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The Aeropress makes it so that I can take half the materials that go into a crap-ass urn of coffee and turn them into a kick-ass cup of coffee at work. Godsend. I have a 3rd party metal filter, so I don’t have to worry about running out of the paper filters.

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metal filters aren't as effective at removing certain oils as paper, but are good enough to separate out the grounds.

Do you want oils removed?

Very much a personal preference / tastes may vary for of thing. If you're used to French press, you'll be used to the oils being part of the taste/mouthfeel experience of coffee, whereas coming from pourover (or the conventional batch brewers that dominate commercial or non-enthusiast home markets) some find them off-putting.

No right or wrong answer.

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