French Press Convert...
 

Well, in planning for my Trip up to the Trinity River (Nor Cal) in a couple weeks I thought it would be a good time to go get a press (staying in a cabin). I saw a thread on a $20 Bodum at Traget and I went and got one last night.
I brought it to work this morning and tried it out. Costco's "San Francisco Bay, French Roast". All I can say is HO-LY-Crap, What a diffenence!. I have had this coffe made w/ 3-4 different coffee makers and it NEVER tasted like this. I was working it like a fine stogie, nose reto-haling, smaking my tongue. This tasted like and entirely different coffee.
Oh ya, did I mention it was Great!
Sorry, i waited so long to get one. But now, I will never want it made in a drip pot again!!!!

:tu

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Retrohaling coffee sounds a little... messy. Glad you've discovered the glorious press pot though! Now you just need some decent home roast to complete the package. :tu

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:r I guess it would get a little messy if I tried to retro-hale before swallowing.
I am looking forward to new roasts with the press.
Thanks for the suggestions guys/gals.

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Costco coffee? Erk. What you want is some really good fresh roasted beans in a French press. I home roast my own delicious custom blends and I like to share, so PM me.

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I also just got into the French Press Thing and you are right big big difference in taste
Quick question do you need a roaster to roast the beans ? Can you roast them in the oven.... Thanks

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Long answers here: Coffee 101: For Love Of The Bean

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Thanks. Great Info

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You can roast in the oven but best to do them on the stove top in a covered pan. A pan allows you to shake the beans and keep them from scorching on a side. There are also stove top popcorn maker that are $30 or so that work great for roasting.

Check out Sweet Maria's for some info roasting with oven, pan, and popcorn maker.http://www.sweetmarias.com/instructions.php

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Thanks for the link. More great info on this site...

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I got a Bodum Eileen 8 cup for Fathers Day and ran my first two batches in it since. I also got five pounds (!) of custom roast from a local large commercial coffee company that they only give to their own people. (My wife works with the wife of one of their executives and he comp'd her all of it. Great guy.) I've got to start making a lot more coffee!

This is a tasty new arena for me as far as this method of brewing, and I am really looking forward to exploring it...

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Hard to have any other kind after the Press. CONGRATS!!!