WHAT IS A FRENCH PRESS, BY HATHERN COFFEE!
A French Press is a coffee brewing device that allows the roasted and ground gourmet coffee to steep directly in the water before the grounds are separated from the brewed coffee using a plunger with a filter on the end.
The plunger fits snugly into the French Press and the filter is typically either nylon mesh or metal. The hot water is poured in with the roasted, ground coffee and allowed to steep for three to five minutes.
When the coffee is ready the plunger is pressed down, separating the brewed coffee from the coffee grounds which are trapped against the bottom of the French Press brewing device.
French Press is the name of a coffee brewing method and also the name of the piece of coffee equipment ( a coffee maker that allows coffee grinds to soak directly in hot water. The spent grounds are then separated from the brewing coffee by pushing a mesh plunger to the bottom of the coffee pot.
OPTIMAL BREWING
The French Press is widely considered as the best method for brewing premium gourmet coffee and enjoying all of its best qualities (e.g., body, aroma, acidity, aftertaste.
Because French Press coffee is not put through a paper filter more of the coffee's essential oils remain in the brewed coffee, providing a fuller body and a stronger flavour and aroma.
ANATOMY OF A FRENCH PRESS
A typical French Press coffee maker is a cylindrical glass container with a round, metal screen filter/plunger which is tightly fitted to the cylinder.
FRENCH PRESS INSTRUCTIONS
To brew the coffee, first remove the mesh plunger from the French Press and place the ground coffee in the bottom of the glass container. Generally a course grind size is used in the French Press method. Next add the hot water, and then perhaps stir or shake it up a bit.
Because the French Press method does not filter the coffee through a paper filter, the coffee's volatile oils are not removed, and this helps the coffee retain its natural body. The French Press method is also the best brewing method for controlling the coffee's temperature and brewing time.
PUSHING DOWN THE PLUNGER
After about three to five minutes the French Press coffee will be ready. At this time you may push the mesh plunger down, forcing the water through the screen mesh to separate the extracted coffee from the coffee grounds.
You'll want to use a smooth, consistent pressing motion. Too much pressure could cause the plunging stick to bend or warp. It could also cause hot water to spill or spray out, causing bodily damage.
The French Press is also called Bodum, Cafetiere, or Plunger Pot.
WHAT ARE SOME OTHER NAMES FOR A FRENCH PRESS?
The French Press is also known as a coffee plunger (Australia, Africa, New Zealand), cafetiere (Ireland, Netherlands, UK), cafetiere a piston (France), press pot, or coffee press.
WHERE WAS THE FRENCH PRESS INVENTED?
It is thought that the French Press was first invented in the 1850s in France. The first patent for a French Press was filed in 1929 by Attilio Calimani, and Italian designer. The design of the French Press was later improved by another Italian named Faliero Bondanini.
WHAT HAPPENS IF THE GROUND COFFEE SOAKS TOO LONG IN THE FRENCH PRESS?
If the hot water steeps for too long in the French Press the coffee can become very bitter due to over-extraction.
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