French Press Coffee Makers

When using French Press coffee makers to create great tasting coffee quickly and easily, it is importnat that you make sure that you use the right sort of ground coffee. If you don’t then the essential oils within the ground beans cannot be extracted properly and so the taste of the coffee you brewed will be badly affected.

So it is important that if you can you also purchase yourself a good quality coffee grinder. This iwll help to ensure that the size of the grounds you place in to your French press are ideal. Plus you are going to be using grounds that are considerably fresher than those that have been pre ground for you and prepackaged. Although they may cost less the flavour that they produce won’t be as good. So make sure that you don’t go for coffee beans that are less than 3 days old or more than 10 days old.

So why is it so importnat that you use a good quality coffee grinder ? Below we look at just some of the reasons.

Reason 1 – The size of the coffee grounds is important that you put into your French press coffee maker as those used for making an espresso. It is important to make sure that the grounds you place in your coffee maker are much larger as well as being uniform in size. If they are fine there is a greater chance of them being able to pass through the plunger filter resulting you getting sediment into your coffee. This in turn could result in not only the coffee tasting gritty but also quite bitter.

Reason 2 – By ensuring that you know exactly the size of the grounds being produced you will find that you may need to use far less in order to create a great tasting cup of coffee. This is because freshly grinding your own coffee ensures that more of the essential oils inside the beans has been retained and which will then be extracted in to the liquid as the mixture is provided with time to brew.

Reason 3 – When it actually comes time to press the plunger down to prevent the grinds from getting into the liquid you will find it a lot easier. But you still need to be wary and ensure that you don’t put into too much hot water or the chances of the hot liquid spilling over the sides and scalding your hands will be increased.

When it comes to looking for the perfect coffee grinder to purchase to use in conjunction with your French press coffee makers there are certain features to look for. Look for ones that don’t have a nylon filter installed as these are going to allow a great portion of the fine particles to be able to pass through. By going for those models that are fitted with a metal filter you will find that the grinds produced are not only much coarser but are more uniformed in size.