Fine. I got a French press.

11 days ago by ComicalMayhem to c/coffee

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.

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queeradjacent 34 points 11 days ago

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.

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Dearth 12 points 11 days ago

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.

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jabberwock 6 points 11 days ago

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.

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xtr0n 4 points 11 days ago

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.

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Maeve 3 points 11 days ago

This was new to me and I had to look it up: https://cafely.com/...

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.

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queeradjacent 2 points 11 days ago

I also like my moka pot but usually I want drip equivalent, takes longer to drink otherwise I have too much.

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Imgonnatrythis 8 points 11 days ago

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.

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kettuli 6 points 11 days ago

Unfiltered coffee is also high in cholesterol, a simple paper filter catches most of that.

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queeradjacent 1 point 11 days ago

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.

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dephyre 5 points 11 days ago

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.

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BlackVenom 3 points 11 days ago

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.

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Tollana1234567 1 point 10 days ago

apparently its prudent to use a filter for the press now, since the cafestol in the coffee can raise your cholesterol/ldl.

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queeradjacent 3 points 10 days ago

I read what I could but was not convinced it's enough of a defined issue to change up for me, especially with zero cardiovascular issues. Open to future changes if the science gets more refined.

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