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[AmandaPanda] How to Use a French Press
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this post was submitted on 15 May 2025
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I put ground beans in, pour hot water on them and start pressing pretty much immediately. How freakin strong do you need your coffee to wait for 4 whole minutes?
Coffee is a matter of taste. So no one should tell you that you're doing it wrong. Maybe it's just a preference.
But "immediatly" is… pretty fast. I wonder if your grind is very fine or if you have very dark beans. I don't like coffee, so I brew mine pretty cool and for 2 minutes max so I get a very cocoy drink.
If you feel like it, you may want to try different grinds and recipes. Personally I feel like it's worth it.
I won't go into details, but let's put it this way: I think what I'm doing will offend french press owners more than a paper filter.
Sounds like you are skipping the "cast judgement" step
I think it's more about taste than strength? I was a skeptic until I started trying things. still prefer a quick and dirty pour over but this is my go-to french press method
So I have an Aeropress (highly recommend because of cleaning ease) but I couldn't even wait more than a couple minutes because it will start draining through the filter almost immediately. If I waited four minutes there would be nothing to even press... Have I been doing this wrong somehow the whole time?
Pro tip - put the aeropress upside down and fill it up from the bottom, then screw on the filter, flip and into the cup it goes.