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Caffeinatin g! FRENCH PRESS VS. DRIP COFFEE WHICH BREWING METHOD IS BEST FOR YOU?
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rench press or drip machine – which is the best? This debate continues to rage between coffee fans around the world as it has for decades past and will doubtless continue to do so for decades to come. In this detailed article, we seek to answer this age-old coffee conundrum. So, if you’re undecided, indecisive, or if you just can’t make up your mind, read on...
French Press or Drip Machine? known by various names, including cafeteria, press pot, coffee plunger, cafetière, coffee press, and cafetière à piston. The French press is not French, but Italian. The design was first patented by designer, Attilio The French Press Calimani in the Italian The French press is city of Milan in 1929. Both of these coffee making machines are useful in different applications. The benefits of each lie in the coffee drinker themselves, specifically in their flavor preferences and their lifestyle.
Since then, this humble creation has become the mainstay of many hotel rooms and kitchen cupboards, albeit following a few modifications and improvements over the years. The French press is simple in design. A cylindrical beaker is filled with your preferred
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coffee grounds, and hot (not boiling) water is added. You stir the grounds briefly, put the lid on, and allow the grounds to steep. When the brew reaches the desired strength, you very slowly push down the plunger-filter. This action forces the floating grounds to the bottom of the beaker, leaving your brew unpolluted and ready to enjoy. So, making coffee using the French press sounds pretty straightforward. However, there is a knack to getting it right. Check out this article or watch the video below for the full low-down.
The Drip Coffee Machine Drip coffee machines are found right across the globe in homes, offices, and in restaurants whose management is too mean to invest in an espresso machine. Drip machines are perfect if you want a hot cup of Joe on-the-fly and without having to wait for the coffee to brew each time you need a caffeine fix. You place a paper filter into the machine, add your chosen grounds, and then fill the reservoir with water. The water flows through into an aluminum tube contained inside the heating element. Once you’ve clicked the “on” switch, the heating elements heat the tube, bringing the water to boiling point. As the water boils, the bubbles
created rise up a second tube. Small bubbles of boiling water flow into the drip area where the water is dispersed to drip evenly onto the grounds. The hot water passes over and through the coffee grounds, creating the delicious coffee, which then drips down into the waiting coffee pot that sits on a hotplate beneath. Now, you know how both devices work, let’s compare the good, the bad, and the ugly of each.
How Many Brews? One of the most significant advantages of using drip coffee makers is their capacity. An average drip coffee maker will yield up to 12 cups of coffee in just one cycle. Also, drip machines allow you to plan ahead. Because the coffee making process is closed, you can set the machine up in advance, without worrying that the grounds or water will be contaminated in the interim. When you’re ready to start brewing, simply flick the switch, and you’re good to go. By contrast, your average French press is only good for two to four cups of coffee, although there are a few versions that will make eight cups. Of course, the drip machine will keep your coffee nice and hot, so you can enjoy more than one cup if you want to. Capacity is also something to bear in
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mind if you like to have friends round to share a brew. With a drip machine, you’ll get to spend more time chewing the fat and less time making extra brews than you would with a French press. Also, any leftover coffee in a French press will quickly go cold. Although you can reheat the brew, the flavor will be spoilt. Now, every home barista knows the importance of bean selection. And most of us prefer to grind our beans, rather than buying ready-ground coffee. To find out more about grinding your own, check out this article. In addition to choosing the beans you prefer, producing your own grind allows you to choose the texture you want, and this is
to produce a brew using a French press is 5 to 8 minutes, allowing a few minutes to boil the water and a couple more for brewing time. A drip machine will take a little longer at five to 10 minutes. You have to wait for the machine to heat up, brew the coffee, and allow it to drip down into the coffee pot. Clean-up time for both methods is much the same. The French press just needs a simple rinse and swish. The drip machine’s coffee pot needs the Time Taken From same and a simple filBean to Brew ter change. If you need your morn- Making a cup of cofing coffee ASAP, the time it takes to make Ease of Use it will be crucial and fee is easy; making a could be a deal-break- perfect cup of coffee is er when deciding an art form. So, which which brewing option method best allows to use. you to practice your The average time taken art? important when using both French press and drip machines. The French press requires a coarse grind, but the drip machine needs a medium grind. If the finished coffee grounds are too coarse or too fine, the result in both cases will be disappointing. This is down to the filter design in both devices, which demands consistent and even coffee grounds to extract an equal ratio of coffee from every ground bean.
Making coffee with a French press allows you to unleash your inner barista. There are lots of variables to play with in comparison to a drip machine: grind, brew time, water temperature, plunge rate … and so on. Novice baristas may find that the French press takes practice before perfection is achieved. You can’t go too far wrong with a drip coffee machine. You measure out the correct amount of coffee (see the manufacturer’s instructions), load the machine with your grind, fill the reservoir with water, and remember to switch the machine on. It’s really difficult to make a Horlicks of it. I mean, seriously.
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What’s the difference?
