How to Make a Perfect Cup of Coffee Using a French Press
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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!
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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.
Would it be advisable to you a French press for loose leaf tea?
I use my French press for cold brew too! 1 cup coffee to 1quart water. Wait 24 hrs and press.
How much coffee per cup?? You neglected a really important part of the recipe 🤔🤔
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
I stir the grounds when I pour the hot water in to prevent a raft from forming
wow so much over thinking…put in coffee ad water, 4 mins plunge and drink
I add a pinch of course salt to my french press
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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 only push it down half way.
You can use a french press for cold brew coffee.
love my french press, but haven’t used it since I got my keurig duo😮
$30 for the pot, but you need a $150 burr grinder because nobody sells the coffee ground medium.
you’re supposed to stir before steeping to make sure all the ground beans are wet for even brewing 😅😅😅
It's freakin Cowboy coffee with a plunger
What's the coffee:water ratio? You never mentioned the weight of either.
A cup of coffee PLEASE. Not a 3 ring circus.
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.
Aero press!!
Thank you so much for this tutorial.
Do you feel more French with those beautiful marinieres shirts on?😂
Second worse next to drip coffee. Instant is not coffee.
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. 🙄
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.
That's a lot of coffee in there
Let it sit a sec after the plunge for a cleaner pour I've heard.
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.
Was that course grind?!?
Best coffee…
When do you “wibbel”?
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.
What kind of motor has a piston?
This says you tested Nine. What were they, And the one in the video was at Walmart, and Target for about 15 bucks when i bought mine. Now I use an AeroPress Go, even at home – Every Day.
I’ve been using a French press for about 25 years. Donated my two Keurigs to a charity.
Not good. Grind too fine. It should be relatively coarse. First wet the coffee, stir it very briefly, let it sit for 20-30 seconds, pour the rest of the hot water in. 4 minutes, then press. Perfect every time. And not hard to plunge because of the coarser grind.
I have been using a french press for over a decade. Never had hot coffee erupting out of it or had one break unless I dropped it.
Turning the lid slightly so that the grate aligns with the spot solves the pressure problem. It has to be twisted to that position anyway to serve the coffee. Pressure build up seems to be definite user error.
AeroPress makes perfect coffee. Have you tested these?
Not my fave at all. Never get a hot cup of coffee using this method. Honestly, I like "Cowboy" coffee: boil the water in a pot, drop in the coffee grounds (med grind), boil for 5 min, take off heat, drop in a cup of cold water, and the coffee drops to the bottom of the pot.
Who on earth has the time to go through all those machinations when they want that first cup of morning Joe and have to either get out for a run, get the kids to school or go to work? Not to mention by the time you go through all that to get that one lousy cup of coffee it's barely lukewarm. Yuck!
Ever heard of a percolator?
My grandparents put it on the stove and could tell it was ready when a spoon would stand up in it. 😊
But I like chanting when I make coffee.
Another tip : pour water to halfway before stirring, then use the rest of the water to wash the grounds into the bottom. No errant grinds above the filter and no need to remove the piston once applied.
I use 55 grams of coffee per liter of water. I pout the water I. And immediately stir with a paint stir stick. Untreated pine. Cheap. It matters to get the grounds wet asap. Then I do what she does.
Don’t forget to turn the lid so that the screen is at the spout. That will catch a lot of the stray grounds.
I adore French press coffee! I use a small bamboo spoon to gently stir the water and coffee before I put the lid on to steep. I have a stainless steel French press that I take with me on camping trips (trailer, not tent). There is nothing like French press coffee. ❤