Make Coffee in a French Press Coffee Maker?
18 May 2010
Sure! Why not?
A French Press is simple to use. It makes great coffee, in fact I think it makes better coffee than anything else. I could not believe I hadn’t written about it yet… DUH!
You can get a French Press almost anywhere for less than $20.00. Once you get it home, wash it and rinse it well and then get ready for some awesome coffee.
- Grind your beans on a coarse grind. If you grind them too finely the grounds will filter through the screen as you press. Gritty coffee is just not very good.
- Pull out the plunger. Yep, all the way.
- How much coffee you add will depend on how much you are making and how big your French Press is. I use 2 tablespoons per 6 ozs of water.
- Add the ground coffee to the carafe and then the boiling water.
- Put the plunger and filter back on. Don’t push the plunger down yet.
- Allow the coffee to steep for five minutes.
- Slowly press the plunger down until it rests on the grounds on the bottom.
- Pour the coffee into a heated cup.
How easy is that? Yep… Pretty easy!
The thing is that this coffee is smooth and wonderful. It is full bodied because more of the oils are retained. If you haven’t tried coffee this way - try it!
image: istock permission: licensed- marye audet
Well done Marye, I can’t imagine coffee life without my French Press. We have several Bodum 4-cup presses and one of my favorite things is that they transport well. If we want to show off a coffee when we visit potential buyers I always have one handy. We have them in our roasting facility, we have them in our offices, we have them in our cars…
Have French Press (great coffee) Will Travel!
Piper
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I am not sure what I did before my French Press. When I was married and two of us drank coffee then a coffee pot was necessary but now? Perfect size. love it.