The Truth About FINALPRESS

[@OffGridOutings]

I have a french press and an aeropress... and am always looking for new more compact GOOD coffee solutions while camping. My aeropress is almost 10years old and has worked well (lots of fines) and I STILL prefer my french press... someday someone will come up with something smaller and better I am sure. Love your channel and your review, thanks for saving me a few bucks!

[@matteofromtheswamps]

Thanks for the comment. Aeropress is always great. Big love

[@lostintheozone3202]

This review is absolutely on point. The device is a complete waste of money. I am thoroughly disappointed with this thing. The only thing it's good for is making cold-brew...and it's not even very good at that. It makes the weakest cup of coffee imaginable, even if I steep and stir it for much longer than the instructions state.

[@comix04]

Hi Matteo. We got ourselves our own Final Press. Have to agree with the weak extraction. But somehow it's really good with tea. We had ourselves an overextraction with tea, so I guess that's a positive. This product is well-intentioned, but just needs improvement as you said. Thanks for posting your video. Really informative! Ciao!

[@MyFatAdaptedLife]

I supported both v1 & v2 on Kickstarter. I hoped that v2 would be an improvement. Alas, I had the same concerns as you had. Both are now in a drawer somewhere.

[@filippofochesatocolombani2465]

With that large amount of water can not work! Be honest: with that quantity of coffee you obtain only a small italian coffe cup with a traditional coffee machine. Re-do the review with right amount of water

[@kerstboodschap]

Has nothing to do with the quantity of water. You just cannot make coffee that way. Water needs to be pressed through the coffee, you cannot soak coffee, coffee is not tea.

[@anteradosevic100]

​@@kerstboodschapDo you know how turkish people are making their coffee?

[@thelastmelon9446]

Only used it once so far and I really enjoyed the coffee that I made with it. I used a medium grind suitable for French press. My only gripe is that it takes up so much room inside the cup that once you remove it you need to add a fair bit of water after to actually fill the mug. Looking forward to using it out and about though. Much smaller, quieter and simpler than an aeropress which can make it more handy in some specific situations

[@caramellow5293]

Oh boy am I glad I came here before I purchased ... 68 Aus dollars from the company or $30 from resellers. I'd have been very disappointed wasting that coin. Thanks heaps for this review.

[@ottomanecatimzontul3841]

This device is very pretty built good quality but it doesn't work I try many different way it doesn't work that should stop advertising and stop cheating the people

[@nikolaybonapartov7379]

I also got the same results. No matter for how long I extract it, the coffee is weak! First time ai tries it I was really puzzled. It should work better, shouldn't it? But anyways, I gave up and came back ro my aeropress. I'm not too upset, since I only bought Final press for the cases when I travel (whic us not too often), and its good for tea.

[@Spahija42]

I bought one a while back and watched this video after I received my Final Press. I finally used it this morning, and while I was not as thorough in my testing as Matteo, I definitely came to the conclusion that it just didn't make a good cup of coffee. I did find, like many others here, that it did very well with tea! I'll take the silver lining. I do think it's a cool idea, and I'd love to see a version of it work someday.

[@rfdc]

First time looking at this product. I see that the color of the water didn't change during the 4 minutes brewing. My guess is that not much is happening there. Maybe letting it steep for a minute, then pressing the plunger a few times, swirling and then letting it steep and repeat that a few times would help with the extraction process?

[@nmatheis]

Yes, you'd need to move the hot water through the grounds to properly extract since the surface area for extraction is limited by the chamber. But this also causes a lot of fines to move outside the chamber, so it seems like it needs at least three things to improve: 1. larger chamber, 2. more percolation, and 3. finer filtration. At that point, you may as well just get an aeropress 😂

[@decaf4me2]

Similar experience here. It seemed well made, but I tried a variety of variations or approaches, but none of the coffee results tasted good.

[@dirkhoffmann6703]

Ciao Matteo, thx für saving me some money. I was about to order this thing but fortunately stumbled across your review before I pulled the trigger. Grazie!

[@carolcote2196]

I wished I had seen your review before buying. I tried it twice. I did the same as you. The normal way they said. Coffee was very weak. So, on the next try I used the fresh grinds from a new k cup, plus like you I used more coffee grinds. I let it sit longer, and pressed the plunger more. It was still weaker than I expected. So, now, I have 2 decisions. Do I keep it for tea, or send it back. I'm sad it didn't work as I expected. My coffee was muddy too. I do agree that the tube should be larger to allow more movement of water flow. Altogether, not good.

[@InfinityAMR]

You used way too much water . It's meant to be for your personal cup . Not a jug like the one you used

[@lostintheozone3202]

That was my first thought. It's for a single cup, not a jug.

[@Amarok3011]

Could you imagine that amount of fines in a smaller amount of water 😂

[@thelastmelon9446]

Someone gets it

[@Itssleepaviation]

thanks for the review. do you think the final press would be any good for a cold brew?

[@matteofromtheswamps]

No I don't think. There is no much room for coffee

[@lorrainedavis7806]

I'm glad I watched your video. Thanks! We are coffee fanatics - we roast our own at home and travel with our own 'coffee kit' - so I was interested in this - but - no thanks. It's basically a tea strainer.

[@sphyrnidus]

Thank you for saving us the money!