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ajority of people all over the world has a love affair with coffee. Every day, we make our beloved cup of Joe to keep us going. But have you ever stopped to wonder why some people use ground beans as opposed to whole beans? Does it really matter if you buy your coffee whole or ground? Whether you are a coffee connoisseur or just the average coffee drinker, deciding which type of coffee to buy greatly affects the coffee experience. When choosing between whole beans vs. ground coffee, it all boils down to convenience and quality. How so? Why so? Read on to be illuminated.
How Often Do You Drink Coffee If you go to your nearest supermarket, you will see a wide variety of coffee on the shelves. Before we discuss which type of coffee to choose, let’s take a look at the differences between
the two. Ground coffee is very popular as it is very accessible. Made from whole coffee beans, ground coffee is then grounded, packed, and marketed. While you are more likely to choose ground coffee because of its convenience, some coffee connoisseurs would prefer whole beans for a better coffee experience. Whole bean coffee is marketed whole and the responsibility of grinding the beans is left on the buyer. Commonly, whole beans are grounded just a few moments before brewing so the taste of the coffee is more complex and fresh compared to ground coffee.
How Do you Brew Your Coffee? Coffee–whether whole or ground–is stored in airtight bags or container after being roasted to lock in their freshness. Ground coffee, compared to
whole beans, lose its freshness faster because the surface area bared to air is increased after grinding. If you are among the typical coffee drinkers, your groundup coffee beans should be kept in an airtight container and must then be used up within 1 or 2 weeks to maintain optimal freshness in every brew. If this time frame is too short for you, opting for whole bean coffee is a better and more cost-efficient option.
Do You Not Have Enough Time to Make Coffee? Believe it or not, the brewing method you use also dictates the kind of coffee that you must use. We recommend that you use pre-ground coffee if you use drip brewers such as the manual pour over or a standard coffeemaker. Since preground coffee has the perfect
coarseness for these machines. The problem of using coarser coffee grounds with the wrong brewing method is that the coffee is filtered too fast resulting in a weak flavored drink. If the ground is too fine, the flavor becomes bitter as it is overly extracted. Using preground coffee beans removes the guesswork when it comes to determining the grind size. On the other hand, if you use a percolator or an auto espresso machine, we recommend that you use whole bean coffee because these methods for brewing require either fine or coarse grind–something that you won’t get from pre-ground coffee beans. It is crucial to match the grind size to the type of brewing method that you use. The amount of time that the coffee and water need to be in contact is directly related to the size of the grind. Thus, the finer the grind, the more surface area of the coffee is exposed to water
and the less time needed to extract the coffee. It can be challenging to remember which grind size is best suited to which brewing method. But we took the liberty to create a chart of brewing method and it’s accompanying grind size to create the perfect cup of coffee.
Is Grinding Your Own Whole Beans A Better Option? When you use whole bean coffee, you need a burr coffee grinder and measure the right amount of coffee beans to use for your everyday cup of brew. You also need to make sure that your burr coffee grinder is milling the coffee beans to the right mass for your brewing machine. If you have free time plus you’d like to put a little effort in making your coffee, then whole bean coffee is for you. If you
Grind Size
Brewing Method
Extra coarse
Toddy brewer, cold brew coffee
Coarse
Cupping, French press, percolator
Medium coarse
Café solo brewer, Chemex brewer
Medium
Drip coffeemaker with flat bottom filter, pour over
Medium fine
Vacuum pot, Harrio v60 pour over, siphon brewer, drip coffeemaker with coneshaped filter, Moka pot, pour over cone, espresso machine with porta filter
Fine
Espresso machine, AeroPress
Extra fine
Turkish coffee
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Grind Size
Brewing Method
Extra coarse
Similar to small pebbles
Coarse
Chunky and district particles that resemble coarse sea salt
Medium
Texture is similar to coarse sand
Fine
Smoother yet feels like sugar when you rub between two fingers
Extra fine
Not as fine as flour or powered sugar as it has some grit feel to it
Turkish Fine
Very powder like flour
In a nutshell, grinding your own coffee from whole beans allow you to make fresh batches of coffee all the time. Plus, you have the freedom to use various brewing methods and enjoy different flavors of coffee at home—any time you like. Making your own modifications to the size of the grind gives you more freedom on how well you want the flavors to be extracted. On the other hand, opting for whole coffee beans is a little less convenient because the beans have to be grounded every time you want to enjoy your coffee. Further, you need to make sure that the grind size of the beans is consistent to achieve consistent flavor of your brew.
Why Ground Coffee Sometimes Isn’t the Best Choice The fastest way for you to get a cup of Joe in the morning is to get ground coffee. Since ground coffee is made commercially, you don’t need to get a burr coffee grinder just, so you can get a uniform grind size resulting to a more consistently flavored coffee. Now if you are still torn between whole beans vs. ground coffee yet you are leaning more towards the latter because of its availability and friendlier to the pocket, then let us tell you a bit why ground coffee sometimes is not the perfect choice.
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Coffee Toppings Tr y T h e s e To d a y !
Drinking coffee black lets you fully taste the flavors in your coffee beans, but sometimes you want a little more. There are dozens of tasty toppings you can add to take your coffee to the next level. Here are some of our top picks for coffee toppings, from honey and chocolate chips to cinnamon, whipped cream, and mint leaves. No matter what direction you want to take your coffee in, there’s a perfect topping for you!
