Don't Let the French Press Intimidate!

[fred1381]

Purchasing my very first French press today. Nice instructional video!

[markpianoman]

If you make a full pot here is a suggestion I from someone else's video on here. After you pour the hot water over the grounds, set a saucer on top and brew for 3.5 minutes. Remove the saucer and without stirring use a couple tablespoons to remove as many of the grounds from the top before plunging. This allows the plunger to go down more easily AND reduces the grounds that the remaining cups of coffee will be standing in -- helps stop the continued steeping.

[klarinetta]

@markpianoman It's a video from Coffee Geek and if you use that method you need to use a bit more coffee to get the same flavor. I don't like that method since I find it to make my cup too clear. That's also why I'm not much of a fan of coffee from Africa which is I think most of the time(if not solely) washed coffee.

[JWFokker]

This video takes forever to load.