9094 Press Filter Coffee Maker / Infuser

Overview

Design by Aldo Rossi, 1986.
By Alessi.

The Alessi 9094 Press Filter Coffee Maker was designed for those people who like to prepare their coffee using the method that is now particularly common in Northern Europe and America. The press filter coffee maker, or hand-pressed filter coffee maker, was first conceived in Italy in the 1920's. It makes coffee that has a very particular flavor and smoothness, different not only from the espresso machine and the percolator, but also from paper filter systems, or even the Neapolitan coffee pot. The main advantage of the press filter coffee maker is the fact that any amount of ground coffee and water can be used, giving as weak or as strong a coffee as desired. The Alessi press filter coffee maker is ideal for making coffee, but also for making tea or herbal infusions. (For best results, use for one kind of beverage only, so that any residual flavor of coffee or herbal teas do not spoil the taste of another beverage.)