I have had several coffee makers in my time. At work we have a really nice Kuerig that I really enjoy and hope to someday have room in my kitchen for one at the house. However at this point in time I simply do not have the extra room so I needed a smaller coffee system that I could store very easily when not in use. I have tried just about every kind of instant coffee on the market and I pretty much hate them all. I did start to the like the Folgers tea bag style instant coffee for a while but it even started to get on my nerves so I needed something else.
I narrowed it down to two units in the very end. One was a French Press and the other was a system called an Aeropress. The Aeropress looked really cool and I really was leaning towards it until I got nervous about spills and breaks. The Areopress system is where you take the press and place it on top of the serving mug. This seems very cool how ever I am kinda a klutz and was concerned with not having anything that interlocked.
So, I went with the Bodum "Brazil" model French Press. I am liking the system so far. Easy to use and the clean up is not terribly but it does take some time. The coffee that was produced came out nice and hot and I did not notice any grounds in my cup. I will assume that is because the system is new and everything is still pretty tight. I figure after a few months I will start to see some grounds in the final product. The Brazil model does have a nice slotted pour spout which I am sure helps with keeping the grounds at bay.
When I ran to my local store to grab some ground coffee I quickly found that there were no prepackaged grounds for a French Press which requires a "coarse" grind. So, I grabbed some whole bean coffee and headed to the grinder. Once at the grinder I noticed that it had different settings of coarseness. I have seen this before but I never really paid that much attention to the grinding choices as I used to own a personal coffee grinder until my cat knocked it off the counter and it broke. Anyway, I noticed that the French Press was actually not the coarsest grind setting. There was a setting under the French Press so I went with that. I hope that by going slightly coarser this will also assist me with a coffee ground free cup of coffee. So far so good.
I may try to post some more about this as I use it more.
Here is a link to the companies product page for the Brazil in case you looking for a good one cup of coffee as well. Bodum Brazil
Here is also a link to the Aeropress that I was looking at. I might still pick one of these as they just seem really neat. I am just fearful that I would spill stuff all over with this system. aeropress
Thanks, for stopping by
I narrowed it down to two units in the very end. One was a French Press and the other was a system called an Aeropress. The Aeropress looked really cool and I really was leaning towards it until I got nervous about spills and breaks. The Areopress system is where you take the press and place it on top of the serving mug. This seems very cool how ever I am kinda a klutz and was concerned with not having anything that interlocked.
So, I went with the Bodum "Brazil" model French Press. I am liking the system so far. Easy to use and the clean up is not terribly but it does take some time. The coffee that was produced came out nice and hot and I did not notice any grounds in my cup. I will assume that is because the system is new and everything is still pretty tight. I figure after a few months I will start to see some grounds in the final product. The Brazil model does have a nice slotted pour spout which I am sure helps with keeping the grounds at bay.
When I ran to my local store to grab some ground coffee I quickly found that there were no prepackaged grounds for a French Press which requires a "coarse" grind. So, I grabbed some whole bean coffee and headed to the grinder. Once at the grinder I noticed that it had different settings of coarseness. I have seen this before but I never really paid that much attention to the grinding choices as I used to own a personal coffee grinder until my cat knocked it off the counter and it broke. Anyway, I noticed that the French Press was actually not the coarsest grind setting. There was a setting under the French Press so I went with that. I hope that by going slightly coarser this will also assist me with a coffee ground free cup of coffee. So far so good.
I may try to post some more about this as I use it more.
Here is a link to the companies product page for the Brazil in case you looking for a good one cup of coffee as well. Bodum Brazil
Here is also a link to the Aeropress that I was looking at. I might still pick one of these as they just seem really neat. I am just fearful that I would spill stuff all over with this system. aeropress
Thanks, for stopping by
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