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I want to talk about coffee.
pwhodges:
--- Quote from: Melodic on 20 Oct 2010, 22:52 ---This problem is way more prevalent with press pots than other kinds of coffee,
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Too many people force the press down too soon, and the grounds get pushed up round the edges. You should wait until the grounds sink naturally when you tap the glass - then you can push the plunger down easily, and the grounds don't get past it.
Nodaisho:
So that's what my friend always does wrong. He's got one of those one-cup push-presses, and there are always a lot of grains coming out of it, as well as making a mess on the counter. I figured it was just a terrible coffee maker.
My dad has one that has a bucket reservoir rather than a pot, which is really nice. It is tall enough that you can get even big travel cups underneath it, and you don't have to worry about losing any coffee by pouring while it is still dripping like you do with a pot.
Jimmy the Squid:
I don't know if it's too late for this but
Coffee.
Melodic:
--- Quote from: pwhodges on 21 Oct 2010, 00:12 ---
--- Quote from: Melodic on 20 Oct 2010, 22:52 ---This problem is way more prevalent with press pots than other kinds of coffee,
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Too many people force the press down too soon, and the grounds get pushed up round the edges. You should wait until the grounds sink naturally when you tap the glass - then you can push the plunger down easily, and the grounds don't get past it.
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The most common mistake I see in press pot brewing is an uneven press, not a premature one. It's important to press down firmly, with even pressure and as close to vertical as you can get. Although timing does have something to do with it, I'd rather see someone time a french press for the bean, rather than timing it to make pressing easier.
Scandanavian War Machine:
--- Quote from: Jeans on 21 Oct 2010, 09:58 ---Out of respect for everyone I have not posted teh Aesop Rock/John Darnielle track named Coffee but I think we are headed the way to Youtube-land fairly fast here
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psshhh wahhaa??
I consider it disrespectful to NOT share that amazing track with the world, and anyone who hasn't heard it. Especially when it is so relevent to the thread at hand.
coffee
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