French press

'If you like your coffee full-bodied and full-flavoured, the French press should be your method of brewing. The French press is a manual coffee machine with a cylindrical carafe, a plunger and a built-in filter that percolates the coffee. It just uses boiled water to steep the coarse grind for about four minutes."

French press is a manual cooking method, which means you don't let the electronic device do everything for you. You can measure the ingredients, grind the coffee, pour the water, time the brew and press the plunger.

Is it more practical than using a regular coffee pot? Yeah.

Is it difficult, time consuming or hard to learn? Absolutely not!

Grinding the coffee and boiling the water takes about 2 minutes. Cooking takes approximately 4. All in all, it's 6 minutes of relaxing, aromatic process. Not bad at all!

Instructions for preparation

We work with a ratio of 16 parts water to 1 part coffee, so take the amount of water you are adding and divide it by 16 if you are preparing a different amount.

Method for preparing three cups using a French press

Get your gear ready and heat up the French press with hot water - You will need a French press, fresh coffee, a grinder, two spoons, a scale and a kettle.
Freshly grind 20 g of coffee. - The grind should be quite coarse, slightly smaller than sea salt.
Pour out the water and put the coffee in the base of the French press.
Add 100 ml of water.
Wait 30 seconds and then stir with a spoon. - When the ground coffee starts to release gas, you will notice that bubbles form: this is called bloom.
Add the remaining 225 ml of water.
Wait 4 minutes. - Watch closely and you'll notice that the coffee grounds drift to the bottom: this is what happens when any ground water becomes saturated.
While you're waiting, warm up a mug of hot water. - A warm mug keeps your coffee hot longer.
With a clean spoon, break up the crust on top of the stew. - This will saturate more soil, which will sink to the bottom.
Rinse the spoon and scoop out any large residue on top of the steaming liquid. - You don't have to be precise, we are most concerned about large residues.
Place the top of the French press in place, but do not squeeze yet. - This will heat and stretch the metal springs, which will help create a good seal.
Wait 15 seconds and then press. - This will trap any remaining floating sediments and help to stop their extraction.
Pour and enjoy! - It's best to either drink it all immediately or pour the remaining coffee into a thermos or flask, as it will slowly acquire a bitter taste due to the residue at the bottom.