Wouldnt a French press do the same thing? Add coffee and cold filtered water to the press and let it steep... or am I missing something about this device?
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You could use a press to steep the coffee, but you would have to do it too frequently, and I don't know that the french press would clear the grounds out of the finished product. The Filtron use a wool filter that captures the smallest of particles leaving you with a rich, clean, beautiful carafe of coffee concentrate. Enough to last you about two weeks - give or take - depending on how often you enjoy the concentrate. I agree with Frizzy hair... this method of brewing coffee definitely brings out the chocolate flavors in your coffee.
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Strictly a guess..I would think so; but remember, you are making a concentrate with the filtron that lasts for days in the refrigerator , and it takes many hours. I'm not sure a French press would be convenient for something like that.
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I use a Mason Jar, I grind 1 cup of coffee beans, pour it in the jar, put in 3 cups water in the jar, stir till all grounds are wet, put on lid, set on counter till next day, open and filter using a Melitta $6.00 pour over style Filter with #2 or #4 paper filter to filter out sediment. Done. So Yes a French Press could do it.
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I use a French press to make my concentrate and it works well. As has been noted I also filter mine through a paper filter to catch the fine stuff. I have had coffee from the Toddy and Filtron and noticed no difference in taste. If it makes you feel better to spend $30, $40 or $50 on a special piece of equipment go for it but I think it's unnecessary.
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one thing to note that no one has mentioned (they may not know!) is that the french press is the worst for skin problems (the unfiltered acids and oils are to blame). just another reason to try another filtered method. hope this additional info helps others....
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It's a concentrate. You fill a mug with 1/4 coffee concentrate and 3/4 hot water. Or to desired taste. Makes excellent iced coffee. Takes the bitterness out of coffee - tastes more like a dark chocolate bar. Very good! Also great to use if you have acid reflux since the acidity is taken out.
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You let it steep for about 15 hrs.. and it makes a concentrate to blend with hot water like instant coffee.. except that it tastes wonderful.. and is very mild with almost no acid.. Good luck.
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A larger French press costs anywhere from 20-40 dollars. An extra ten or fifteen dollars for an easier process and cleanup are worth it, plus you make more concentrate.
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The only complaint I have about using my 4 cup capacity French press is it doesn't render as much coffee as this. Other than that, I don't press the coffee down until it has steeped for at least 18 hours. Once done, I run it through a funnel with a conical filter as a secondary filter. Works for me.
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Percolator setting or drip. Just not espresso. French press should be course ground, not fine. Espresso coffee is much too fine for FP. I went with Percolator setting myself.
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I find that a coarse grind -- suitable for a French press -- works best for me, but I suggest you experiment with finer grinds as well as different amounts to see what best suits you. Also be aware that different water temperatures yield different results. You'll just have to try and see.
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You do want a coarse grind for a french press coffee maker. The key is letting the coffee steep long enough to make a strong brew. We recommend grounding your beans right before you brew your first pot. Our customers have had the best results using a hand grinder like this one: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00PVVKH42/ As a general rule, if you are at a higher altitude, then you need to add time because boiling water is cooler. I have good results with a 5 minute steep time. (Note that I am at 5000ft, so 5 minutes may be too long for you, at a normal altitude try closer to 4 minutes) Be sure to use a timer, and compare different times to find the optimal brew. You can make good tasting coffee with finer grounds, but they may clog the filter, or if they are too fine, they might pass through it altogether, giving you a rather gritty pot of coffee.
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As it happens, I just boiled water for coffee using my bodium French press which is supposed to be an 8 cup/ Itook about 15 minutes. I am not sure exactly how many onces of water that is, but I should also say it is important not to overfill it. It will still work quickly,
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It is really simple. If you turn the knob forward, the machine brews the coffee. If you turn the knob backward, the machine blows steam (through the sort of small pipe located at its right hand side) to froth milk or cream. If you are planning on doing both, it might be a good idea to add a bit more water, so that you can have enough for coffee brewing and producing steam.
