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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Saturday, April 15, 2006 - 7:30 pm
I've had a Melitta 10 cup pot for a few years now. LOVE it, but they've quit making the filters (charcoal filter in pot, not filters in the basket). My brother was raving about his coffee press today, so now I'm considering one of those. Any opinions? I love fresh-ground, fresh-brewed coffee, but since I'm the only one in the house who drinks it, I usually make a pot and then have to "reheat" for 2 days following. The first day is fabulous since I have a burr grinder and use filtered water to make the coffee. However, the reheat days leave a lot to be desired. I've looked at the single cup brewers, but so far none of them work w/my own coffee -- and the idea of those pods is just not gonna' happen here! The press seems like a good solution, but I'd love to hear others' ideas.
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Kiersten_love
Member
08-03-2001
| Saturday, April 15, 2006 - 8:10 pm
Hi Teach, I have a coffee press for many years now and I have to say i love it. It makes the perfect cup of coffee, and i have the four cup size, so this way I can have in actuallity 2 normal size cups of coffee for me and my fiance. They are real easy to use, though you have to be patient with the press, when using it to make the perfect cup of coffee, use 1 real tablespoon per one cup of water, then add the boiling water and press down real slow so as not to make the lid come off or the coffee come rushing out...LOL Good luck, let me know if you like it. A good kind to get is the Bodum, they are all about pressed coffees and teas too. 
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Kiersten_love
Member
08-03-2001
| Saturday, April 15, 2006 - 8:13 pm
Oh to make things easy, I have decided to include the following for you to read, this is the type i use: CHAMBORD french press coffee maker with metal lid capacity: 0.35 liter, 12 oz size: 3 cup (1 1/2 US) view other sizes unit: 1 piece bodum #: 1923-16USC color: chrome (16) price per unit: $19.95 Product description Instructions for use Available spare parts for this product View Product Demo Shipping information Other retailers Quantity When Bodum took over a small clarinet factory in Normandy in 1982. It was not because of the fine orchestra clarinets they were producing but because of a relatively unknown coffee maker called the Chambord which they, by coincidence, produced as well. We combined the skills of these Normandy craftsmen with modern production, and the price became affordable to the many people who loved the taste of the coffee brewed in this unique coffee maker, later known as the French press coffee brewer. Thanks to Bodum and thanks to the increasing need for better coffee, the French press coffee maker became one of the most popular coffeemakers in the world. The design has not changed a bit from the original drawings, and we still make the Chambord with the same painstaking care and knowledge we learned from those proud craftsmen in windy Normandy. The ease of brewing... the delicious smell and taste of French roasted dark coffee have not changed, but the $19.95 price Bodum offers you today for a Chambord is no longer the price of the past.
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Saturday, April 15, 2006 - 8:20 pm
The Bodum was the style I was looking at. I might actually get their "8 cup" (small cups! LOL) size thermal stainless size. Then I can make single cups for me but still have the option of making more when company comes. Thanks for confirming my suspicions. Now a quick question -- I don't know what style my bro has, but he has to use "coarse ground" -- however, I've read the Bodum handles finer ground too. What's your experience?
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Kiersten_love
Member
08-03-2001
| Saturday, April 15, 2006 - 9:32 pm
I use finer ground since i like the way the coffee has a more bolder stronger flavor, I find that the coarse ground makes a weaker coffee,and if you add more coffee to it, it only makes it bitter. That is a great idea Teach to get the 8 cup size, I only have the 4 cup cause my bro gave it to me as a housewarming, amongst other things, many years ago. The mesh strainer is very very fine, so don't worry about coffee grinds getting in the coffee, at least the one I have I know it doesn't happen. I hope i helped. 
