Opinions on French Press?

[muziq]

Originally Posted by mosesbotbol

French Press rocks for brewed coffee. Drawbacks are it's strictly brew and serve as it gets cold quick.

Unless you get a Bodum Columbia, which is a double-walled french press that retains temp very nicely for as much as half an hour with very little temp loss. I use it for coffee; I use my older German-made pyrex model for steeping teas.

[Bigwaved]

Originally Posted by muziq

Unless you get a Bodum Columbia, which is a double-walled french press that retains temp very nicely for as much as half an hour with very little temp loss. I use it for coffee; I use my older German-made pyrex model for steeping teas.

that is what I use. Heath speaks the truth

[BlackDog]

I've got one of those thermos carafe things. I pour the coffee into that once I press coffee is done brewing.

[mosesbotbol]

Originally Posted by BlackDog

I've got one of those thermos carafe things. I pour the coffee into that once I press coffee is done brewing.

That is what I do too. I bring the Thermos to work every day.

[gvarsity]

For what I consider a traditional cup of coffee French press is the way to go. It's simple, cheap, there are no moving parts and most importantly it is the best quality cup of coffee you can make. Although Moo calls mokapot coffee regular coffee not espresso I consider it an in between state. Not a coffee not an espresso just a mokapot coffee because it is so different in texture and flavor than and other non-espresso method of coffee. More in an other category that would include things like Cuban or Turkish coffee which are not espresso but are made with coffee beans and water but bear very little resemblance to coffee that say for instance my grandfather would recognize.

One of the biggest difference between French press and drip for me is "mouth feel". In fact tasting a cup of drip side by side with a french press is a really good way to illustrate that concept. Drip is thin like water and the french press is full like wine. I'm sure Mr.Moo can speak to why the water/grounds exposure/time relationship creates a more nuanced and rich flavor in a French press. Although he may just say "autodrip brewers don't work very well".

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Makes a great double-walled, vacuum-insulated french press. I have two in the 20oz and the 32oz. Look great and work ridiculous well. I have made coffee in the morning for my wife and I and when I have gotten home from work the last cup in the pot was still warm not hot but warm. Not that I drank it but I was damn impressed.

99% of the time I go with a french press. Far better than drip/filter coffee.