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This french press is not designed as a cooking vessel to heat up water in any heat source. It's insulated thermos pot to keep boiling water hot for a little while. Like any french press, you put your coffee grind and pour boiling water to make coffee. I use a electric kettle to boil water.
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My husband uses this more often than I do - but he tells me that if he presses the plunger too fast he will get too many of these particles. I seem to remember from presses I've had in the past that there often are very fine particles in the bottom. You may want to get your coffee ground more coarsely for use in a french press.
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NO! French presses use a metal strainer. You completely defeat the purpose and design and Great Coffee by doing anything other than brewing the way you sould. If you want to heat the water in the microwave and then put into the French Press outside of the microwave - that's okay. always use clean fresh cold water to start, water should be just below boiling and stir the coffee and water.
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In actuality, travel presses are a poor idea for this exact reason. The coffee continues to extract even after the plunger is pushed down, creating a more bitter cup. Proper technique after using a french press of any kind is to decant the brewed coffee into another container immediately after brewing to avoid this overextraction.
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My French press has a two part filter, the mesh and a perforated disc with a coiled wire on the edge. It holds the mesh rigid when pressing the plunger. The shaft of the plunger unscrews from the two parts and are separate pieces which you can then see where to exchange the old mesh for the new, screw the shaft back on and voila! Back to making coffee....
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Dead easy. 4 tbs of standard ground coffee (starbucks, peets etc) in the bottom. Boil kettle (I have a kettle I use for tea), let the water sit for 1 min so it is not boiling and scalds the grounds. Pour the just off the boil water on grinds, let sit for 4 mins then plunge the plunger and pour. It sounds much more complicated written down than it is in practice. Advantages over a coffee machine, 1) cheaper, 2) much easier to clean - just rinse out grounds and pop in dishwasher. You just unscrew the plunger components. 3) Easy to make small amounts 4) No filters or capsules required. However, if you drink a lot of coffee, you may prefer a machine. Google 'how to use a french press coffee maker'.
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It will vary on the size of cup you choose and the steeping time you choose. The steeping time is controlled by the "flavor" setting. The amount of coffee that is ground is controlled by the "strength" setting. I brew the largest mug (which is about 4 cups* of coffee) into my carafe. It takes a good 10 minutes. The clock changes to a count down meter to tell you how long before it is done. If I were to tell the machine to brew 4 cups into the Carafe using the carafe setting and not changing anything on the flavor or strength setting, it would brew in just a couple of minutes (about 5, I never really timed it) but it will grind much more coffee because it is not using the steep process. Because there are no standardized cups, this assumes every cup of coffee is 5oz. Not in my book, probably not yours either. You've got to hand it to Breville, their coffee maker is smarter than we are. I believe they have thought of everything for this model and it makes wonderful coffee. Better than any restaurant, hotel, casino, coffee house. It's not a coffee maker you're just able to take out of the box and get it right the first time. Once you adjust your thinking as to what the "flavor" and "strength" setting do, you'll discover your utopia. You will have to experiment with it though. I was lucky, I found my "utopia" after just 3 tries. *the 4 cups is what the tank says it uses to brew my "mug" of coffee.
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Not as fine as espresso. But pretty fine. If you're getting it ground by someone or grinding it yourself there should be a French press setting.
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I wouldn't brew hot coffee with it as you are defeating its purpose, if a Hot coffee is wanted take some of the cold brewed coffee and heat it up or add boiling water to the cold brew.
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I don't believe so. Did not try it. Be aware that this thing just quit on the 8th day of use and I returned it for a refund. A small French press works just about as good. Add milk, heat it for 30-50 seconds, then while the coffee is brewing in my Keurig I pump the French press until the coffee is ready. Makes excellent froth....
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No. The water must be 195 degrees. At 212 deg, I have found bitterness. Fill your water pot to a level you can repeat, boil, then time how long it takes to cool to 195 (use candy thermometer), then pour in to coffee in french press, stir, and rest the screen on the mixture. Steep 3 1/2 min, then push screen down fully for 2 min. Serve.