Top 9 Sweet Coffee Toppings: Sometimes you just want to sweeten dash of sweetness. These sugars sprinkles on your drink! This is espeyour coffee. That doesn’t mean white are natural and less processed. Plus, cially recommended if it’s your birthday or National Coffee Day. sugar is the only option, though! Here you may like the unique flavor. are nine sweet coffee toppings:
Brown Sugar ~ You can always add a spoonful of white sugar to your coffee, but why not try brown sugar instead? Brown sugar has a richer flavor, beyond just being sweet, which makes it a good complement to your cappuccino or iced coffee.
Molasses ~ You’re probably most familiar with molasses in gingerbread cookies, but it can also make an interesting topping for your cup of joe. It has fewer calories than white sugar and can add an earthy, slightly sweet flavor to your favorite drink.
Honey ~ Pouring a little honey or agave on your coffee can give it a healthier
Chocolate Chips ~
Nutella ~
Sprinkling chocolate chips on your morning coffee may sound a little childish, but don’t knock it till you’ve tried it! We recommend buying mini chocolate chips — dark, milk, or even white chocolate — because they’ll sit better on your milk foam or whipped cream.
Chocolate and hazelnut make a famously delicious combination. Spoon a dollop onto your coffee for an impressive, rich cup.
Mint ~
There are a lot of ways you can add refreshing mint to your coffee. Fresh mint leaves make a beautiful topCocoa Powder ~ ping, and crushed peppermint canIf you want that chocolatey flavor but dies can take mochas over the top. with less sugar, try sprinkling a little Add a pump or two of mint syrup for cocoa powder on your latte. This is a a strong, sweet flavor! classic coffee topping — often found Peanut Butter ~ on mochas at good coffee shops — and for good reason! It’s absolutely Just like Nutella, peanut butter is a rich addition to coffee. We recomdelicious. mend starting with smooth peanut Sprinkles ~ butter — unless you like chunky cofWant to add a little funfetti flair to fee — and stirring it thoroughly. your morning coffee? Pour rainbow 12 | mar. 2022
Top 6 Spiced Coffee Toppings:
Top 5 Creamy Coffee Toppings:
Maybe you want extra flavor without the extra calories, or maybe you just love spices! Here are some of the best-tasting spices (usually found in the baking aisle at your grocery store) that you can add to your coffee.
You don’t have to stick with milk and half-and-half for a creamy cup of coffee! Here are our favorite creamy coffee toppings, from marshmallows to butter.
Cinnamon ~ Adding cinnamon to your coffee has several proven health benefits. It’s full of nutrients and antioxidants, and it may even protect you from heart disease and cold symptoms! Add the fact that it’s delicious in coffee and this topping is a no-brainer.
Nutmeg ~ Nutmeg is one of those spices many of us associate with the holidays. It adds an earthy, cozy flair to any coffee drink.
Pumpkin Spice ~ Pumpkin spice — made famous by Starbucks’ Pumpkin Spice Latte — is a mixture of spices, including cinnamon, ginger, and cloves. You whip up a pumpkin spice latte at home, or you can just add pumpkin spice to your regular coffee. Either way, this is a delicious coffee topping!
Cardamom ~ Cardamom is a major ingredient in Arabic and Turkish coffee. If you don’t have a Turkish coffee pot (briki), you can just add it to your coffee at the end. You won’t regret it!
Lavender ~ If you’re a fan of herbs, try adding dried lavender to your coffee. It’s an unusual, floral flavor that may just become your new favorite!
Turmeric ~ Turmeric is a bright orange spice often used in Indian cooking. It’s full of antioxidants and said to help reduce inflammation, which is why you’ll often find it in fancy juices and smoothies. Whip up a turmeric latte or just sprinkle some on top of your drink!
Whipped Cream ~ Whipped cream is a classic ice cream sundae topping, but it’s also pretty amazing on coffee. If you want to experiment with toppings like peppermint candies, sprinkles, or chocolate chips, whipped cream makes a good base. You can also whip things like Baileys Irish Cream or peppermint extract into the cream!
Sweet Cream ~ Sweet cream comes from Starbucks, and it’s a lighter, sweeter version of whipped cream. To make it, you mix simple syrup with milk and whipping cream. This topping is especially tasty in cold brew.
Butter ~ Butter coffee is more commonly called ketogenic or bulletproof coffee — and it’s exactly what it sounds like. Stir a little butter into your cup for a burst of creamy energy! Trust us, it’s better than it sounds.
Marshmallows~ Marshmallows are a sweet topping more commonly found on hot chocolate, but they add a creamy element to coffee, too. Go for one large marshmallow or a sprinkling of small ones! As you stir them into hot coffee, they’ll melt, making the drink richer.
Ice Cream ~ Is there anything more decadent than stirring a spoonful of ice cream into your coffee? This is kind of like an affogato — though the coffee to ice cream ratio is a lot higher. Creamy, sweet, and possibly flavored with caramel, mint, or chocolate, ice cream is a very tasty coffee topping.
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