Spring coffee style chapter 3 french press it

Spring coffee style chapter 3 french press it · Saturday April 18, 2009 by colin newell

In the photo below – the “Barista Action Figure” pole dances on a 25 year old Melior coffee press. I know – the behavior is in bad taste for the action figure… but the coffee tastes great!

French press your coffee for fun and pleasure

In my kitchen, the French press (or Bodum or Melior) coffee maker is king. And so it would seem – that this way of making coffee is catching on in the cafe as well.

During a recent visit to one of my favorite cafes in Victoria B.C. Canada – Khona Coffee… I discovered that they do coffee a lot of different ways.

One of them, the Aeropress, came as something of a surprise to me.

I mean, where else can you order a cup of coffee brewed French Press, or Single origin espresso or French press or good old drip? Well – there are a few places in Victoria. Victoria is one of the few places in Canada that has every imaginable method of brewed coffee on the menu.

Getting coffee your way seems to be the motto around these parts.

Back to my modest kitchen for a moment. I use a press pot almost 90% of the time now. There was a time that I had a resident espresso machine. No more. I do have an ESE Pod machine (more on that in a future blog).

Anyway. My recipe. I use a family sized Bodum. Probably holds about 24 fluid ounces of water. I tend to put in 18 fluid ounces (I will measure next time I promise…) About 1 heaping tablespoon of ground coffee per 6 – 8 fluid ounces of water. Water just off the boil. And I steep it for 3 minutes sharp after stirring or agitating for 10s – and then press the plunger down.

French Press and a Stovetop is what creates the black elixir of life in my kitchen. I use the 4 minute steep without any stiring … mmmmmmm good stuff.

Can you use it for all coffees? Did you try the Hacienda La Esmeralda in your press?

Cheers, Guy

— Guy Apr 19, 12:07 am #
Get OUT. You can order coffee that way?! I haven’t checked out the Khona yet….
Where else do you recommend in our city for a good brew?

— Jabba Apr 19, 08:07 pm #