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Recently at work, one of our new Unix admins unveiled his
French Press or Coffee Press. I had always heard that the French Press was the absolute best way to enjoy a cup of coffee and it is fairly convenient as well.
All you need to enjoy a perfect cup of coffee is the coffee, the Press and hot water. This makes it ideal for my workplace, that has a ban on electric coffee makers and quite frankly, I am glad they have the ban, otherwise I might have waited longer to try the French Press. For those of you who camp, a French Press is the way to go, no filters to carry along and have to dispose of and a French Press is very portable.
Why is coffee made with a French Press so good? With the water being in direct contact with the grinds and only filtered through a mesh filter, the essential oil is not filtered out, but left behind in the liquid coffee. You end up with a slight cream or head on the coffee. I would say overall, with good quality coffee you use less of the coffee as well. The mesh filter leaves a lot more flavor through than a paper filter could ever hope to, which equals a less scoops.
My coffee drinking may be soon taking a turn toward the French Press at home as well. It is relatively easy to make a small amount with the French Press and again, this is the absolute most affordable way to drink the coffee you enjoy.
Comments:
Wife loves her coffee press, but being an ex-barista from you know who here in Seattle she has a kitchen full of coffee gadgets.
Mik
Commented by
Mik @ Sunday February 05 2006
Hi Mik, Seattle certainly is known for their coffee. I will be visiting Seattle in early March and look forward to visiting some of their cafes.
I still hope the Steelers kick their butt in the Super Bowl though! ;)
Thanks for stopped by the site.
Commented by
Scott B. @ Sunday February 05 2006
I have one at work and it does produce and excellent cup of coffee, or tea for that matter. It's a pain to clean at work because the sinks are so shallow but that's not the press's fault.
Commented by
jaboobie @ Sunday February 05 2006
French press coffee is quite good. I had one of those when I was in college (many many moons ago).
But the way to go for backpacking is coffee bags - the coffee is decidedly crappy, but it's all about weight and compactness.
Commented by
webjones @ Sunday February 05 2006
I didn't know they were called that; in Aus & NZ we call them "coffee plungers"-- a much less sexy name.
Worth remembering that a small one also makes an excellent milk frothing device if you like cappucino :)
Commented by
markp @ Sunday February 05 2006
Coffee plunger .... that reminds me of the office coffee for some reason.
Commented by
webjones @ Tuesday February 07 2006
Buy Scott a Drink
