I hope you’re happy, Burntwits and everyone else who demanded it.
Anyways that cup was made following Burntwits French press guide; measured 33 g of ground, about 528 g of water. Though, I did make a slight modification to the original instructions, which was to boil the water first. The guide didn’t say to do that, just add the water in, figured it might be better boiled though.
Then I added hella milk and sugar. Oh, yeah, switched to milk and sugar instead of creamer, mostly because the good creamer with ingredient list size like 5 are hells expensive. It… came out really good actually. I feel like better than my evil machine, though I don’t know if that’s because of the ratios of sugar and milk or not. I feel like I poured about the same amount of milk and sugar though. Hm.
Either way this saves way more counter space in exchange for slightly longer and more care needed, but if the coffee is consistently better, and less space needed… hm. I think yall might’ve been on to something. Also I can’t tell if the press machine is made of glass or a really clear really thick plastic.
now you can make teas too. i love matcha in my french press. fresh herbs, the world is your oyster.
If what you have told me is true, you will have gained my trust.
One of us (French press people).
I’m not a coffee fanatic, it’s just the simplest (read: laziest) way to make decent coffee without replacement filters.
No, the simplest way to make coffee without replacement filters is the vietnamese phin filter. I retired my french press for one of these. a single cup filter costs less than $20 and makes a highly concentrated shot of coffee.
This was new to me and I had to look it up: https://cafely.com/blogs/info/vietnamese-coffee-phin-filter
Is this in line with your experience? Unfortunately I won’t be trying it in the near future, as my electric stove just blew up (well, being well-grounded thankfully avoided that, but there was a loud pop, sparks, and a large scorch mark on the wall behind it), so I need to sort that, first.
Yeah those things rock. Lots of Vietnamese restaurants use them. Very simple, rock solid coffee, no filters required. Easier to clean than a french press and less likely to break. I do think they give a bit of a metallic flavor, but that suits the robusta beans they’re primarily used with
Always made a brew that was too bitter for me. I understand why they went the Cuban route and add sweetened condensed milk.
For pour over I use a V60 style holder with a reusable fine mesh filter. Seems to work just fine.
That said, when I know I’ll want more than one cup or I’m brewing for a group, French press is the way to go (for me). And as someone else pointed out, it can do cold brew when that’s the vibe.
I also like my moka pot but usually I want drip equivalent, takes longer to drink otherwise I have too much.
I wish I could drink that stuff. Sadly, I don’t have the stomach for it. IDK why but I’ve I’ve tried Vietnamese style coffee at multiple cafes and it almost always ends in a tummyache. I just live with using a tiny disposable filter for my Aeropress.
As a coffee fanatic, I will say that adding filters to the FP really takes it up a notch and it’s the best of both worlds - you get a better tasting cleaner brew and from a laziness standpoint the cleanup is a breeze. Look for Caffi filters. Work in just about any FP.
Unfiltered coffee is also high in cholesterol, a simple paper filter catches most of that.
coffee doesnt contain cholesterol, i think its the cafesatol, that raises the LDL, by inhibiting the enzyme that reduces cholesterol, a filter seems to solve tha tproblem.
But I don’t want to.
I do enjoy the Espro I have, very tight seal and fine filter. But my daily driver is cheaper, I just don’t pour out the last bit and works fine.
My free-to-me basic Mr coffee has a built in reusable filter… Or I’m raw dogging it… Either way I don’t buy filters. Clean up is easier than a press.
I’m all for lazy methods, sometimes you just want the caffeine.
My extra lazy method is to use one of those metal refillable k-cup pods for my first cup. Not as good as a press, but it does only take like 30 seconds.
Did you try it without cream and sugar? You don’t need good coffee or fancy tools to.have something good tasting if you have, use, cream and sugar.
True! I’ve been using instant coffee, choczero sweetener, and some almond milk for tasty hot or iced coffee. The coffee by itself isnt great, but it turns into a decent ~$0.50 ~30 Calorie drink with a bit of caffeine.
Right?!
Why is your coffee khaki colored? Who hurt you?
Word. Insert Pulp Fiction rant.
I get it, adding so much at a restaurant, but at home… Get better coffee.
I go by Jerma985’s example. Outside coffee can be extra but homemade coffee is black.
It looks like a Bodum, so it’s borosilicate glass.
im considering get a french press soon, but it will have to be a metal one, because i dont like glass potentially breaking. usually its borosilicate glass, but i heard alot of them tend to break easily, because of the thinness of the glass.
looks like i need to look for a paper filter for a generic french press brand. or buy a brand name french press(not popular.
Oh yeah. The glass ones look nice, but they break allll the time. But I gotta wonder if the flavor of metal will effect the coffee. Having the coffee brew while mostly only contacting glass (no metal/plastic) is IMO part of what makes french press coffee good. There ought to be one that has a glass liner with a protective metal outer shell. I have no idea if this is actually a product because I lost faith in the french press for other reasons and went back to pourovers
SO broke her relatively new glass one just trying to clean it. She’s got a metal one now.
