French Press vs Drip Coffee: Which is Better?

[@nellies-treasure-trove]

I use a percolator., an old fashioned, electric percolator and I love it!

[@caffeination100]

How awesome. That sounds real cool

[@semsem4035]

French press is absolutely better in terms of the quality of coffee produced

[@JOHNOSA]

french press✌️

[@AbdulMalik-bi4rp]

Iam Starbucks partner i love French press 😊

[@leroyrussell8766]

Most sites say that 4 minutes is the optimal brew time. Longer than that and you get a more bitter taste. Also, one problem with French Press is the oil slick on top of the coffee. That oil is why coffee raises your cholesterol. You can remove this with paper filters. I have a basket for a "pour over" coffee maker that I use. I place a paper filter under the plunger, and one in the basket. By plunging slowly, the water goes through the paper filter, removing much of the oil and sediments. Then I pour the liquid into the paper filter in the basket, which is sitting on my cup. This gives a second chance to remove the oil and sediments. I think this gives the smoothest, and healthiest cup of coffee.

[@caffeination100]

HMMM interesting information thank you very much.

[@judetsang6534]

This doesn't work because the liquid(coffee) hardly runs at all as the sediments fill up the holes of the filter paper!

[@leroyrussell8766]

@@judetsang6534 I've been doing this for years. And if what you said was true, finer ground coffee would clog the filter in the automatic drip coffee makers. First, I do agree that it will drip slower if not done right. If you do have a lot of sediment it will make the coffee drip slower, which isn't a problem in the automatic drip machines because of the hotplate keeping the coffee hot. I use a paper filter to cover the plunger, and then plunge slowly so the coffee, and sediments do not squirt around the edge of the filter covered plunger. This removes the vast majority of the sediments. If done well enough, the coffee runs right through the next two filters as if they aren't even there. The two other filters catch mostly oil. The oil that doctors say is the cause for increased cholesterol from drinking coffee. But, it also catches any sediment that may have gotten past the filter covering the plunger. EDIT - I should note that I often use two baskets on top of my cup, but have learned that the second one may be overkill, if I am careful with the plunger, thus having little to no sediment pouring into the first filter in the first basket. The second one, at most, is likely just catching oil, if anything. But filters are cheap, so I don't mind.