rethinking the FRENCH PRESS.

[aigel]

French presses are messy. BTDT. I have a jura espresso maker. Much faster and no mess.

G

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Originally Posted by aigel

French presses are messy. BTDT. I have a jura espresso maker. Much faster and no mess.

G

Really which model do you have?



These are JURA Impressa models S8 and F9.

[Noah930]

A couple years ago I asked about single-use coffee makers (like Keurigs). I wanted to get Mrs. Noah a gift. You guys pointed me towards these $800+ models like Juras and the like. Ridiculous. I'm not spending that kind of coin on a beverage--especially one I don't even like. But a few of you swore by your French presses, so I got her one. She still uses it everyday, and has re-gifted coffee makers we've since received as Christmas gifts and such.

[aigel]

Originally Posted by Noah930

A couple years ago I asked about single-use coffee makers (like Keurigs). I wanted to get Mrs. Noah a gift. You guys pointed me towards these $800+ models like Juras and the like. Ridiculous. I'm not spending that kind of coin on a beverage--especially one I don't even like. But a few of you swore by your French presses, so I got her one. She still uses it everyday, and has re-gifted coffee makers we've since received as Christmas gifts and such.

I have about 8000 shots through my basic jura. That's 10 cents a shot for the machine. It makes liquid gold.

Jura ENA Micro 5 - a basic machine - no froth.

G

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Originally Posted by Noah930

A couple years ago I asked about single-use coffee makers (like Keurigs). I wanted to get Mrs. Noah a gift. You guys pointed me towards these $800+ models like Juras and the like. Ridiculous. I'm not spending that kind of coin on a beverage--especially one I don't even like. But a few of you swore by your French presses, so I got her one. She still uses it everyday, and has re-gifted coffee makers we've since received as Christmas gifts and such.

WOW Noah just wow...what a cheapo.....I don't have $60 in both of those Jura machines...

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My real baby the Salvatore and Mini Mazzer burr grinder.



12 years 2 cups a day...for the esspresso maker it comes to $0.1569 a cup plus cost of coffee, water and electricity.

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Down at the Thrift if you look you can find a nice small Krups espresso maker that works for about $5.

[Cajundaddy]

Making great coffee is an art form. It can be done with French press, espresso machine or even a quality drip coffee maker (sans heat plate) if it is done with care.

* Good quality beans that you like, ground fresh.
* Get the ratio of coffee to water exactly right. If you measure willy-nilly it will taste like it.
* Water at 200F and not 1* more. Boiling the water kills the flavor.
* 3-4 minutes to steep and then press.
* Never ever add heat once the coffee is made.

We use both the French press and a good quality drip coffee maker for work days. The drip uses an insulated carafe instead of the heat plate so it does not ruin the flavor. It will keep like a thermos for about 2 hours which suits our lifestyle.

[scottmandue]

Originally Posted by Tidybuoy

Speaking of French Press, can someone give me details on how to use one?

https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/true-brew-recipe2-2013235

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Originally Posted by peteremsley

I was gifted an Nespresso. It does make great coffee, but boy is it expensive... especially watching the prem soccer on a snowy Colorado Saturday morning!

The machines don't cost much BUT the Pods will kill ya. Is that what you are sayin?

Then over time they are not cost effective. Better to step up to the plate and buy a good machine.

Back in the day I went lookin for a coffee machine..I wound up at Whole Latte Love and started reading the reviews on all the machines. What it came down to over and over again was that people who bought the high end machines WISHED THEY HAD GONE THERE IN THE BEGINNING instead of dicking around with the cheaper machines first. I looked at all the high end machines available at the time and found that the Salvatore was about the best for the bucks. So I stepped up to the plate and bought the Salvatore and Mini Mazzer and have never looked back.

https://www.salvatore-espresso.com/espresso-machines/semi-automatic/


I asked Salvatore which machine would he buy for himself and his answer was the Semi Automatic as it was push button and had less to go wrong with it...so I took his recommendation. I have pulled the top off to re prime the pump upon occasion and since these machines are handbuilt built upon order my name is on the inside. The only piece of plastic on the inside is a 1/2 inch piece of vinyl tubing that connects the water reservoir to the pump. That is so you can squeeze it to re prime. Everything else on the inside is brass, copper or commercial grade components.

The prices on the Salvatore and Mazzer have really bumped up...more than doubling..

[vash]

again. i'm not talking about machines.

just the simple french press.

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Originally Posted by peteremsley

What's the wrench like thing on the foot of the grinder?

I bought a new burr grinder a couple of years back, and I'm not in love with it. Messy and a bit inconsistent in terms of grind and quantity. Every now and again it grinds air at really high speed.

Holds the Porta Filter.

The Mazzer is the industry standard...

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Originally Posted by vash

again. i'm not talking about machines.

just the simple french press.

Who cares what you are talking about?

[varmint]

I have a le creuset.


Simple device. The cheap are probably just as effective as the expensive.

[motion]

Originally Posted by peteremsley

The Bodum my brother bought me for my 21st. Its lasted 30+ years. I don't take everything apart to wash. Just throw the lid/plunger in the dishwasher as a whole.

Yo, are those cookie things "digestives"?

[vash]

Originally Posted by motion

Yo, are those cookie things "digestives"?

hahah..eventually.

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The quality of coffee the French Press Bodum makes pales before and espresso maker.

The only thing I haven't done is roast my own beans...

[snbush67]

The Italians got the coffee press thing right.

The lever press...behold ---- La Pavoni;

[enzo1]

I've got a Technivorm Moccamaster and a Baratza Virtuoso grinder ...good stuff!

[vash]

Originally Posted by snbush67

The Italians got the coffee press thing right.

The lever press...behold ---- La Pavoni;

that does doll up any kitchen counter!!