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In this guide
AeroPress Australia lists the Original coffee maker at $79.95 in Australian dollars. Amazon.com.au carries the grey version as well, shipped by Amazon and sold by AeroPress Australia. The money buys a short sequence for one mug of coffee: measure, add water, stir, press, rinse. It does not buy a faster morning for a household.
AeroPress does not claim the Original makes better coffee than other manual methods, so buy it for fit rather than flavour: one drinker, one mug, a few spare minutes and a sink within reach.
Our verdict
A practical manual brewer for one drinker at $79.95; the 300 mL chamber makes it a poor fit for serving a household in a single pass.
- A good fit for
- One coffee drinker after a compact brewer who is happy to measure, time, press and rinse, and who makes a single mug at a time.
- We would skip it if
- You want unattended brewing, several mugs at once, or the workflow of a pump espresso machine; the 600 mL Original XL is $149.00.
Reasons to consider it
- A 300 mL chamber and a fixed sequence support a repeatable one-mug routine
- AeroPress Australia lists the Original as top-rack dishwasher safe, with a one-year warranty
- Amazon.com.au sells it shipped by Amazon with 30-day change-of-mind returns, so there is a second route besides the maker's store
The compromises
- At 300 mL a second mug means a second brew, and the larger Original XL costs $69.05 more
- Manual pressing and separate paper filters (a standard pack of 350 is $17.95, about 5 cents a brew) add handling steps and a running cost
- The mug has to fit the brewer's opening, so a favourite cup may not work
What we have not verified: No blind tasting, no pressure measurement, and no assessment of how much force the press takes for different hands; AeroPress Australia publishes no pressure figure either.
The things in this guide
A closer look at the products, who they may suit, and what to check before buying.
Original Coffee Maker
Suits anyone drawn to a timed immersion, a hand press and a cleanup of rinse, then top rack of the dishwasher.
Before you buy: The chamber holds 300 mL (one to two cups), the mug opening needs to fall between about 67 and 95 mm, and AeroPress Australia says top rack only for the dishwasher.
Price checked 31 October 2026. Retailer prices can change.Plan around 300 mL, not the cup count
AeroPress Australia describes the Original as a 300 mL brewer for one to two cups, 13 cm high and 11 cm wide. Treat the millilitres as the fixed figure and the cups as a loose guide. How much finished drink you get depends on whether you brew a full-strength mug or a concentrate you top up afterwards, and the chamber holds 300 mL either way.
A single drinker rarely notices. Two people leaving at the same time will, because the second round only starts once the first has been pressed and rinsed. The maker's answer is the Original XL, which has a 600 mL chamber and costs $149.00, or $69.05 more than the standard model. Count the mugs you actually fill on a weekday before choosing between them.
Settle on one method before changing anything
The Original brews by immersion: coffee steeps in the chamber and a hand press pushes it through a paper filter. AeroPress publishes espresso-style recipes, but the phrase names a recipe, not a promise that a hand press matches a pump machine. Buy it for the sequence it gives you.
Start with the maker's upright method and a single recipe. Changing dose, grind, steeping time and water temperature all at once leaves you unable to tell which change produced a bad cup. A baseline comes first; extra filters and gadgets can wait until it is repeatable.
The mug underneath and the sink afterwards
The brewer is listed for mugs with an opening of roughly 67 to 95 mm, so measure the one you own before the first brew. AeroPress asks for a sturdy mug and gentle pressing, so leave thin or tippy cups in the cupboard and keep the mug on a stable surface.
Cleanup is the step people skip first, and the Original keeps it short: push the spent puck out, rinse, and put the brewer on the top rack of the dishwasher if you like. AeroPress Australia says top rack only. Decide where the wet puck goes before you start, especially in a shared kitchen or a motel room.
What it costs, and where to buy it
AeroPress Australia charges $79.95 for the Original, with free shipping over $55 and a one-year warranty shown on its listing. Amazon.com.au lists the grey Original with AeroPress Australia as the seller, dispatch from Amazon and 30-day change-of-mind returns, so the maker's own store is not the only buyer-friendly route.
The running cost is paper micro-filters: AeroPress Australia sells a standard pack of 350 for $17.95, a little over 5 cents a brew. The store also lists options beyond paper, such as a $41.95 Gold Tone Filter, though paper first and anything else once the routine has stuck is the sensible order.
Buy it for one drinker, skip it for a household
If a pour-over or plunger already works for you, replacing it needs a concrete reason: a sequence you want to try, or a second brewer for the office. Curiosity is a fine reason to spend $79.95; it does not mean your current coffee is failing.
It suits one drinker who accepts the handling. It stops suiting you when pressing gets awkward, when rinsing starts being skipped, or when you regularly brew for two or more. Anyone who already expects the last of those should price the $149.00 XL against a different brewer rather than buying the standard Original and outgrowing it.
How we put this together
Built from the product pages and listings below, without test scores or results we have not measured. Specifications and prices change, so check the original page for the exact model, current price, delivery, and returns.
- AeroPress Australia: Original coffee maker (opens in a new tab)
- Amazon.com.au: AeroPress Original, grey (opens in a new tab)
- AeroPress: Original Coffee Maker (global store) (opens in a new tab)
- AeroPress: official frequently asked questions (opens in a new tab)
- AeroPress Australia: Paper Micro-Filters, standard (opens in a new tab)
