French Press

[mosesbotbol]

Been using a the same French Press for over 30 years. Once you have an idea of how much coffee goes into it, you can eyeball from there. No need to measure.

Make sure the water is off-boil, not boiling. Add a pinch of salt to the coffee. Pour in about 3 oz. of water into pot with coffee grounds already added. Stir to get it all mixed in well, add the rest of the water, plunge the coffee so all of the grinds are under water (about 1" down). Wait about 4 minute's and then plunge coffee.

[MarkinAZ]

Here's a thread posted back in March 2009 by Novasurf for review that may help:

http://www.cigarasylum.com/vb/showthread.php?t=12476

[Tazziedevil]

A pinch of salt? What does the salt do?

Originally Posted by mosesbotbol

Been using a the same French Press for over 30 years. Once you have an idea of how much coffee goes into it, you can eyeball from there. No need to measure.

Make sure the water is off-boil, not boiling. Add a pinch of salt to the coffee. Pour in about 3 oz. of water into pot with coffee grounds already added. Stir to get it all mixed in well, add the rest of the water, plunge the coffee so all of the grinds are under water (about 1" down). Wait about 4 minute's and then plunge coffee.

[T.G]

Originally Posted by Tazziedevil

A pinch of salt? What does the salt do?

It can reduce the apparent bitterness.