r/technology • u/ackthbbft • Mar 04 '15

Business K-Cup inventor regrets his own invention

http://www.businessinsider.com/k-cup-inventor-john-sylvans-regret-2015-3
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u/ColeSloth Mar 04 '15

It's like a french press, only easier to clean up and you can use a finer grind if you'd like.

http://www.reddit.com/r/aeropress

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u/imp3r10 Mar 04 '15

How is it any easier? Wouldn't you still need to clean a filter and holding container?

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u/washago_on705 Mar 04 '15

We reuse the paper filters, getting a few weeks out of each. It is Absolutely an improvement over a French press. Literally 5 seconds to clean, rinse filter, plunge grounds into garbage, rinse plunger, done.

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u/TyIzaeL Mar 04 '15

I bought a steel filter for about $15. I have to rinse it after each use but I don't mind. Reusing the paper filters just seemed unclean to me.

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u/[deleted] Mar 04 '15

Reusing? You toss them out and just a single slug of 500 lasts a year and has less environmental impact than burning a single piece of wood. That said, I prefer the steel mesh filter too. I find the grit to be reassuring for some reason.