{"id":18127,"date":"2021-05-21T17:47:46","date_gmt":"2021-05-21T15:47:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/suscripcion.ineffablecoffee.com\/french-press-also-known-as-piston-coffee-makers\/"},"modified":"2022-05-20T13:06:51","modified_gmt":"2022-05-20T11:06:51","slug":"french-press","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/suscripcion.ineffablecoffee.com\/en\/french-press\/","title":{"rendered":"French Press Coffee Maker aka Plunger Coffee"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; specialty=&#8221;on&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Cafeteras de \u00e9mbolo&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.4&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; collapsed=&#8221;off&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; specialty_columns=&#8221;3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; parallax__hover=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method__hover=&#8221;on&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_row_inner admin_label=&#8221;Cafeteras de \u00e9mbolo&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.5.6&#8243; min_height=&#8221;106px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; collapsed=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; parallax__hover=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method__hover=&#8221;on&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Cafeteras de \u00e9mbolo, su historia&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.4&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;15px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||15px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-black ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/suscripcion.ineffablecoffee.com\/en\/french-press\/#The-French-Press-History\" >The French Press\u2019 History<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/suscripcion.ineffablecoffee.com\/en\/french-press\/#And-whats-the-%E2%80%9Cofficial%E2%80%9D-story-of-the-French-Press\" >And what\u2019s the \u201cofficial\u201d story of the French Press?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/suscripcion.ineffablecoffee.com\/en\/french-press\/#How-does-a-French-Press-coffee-maker-work\" >How does a French Press coffee maker work?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/suscripcion.ineffablecoffee.com\/en\/french-press\/#The-Best-French-Press\" >The Best French Press<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/suscripcion.ineffablecoffee.com\/en\/french-press\/#How-to-use-a-French-Press\" >How to use a French Press?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/suscripcion.ineffablecoffee.com\/en\/french-press\/#How-to-make-coffee-in-a-French-Press\" >How to make coffee in a French Press?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/suscripcion.ineffablecoffee.com\/en\/french-press\/#Immersion-vs-Filter\" >Immersion vs Filter<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/suscripcion.ineffablecoffee.com\/en\/french-press\/#You-should-give-a-try-to-the-French-Press\" >You should give a try to the French Press<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The-French-Press-History\"><\/span>The French Press\u2019 History<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Una de esas calurosas tardes de verano en Sevilla&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.3&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;19px&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>During one of those hot summer afternoons in Seville, where even the sunflowers seek shade, some friends decided to go find shelter.<\/p>\n<p>We made all the necessary arrangement to spend the weekend away: anti-mosquito spray and specialty coffee beans with all the paraphernalia &#8211; worthy of good geeks &#8211; to brew it.<\/p>\n<p>Or so we thought. We also brought a tent, food, and other things, but none of that was really essential. We found a hidden spot in the mountains next to a river. It was paradise.<\/p>\n<p>The temperature during the day did not exceed 28 or 30 degrees, which, compared to the 42 degrees of Seville, made us reconsider our existential choices.<\/p>\n<p>But, going the point, we woke up the next morning, after having even felt cold at night, and we set out to do the most important task on a camping Sunday morning: make coffee.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/suscripcion.ineffablecoffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/blog-ineffablecoffee-roasters-cafeteras-de-embolo-02.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;French Press&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Grinding coffee with two stones for having forgotten the grinder&#8221; show_bottom_space=&#8221;off&#8221; align_tablet=&#8221;center&#8221; align_phone=&#8221;&#8221; align_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Foto: Cafeteras de \u00e9mbolo 2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.4&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;||10px||false|false&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Moliendo caf\u00e9 con dos piedras por habernos olvidado el molinillo&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.3&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;15px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Grinding coffee with two stones for having forgotten the grinder<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Pero no cualquier caf\u00e9. Llev\u00e1bamos nuestra AeroPress&#8230;&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.3&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;19px&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>But not just any coffee. We brought with us our AeroPress, camping gas, fresh coffee beans and\u2026 hell, not a grinder. We forgot it at home, 250 km away.<\/p>\n<p>The nearest town was about half an hour away and the mere mention of specialty coffee would reveal us as what we were: city dweller in the countryside.<\/p>\n<p>Regressing to a previous evolutionary state, probably due to the lack of caffeine, we decided to try grinding the coffee beans with two stones that we found in the river (so that they would be flat and clean).