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> In >, on 10/15/05
> at 10:38 AM, "Dee Randall" > said:
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>
>>"notbob" > wrote in message
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>>> On 2005-10-14, <RJ> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> There's something about a cone filter that makes a better pot of
>>>> coffee.
>>>> Maybe it directs more of the water through the grounds.
>>>
>>> No. In fact, the paper cone filter absorbs some of the aroma and
>>> flavor components of coffee. Try a French press for the best brew.
>>>
>>> nb
>
>>Bob, how did you get started using a French press. Coffee coming out of
>>it tastes like drinking either Turkish coffee or the coffee we made on
>>the farm where we threw a handfull of coffee into a boiling pot of water
>>and let it sink to the bottom --
>>When did you start liking the French press.
>>Dee Dee
>
> If it tastes like that, then it has to do with the amount of ground coffee
> you are suing and the grind of the coffee. Coffee for a French Press
> should be coarsely ground (like for perc coffee).
>
> Then try 1TBS ground coffee per six oz of water and adjust from there. If
> it is too weak go to one per four oz, too strong then 1 to eight oz.
>
> There are differing standards. My latest FP says a 1 to four ratio. I've
> others that say 2 T per six. This happens because of differing values on
> what a cup is. We use eight OZ, but a coffee cup in some places is set at
> six oz and so o.
>
> Enjoy,
>
>
> jim

With the French Press do you get coffee grounds in the bottom of your
drinking cup?
Thanks.
Dee De