French Press Coffee
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Dustin1981
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I know that there are alot of coffee drinkers here and was wondering how many of you use a French Press? I was thinking about picking one up and wanted to ask if there was anything I should look for in getting one.
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I bought a french press at ikea for like 4 bucks...best dam thing ever! lol
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I do. Not all the time but weekends, mostly. I just use a simple Bodum.My only suggestion would be to go for a size that you will drink quickly, as you really want to drink the pot within about 2o minutes or so of brewing, so if it is just you, a smaller pot and a larger one for more people.
Also, if you don't have a conical burr grinder, you want to get one, as you want a coarse grinder for press coffee. A blade type grinder relys on the length of time to determine average particle size, but some are still small and some are big. Conical bur you control the spacing of the burrs and get a uniform size that won't clog or get through the screen in your press.
As for the water, you want hot, but just short of boiling, for best flavor
Enjoy
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The ONLY way to make great coffee.
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Still my favorite cup of coffee. Once you go with it, you'll turn your nose up to most quick brewing methods for a while.
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+1 amazing coffee I asked for one last Christmas, best thing everlaker1963:The ONLY way to make great coffee. -
When I'm making more than a single cup or two at a time. Otherwise I'm using my gee-whiz ubertechno Saeco automated self cleaning espresso machine.
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the french press makes the best fuggin' cup of coffee. ever.
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The best cup of joe ever. Pain in the as to clean though.
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The grounds are excellent in the compost, or sprinkled in garden areas. ... good source of nutrients for acid loving plantsjship079:The best cup of joe ever. Pain in the as to clean though. -
Not saying you don't have the right grind, but I have discovered that a proper coarse grind mitigates the lion's share of people's cleaning issues.jship079:The best cup of joe ever. Pain in the as to clean though. -
thats legal in canada.... right?laker1963:
The grounds are excellent in the compost, or sprinkled in garden areas. ... good source of nutrients for acid loving plantsjship079:The best cup of joe ever. Pain in the as to clean though. -
Mmmm. Cuppa French press made by a French maid. Tasty.
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No we kind of practice a "Don't ask, don't tell" policy on coffee grounds Kuz.kuzi16:
thats legal in canada.... right?laker1963:
The grounds are excellent in the compost, or sprinkled in garden areas. ... good source of nutrients for acid loving plantsjship079:The best cup of joe ever. Pain in the as to clean though.
You know about acid loving plants do you ? LMAO -
the first rule about coffee grounds....laker1963:
No we kind of practice a "Don't ask, don't tell" policy on coffee grounds Kuz.kuzi16:
thats legal in canada.... right?laker1963:
The grounds are excellent in the compost, or sprinkled in garden areas. ... good source of nutrients for acid loving plantsjship079:The best cup of joe ever. Pain in the as to clean though.
You know about acid loving plants do you ? LMAO
but seriously, my roses love em. -
Yes they would, I was reading recently about how they can also be sprinkled around plants and in gardens to stop cat's from using them as bathroom sites. If you combine some coffee grounds along with some orange peels (dry them up and grind them) and add this to your garden spot ... the cats will choose somewhere else to go.kuzi16:
the first rule about coffee grounds....laker1963:
No we kind of practice a "Don't ask, don't tell" policy on coffee grounds Kuz.kuzi16:
thats legal in canada.... right?laker1963:
The grounds are excellent in the compost, or sprinkled in garden areas. ... good source of nutrients for acid loving plantsjship079:The best cup of joe ever. Pain in the as to clean though.
You know about acid loving plants do you ? LMAO
but seriously, my roses love em.
Rhododendrums love the coffee grounds as well.