<\/p>\n<p>And, with a lot of patience and little thinking, we managed to grind the coffee.<\/p>\n<p>Legend has it that this is how the French Press coffee maker was invented. A French individual forgot his coffee pot while he was traveling.<\/p>\n<p>So he decided to pour the ground coffee directly into the water and then he looked for a filter that would allow him to push the coffee to the bottom of the pot with a long, cylindrical instrument.<\/p>\n<p>A metal one. <em>Et voil\u00e0<\/em>, he had invented the French Press coffee maker, a very original name. Luckily, it is also known as a plunger coffee maker or cafeti\u00e8re.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column_inner][\/et_pb_row_inner][et_pb_row_inner admin_label=&#8221;\u00bfY la historia oficial&#8230;?&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.5.6&#8243; min_height=&#8221;106px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; collapsed=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; parallax__hover=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method__hover=&#8221;on&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;\u00bfY la historia \u201coficial\u201d de las cafeteras de \u00e9mbolo?&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.3&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;15px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||15px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"And-whats-the-%E2%80%9Cofficial%E2%80%9D-story-of-the-French-Press\"><\/span>And what\u2019s the \u201cofficial\u201d story of the French Press?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/suscripcion.ineffablecoffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/blog-ineffablecoffee-roasters-cafeteras-de-embolo-09.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;French Press&#8221; title_text=&#8221;French press design Attilio Calimani and Giulio Moneta&#8221; show_bottom_space=&#8221;off&#8221; align_tablet=&#8221;center&#8221; align_phone=&#8221;&#8221; align_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Foto: Cafeteras de \u00e9mbolo 9&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.4&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;||10px||false|false&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Dise\u00f1o de cafetera de \u00e9mbolo Attilio Calimani y Giulio Moneta&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.3&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;15px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>French press design Attilio Calimani and Giulio Moneta<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Como suele pasar, la \u201chistoria oficial\u201d es mucho m\u00e1s aburrida&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.3&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;19px&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>As is often the case, the &#8220;official story&#8221; is much more boring than the one you have just heard, and not for that reason any truer. The difference is that, for the official history we have a <strong>patent registry that indicates a date: 1852.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We do not know if it was the same individual of French origin in our little story, or some fellow countrymen, who registered for the first time the patent of a rudimentary French press coffee maker.<\/p>\n<p>Their names were <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/French_press\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-schema-attribute=\"\">Mayer and Delforge<\/a> and we\u2019d like to believe that one of them was the same individual; that would give us hopes that we can patent a new coffee grinding method: the Spanish rock grinder.<\/p>\n<p>But the French design had some gaps, mainly, that the coffee device didn\u2019t have a sealing effect inside the container, so the coffee would mix again with the water, although in lesser quantity.<\/p>\n<p>Some Italians decided that they could do a better job (of course!) and <strong>registered a new patent in 1929.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To complete the joke, a Swiss, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/French_press\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-schema-attribute=\"\">Faliero Bondanini<\/a> (who by that name could be the clever cousin of the Italians) designed and patented the plunger coffee maker that we know and use today.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/suscripcion.ineffablecoffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/blog-ineffablecoffee-roasters-cafeteras-de-embolo-08.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;French Press&#8221; title_text=&#8221;French press coffee maker that we use today&#8221; show_bottom_space=&#8221;off&#8221; align_tablet=&#8221;center&#8221; align_phone=&#8221;&#8221; align_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Foto: Cafeteras de \u00e9mbolo 8&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.4&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;||10px||false|false&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Cafetera de \u00e9mbolo que usamos hoy d\u00eda&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.3&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;15px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>French press coffee maker that we use today<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;El suizo, haciendo honor a su cuna&#8230;&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.3&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;19px&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>The Swiss man, honouring his birthplace, managed to successfully manufacture, market and sell this method under the name \u201c<strong>Chambord<\/strong>\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>It became so successful in France that that\u2019s the reason why we know it today as a French Press coffee maker; not because it honoured the misadventures of our fellow coffee maker.