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Yeah, for those of you who like the simplicity, get a french press and a grinder. Grind the beans while you boil the water. Put both in the french press and wa
by jxy 5y ago
Yeah, for those of you who like the simplicity, get a french press and a grinder. Grind the beans while you boil the water. Put both in the french press and wait for 5 minutes and you are done. In summer, use filtered water and let it sit in a fridge overnight, and you get yourself the perfect cold brew.
- dtmmax33 5y agoYep, my favorite setup as well, french press and grinder. Easy to make and very satisfying.
- SkyMarshal 5y agoAfter trying many methods, the French Press + grinder is my conclusion too. Quick, simple, makes good coffee. It also makes it easy to brew coffee with cinnamon, hot spice, or whatever else you like with your coffee. Blends it all together nicely. Cleaning is not quite as easy as it is with an Aeropress or other paper filter device, but it’s close.
- zikzak 5y agoI am clumsy so I am always terrified of breaking the press when I clean it.
- SkyMarshal 5y agoThere are a ton of models that are 100% steel and impossible to break, just search for "french press stainless steel plunger". For example: https://www.amazon.com/French-Coffee-Press-Espresso-Stainless/dp/B01G2CCWGY https://www.amazon.com/French-Coffee-Press-Espresso-Stainles...
- zikzak 5y agoI already have a million coffee things but I'll check it out. I do have a plastic one for camping but prefer to use a percolator pot instead.
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- Groxx 5y agoI've settled into using a 2 or 4 cup kitchen measuring cup, and pouring it through a fine tea filter into cups (one of these, because its mesh is finer than any french press I've seen: https://www.finum.com/portfolio/brewing-basket-m/ https://www.finum.com/portfolio/brewing-basket-m/ they last for decades). Cheaper, more durable, and easier to clean than french press carafes / their filter-structure with its many crevices. Plus I can scale up by just using a larger container.
- eschneider 5y agoThis. French press isn't the "ultimate" in good coffee, but it occupies a nice sweet spot of "tastes great, not too much work."
- zikzak 5y agoI don't disagree but the best cup of coffee I've ever had in my 49 years on this planet was from a French Press. My wife and I walked into a random coffee shop in Salem, MA and ordered coffee. A Swiss teenager prepared it while reading a paperback (used to live in Zurich so I recognized the accent when he was conversing with his mother). It took forever and he didn't bring it over until it was ready to be pressed. Never had a better cup in my life, I forget what beans and roast, have no idea what the place was called, etc (I was a tourist on my honeymoon from Canada and I didn't have a roaming plan so I had turned off my phone, forgot to bring a notepad, and I have a terrible me memory for nouns). My wife thought it was "just ok". :)
- forgotmypw17 5y agoOk, I will concede that the "honeymoon french press" method is better than mine, however the practicality leaves a lot to be desired.
- hwj 5y ago> My wife thought it was "just ok". :) Sounds like you wife is a German :)