[BlindTlk] French Coffee Press.

[Ericka]

Thanks for sharing this interesting fact. I don’t think I’d be awake enough to follow these directions in the morning though. Again I always wondered so thank you for sharing Jude.

Ericka Nelson

> On Dec 19, 2019, at 5:57 PM, Jude DaShiell via BlindTlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Judy,
> 
> You'll like the result.
> If you get a french press, get a double-sided stainless steel press.
> That way you don't have tempered glass that will break if the press gets
> dropped and the double sided french press insulates the coffee so it
> stays warmer for longer.
> Now here's how they're operated.
> One of the things you'll need is a small wooden spoon if you must get a
> press with glass in it.  If you get an all stainless steel model you'll
> need a long handled metal spoon.  The reason for the wooden spoon is so
> you don't break the glass.
> First thing to figure on is the amount of coffee to put in the bottom of
> the press.
> I use a quarter cup for two large mugs of coffee and that's about what
> my press yields.
> You pull the lid plunger combination out of the press and have a pot
> with a handle and a spout in which to put that coffee which is dry out
> of the bag or can.  Coffee cans are better for storing coffee than bags
> since you end up spilling less when getting it out.
> Once your coffee is in the bottom of the press put your plunger and
> spoon next to the press pot.
> With a tea kettle bring water to a boil and if it's electric like mine
> is the kettle will click when water is finished boiling.
> After it clicks wait 1 minute to let the water get down to 195F and then
> pour boiling water over coffee in press up to an inch from the top of
> the press.
> Then use the spoon in the press and stir the coffee and water for 1
> minute.
> Next take the plunger and lid assembly and line the dent in the bottom
> inner edge of the lid up with the spout on the press pot. and put the
> lid completely on the press.
> Then put a hand on the plunger which will be up above the lid and in its
> center and press down once until you hear one piece of metal click on
> the other piece of metal in the bottom of the pot.  Sometimes easy
> sometimes not but press slowly.
> A screen is in the plunger and once you've pressed most of the coffee
> grounds got moved to the bottom of the press where they'll stay until
> you throw the grounds into your garden or around your plants.
> Then it's time to pour coffee into a cup from that press.
> When the press is empty pull the plunger when cooled and clean it in the
> sink.  You'll find the grounds in the bottom of the press and when I
> toss them in the garden bed I have to use fingers of one hand to get
> most of them out of the press and onto the bed.  The grounds are a
> pesticide and earthworms tend to make ground popular when those grounds
> get into them and that makes plants grow better.  If you use a wooden
> spoon never wash it with soap since the spoon eventually will absorb the
> flavor of the soap.
> 
> I hope this helps.
> Military families like these very much since it takes very little time
> to get good coffee from them and the taste change will be noticeable
> from using paper filters.  Screens for the plungers can be bought where
> you buy the press and it's time to replace a screen when you start
> getting too many grounds in your teeth.
> Maybe not if someone can read coffee grounds for you and tell you about
> future events then you'd need a few to help the reading.
> If you get a burr grinder that can grind and hold a quarter cup of
> coffee and do it from the beans and put those grounds in the french
> press then the coffee gets even better.
> 
>> On Thu, 19 Dec 2019, Judy Jones via BlindTlk wrote:
>> 
>> Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2019 17:31:20
>> From: Judy Jones via BlindTlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
>> To: 'Blind Talk Mailing List' <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
>> Cc: Judy Jones <sonshines59 at gmail.com>
>> Subject: [BlindTlk] French Coffee Press.
>> 
>> Hello,
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> For those of you who use a french coffee press, how do they work?  We're
>> changing from a drip maker, would like to try this, but wanted to have a
>> better idea.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Are they less messy than a drip can sometimes be?
>> 
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>> Do they plug in to heat the water?
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> How do they compare to using a drip maker?
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Thanks very much.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Judy
>> 
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>> 
>> "Embrace each day with His mercies and blessings."
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