The Official CPF Coffee Thread. All things Coffee... (And related beverages)

[RWT1405]

Folgers has the same size container. Only in red instead of blue.
Great idea regarding the toilet roll usage.

Yep, I have both

Maxwell House also makes a shorter container

 

[RWT1405]

Here ya go........

If you do any traveling, they are well worth having

 

[Monocrom]

NICE! waterproof toilet roll cover.

 

[Poppy]

This too!

 

[Poppy]

I like the idea of including seat covers.

 

[MrAl]

This too!

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Hi,

Is that a single cup pour-over grounds coffee maker? 🙂

 

[RWT1405]

Hi,

Is that a single cup pour-over grounds coffee maker? 🙂

Then it would be Starbucks coffee.......

 

[MrAl]

Then it would be Starbucks coffee.......

Hi,

Why do you say that?

I made my own pour-over coffee grounds coffee maker a long time ago because back then the commercial ones were not very common, if available at all.
It's just a small Tupperware bowl with a small hole drilled in the bottom center, and a plastic grating that goes over the whole to keep the paper coffee filter above the bottom of the bowl while the coffee water drips out. Used it for some 30 years now.

The currently available devices like this seem too bulky so I never bought a new one either, or I would have tried one available say on Amazon.

 

[Chauncey Gardener]

I think he was alluding to Starbucks coffee tasting like pee pee.

 

[RWT1405]

Hi,

Why do you say that?

I made my own pour-over coffee grounds coffee maker a long time ago because back then the commercial ones were not very common, if available at all.
It's just a small Tupperware bowl with a small hole drilled in the bottom center, and a plastic grating that goes over the whole to keep the paper coffee filter above the bottom of the bowl while the coffee water drips out. Used it for some 30 years now.

The currently available devices like this seem too bulky so I never bought a new one either, or I would have tried one available say on Amazon.

LOL!

You need to go back and take a GOOD, HARD, LONG look at what the device in the picture is..............

I think he was alluding to Starbucks coffee tasting like pee pee.

I'm glad Chauncey understands!

LOL!

 

[MrAl]

LOL!

You need to go back and take a GOOD, HARD, LONG look at what the device in the picture is..............



I'm glad Chauncey understands!

LOL!

Hi,

Yeah ha ha, I was joking around 🙂

 

[Chauncey Gardener]

Hi,

Yeah ha ha, I was joking around 🙂

I understood that.

🧠 L@@K at the big brain on Chance. 😁

 

[Dave_H]

Hi,

Is that a single cup pour-over grounds coffee maker? 🙂

There are 1-cup coffee presses (sometimes called French press). I had one but gave it away, probably should have kept it, but I typically drink more than one cup per day. They can be a bit of a chore to clean out though.

Dave

 

[tech25]

Try the clever dripper. It's a mix between a pour-over and a French press. Easy clean up.

 

[MrAl]

There are 1-cup coffee presses (sometimes called French press). I had one but gave it away, probably should have kept it, but I typically drink more than one cup per day. They can be a bit of a chore to clean out though.

Dave

Hi,

Interesting because I was looking at them a few days ago and always wanted one. I noticed that they did look hard to clean though as you are saying now. That's a turn off for me.

But I have to ask, is the coffee taste any better with a french press? That could be a game changer for me.
Another way to state that is what is the advantage of a french press over standard drip.

 

[MrAl]

Try the clever dripper. It's a mix between a pour-over and a French press. Easy clean up.

Hi,

Thanks for the idea, they look interesting. However, they do not seem anything more than a coffee dripper, the pour over grounds type and let drip. Is there a special model that does some French pressing too?

I considered pressurizing my original homemade pour over grounds dripper. It was made with a Tupperware bowl so it had a top. Once you put the filter and the grounds in, if you squeeze the bowl (it's tough plastic but it bends) it pressurizes the inside so the coffee shoots out the bottom hole. I thought that if I used an air pump I could get it to work automatically without squeezing. I might try this again now that we're talking about it.

 

[scalpel_ninja]

Hi,

Thanks for the idea, they look interesting. However, they do not seem anything more than a coffee dripper, the pour over grounds type and let drip. Is there a special model that does some French pressing too?

