I love my coffee press

[Brewster]

Or to use it's French name, my cafetiere! I like it because coffee is fresh each time and it's so much easier to clean than a machine. It's perfect for the morning when you want a good cup of coffee, quickly.

[jennyffer777]

Well, I know cafetiere does have its adherents but I think it doesn't prepare my coffee as \i would like it be. But that's just a matter of preference

[MaCoffee]

Cafe presses are easy to prepare and clean! My parents use one, but I still use a regular machine. I've never figured out how to keep from getting so many grounds in my coffee with a cafe press, so I haven't made the switch yet.

[Brewster]

Jennyffer, I love your avatar. Macoffee, I had the problem of getting grinds in the coffee but it was caused by a faulty lid. I sometimes think of buying a regular machine but I like the freshness of just brewed coffee.

[Dixie06]

I love my French press to prepare coffee. I think it gives the coffee a cleaner taste- at least in my mind. I bought mine from Starbucks and have no had a problem with the grounds coming out. I do press it down slowly.

MaCoffee- are you pressing it down fast?

[Brewster]

Dixie06, I got my coffee press from Starbucks too! It was quite expensive I thought, but the quality is obvious. You do need to make sure you give the lid a good wash quite often, to avoid a build up of coffee sludge!

[garyspeed]

Well, I know that Animadinamica has its followers, but I think that ' t prepare coffee as I. But it's just a matter of preference.

[MoffeeCoff]

I've never liked French press coffee makers mainly because they are hard to use and they don't keep the coffee warm long enough. Then again I find the drip style coffee makers make a decent cup without any major cleanup or hassles.

[LucyCB]

MoffeeCoff, one of the reasons that you might get more flavor from a French press is that the coffee is steeped like tea for a few minutes. With drip coffee, the water flows through the grinds quickly. You really should try it, but remember you need a coarse grind. If it's not your thing, you can always go back to drip coffee.

[PepetheCoffeeManiac]

The French Press coffee is definitely more bodied than the coffee maker coffee (and more flavorful).

[murphious]

I have been roasting, grinding, and using a French press for over 20 years and nothing beats the flavor of fresh coffee brewed within 3 days of roasting and NOT pre-ground. I do not see any quality/flavor advantage to Kurig-type brewing with "pods" of pre packaged old ground coffee. And I refuse to be taken in by the popularity of Starbucks' over-roasted beans. Just roast quality beans until just at second crack and your good to go---no need to roast until they smell of burnt rubber...

[parlejackson]

A perfect start for our day is to have a cup of hot and fresh coffee. Because of coffee machines we can easily prepare coffee and drink it. The cleaning process also easy.

[shkrodan2]

Heck yeah, the French press is awesome. I own so many coffee makers and I still come back to my ol' faithful press at least once a week