This is quite exciting in that it removes plastic waste. I see no reason why different companies can’t make different shape ones to maintain their lock-in. I expect a knock-off market to pop-up, but that exists with plastic pods too. It’s a step in the right direction at least.
Team Aeropress here.
Good to see Keurig try to cut down on plastic waste, but if they really wanted to make an impact, they could open-source the design of the pods so all the alt-cup manufacturers could switch as well. It may be counter-intuitive, but the more options customers have, the more machine sales and goodwill Keurig will create.
Do you use a new paper filter every time or do you use some reusable filter for your aeropress?
Unbleached, round paper filters. Come in 300 packs. Goes into compost bin along with grounds.
Had metal, reusable ones, but accidentally tossed them out.
How did the metal ones compare? Mind you, the paper rounds are really small and compossible.
Same size as paper ones. Thin, perforated metal. Came in two gradations. Taste-wise, couldn’t tell the difference. When opening to clean, it slid off so you could wash it, then compost the coffee as usual.
Pretty handy. But somehow, I managed to dump them away. Went back to paper.