<\/p>\n<p>In any case, Bodum, a Danish company, ended up buying the patent and factory for these plunger coffee makers and, in many places, this brand has been associated with this method of preparing coffee which is, <strong>essentially, a filter\/immersion method.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The French Press is an example of the true spirit of European cooperation. And the Spaniards, since we didn\u2019t want to be left out of the party, gave it our own name: the piston coffee maker.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column_inner][\/et_pb_row_inner][et_pb_row_inner admin_label=&#8221;C\u00f3mo funciona un cafetera de \u00e9mbolo&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.5.6&#8243; min_height=&#8221;106px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; collapsed=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; parallax__hover=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method__hover=&#8221;on&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;\u00bfC\u00f3mo funciona una cafetera de \u00e9mbolo?&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.4&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;15px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||15px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How-does-a-French-Press-coffee-maker-work\"><\/span>How does a French Press coffee maker work?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/suscripcion.ineffablecoffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/blog-ineffablecoffee-roasters-cafeteras-de-embolo-10.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;French Press&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Preparation of a french coffee maker at Ineffable Coffee&#8221; show_bottom_space=&#8221;off&#8221; align_tablet=&#8221;center&#8221; align_phone=&#8221;&#8221; align_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Foto: cafeteras de \u00e9mbolo 10&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.4&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;||10px||false|false&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Preparaci\u00f3n de una cafetera de \u00e9mbolo en Ineffable Coffee&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.3&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;15px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Preparation of a french coffee maker at Ineffable Coffee<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Si nuestra clase de historia te ha despertado la curiosidad&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.3&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;19px&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>If our short history class aroused your curiosity about this method of preparing coffee, you may be wondering what great engineering enterprise requires three different patents and an (almost) entire continent to develop it.<\/p>\n<p>The answer to <strong>how a coffee plunger works is very simple<\/strong> and we suspect that was not the reason for so many patents, but Europeans are very altruist and like to help each other.<\/p>\n<p>A French Press is a full <strong>immersion brewing method<\/strong>. No, it does not mean that you fully immerse yourself in coffee (although sometimes it would not be a bad idea &#8230;) but from start all the coffee is in contact with water.<\/p>\n<p>It consists of two main parts: <strong>a cylindrical container and a steel<\/strong> (or other material) round filter system that fits perfectly into this cylinder and is attached to a metal stick that helps inserting and removing the filter.<\/p>\n<p>The general idea is very simple. <strong>You pour the ground coffee into the cylindrical container, then pour hot water, stir, let it rest for a few minutes and finally push all the coffee particles to the bottom with the filter.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The result is a coffee infusion with a lot of body and texture and a bit oily. If you prefer a cleanest brew, with very little coffee residuals, such as a V60, this method may not be for you. But you should first try it and decide later.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column_inner][\/et_pb_row_inner][et_pb_row_inner admin_label=&#8221;Mejores cafeteras de \u00e9mbolo&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.5.6&#8243; min_height=&#8221;106px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; collapsed=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; parallax__hover=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method__hover=&#8221;on&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Mejores cafeteras de \u00e9mbolo&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.3&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;15px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||15px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The-Best-French-Press\"><\/span>The Best French Press<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/suscripcion.ineffablecoffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/blog-ineffablecoffee-roasters-cafeteras-de-embolo-11.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;French Press&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Timemore brand french coffee maker, available in the Ineffable store.&#8221; url=&#8221;https:\/\/suscripcion.ineffablecoffee.com\/en\/producto\/timemore-french-press\/&#8221; show_bottom_space=&#8221;off&#8221; align_tablet=&#8221;center&#8221; align_phone=&#8221;&#8221; align_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Foto: cafeteras de \u00e9mbolo 11&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.4&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;||10px||false|false&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Cafetera de \u00e9mbolo de la marca Timemore&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.3&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;15px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Timemore brand french coffee maker, available in the Ineffable store.