Coffee Press

[TX300mag]

Anybody use one regularly? My wife uses it a lot more, but I think I'm ready to switch over. Anybody got any tips or good methods to share? I'm gonna use it in camp for a week-and-a-half or so.

 

[griz01]

Just on for about 4 months, went back to perk. I just like the taste of the perk better. FWIW I don't like to drip machines either.

 

[DaveB]

Friend from Brazil used one.

He had several thermometers he used to get the water temp correct, that and great beans are the secret.



This coffee press thread reminded me of my Friend.
His coffee came from his own plantation.

He had a vision to dig up his coffee bushes and plant fruit trees for export to the US Market. This was in the late 1980's.

His Dad woulda shot him dead if he dug up a single coffee bush and so they acquired 20,000 hectares close to the Matto Grosso. Then his wife was on an airplane and was struck on the head with a dropped laptop and died 3 days later. My Friend took his kids home to Brazil, I never heard from him since.

 

[TboneD]

All the time as we have presses ranging in size from one to a big double walled stainless 10 cup press. (I used that one three times Thanksgiving day!) The better the condition and fit of the filter mesh, the cleaner the cup is. Also, a decent burr grinder. (I made many a satisfactory cup of pressed coffee back when I only had one of the little blade grinders, though. Just more gunk left in the bottom of the cup.)

My process is simple and I prefer using more coffee and less time in the press than usually recommended. I start with a slightly rounded 1/4 cup of beans and grind to medium course in my Capresso. Then I pour 200-205* F water over the grinds, stir, and let steep for two minutes. To get the right temp water, give your whistling tea kettle one minute to cool with the top off. Hope that helps.


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[TX300mag]

Thanks!


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[TboneD]

All the time as we have presses ranging in size from one to a big double walled stainless 10 cup press. (I used that one three times Thanksgiving day!) The better the condition and fit of the filter mesh, the cleaner the cup is. Also, a decent burr grinder. (I made many a satisfactory cup of pressed coffee back when I only had one of the little blade grinders, though. Just more gunk left in the bottom of the cup.)

My process is simple and I prefer using more coffee and less time in the press than usually recommended. I start with a slightly rounded 1/4 cup of beans and grind to medium course in my Capresso. Then I pour 200-205* F water over the grinds, stir, and let steep for two minutes. To get the right temp water, give your whistling tea kettle one minute to cool with the top off. Hope that helps.


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I should've said that was for my 24 oz press. Good luck with it. More time in the press the more caffeine. [emoji15]


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[TboneD]

Yeah, forgot to add you need a rough grind for a press, so you need a variable speed grinder.


http://www.GoCarnivore.com

Yes. We've been using a Capresso Infinity for years now with zero issues. Makes a pretty even grind and retails for about a hundred bucks. Found our's at a great price at Tuesday Morning's if I recall.


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[TAFKAP]

Anybody use one regularly? My wife uses it a lot more, but I think I'm ready to switch over. Anybody got any tips or good methods to share? I'm gonna use it in camp for a week-and-a-half or so.

We've used one every day for over a year. It's a Bodum double-walled stainless that got the best reviews from America's Test Kitchen a couple years ago. By far, it's the best thing we've ever used for coffee. It's pricey, but worth it. We found this one at the Williams Sonoma Outlet in Memphis last year for $40.

http://www.amazon.com/Bodum-1308-16-Col ... ress+6+cup

This one is better than glass ones because it holds heat better and it won't break.

1) use a grinder to coarse grind fresh beans (grocery store pre-ground is too fine
2) boil water and preheat a thermos, as well as your pot
3) stir 4 TBSP into 190degree water
4) 4-6 mins later, scoop whatever foam and grounds are floating on the top
5) depress the plunger
6) pour into your hot thermos.

If you leave your brewed coffee in with the compressed grounds, it'll start to re-mix with the finer particles and will leave you with a more bitter coffee after a while.

 

[TX300mag]

Anybody use one regularly? My wife uses it a lot more, but I think I'm ready to switch over. Anybody got any tips or good methods to share? I'm gonna use it in camp for a week-and-a-half or so.

We've used one every day for over a year. It's a Bodum double-walled stainless that got the best reviews from America's Test Kitchen a couple years ago. By far, it's the best thing we've ever used for coffee. It's pricey, but worth it. We found this one at the Williams Sonoma Outlet in Memphis last year for $40.

http://www.amazon.com/Bodum-1308-16-Col ... ress+6+cup

This one is better than glass ones because it holds heat better and it won't break.

1) use a grinder to coarse grind fresh beans (grocery store pre-ground is too fine
2) boil water and preheat a thermos, as well as your pot
3) stir 4 TBSP into 190degree water
4) 4-6 mins later, scoop whatever foam and grounds are floating on the top
5) depress the plunger
6) pour into your hot thermos.

If you leave your brewed coffee in with the compressed grounds, it'll start to re-mix with the finer particles and will leave you with a more bitter coffee after a while.

Thanks, TAFKAP! Might be a good Christmas gift for my wife. She paid 25cents for one at the thrift store a couple years ago and it's not all that great.


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[catman529]

I haven't used one in years, but I remember liking it. The percolator has a particular flavor that I associate with camping so I keep it to that, it's like my happy place for coffee. Daily coffee is just a drip machine, does the job just fine. The beans are more important anyways. I have a grinder but it's full of ghost pepper dust, I need to buy another grinder so I can quit buying pre-ground beans.

