Cup Of Coffee

tastywaves · Post by **tastywaves** » Wed 15th Apr 2009 03:05 pm

Holy cow an exploding coffee maker. Lol. Thanks guys for the input and links your the reason I love this site, people who actually help one another out. What a concept.

Have a bud-tastic 420 to all and take a hit for me.
Pass the peace pipe.

geoffk · Post by **geoffk** » Wed 15th Apr 2009 03:22 pm

My French press is much easier to clean than my espresso machine. You just rinse it out. And yes, you can get steel or even plastic (which I wouldn't recommend) presses.

cattales1960 · Post by **cattales1960** » Wed 15th Apr 2009 03:42 pm

geoffk wrote:My French press is much easier to clean than my espresso machine. You just rinse it out. And yes, you can get steel or even plastic (which I wouldn't recommend) presses.

You sound like you use yours well. Everytime I used mine, I got alot of coffeegrounds in my coffee. any suggestions?

For single serves I use my Keurig. I love it.

geoffk · Post by **geoffk** » Wed 15th Apr 2009 05:46 pm

cattales1960 wrote:
geoffk wrote:My French press is much easier to clean than my espresso machine. You just rinse it out. And yes, you can get steel or even plastic (which I wouldn't recommend) presses.
You sound like you use yours well. Everytime I used mine, I got alot of coffeegrounds in my coffee. any suggestions?

For single serves I use my Keurig. I love it.

Don't grind your coffee too fine. Let sit for 5 mins, stir, plunge and enjoy. Since I got an espresso machine for xmas, I don't use my French press that much. It makes a great 'regular' cup of coffee. Very easy to control the strength.

cattales1960 · Post by **cattales1960** » Wed 15th Apr 2009 06:46 pm

geoffk wrote:
cattales1960 wrote:
geoffk wrote:My French press is much easier to clean than my espresso machine. You just rinse it out. And yes, you can get steel or even plastic (which I wouldn't recommend) presses.
You sound like you use yours well. Everytime I used mine, I got alot of coffeegrounds in my coffee. any suggestions?

For single serves I use my Keurig. I love it.
Don't grind your coffee too fine. Let sit for 5 mins, stir, plunge and enjoy. Since I got an espresso machine for xmas, I don't use my French press that much. It makes a great 'regular' cup of coffee. Very easy to control the strength.

thanks. will try it next time

chilly1952 · Post by **chilly1952** » Wed 15th Apr 2009 06:47 pm

You need a coarse grind for the French Press. You will still get some very fine grounds at the bottom of the cup. It's hard to find canned coffee with a coarse grind. You'll have to buy beans and grid them yourself. Of course that the best way to make fresh coffee anyways.

StonedSince67 · Post by **StonedSince67** » Wed 15th Apr 2009 08:37 pm

chilly1952 wrote:You need a coarse grind for the French Press. ... You'll have to buy beans and grid them yourself. Of course that the best way to make fresh coffee anyways.

when the family went in July last year we took our coffee grinder as well as the french press/cafetière, went to the shop 'organic food for you' to buy a bag of organic espresso beans, and when brewed with the lovely amsterdam water ... hmmmm what an aroma and what taste!

tastywaves · Post by **tastywaves** » Thu 16th Apr 2009 01:10 am

Well I'm sold. I'm getting a French press and can't wait to fire it up with a nice fattie for dessert. Thanks to all you buds for info. Lol.
Have a good one.

StonedSince67 · Post by **StonedSince67** » Thu 16th Apr 2009 09:25 pm

tastywaves wrote:Well I'm sold. I'm getting a French press and can't wait to fire it up with a nice fattie for dessert. Thanks to all you buds for info. Lol.
Have a good one.

that's a wise decision in my opinion

please let me ramble on a bit more about french press and grinders

imo glass is best but does not travel well

imo stainless steel is 2nd to glass (because i prefer glass) but travels well

imo plastic is ... what can i say? ... i would rather have cowboy coffee

imo a hand grinder is best

fact an electric coffee grinder does not crush the beans into pieces, it cuts the beans into tiny fairly uniform pieces with very clean cut faces

fact the aromatics of coffee beans are released when they are crushed and not when they are cut

fact a hand grinder crushes the beans so you get the full aromatics of the beans

fact a hand grinder is adjustable so you get the coarseness of the grind that is needed for a french press

imo a hand grinder is best (or did i already say that?)

if FL is florida i have tried to find a hand coffee grinder in florida without success, even searching through flea markets and other second-hand stores did not unearth a hand coffee grinder

in the end i got one in the uk

however, there are wonderful ones available in amsterdam, and i suggest you get one when you are there

i know someone who bought one 25 years ago in amsterdam and recently passed it on to her son who has started university, and it still grinds a mean cup of coffee

tastywaves · Post by **tastywaves** » Thu 16th Apr 2009 10:02 pm

Well StonedSince'67 FL does stand for Florida and I've started looking and see that is a problem but it got solved quickly. Friend of mine that lives on the outshirts of London is going to pick me up one and bring here when he comes in May to his other home which I take care of for him while away. Some people have it rough in life I guess to have two homes, both on different continents. FYI, I'd have my other home in A'Dam. Oh yea.
Thanks and you can ramble anytime.

geoffk · Post by **geoffk** » Thu 16th Apr 2009 10:18 pm

StonedSince'67 wrote: imo stainless steel is 2nd to glass (because i prefer glass) but travels well

imo plastic is ... what can i say? ... i would rather have cowboy coffee

I agree completely on this. I've had plastic presses in the past, not so good taste. Steel is best, not aluminum.

KUSH-D · Post by **KUSH-D** » Fri 17th Apr 2009 09:37 am

I have just finished working at a coffee company and have been a barista for 6 years and i found this quality German french press.
It comes in a tight cover to hold the heat in.
Its a new design and is in the shape of a bottle. You add the coffee and water and shake for 1 min then leave to settle.
the top of the bottle has a great fillter which when you pour the coffee out works like a dream.
As it comes with a zip up cover made from wet suit material the coffee stays hot for longer.
This is the best press/ cafetiere i have seen.

Can't recall the name or company.............

tastywaves · Post by **tastywaves** » Sun 19th Apr 2009 01:46 pm

Thanks for info KUSH-D, I'll check it out and see what I think. Luv my bud an coffee.

KUSH-D · Post by **KUSH-D** » Sun 19th Apr 2009 08:01 pm

No worries

Barista and buds go hand in hand.