How To Use A French Press (Video)
Aside from The Messenger’s Egg Coffee, affectionately called “The Supreme Egg Coffee” by Mother Tynnetta Muhammad, my next preferred brewing method is the French Press. The difference between brewing with a French Press vs. a conventional drip machine is like night and day, and it offers similar benefits as the egg coffee! Therefore, I wanted to share some of the benefits of brewing with the French Press, along with a video, to introduce another way to enhance the flavor of your coffee.
As a bonus, MONARCH sells the 13.5oz French Press for your convenience!
Enjoy!
How Does French Press Work?
When you brew coffee In a French press, you should start with coarse-ground beans. You shouldn’t use a blade grinder because they don’t grind evenly and they make the beans warmer [causing static and a mess], which takes away the flavor you want in your cup. Get the press with a burr grinder or grind your beans at the store. Add the grounds into the French press carafe with very hot water and let it sit for three to five minutes. You want to push the grounds down with the tough strainer and pour yourself a cup.
Because of the differences, you will have to get used to the new flavor. You’ll appreciate the aroma and view the coffee oils floating on top. Coffee aficionados love the quality. NOTE: Always use a wooden spoon when stirring the grounds to prevent cracking or breaking the carafe.
Why Use a French Press?
Many people believe French press makes the best coffee. These are some reasons why.
1. Paper filters take out flavor and oils. When eating good food, the flavor usually exists in the fats and oils. Paper filters in drip machines absorb much of the oil in your coffee grounds. French press doesn’t soak up flavor and adds tiny bits of coffee grounds in the coffee that percolates flavor.
2. French press allows for steeping. When you get a good cup of tea, you use bulk tea that steeps for several minutes depending on the type of tea. The end result is a mouth-watering cup of tea. The same is true for coffee through a French press. Because the grounds steep instead of filter, the coffee tastes better.
3. Everything is in the cup. Using a French press means that everything except the ground coffee is in the cup. You taste all the flavors, which adds to the experience. You experience the coffee through all five senses.
4. No impurities are there. When you buy Folger’s and use a drip machine, you get impurities. First, impurities come from the manufacturing and distribution of the name-brand of coffee. Second, impurities show up from the drip machine and the way the coffee is made. However, with a French press, you drink the coffee the way it is meant to be drunk without impurities.
5. You get complete saturation of grounds. The French press does not allow you to miss any of the grounds. This means you are getting complete saturation of the coffee and oils. A drip machine doesn’t hit all the grounds. The saturation gives the coffee a different flavor than what you get from a drip machine or percolator.
6. It’s the right temperature. French press maintains the right water temperature throughout the process, which makes a difference on how the coffee is brewed. Drip machines and percolators often heat up the water quickly and cool down just as quickly, which means the right temperature only happens during the middle of the process instead of throughout the whole brewing cycle.