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I think I have found a good one. Being a Colombian and fanatic of coffee I have tried different coffee brewers with disappointing results. This is the best coffee brewer that I have ever had. It's use is very easy and straight forward.
It requires some scraping of the sides while stirring to get everything in.- When you press the plunger, you need to have the cylinder somewhat out of the water otherwise your cup might overflow.I think I small regular press would have been a better use of my $20. Let me start by saying that the coffee it brews does taste good, but it has drawbacks:- As someone else mentioned, you need a pretty coarse ground to escape the sludge at the bottom of your cup.- When I pour the water in, many grounds float to the top of the cylinder and are essentially out of the water. While I applaud Bodum for their constant innovative design, I was disappointed in the Bistro Mug Press. I normally use a regular French press at home to brew coffee and thought this would be great for my desk at work.
If you tried to use Starbucks, about 2-5% of the coffee escapes the filter and comes up to the rim( my the the entire cup undrinkable).I suggest the 3 cup Brazil(Bodum) french press.(Again, thanks to my brilliant wife-if not for her, I would be drinking warm brown water). I love coffee via french press.Its taken me years to figure out that, its a better way to make coffee,than to percolate.This is a nifty idea, however YOU have to have COARSE ground coffee-eg.
Also all presses require you to lift and pour. FYI; 2 star reviewer seams to have forgotten that all french presses ask that you stir the grounds prior to seeping. This "swirly" business does not properly agitate the grounds. My husband likes radioactive coffee and usually drinks 2-3 cups. With the Bodum Bistro Mug Press you DO need to lift the press out of your mug and pour the remaining coffee out of the press. The Bodum Bistro Mug Press is perfect for me. I on the other hand like the standard 2-4 minute seep. I love that I seep right in my cup, press then enjoy.
With this, you need to hold the thing above the cup, which is annoying.There's always a problem with some grounds escaping into your cup, but this press leaves the most amount of sludge I've seen, barring turkish coffee. I've had a hard time making good strong coffee.With most french presses, you squeeze down the coffee and then pour out the top part. I thought it would be better because you weren't relying on the little gasket, but this was much worse.I'm going to buy another, normal one (anything would be better than this).Maybe I can just use this for tea, or as a vase. I like french press coffee, and it's a good way to make better coffee while I'm at work. I bought this because I generally only want to make 1 cup, and I don't have a lot of space.With the Bistro Mug Press, it's difficult to get all the water to swirl around with the coffee grounds because they're held in this cylinder while you stir.
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