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I'm going to have a small French press for my coffee, as I've spent a little more than I wanted to on my first hand grinder so I'll be saving my pennies for a good while. What's your preferred ratio of water to coffee when making a French press? What's your technique for brewing? I prefer a light roast, if that matters (?)

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[-] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago

Apologies for not having an answer for you, but I just thought I'd mention I saw this post on the front page and without knowing which community it was under I had multiple thoughts about what it would refer to:

  • power tools ? nope
  • "trees" ? nope
  • coffee! huh, alright!
[-] owatnext@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Same omg. I was confused, didn't think I was subscribed to trees lol.

[-] thayer@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Some folks make coffee their religion (and there's nothing wrong with that). I grind a Mason jar's worth of Costco Espresso beans at a time, using a cheap KitchenAid grinder. Dump a heaping, hard-scooped 1/3 cup of it into a Bodum French press. Florishly fill with boiling water to just above the metal ring. Steep for 10 minutes, then serve. I don't stir it, or wait for it to bloom before filling to the top. Turns out great every time.

[-] dolessrem@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Just about the only contention I have with James hoffman is his disregard for ratios as my brain just tends to do that math easier so I start with a 17:1 ratio of water:coffee

[-] CCatMan@lemmy.one 1 points 2 years ago

Which grinder did you pick ?

[-] BloodyFable@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

I got a Timemore Chestnut, I'm unsure of it's quality but I'll report back once I've tried it out

[-] fritobugger2017@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

It is a pretty decent entry level hand grinder. The slightly more pricey Timemore C3 is supposed to be a huge step up though.

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