How To Use A French Press

If you want rich , full bodied coffee at home , you should use a French press .

Here's how to use one first .

Boil some water .

While your water is boiling , you can prepare your coffee beans .

The process of using a French press is similar to making tea rather than forcing grounds through a filter .

The French press works by steeping because of this .

You want coarser grounds to release the good stuff .

Use a grinder to grind your coffee beans to a consistency along the lines of a very fine gravel like this .

We're going with the bar Encore conical be coffee grinder , which we think is a great entry level electric grinder with 40 individual grind settings .

You can find it linked in the description below but a manual grinder will work well too .

For every cup of coffee you want to make aim for about three tablespoons of coffee grounds .

You can always adjust based on how weak or strong you like your coffee .

We're using the Bobo French press , our favorite press for its affordability , good looks and ease of use .

You can also find it linked in the description below .

Add your beans to the press then pour in your boiling water .

Give it a few good stirs until it starts the foam a bit .

The time you want to allow your coffee to steep .

Depends on the roast you are working with and how strong you want it to be darker roasts because they are drier and more brittle will extract faster than a lighter roast .

You could start with trying four minutes for a dark roast and five minutes for a lighter roast while the coffee steeps place the plunger on top to keep it hot , but don't press it down yet when plunging , be sure to do so slowly , most French presses have an additional lid on top that can pop open with too much pressure from pressing down on the plunger too fast , causing you to get hot water on yourself .

Slow and even downward pressure also means you'll end up with a lot less sediment in your coffee .

Now simply pour and enjoy .

Be careful not to pour all of it because there might be gritty sludge on the bottom .

Now , say goodbye to your drip coffee maker .

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