French press
Also called Cafetière, Plunger, Press pot
Full immersion with a metal mesh filter: rich, heavy-bodied and simple.
- Coffee
- 30 g
- Water
- 500 g
- Temperature
- 93–96 °C
- Grind
- Coarse, like sea salt
- Time
- 4:00 + settle
About
Patented in various forms in France and Italy from the 1850s to the 1920s. The mesh lets oils and fine particles through, giving body that paper filters remove.
From Wikipedia
A French press, also known as a cafetière, cafetière à piston, caffettiera a stantuffo, press pot, coffee press or coffee plunger is a coffee brewing device, although it can also be used for other tasks. As a method of coffee preparation based on steeping the coffee grounds for a few minutes in hot water, the French press is a very simple device which can deliver an excellent coffee taste. Since it is compact and portable, the French press is a popular choice for camping.
In 1812, Benjamin Thompson invented a drip-press coffee brewing device In 1852, Jacques-Victor Delforge and Henri-Otto Mayer patented a device in France.
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