Small coffee shop in Alba, Italy
Aeropress! I actually just bought my brother one because he saw me making coffee one morning and gave me the 🤨 look. I told him to taste it and he exclaimed “damn, that is excellent coffee!” since he’s used to pre-made stuff and Keurig pods.
I have had mine and use it all the time for about 15 years now. Still works great. I just rinse the stuff off and leave it in the dish dry rack.
Yep. I love other methods too but aeropress seems to be the easiest method to get a consistently good cup of coffee. It’s not the best but that’s not what you’re looking for everyday.
I disagree, the Aeropress makes a nice puck of coffee which can easily be ejected out. The only thing you have to clean off is the oil (if you want, I never use soap and water, just water to give it a quick rinse). With a v60 the coffee grounds can get stuck in the mesh if you’re not using a paper filter, and if you are, it’s about the same cleanup, just wash off the oils and let it dry.
I find it harder to make good coffee. It can definitely make great coffee but you need technique.
I dug my aeropress out of storage not too long ago after like 5 years. it was one of my first coffee tools and I thought I moved on when I got better stuff. I gotta say it’s combination of convenience and taste is still unparalleled. It still works great and immediately went back into normal rotation lol
I agree, I’ve tried other methods (so far only pour over and French Press) and the Aeropress is by far the hardest to screw up. I’m usually adamant on my 2 minutes 30 seconds brewing time (I set a timer) but there have been times that I’ve forgotten to set it and let it brew for like 5-10 minutes and it still tastes largely the same. I still haven’t made a pour over that was as good as an Aeropress brew. French Press is close, but it leaves a bunch of ground coffee in the bottom of the cup.
French Press Gang!
Represent!
No filters so there’s no ongoing costs and I get them tasty bean oils. Easy to clean, cheap to buy, the French Press does it all, unless you want espresso.
Am I doing something wrong. They are a pain in the ass to clean. Don’t get me wrong I love my french press.
I guess it depends on your definition of clean. I use the classic Bodum French press, so your mileage may vary (some cheap presses catch more grounds in the screen area).
I wash the glass carafe like any glassware, and then simply rinse and wipe the press itself under the tap without soap throughout the week. Once every couple of weeks, I’ll dismantle the plunger and thoroughly clean it with dish soap to remove any stains.
I’ll be that guy. The picture shown is cold drip. Cold brew is when you mix coffee and water and left it in the fridge for x hours.
But really, among the pictures, I’d pick Napoletana simply because I’ve never had them.
I think they really mean cold brew. The time says 5 hours and maybe the machine is a filter thingy after they cold brew the coffee in the fridge.
Maybe, but 5 hours isn’t much time for a true cold brew. I am leaning towards cold drip, where the ice water slowly drips onto the grounds. In the right setup maybe that would take 5 hours.
Looks like you’re right. Does five hours seem anywhere near enough for cold brew, though? I typically aim for around 36 hours.
I’ve never heard of it either.
https://youtu.be/mX_OrQGFio4?si=8sj_GL5sYdmlzckJ
Edit: kinda reminds me of a Vietnamese coffee maker. Just with the integrated boiler.
What’s the one that looks like a blocky duck from the side?
I let my French press simmer for 20 minutes, as recommended by James Hoffman, but only when I bought properly grinded coffee.
Edit: I just saw the video again and he said 4 + 5 to 8 minutes for a 30gm of coffee and 500gm of water. I usually do the double and maybe for that I was also doubling the time? Lmao, have been so many years doing it like this that I was sure was the way he said it should be done.
Coffee grinded for French press is really big, it needs a lot of time to extract the flavors, and after 20 minutes the temperature is just right.
Simmering means you’re probably putting it on a stove top trying to keep it just below boiling temp for 20 minutes.
Is that what you’re really doing? Or are you steeping?
Is there a big difference in flavor here? I grind my own beans fairly coarsely then brew for 4-5 minutes at 200°F and that seems pretty ideal.
I’d worry it wouldn’t be quite hot enough after waiting 10-20 minutes and the coffee tastes quite flavorful the way I do it, but I’d give it a try! What do you feel is properly grounded coffee for French Press?
