You certainly can use a paper filter while you’re using a french press by either cutting one to the circular size and replacing the metal filter, or you can pour it through your regular drip coffee filter. Both ways will clean up your cup and remove the cholesterol-raising oils from the coffee. Do you put … Read more
Well, the french press method needs a medium to coarse grind for best results That’s because maximum water surface area is necessary for full flavor extraction. The bottom line is that most pre-ground coffee is usually too fine to work well in a French press. Can you use regular coffee grinds for French press? You … Read more
Step 1: Prepare. Preheat your press with hot water, including the plunger, then pour hot water into your cup. Meanwhile, measure 5 tablespoons or 27 grams of coffee and grind. It should have the consistency of kosher salt. Do you put water or coffee first in French press? Step 1: Prepare. Preheat your press with … Read more
The next step is to coarsely grind coffee beans and add them to the carafe (the Bodum® Bistro Electric Coffee Grinder’s french press setting makes this task simple). For brilliantly bold coffee, we recommend using about one rounded tablespoon of ground beans for every 4 oz. of water How much coffee do you put in … Read more
Brewing coffee on a french press is highly rewarding and very simple: you pour hot water over coarsely ground coffee, wait a few minutes, and press down. Coffee that comes out of a French press is wonderfully bold and heavy, and you don’t need to know too much about brewing or extraction techniques to get … Read more