REDEEMING THE FRENCH PRESS: A Modern French Press Recipe

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[LanceHedrick]

Pls french PRESS that like and sub if you haven't. Helps loads. and lmk your experience with this recipe!

[michaelmelo]

Yeah man, adding that paper filter is gold. I tried this today and am never turning back. Fixed all my issues with the french press. French press is my old friend. It got me into enjoying black coffee and now being able to brew a clean cup made me fall in love again. I will still obsess over dialing in the V60 brews on the weekends, but when in the office I can now elevate the experience for all who enjoy my morning brews with me. Thanks for sharing. Big fan of your content. Appreciate all the insight 😎👍🏼

[Lorij]

Was totally my gateway too. I remember being in Germany at the age of 17 back in 2000 and I found an authentic little press and I was so enamoured with it that I made this huge space in my suitcase and used every sock possible to be able to bring that thing home to Canada. I'm 41 now, live in Chicago and still have it.😅

[davidhunternyc]

Many people don't know this but Alessi makes a French Press by Aldo Rossi, the 9094. There are a couple of advantages to this press. First, it's made entirely out of metal and glass. No plastic anywhere. Second, and most importantly, most plungers are plunged down completely, sit above the coffee grounds, allowing for continued extraction. The plunger in the Alessi plunges all the way down to the bottom of the press, squeezing out excess water and halting coffee extraction. No bitter coffee. No need to decant your coffee to another pot. I wrote a detailed review of the Alessi on Amazon. If I were on a desert island and had to choose one way of brewing coffee, it would be with a French Press.

[ajownz]

Busted out my never-used Ikea French press for this. Used a light roast Ethiopia natural. Delicious and clean!

[EverythingIsPhotogenic]

When I first got into "alternative" brewing, I enjoyed french press but really was not a fan of the silt in the cup. I ended up deciding to try to "hack" the process and add a paper filter. it would be my dirty little secret. I actually bought filters sized to fit the diameter of my french press and I would sandwich them between the cross plate and the mesh filter and it worked phenomenally. I had no idea that coffee enthusiasts did this or admitted to this out loud 😂

I stick primarily to pour overs and espresso as there is a little less friction and clean up, especially for that pre-work cup, but I periodically come back to this method. I have not, however, deviated from the coarse grind paradigm. It makes sense to go finer, but I may have to do this external "wrap around" with a larger filter outside the cross plate to prevent ingress of the grinds. I get a solid seal with my current method and brewer, but I suspect the finer grinds may find their ways around the filter.

Hackery destigmatized by everone's favorite coffee scientist and educator (you may have to share a little of the educator title with James, of course 😉)

Thumbs up for the algorithm, people 😁

[mahamedbelkheir]

One very underated method IMO is the reverse french press.

you put the plunger in but not fully, rest it to the side so you can pour the coffee in and afterwards water on top of it. once done you pull it out instead of pushing it down, pulling the coffee up with it.

It filters fines really well without a paper filter, my theory is that the ground coffee itself acts as a filter itself, catching the fines and sticking to the bigger ground coffee pieces.

[tomspotley]

The French press reminds me of bad dinner parties at my parents and them getting an already opened old bag of ground coffee from the back of the fridge.

[brentroman]

Learned the paper filter FP trick this past year from The Coffee Chronicler

[Madskills-hwox]

Cleaning up a French press is easy.
Get a second small, double screen colander, and rinse pour (through the colander) into it the sink. Tap the colander into the garage.

Coffee grains will plug up your plumbing system.

Great show my friend

[inmitch]

I grew up with the French Press, my recipe was Peet's Arabian Mocha Java, brewed, very coarse grind, 4 minutes, bloom (of course), and whole whipping cream. My brother and I would brew pots of the stuff. We both agreed that even though we always brewed the same way it was maybe one out of 10 times you'd get the "God Cup". I'm currently mostly an espresso/flat white drinker..."God Cup" comes two or three times a week, and even though I think the "God Cup" is mostly psychological, it's what got me really interested in coffee. Thanks Mr. Peet ( I grew up in Berkeley and we used to see him walking around the shop sometimes when our mom was buying coffee and us candy canes), and thanks Lance!

[SirKibblestein]

The freakin continuation of “Sit and Steep” in the background is prime editing 😂

[septimium]

I used to brew a French Press whenever I got bored of espressos, and for some reason, the Press made me want to read a newspaper. AND NOW, finding out I could actually use the newspaper to make better coffee with it? It was never a coincidence! 🙈

[robertsharpnack]

My french press and electric kettle got me through nursing school. I need to play with using that paper filter technique. Thanks Lance!

[polrusstomakriss]

As someone that loves different kinds of coffee makers more so drip over coffee makers now, i will still use the french press to make a strong froth because it just HANDS and it's super effecient for even making the strongest brews of teas as well and again it's definitely a life saver for sure indeed

[MrSegersall]

A absolute beginner here, that also started with French press and recently, past year, have gone into coffee madness (thanks Lance). I've a totally uneducated palate, but there are some specific coffees I sometimes get, that I like very much in French press and, what I've done lately, is to serve my liquid from the press to the cup putting an able kone steel mesh brewer/filter. It's just one additional step, an easy quick one, that brings a lot of clarity to my cup.

[erikngomez]

Video quality, audio, background music, cuts and info were all superb here. Keep it up!

[natus]

I always really enjoyed french press brewed coffee. Used James Hoffmans recipe for years, where you don't plunge, and I've never really had any issues with silt since. Never thought of using a paper though, must give that a try!

[nsamadisy]

I’ve been making French press for a time. I’m confused as to why the espropress never comes up when French press is discussed… fixes a lot of the issues with temp loss, and filtering out fines.
In all cases, great video! I’m a big fan, I learn so much from all of your deep dives into all things coffee! 🙏🏼🙏🏼

[jasonjacob]

Love this! Genuinely an improvement to a much loved brewing device that doesn’t require breaking the bank like so much of coffee these days. Was piqued when you teased it in the Bird video and glad you gave it its own treatment. Can’t wait to add this to my rotation of brewing methods.

Well done, Lance! Appreciate you and this channel.