Priceonomics publiserte nylig et langt intervju med Alan Adler, professor ved Stanford og oppfinneren av AeroPress, hvor han blant annet forteller historien om hvordan Aeropressen ble til:

The AeroPress was conceived at Alan Adler's dinner table. The company was having a team meal, when the wife of Aerobie's sales manager posed a question: "What do you guys do when you just want one cup of coffee?"