AeroPress Premium
Silicone is only a gasket/seal — what touches your food is Borosilicate Glass and Hard-Anodized Aluminum and Stainless Steel (grade unspecified). And it sits in a hot path, where silicone matters more.
The glass-chamber AeroPress - a double-wall borosilicate brew chamber and stainless filter cap move the whole water path off the Original's plastic, leaving only a silicone plunger seal.
The verdict: Silicone only
The brewing chamber is double-wall borosilicate glass, the filter cap is stainless steel, and the plunger is anodized aluminum, so hot water and coffee touch only glass, steel, and an LFGB-grade silicone plunger seal. That silicone seal is the only non-glass/metal contact material, which lands it at silicone-only. It is the plastic-free answer to the polypropylene AeroPress Original in the exact same brewing style.
Verification: Manufacturer confirmed · Last reviewed
What it's made of
| Part | Material | Food contact |
|---|---|---|
| brewing chamber double-wall borosilicate glass; the anodized-aluminum flange is at the top rim, not in the water body | Borosilicate Glass | Yes primary 🔥 |
| plunger | Hard-Anodized Aluminum | Yes primary 🔥 |
| plunger seal LFGB-grade silicone | Silicone | Yes seal 🔥 |
| filter cap stainless steel filter cap; grade unspecified by manufacturer | Stainless Steel grade unspecified | Yes primary 🔥 |
A premium version of the AeroPress that keeps the fast immersion-plus-light- pressure brewing method in a double-wall borosilicate glass chamber (which also insulates), with an anodized-aluminum plunger and a stainless steel filter cap. Uses the same paper or reusable metal filters as the rest of the line. The choice if you like how the AeroPress brews but don't want hot water sitting in polypropylene.
Pros
- Double-wall glass insulates and is more heat-stable than plastic
- Brews the same fast, low-acidity cup as the classic AeroPress
- Reuses the same paper or metal filters as the rest of the line
Cons
- Far more expensive than the plastic Original
- Glass chamber is breakable where the polypropylene one shrugs off drops
- Still relies on a consumable paper filter unless you add a metal one
- Silicone plunger seal (fine for most, not for strict silicone-avoiders)
Notes
- Uses standard AeroPress paper filters; a reusable stainless mesh filter is sold separately for a fully plastic- and paper-free brew
- Cross-listed with pour-over/immersion brewers; grouped here with lever and manual espresso-style makers
Categories: AeroPress
Sources
Every material claim above is backed by these. This is the scattered info we centralized.
- manufacturer https://aeropress.com/products/aeropress-coffee-maker-premium official page lists double-wall borosilicate glass chamber, anodized-aluminum plunger, stainless steel filter cap, LFGB-grade silicone seal
- manufacturer https://help.aeropress.com/en-US/what-material-are-aeropress-coffee-makers-made-out-of-124520 AeroPress support page itemizing materials across the model line
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