I considered pressurizing my original homemade pour over grounds dripper. It was made with a Tupperware bowl so it had a top. Once you put the filter and the grounds in, if you squeeze the bowl (it's tough plastic but it bends) it pressurizes the inside so the coffee shoots out the bottom hole. I thought that if I used an air pump I could get it to work automatically without squeezing. I might try this again now that we're talking about it.

The Clever Drip looks like a pour over with just a pressure/gravity-activated valve to release the coffee into the cup. I wonder if it's easy to clean?

French press with a metal filter allows for more of the coffee oils to remain, however usually at the expense of having sludge at the bottom of the cup. A paper filter prevents sludge, but soaks up the oils.

Your home made concept might be similar to the Aeropress. I haven't tried it myself, but many swear by it.

 

[MrAl]

The Clever Drip looks like a pour over with just a pressure/gravity-activated valve to release the coffee into the cup. I wonder if it's easy to clean?

French press with a metal filter allows for more of the coffee oils to remain, however usually at the expense of having sludge at the bottom of the cup. A paper filter prevents sludge, but soaks up the oils.

Your home made concept might be similar to the Aeropress. I haven't tried it myself, but many swear by it.

Hi,

Oh thanks for the link that's interesting.
That might be similar, but I was thinking of going with compressed air from an electric air pump for maximum coolness and convenience.

That might be good enough though, but I dread having to clean them out after every cup of coffee. I hate grounds in my coffee too, so if any got through that would be a bit of a downer.

 

[tech25]

The Clever Drip looks like a pour over with just a pressure/gravity-activated valve to release the coffee into the cup. I wonder if it's easy to clean?

French press with a metal filter allows for more of the coffee oils to remain, however usually at the expense of having sludge at the bottom of the cup. A paper filter prevents sludge, but soaks up the oils.

Your home made concept might be similar to the Aeropress. I haven't tried it myself, but many swear by it.

The clever dripper has a filter so it makes for an easy clean up. The point of it is to use as a pour over but it also functions as a quasi French press.

It sits on your counter not on the mug. As you pour the water it collects in the unit blocked by a valve until you place it on your mug and the weight opens the valve releasing the coffee into the mug.

 

[LuxLuthor]

There are no user instructions with a French press, they're so old-world ubiquitous that it's assumed you've already used one like a sink or toilet. But for the uninitiated:

Store shelf coffee/just-make-some-Joe method:
1. Heat water until just boiling
2. Dump scoop/serving of grounds into press
3. Pour just off-boil water into press, ~cup per scoop/serving of coffee
4. Wait four minutes
5. Press, serve as needed.

And the barista/good coffee method:
1. Heat water to 200F
2. Weigh beans to be ground (in grams) then grind and place into preheated press (via surplus heated water or just some hottest water from tap, dumped immediately before adding grounds)
3. Pour water into press (previously portioned 10:1 against the coffee, so 25g coffee needs 250g/ml water)
4. Wait four minutes
5. Press, serve (into preheated cup, dumped and dried of water before coffee,) place remainder in other carafe/container, press should have only wet grounds remaining.

All the extra work in method #2 is so that when you get a really good result, you can replicate it exactly every time after that. If the result isn't good, or you just want to "dial it in", you'll be able to make/notice small changes since all the other variables will remain the same. If you're experimenting with grind size, then you've already started this process.

I like to bounce back and forth between French press and another, less stout method; my local place does pour-overs which don't have the press' gravity or syrup-yness but retains all the top-end brighter flavors, which is a pleasant diversion from time to time. If I didn't have that it'd be the Aeropress. Breakfast coffee is definitely French press though.

I can't remember if I posted in this thread and on an iPhone it's a PITA to read every page.

It's great how accurate and experienced you are up until this post as far as I read.

I've been a coffee roasting snob for 30 years. Mostly use the Behmor and green beans Central American from SweetMarias.com.

https://www.sweetmarias.com/drum-roasting-starter-kit-2.html

I alternate between French Press and the Technivorm brewer.