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39 Comments
What kind of motor has a piston?
You shouldn't use one of these. You should always use a paper filter with coffee because of the diterpenes caught by the filter which can lead to heart issues.
When do you “wibbel”?
Best coffee…
Was that course grind?!?
Been using a French press for over a decade now. One tip: Stir the coffee a little bit to make sure it’s not clumping. This will help with make the press action go more smoothly.
Let it sit a sec after the plunge for a cleaner pour I've heard.
That's a lot of coffee in there
This is just how not to make a French Press Coffee. The finer details are missing. No mention of brewing time. Coffee to water ratio? The puck needs to be broken up earlier and then again later. Then the floating particles should be allowed to settle down. The obvious resistance the cute lady faced is because she pressed down the plunger immediately after breaking the puck.
You should actually use a finer ground! You actually want it finer than a pour over. If grading on a 1-10 scale, where 10 is espresso and 1 is as coarse as you can get, you probably want a 7.5*.
EDIT: You definitely want to stir and break that "raft" right after pouring in the water. If you do things right, the coffee will actually settle to the bottom as it absorbs water and pressing is very easy.
EDIT2: I wrote the wrong number for how fine you want the ground originally. 🙄
Second worse next to drip coffee. Instant is not coffee.
Do you feel more French with those beautiful marinieres shirts on?😂
Thank you so much for this tutorial.
Aero press!!
I've used French presses and Mokas and all the plug-in options, and my favorite method these days is the Aeropress with an electric kettle with a temp setting. Precise temp (176 F), coffee ready in 4 or 5 stirs and not 4 minutes of steeping. For clean-up, push the grounds out and rinse and done in 3 seconds.
A cup of coffee PLEASE. Not a 3 ring circus.
What's the coffee:water ratio? You never mentioned the weight of either.
It's freakin Cowboy coffee with a plunger
you’re supposed to stir before steeping to make sure all the ground beans are wet for even brewing 😅😅😅
$30 for the pot, but you need a $150 burr grinder because nobody sells the coffee ground medium.
love my french press, but haven’t used it since I got my keurig duo😮
You can use a french press for cold brew coffee.
I only push it down half way.
Unless I missed it, I did not hear any mention of the slots in the black plastic at the top. This will allow pressure to release, when you plunge and will also screen out any grinds that got by when you pour.
I add a pinch of course salt to my french press
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wow so much over thinking…put in coffee ad water, 4 mins plunge and drink
I stir the grounds when I pour the hot water in to prevent a raft from forming
Absolutely amazing articulation of instructions. I love the patience. I love that your cohost is not interrupting you asking stupid questions. Thank you so much. Now I know how to use my three cold presses because I absolutely love them and I had to get them in every size
How much coffee per cup?? You neglected a really important part of the recipe 🤔🤔
I use my French press for cold brew too! 1 cup coffee to 1quart water. Wait 24 hrs and press.
Would it be advisable to you a French press for loose leaf tea?
I do pour over mostly just through a basic filter. but I used to make the French press method for decades. I just don’t like having to clean up the coffee out of the pot! with the pour over, I can compost the grounds and filter. Then just rinse out the pot and filter holder. BTW. My filter holder is a fine gold mesh filter in itself. I just use the extra paper filter for easy cleanup.
James Hoffman
This is made for American consumption! But do people in France actually use this brewing method? Contrary to popular (almost entirely American) belief, the answer is an emphatic “non!” You may find a press in people's homes, although they rarely use them. (It was probably a gift, or a joke present). Most French people use a stove-top or electric “cafetière italienne” (Italian coffee maker) aka “une moka.” You will never find a “press” in any respectable café or restaurant. (Except perhaps in a tourist-area hotel, maybe. But pretty much only to cater for US tourists). French coffee culture is a quick shot of espresso, or “un café crème” or “un crème,” made with hot milk, like an Italian caffe latte. Never with cream!
This is the only coffee I drink.
Now, a video on the tediousness of cleaning a French Press!
Jesus, that's way too much coffee grounds.
Get a metal one. Don't have to worry about it breaking.
Excellent – I use a Frieling French Press Coffee Maker and love it! no glass all stainless steel. stays hot longer.