I tried Hoffmanns’s technique for a french press recently and it was a much cleaner result, recommend trying it if you’ve not before:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=st571DYYTR8
Leave it for four mins, stir the crust, remove anything left on the surface, let sit for another five. Don’t plunge but do use the filter to sift as you pour. Pretty simple. I do think a filter paper is worth using due to the cholesterol also.
due to the cholesterol also.
Can you explain what you mean here?
Might be better without paper filter:
Paper-filtered coffee increases cholesterol and inflammation biomarkers independent of roasting degree: A clinical trialThat paper just compares different roasts though, not filtered versus unfiltered?
You’re absolutely right!
I remembered having read about the effect of drinking coffee on cholesterol and picked the completely wrong study.
This one sheds more light on the topic (and makes clear that paper filtered coffee is better than unfiltered for people who have to watch their cholesterol level):
Coffee consumption as a double-edged sword for serum lipid profile: findings from NHANES 2005–2020Thanks for that.
Seems like we get headlines that contradict each other all the time and no wonder:
existing research remains controversial. Although some studies have suggested that coffee consumption may raise triglyceride (TG) levels, others have reported the opposite. A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials reported a significant increase in TG with coffee consumption, whereas observational data from the UK Biobank showed an inverse association
The results are also not what one might expect:
In females, HDL-C increased with intake up to 2.6 cups/day and declined thereafter, forming an inverted U-shaped pattern. In males, TG followed a similar trend, peaking at 3.0 cups/day.
So either drink as little coffee as you can OR drink over 3 cups a day!
I’m the lucky person that drinks around 1 litre coffee per day, which is in terms of the study >3 cups.
Funny enough the study calculates
1 cup = 283.5 g
I’d call that mug instead of cup to make clear it’s not really a cup.
Although it’s quite close to a US cup (236,588 ml) and even closer to the cup sizes leaning on the metric system (250 ml). That is assuming coffee is close to 1 g per ml, which should be a valid assumption.Still an odd number for a cup…
…studies!
I’d heard that filter paper really makes a difference and that seems to be the case:
https://nutritionfacts.org/blog/paper-filtered-coffee-and-cholesterol/
Not to say filtered removes all cholesterol:
perhaps paper coffee filters only achieve partial cafestol removal
So I guess it pays to know what you’re drinking:
after a month of drinking two cups a day, their LDL cholesterol increased significantly, even though the coffee was paper-filtered. So, if you have high cholesterol despite eating a healthy diet, you may want to try cutting out coffee and then getting retested. Or, you can try switching to a lower cafestol coffee
The guide didn’t say to do that, just add the water in, figured it might be better boiled though.
The difference between french press and cold brew 😁
Hey, glad to see you tried my recipe! And I’m glad you enjoyed it, too. If you have any other questions about it I’d be happy to answer them.
Love a good French press. It’s my go-to wintertime coffee when I want a bold cup and deep flavor and minimal effort 😅
Just an FYI for folks: drinking unfiltered coffee, as in anything that doesn’t go through a paper filter, can raise your LDL cholesterol 10%.
I switched to AeroPress which is the best of both worlds. Cleaning is a lot easier too since you just pop a puck of coffee grounds out.
good to know i was considering getting a french press for the first time, i will have to get a paper filter(not willing to buy a expensive aeropress just yet)
I did add a filter around the mesh when I pressed, it was in the guide I followed. Though, there was some coffee at the bottom I couldn’t pour out, so I removed it to get to it. Unsure if it had passed through the filter and just wasn’t pouring out or if it didn’t and was just trapped at the bottom.
I never thought to do that with a filter! Yea it’s always hard getting the grounds out of a French press. I would leave a little coffee in the bottom, swirl it around then quickly dump it.
I love the AeroPress though. There are some newer copies out there I’d like to try, but I’ve already been using mine for years.
Also I can’t tell if the press machine is made of glass or a really clear really thick plastic.
It will tell you one day when you least expect it by leaping off the counter and smashing.
French press is a great method.
French press is really nice. I like using them to make cold brew. Just put in grounds, fill it with room temp water, and stick it in the fridge for at least 8 hours (preferably overnight)
The irritating part about this is opening the refrigerator and being wafted with delicious coffee smell before bed.
It’s so good.
I had a French press, loved it. But when it broke I bought an Aeropress Travel edition for $50 and I’ve had it 4 years now. Goes on long drives and camping trips. Bought a Jackery battery for my CPAP that’s strong enough to run a small kettle, and now I can make a cup while checking out a view.
Coupled it with a Timemore S3 for quick, easy and quiet grinds.
Today I used the French press as a carafe for instant freeze dry coffee.
I know I have committed coffee sins, I just do not have a way to manage grounds or use my grinder.
As soon as my espresso machine is available I will atone.
I have a bare bones french press like you, and it’s really not hard. I’ve got my grinder dialed in to the correct grind size and amount, so I just grind fresh beans, boil water, wait 3 minutes for it to cool enough (you don’t want to pour water that was just boiling), pour it over the coffee, come back 3 minutes later, stir the crust, wait 2 more minutes and plunge. No grit, coffee comes out great with low bitterness and acidity.
wait 3 minutes for it to cool
New information to me, thought it was supposed to be boiling hot. I’ll try this method next time I use it, thanks.
