually consistently make good ones - I just hate paying a small fortune for a rubbish one, and would prefer to make my own low cost good ones.
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Try using a fine mesh metal screen with the aeropress. I find it is better than a filter.
To add onto this, Fellow makes an attachment (the Prismo) that builds up pressure giving you a more espresso-style cup. It comes with a metal filter, too.
Interesting device! I found that the hole punch metal filter didn't give me the same great taste that a mesh did. Obviously, very personal preference though. Maybe it works better with a Prismo.
I don't really believe that claim about the Prismo. I don't think that it builds up enough pressure to make any significantly noticable difference.
The advantage of a Prismo, and why I use one, is it stops the leakage of under-brewed fluid into your cup until you start pushing on the plunger. (Otherwise, I use the inverted brewing technique.)