There's more than one way to brew French press coffee; learn about two methods that result in very different cups.
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Brewing a delicious cup of French press coffee is so easy that the method often gets overlooked in favor of more complicated options, like pour-over and. Maybe people think that a fussier prep means a more complex-tasting cup? But I urge you not to write off the French press as uninteresting: There are plenty of ways to make sure you’re getting the most out of every brew, even if it doesn’t take a ton of effort to get there.
Water loves to dissolve things, and coffee has plenty to dissolve: There are thousands of flavor compounds, organic acids, and other dissolvable solids in coffee that are what make it so flavorful. The coffee brewing container is designed to maximize that process by allowing the water and coffee to simply do what they do best: Mix, mingle, and make delicious things happen before your eyes.
That creamy body, or mouthfeel, is the result of the metal mesh filter screen that is at the bottom of the plunger: While it’s made of finely woven metal parts, it’s not as dense of a barrier as paper or bamboo filters are, and it allows more oils as well as more solids to pass through into the finished liquid.
Your brewing water should ideally be between 195° and 203° Fahrenheit. (Tip: Let it come to a boil and then allow it to sit for 30 to 45 seconds. Don’t feel like you need to take the water temperature every time, but you might find it useful to pop a thermometer in there once to get a sense of timing. And don’t forget that
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