How To Use French Press Coffee Pot

You can find coffee presses that feature glass or plastic pots.

How to use french press coffee pot. Slowly press the plunger downwards and gently pour the brewed coffee from your french press to your coffee cup or mug. Hold the handle firmly then pull out the plunger add a heaping tablespoon 7 8 grams of coffee to the pot per 200 ml 6 7 oz of water pour hot water not quite boiling into the pot and gently stir. A french press makes coffee by immersing ground coffee in hot water and then separating the grounds from the coffee by pressing down the filter. Place 2 tablespoons coarse ground coffee at bottom of the french press. Water should be at about 200ºf to optimize flavor.

Remove the lid and plunger and place the ground coffee beans in the press. Continue adding additional tablespoons of grounds for more cups of coffee. You can do this in a regular stove top teakettle or an electric teakettle. Ensure that you do not pour the last few drops of your brewed coffee in the cup they have the highest level of concentration and can change the taste of your coffee in the cup. Let the coffee steep for about 4 minutes.

It helps to maintain the coffee hot. Wrap the pot with a towel to add insulation. Examine your coffee press to ensure that the plunger device inside that pushes the grounds to the bottom of the pot to express their flavor into the hot water is working properly. Place the pot on a dry flat surface. Slowly pour in 16 ounces of hot 200 degrees f water into the.

While you are grinding your coffee begin boiling your water in a separate pot. The perfect temperature for french press coffee is from 195 200 f 91 93 c.