now you can make teas too. i love matcha in my french press. fresh herbs, the world is your oyster.
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im considering get a french press soon, but it will have to be a metal one, because i dont like glass potentially breaking. usually its borosilicate glass, but i heard alot of them tend to break easily, because of the thinness of the glass.
looks like i need to look for a paper filter for a generic french press brand. or buy a brand name french press(not popular.
It looks like a Bodum, so it's borosilicate glass.
Did you try it without cream and sugar? You don't need good coffee or fancy tools to.have something good tasting if you have, use, cream and sugar.
True! I've been using instant coffee, choczero sweetener, and some almond milk for tasty hot or iced coffee. The coffee by itself isnt great, but it turns into a decent ~$0.50 ~30 Calorie drink with a bit of caffeine.
Right?!
Why is your coffee khaki colored? Who hurt you?
Word. Insert Pulp Fiction rant.
I get it, adding so much at a restaurant, but at home... Get better coffee.
I go by Jerma985's example. Outside coffee can be extra but homemade coffee is black.
One of us (French press people).
I'm not a coffee fanatic, it's just the simplest (read: laziest) way to make decent coffee without replacement filters.
No, the simplest way to make coffee without replacement filters is the vietnamese phin filter. I retired my french press for one of these. a single cup filter costs less than $20 and makes a highly concentrated shot of coffee.
This was new to me and I had to look it up: https://cafely.com/blogs/info/vietnamese-coffee-phin-filter
Is this in line with your experience? Unfortunately I won't be trying it in the near future, as my electric stove just blew up (well, being well-grounded thankfully avoided that, but there was a loud pop, sparks, and a large scorch mark on the wall behind it), so I need to sort that, first.
I also like my moka pot but usually I want drip equivalent, takes longer to drink otherwise I have too much.
Always made a brew that was too bitter for me. I understand why they went the Cuban route and add sweetened condensed milk.
For pour over I use a V60 style holder with a reusable fine mesh filter. Seems to work just fine.
That said, when I know I'll want more than one cup or I'm brewing for a group, French press is the way to go (for me). And as someone else pointed out, it can do cold brew when that's the vibe.
I wish I could drink that stuff. Sadly, I don’t have the stomach for it. IDK why but I’ve I’ve tried Vietnamese style coffee at multiple cafes and it almost always ends in a tummyache. I just live with using a tiny disposable filter for my Aeropress.
My free-to-me basic Mr coffee has a built in reusable filter.... Or I'm raw dogging it... Either way I don't buy filters. Clean up is easier than a press.
As a coffee fanatic, I will say that adding filters to the FP really takes it up a notch and it's the best of both worlds - you get a better tasting cleaner brew and from a laziness standpoint the cleanup is a breeze. Look for Caffi filters. Work in just about any FP.
Unfiltered coffee is also high in cholesterol, a simple paper filter catches most of that.
coffee doesnt contain cholesterol, i think its the cafesatol, that raises the LDL, by inhibiting the enzyme that reduces cholesterol, a filter seems to solve tha tproblem.
But I don't want to.
I do enjoy the Espro I have, very tight seal and fine filter. But my daily driver is cheaper, I just don't pour out the last bit and works fine.
I'm all for lazy methods, sometimes you just want the caffeine.
My extra lazy method is to use one of those metal refillable k-cup pods for my first cup. Not as good as a press, but it does only take like 30 seconds.
I tried Hoffmanns's technique for a french press recently and it was a much cleaner result, recommend trying it if you've not before:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=st571DYYTR8
Leave it for four mins, stir the crust, remove anything left on the surface, let sit for another five. Don't plunge but do use the filter to sift as you pour. Pretty simple. I do think a filter paper is worth using due to the cholesterol also.
The guide didn't say to do that, just add the water in, figured it might be better boiled though.
The difference between french press and cold brew 😁
Hey, glad to see you tried my recipe! And I’m glad you enjoyed it, too. If you have any other questions about it I’d be happy to answer them.
I mostly use my french press for cold brew. Rough grind some beans and leave it overnight in the fridge.
Just an FYI for folks: drinking unfiltered coffee, as in anything that doesn't go through a paper filter, can raise your LDL cholesterol 10%.
I switched to AeroPress which is the best of both worlds. Cleaning is a lot easier too since you just pop a puck of coffee grounds out.
good to know i was considering getting a french press for the first time, i will have to get a paper filter(not willing to buy a expensive aeropress just yet)
I did add a filter around the mesh when I pressed, it was in the guide I followed. Though, there was some coffee at the bottom I couldn't pour out, so I removed it to get to it. Unsure if it had passed through the filter and just wasn't pouring out or if it didn't and was just trapped at the bottom.
Love a good French press. It's my go-to wintertime coffee when I want a bold cup and deep flavor and minimal effort 😅
Today I used the French press as a carafe for instant freeze dry coffee.
I know I have committed coffee sins, I just do not have a way to manage grounds or use my grinder.
As soon as my espresso machine is available I will atone.
Also I can't tell if the press machine is made of glass or a really clear really thick plastic.
It will tell you one day when you least expect it by leaping off the counter and smashing.
French press is a great method.
French press is really nice. I like using them to make cold brew. Just put in grounds, fill it with room temp water, and stick it in the fridge for at least 8 hours (preferably overnight)
The irritating part about this is opening the refrigerator and being wafted with delicious coffee smell before bed.
It’s so good.
I had a French press, loved it. But when it broke I bought an Aeropress Travel edition for $50 and I've had it 4 years now. Goes on long drives and camping trips. Bought a Jackery battery for my CPAP that's strong enough to run a small kettle, and now I can make a cup while checking out a view.
Coupled it with a Timemore S3 for quick, easy and quiet grinds.
I have a bare bones french press like you, and it's really not hard. I've got my grinder dialed in to the correct grind size and amount, so I just grind fresh beans, boil water, wait 3 minutes for it to cool enough (you don't want to pour water that was just boiling), pour it over the coffee, come back 3 minutes later, stir the crust, wait 2 more minutes and plunge. No grit, coffee comes out great with low bitterness and acidity.
wait 3 minutes for it to cool
New information to me, thought it was supposed to be boiling hot. I'll try this method next time I use it, thanks.
Okay, now do pour over