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randomizer said
on 7/4/2009 Yes it certainly is. I drink my press coffee with cream and splenda.
dlnorton said
on 5/19/2009 I like a good French Pressed coffee. I've experimented with many grinds, and I found that a mostly course ground works best, though I have to give credit for the finely ground method, it does make it extra smooth and less bitter. I like my coffee strong in flavor or what I would call "European style". My favorite coffees are the "bolds" like Italian and Colombian Supremo Roasts, though I'm not that crazy about the French Roasts, too "earthy" for my taste. Also the indicator that you made a good cup of coffee is that a good coffee will foam on it's own, even with the French Press method as well as fresh made Espresso.
tamirene said
on 4/2/2009 I tried this french press coffee, and I'm lovin it!I have seen them in the stores, but was always intimidated by them, I made up my mind after reading this article.Thanks a bunch fellow coffee drinkers!
neverbad524 said
on 4/1/2009 I actually go against conventional wisdom with my French press coffee. I go with an extremely fine grind, almost "Turkish coffee," fine. It basically makes coffee powder instead of coffee grounds. You don't let the coffee brew nearly as long this way, maybe 30 seconds, tops. It produces an extremely flavorful, non-bitter coffee. You do get a very little of the "coffee powder" in your coffee, but it seems to pretty much settle on the bottom, and doesn't taste unpleasant like grounds do, anyway. I also use a Zassenhaus conical burr hand mill. The grinder is, in my opinion, the most important part of coffee making. The "whirly-blade," type electric grinders give a very inconsistent grind, and can cause some grounds to over-extract, and some to under-extract, thereby causing flavorless, bitter coffee. Hope this advice is helpful to someone out there...
sadears said
on 12/28/2008 I drink regular coffee with milk/creamer and sweetener. Is it appropriate for French press coffee?
sadears said
on 12/28/2008 I usually drink regular coffe with milk/cream and sweetener. Is it appropriate for coffee made with a French press?
KatieKinne said
on 12/19/2008 Course ground coffee is essential!!! I tried this with fine ground beans and ended up with tons of coffee grounds floating in my fancy french brewed coffee --yeck!
jaelhk said
on 6/30/2007 A good way to get rid of the grounds -- my roommate swishes them around with a little water and dumps them in a big plastic container. She uses her old four-cup yogurt containers (you know the family size yogurt containers), but you could re-use any large plastic tub-type container with a lid. She stores it under the sink until it's full of her used coffee grounds. If you have flowers or a garden of any kind, you can mix the grounds in with the soil, or just take the whole container, lid securely attached, right to the dumpster. Hope that helps!
topherland said
on 5/21/2007 What have you found to be a good way to trash the used coffee grounds after you're done? I don't want to pour them down my sink because I hear the grounds can plug your pipes. Also, it is difficult to get the grounds into the garbage without adding some water and swishing them around, but at that point there is too much water to throw in the garbage.
Currently I just use a spoon to scoop the grounds out. Any better ideas?