here we go with the pictures:

2 scoops, water to level 2, plastic spoon, fancy UB mug

after the suggested 10 seconds of mixing

temporary fake crema

final product- about 30 seconds later.
Conclusions:
I ran
Black Cat Espresso and
El Diablo dark roast through this for 2 weeks. The Espresso blend was awesome- really brought out the flavors and aromas, excellent "espresso". I would buy this over a Mokapot for Espresso only.
With that being said, I'm sticking with the french press for day to day operations, but asking Santa for an Aeropress.
I don't have any takes or puts for the pass. This is going back out this afternoon DC: 0308 0070 0001 9474 6973.
Thanks to MOO for running the show.