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Sunrvrose
Member
08-13-2001
| Saturday, April 15, 2006 - 9:32 pm
I have a glass Bodum, and the coarse grind is much better. The problem with finer grinds is that you get more residue in the bottom of your cup of coffee. Unfortunately, this is a common problem for me because I get Gevalia pre ground coffee. So no matter how slowly I depress the "press" in my Budum, I end up with a murky bit of gunky coffee at the bottom of each cup. When I buy beans and grind them coarsely, no muck in the bottom of the cup. But, either way, the press coffee is so much better. Go for it, and enjoy.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Sunday, April 16, 2006 - 2:33 am
The French Press is the best way to get the most flavor out of the coffee. We carry a thermal french press that is just fantatic. Keeps the coffee hot for 2 hours! Starbucks Barista® Thermal Coffee Press Starbucks recommended method of brewing highlights coffee’s full, rich taste. Fine mesh filter lets coffee retain the precious oils that paper filters absorb. Stainless steel, double walled insulation keeps coffee fresh and hot for up to two hours. Makes 32 fl oz (946mL) of delicious coffee. $49.95*
We also carry an individual coffee pot that's great. Starbucks Barista Aroma Solo™ Thermal Coffee Maker Stainless Steel $69*

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Rslover
Member
11-19-2002
| Sunday, April 16, 2006 - 6:40 am
When not necessary to make a whole pot of coffee, I make delicious single cups of coffee by using the Melitta plastic (#2) filter. I put 3 T. coffee and boil 9 oz. water. I pour the water over the grounds slowly for 5 seconds, and then let it drip for 10 seconds until the water is gone. Sounds tedious but the whole thing takes about 2 mins. This fills a coffee mug and tastes great, just like real brewed.
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Max
Moderator
08-12-2000
| Sunday, April 16, 2006 - 6:47 am
I use a french press every day. Love it! I have a water cooler that dispenses hot water, so it's perfect 'cause I don't have to wait for a kettle to boil. I have an 8-cup Bodium press and drink it all by myself just about every morning. Makes TWO of "my size" cups. 
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Coco
Member
07-13-2000
| Sunday, April 16, 2006 - 9:24 am
Hmmm....I recently received a Coffee Press as a gift and I think I need to see how this contraption works. Sounds like I'd be getting some great tasting coffee from it. You guys really like the taste of your coffee from a press?
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Kstme
Member
08-14-2000
| Sunday, April 16, 2006 - 11:08 am
Saw the thread and felt I could jump in. I am a true coffee snob and proud of it! I have the presses (all sizes), Bunn coffee pot and Bunn pod brewer. Until about a year ago, I roasted my own beans. I now buy Seattle's Best beans and Coolbeans (not Gracie's store) pods. I love the presses! Bodum does it BEST!! I have the permanent press (gold filter) on my middle sized one. So easy!! About pod brewers...I searched and researched for almost 8 months before I finally purchased the Bunn one. I also searched pod makers with equal zeal. I LOVE this machine and the pods I use in it!!! I haven't used my presses since I purchased it about a month and a half ago. The cost, for me, was worth every penny! BUT, it will cost more, in the long run, over any other machines I use. I still make my 'morning coffee' in the regular Bunn. Teach, you'll love the press!
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Max
Moderator
08-12-2000
| Sunday, April 16, 2006 - 12:03 pm
When I went to Europe in 1998, I became hopelessly hooked on having an espresso after dinner. When I returned home, I went to Starbucks for an espresso and could not drink it because it was so darned bitter. While in Paris, a friend's colleague had us to his home for dinner and made espresso using a really cool machine that used pods of coffee. After my Starbucks disappointment, I bought one. This was in '98 way before any of the low-priced pod machines you see now were available. It's a Nespresso system and it makes great espresso one cup at a time. Pricey, but worth it for my fix! French Press coffee is really good because you keep all the oils and flavors of the coffee intact. It also doesn't run your electricity bill up at all (except to heat the water), so it's more economical. If you have a garden, save the grounds and use them as mulch. 
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Karen
Member
09-07-2004
| Sunday, April 16, 2006 - 3:51 pm
Rsolver, that's the only way I make my coffee, using the cup at a time method with my plastic filter. Helps too that BF likes his coffee weaker than mine, so we can use the same filter -- I take the first cup, he takes the 2nd, and we both end up with the 'perfect cup'.
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Sunday, April 16, 2006 - 4:26 pm
Thanks for all the input! I'm definitely getting the thermal Bodum press, now. My all-time favorite coffee is decaf. sumatra, and very few stores carry the decaf. I can get it locally at one shop, so it's convenient, and I think I'll be really pleased with the press. 
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