 

[TAFKAP]

I haven't used one in years, but I remember liking it. The percolator has a particular flavor that I associate with camping so I keep it to that, it's like my happy place for coffee. Daily coffee is just a drip machine, does the job just fine. The beans are more important anyways. I have a grinder but it's full of ghost pepper dust, I need to buy another grinder so I can quit buying pre-ground beans.

While the grocery store grinders are nice in that you can select your grind size, you have no idea what's been run through it. 5 minutes before you dumped your $40/lb Jamaican Blue Mountain, some teenybopper just ground 5 lbs of Dunkin Donuts decaf vanillamochachocolattehazelnut blend that's probably going to taint your coffee. Either buy your own burr grinder or go to a coffee shop that will do a better job of grinding up your beans.

Or if you're at Catman's house & start crying over a cup of coffee, you know he just ground up a batch of Ghost Peppers

 

[catman529]

I haven't used one in years, but I remember liking it. The percolator has a particular flavor that I associate with camping so I keep it to that, it's like my happy place for coffee. Daily coffee is just a drip machine, does the job just fine. The beans are more important anyways. I have a grinder but it's full of ghost pepper dust, I need to buy another grinder so I can quit buying pre-ground beans.

While the grocery store grinders are nice in that you can select your grind size, you have no idea what's been run through it. 5 minutes before you dumped your $40/lb Jamaican Blue Mountain, some teenybopper just ground 5 lbs of Dunkin Donuts decaf vanillamochachocolattehazelnut blend that's probably going to taint your coffee. Either buy your own burr grinder or go to a coffee shop that will do a better job of grinding up your beans.

Or if you're at Catman's house & start crying over a cup of coffee, you know he just ground up a batch of Ghost Peppers

yea it's no joke! Lol

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[Vermin93]

I have never used a press, although I've been interested in trying one. I bought this percolator for deer camp this year and so far I really like it.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00005NCWQ?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o06_s01

If the same beans were used, would a press make better tasting coffee than a percolator?

 

[TAFKAP]

I have never used a press, although I've been interested in trying one. I bought this percolator for deer camp this year and so far I really like it.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00005NCWQ?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o06_s01

If the same beans were used, would a press make better tasting coffee than a percolator?

Presumably so. The tribal knowledge surrounding brewing coffee is that the ideal temperature is around 195°. Since a percolator requires boiling water, it will be too hot. So for the ideal brewing temperature, either a drip brew or a French press will achieve that. Tribal knowledge also indicates that a coffee filter will not allow the oils from the bean to drain into your coffee, so a French press is likely to get you a better cup.

When it really comes down to it, I don't think it truly matters to 90% of the population. Here's why I like using a French press for my coffee.

1) I don't have to buy filters
2) I don't have a machine that needs cleaning or that will start to develop 'off' flavors
3) I can make as much or as little coffee as I want
4) Since #3, I don't have to buy or use as much coffee, either

Downsides:
1) Having to concern myself with how fine or coarse the ground coffee is
2) French presses can be relatively expensive, relative to their simple technology. Some are more expensive than a Mr. Coffee drip machine
3) It takes a few extra minutes and some extra steps to make a pot of coffee
4) Sometimes no matter how careful you are, it's possible to end up with grounds in your cup....especially if you're pouring from the bottom of the pot

 

[TboneD]

Anybody use one regularly? My wife uses it a lot more, but I think I'm ready to switch over. Anybody got any tips or good methods to share? I'm gonna use it in camp for a week-and-a-half or so.

We've used one every day for over a year. It's a Bodum double-walled stainless that got the best reviews from America's Test Kitchen a couple years ago. By far, it's the best thing we've ever used for coffee. It's pricey, but worth it. We found this one at the Williams Sonoma Outlet in Memphis last year for $40.

http://www.amazon.com/Bodum-1308-16-Col ... ress+6+cup

This one is better than glass ones because it holds heat better and it won't break.

1) use a grinder to coarse grind fresh beans (grocery store pre-ground is too fine
2) boil water and preheat a thermos, as well as your pot
3) stir 4 TBSP into 190degree water
4) 4-6 mins later, scoop whatever foam and grounds are floating on the top
5) depress the plunger
6) pour into your hot thermos.

If you leave your brewed coffee in with the compressed grounds, it'll start to re-mix with the finer particles and will leave you with a more bitter coffee after a while.

I too use double walled stainless presses but why so low a water temp?


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[TAFKAP]

Possibly a typo. But the "ideal" coffee brewing temp is around 195°. Recently boiling, cooled down a fuzz, then poured-over-coffee-grounds water will steep around 195°.

 

[TboneD]

Possibly a typo. But the "ideal" coffee brewing temp is around 195°. Recently boiling, cooled down a fuzz, then poured-over-coffee-grounds water will steep around 195°.

Gotcha.


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[TraumaSlave]

And I recommend Vienna Coffee House in Maryville for your coffee needs. They roast in house and have some of the best coffee. Fresh beans really are key to the best tasting coffee. That and no paper filters. They hold the oils.

 

[Vermin93]

Velo Coffee Roasters in Chattanooga cranks out some incredible coffee that they wholesale to local restaurants, but you can also order it online.

http://www.velocoffee.com/coffee/

 

[catman529]

Y'all are making me want a good cup of coffee right now


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[catman529]

I have never used a press, although I've been interested in trying one. I bought this percolator for deer camp this year and so far I really like it.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00005NCWQ?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o06_s01

If the same beans were used, would a press make better tasting coffee than a percolator?

thanks vermin I saw this yesterday and had to go back and order one. Should be a huge step up from the piece of junk I bought at Academy for the same price.


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