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Es dif\u00edcil que una cafetera de \u00e9mbolo sea mala&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.4&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;19px&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s hard to make a coffee plunger badly, but possible. If the filter does not fit well into the container or if its holes are very wide, the coffee particles will not be pushed to the bottom or retained in it and the result will be a very gritty coffee.<\/p>\n<p>It is normal for this type of filter coffee to be a bit more cloudy than other methods (such as an <a href=\"https:\/\/suscripcion.ineffablecoffee.com\/en\/ineffable-coffees-brewing-guides\/\">AeroPress or V60<\/a>) and with a lot of body, but it should not be too much.<\/p>\n<p>It <strong>is also important that the filter is removable to be able to clean it correctly<\/strong> after each use and that it uses quality materials to ensure greater durability.<\/p>\n<p>Some coffee plungers have a glass container and others have a steel one. We recommend the glass ones since they are transparent, which will facilitate the brewing and, why not, will make it more visually attractive.<\/p>\n<p>You can take a look at some of the <a href=\"https:\/\/suscripcion.ineffablecoffee.com\/en\/online-specialty-coffee-shop\/\">French Press\u2019 that we have in our store<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column_inner][\/et_pb_row_inner][et_pb_row_inner admin_label=&#8221;\u00bfC\u00f3mo hacer caf\u00e9 en una cafetera de \u00e9mbolo?&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.5.6&#8243; min_height=&#8221;106px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; collapsed=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; parallax__hover=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method__hover=&#8221;on&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;\u00bfC\u00f3mo hacer caf\u00e9 en una cafetera de \u00e9mbolo?&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.4&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;15px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||15px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How-to-use-a-French-Press\"><\/span>How to use a French Press?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/suscripcion.ineffablecoffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/blog-ineffablecoffee-roasters-cafeteras-de-embolo-04.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;French Press&#8221; title_text=&#8221;The french press maker coffee brewer is a total immersion method&#8221; show_bottom_space=&#8221;off&#8221; align_tablet=&#8221;center&#8221; align_phone=&#8221;&#8221; align_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Foto: cafeteras de \u00e9mbolo 5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.4&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;||10px||false|false&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;La cafetera de \u00e9mbolo es un m\u00e9todo de inmersi\u00f3n total&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.3&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;15px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>The french press maker coffee brewer is a total immersion method<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Ya hemos visto que la idea de c\u00f3mo se hace caf\u00e9 en una cafetera de \u00e9mbolo&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.3&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;19px&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>We have seen above that the basics of \u200b\u200bhow to make coffee in a French Press is very simple, and this is one of its great advantages.<\/p>\n<p>Being a relatively easy method, we can achieve good result consistently. It does not mean that there aren\u2019t certain things that we should take into account.<\/p>\n<p>As with all brewing methods there are variables that we must control. In this case the most important are <strong>the coffee\/water ratio, the thickness of the grind, the water temperature and the brewing time<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>If you follow the following recipe and take these variables into account, you will get an excellent cup of coffee.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;\u00bfC\u00f3mo usar una cafetera de \u00e9mbolo?&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.4&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;15px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||15px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How-to-make-coffee-in-a-French-Press\"><\/span>How to make coffee in a French Press?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Para elaborar la receta necesitar\u00e1s&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.3&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;19px&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>To prepare the recipe you will need: a <strong>French Press<\/strong> (or coffee plunger, is the same thing), <strong>a grinder, a scale, a stopwatch, a stirrer and a kettle<\/strong>. And, obviously, coffee. We recommend that you use single origin coffees with a roast for filter methods like this or this (shop link).<\/p>\n<p>You should measure <strong>12 grams of coffee for every 200 grams\/ml of water<\/strong>. The coffee should have a <strong>medium grind<\/strong> and we recommend using filtered water at <strong>94 degrees<\/strong>. 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Other methods of immersion are cupping, the <a href=\"https:\/\/suscripcion.ineffablecoffee.com\/en\/producto\/aeropress\/\">AeroPress<\/a> or the Clever.<\/p>\n<p>In other filter methods, such as a HARIO V60, Chemex or Kalita Wave, the idea is different. Instead of the coffee being in contact with the water all the time and becoming infused, the coffee is put in a filter, usually made of paper, over a container and then hot water is poured, which filters through the coffee and falls into the container.<\/p>\n<p>Both methods have their pros and cons. 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