[@antonywardle]

Mine just turned up. It's there anything I can do you get it to make a good coffee? Thanks

[@williamgallagher2813]

No. Look into their return policy

[@plasmatronic]

It works very well if you deviate from the poorly written instructions. I just got mine and it made a great cup of coffee the first time: Ground my coffee at a setting of 4. Filled the chamber with coffee with only about 1/4 inch of microfilter openings still visible. Poured 8 oz of hot water into my cup. Closed and inserted the press. Stirred a few times and dunked up/down a few times. Let it sit for a minute or two. Repeated swirling/dunking/sitting. Waited another minute or two. Repeated, then plunged the device around 10 times, holding slightly at an angle so liquid would drip out (as the bottom doesn't have microfilter openings). That's already more grounded coffee, more swirling and dunking, more plunging, more minutes than instructed. In truth, if you don't do that, the coffee sucks. If you do it as I did, you eventually won't see the chamber very well when inserted into the coffee, as the coffee is no longer just hot water with a bit of brown. The result is a fine cup of coffee. ... If you want faster but inferior coffee, use a Keurig. This isn't suppose to be a Keurig, but only takes a couple minutes more.

[@MACTEP_CHOB]

@@plasmatronic That sounds like too much work for nothing really. I will stick to my cezve, moka pot and pour over.

[@nikolaybonapartov7379]

​@@plasmatronicdamn, that's too much work. I guess I'll use it for tea then, since I'm not bothered with returning it. But for the coffee I will stick to my aeropress

[@ShawnWalker-jv1rg]

@@plasmatronic That is way too much work and not how it was marketed. I'll stay with my Aeropress.

[@mikewatson2811]

Just bought one and agree with you, the coffee is weak and watery whatever I try. Just expensive junk. Will be attempting a refund.

[@hughsavoie8365]

Thank you for the honest review.

[@wybityzorbity]

Good video. I regret that I did not watch this earlier. I bought two, they arrived today, and I am totaly dissapointed with the quality of coffee it makes.

[@JohnyRedcrow]

Wish I saw your video before I decided to order 2 I got it mainly for loose leaf tea and cold brew Hopefully those do better I doubt they made any changes to the product since 6 months ago when you posted

[@rynovoski]

There is a suggestion about blooming the coffee at the bottom of the instructions. You might try that and see if it makes a difference. I'm curious, since I don't have the tools to repeat your whole test. It does make a weak cup of coffee, but I appreciate the fact that it doesn't require anything (I've been traveling and noticed when I got there that I forgot my Aeropress filters).

[@matteofromtheswamps]

Trust me, I tried everything, even blooming for 2 minutes. It's not easy and efficient as they said

[@rynovoski]

@@matteofromtheswamps did blooming make any difference as far as the strength of the coffee?

[@matteofromtheswamps]

@@rynovoski The reality is that blooming for immersion method is not as important as for pour over. The problem of this device is that coffee are confined in a small space and they no chance to agitate to increase the extraction

[@rynovoski]

@@matteofromtheswamps thank you! I’m no expert in this area.

[@ThorstenMatterson]

Thank you, i was just about to buy one.

[@rfdc]

5:21 "let's maximize the flavor" 😂 that made my day

[@lindaolson8943]

I sure wish I'd seen your review before purchasing! I agree with your review, and now I find out I can't return it! Second time I got burned on a Facebook advertised item! If I'd checked, I could have purchased through Amazon and return would be easy!🤬

[@marsmott1]

For what it is, the best I've found for TEA. :- ) (prefer all glass but not practical when running around).

[@Dhammaonthesidewalk108]

by italian standards, soaking the coffee to start with , can only make a weak diluted coffee, plus you did put a large quantity of waterr. i am interested to see if just a simpke half cup of water and good press makes it for a good cup of coffee

[@oldhammi22]

Thanks you so much for your honest evaluation.

[@kevinsherrodd6107]

I bought one from Amazon, says finalPress on the item and packaging. It makes a weak, dirty cup of coffee. I’m not sure what letting my grounds “bloom” is supposed to mean, maybe some more plain instructions would be more useful. I see the guy in the video has had a similar experience to mine, I have tried many different ways but still end up with weak dirty brew. I’m pretty sure I’m gonna give it to my Mother-in-law to use for making tea. I really had high hopes for this little gizmo, believe me. I didn’t want it to fail.

[@matteofromtheswamps]

Thanks for your comment. Bloom it means let the coffee saturate with water to replace the CO2 gas that is inside the coffee. That is a technique to increase the extraction. But in this case is useless because of the kind of brewing method we are talking about.

[@trieutuanblog]

Agree, the taste is dirty and cannot extract any coffee.

[@douglashumble3580]

Thank you for saving me over $50 for something that doesn’t make a decent cup of coffee. Based on the reviews I saw on Amazon and your review I’m going to pass on purchasing. Love the detailed review and subscribed to your channel.

[@sarahsigler1305]

It’s weak because you only brewed it for one minute! You have to brew for at least 3-4mins.

[@CathyCawood]

I bought a Final Press, but it makes terrible coffee, so I'll never use it. Such a shame, because I think it's kind of expensive. Maybe it would be good for people who like weak coffee.

[@reviewchan9806]

What similar thing would you suggest interested?

[@gfieldz88]

Aeropress is amazing and still compact but much better coffee

[@nikolaybonapartov7379]

Aeropress. Use it daily for 4 years, works perfectly fine, unlike this thing.

[@remkeklomp4563]

The coffee must be cold by then😂

[@matteofromtheswamps]

cold is the least of the problem here

[@BerdLow]

Drinking coffee with it's residues/sediment is a big no no!!

[@alexross177]

300 ml is a very large coffee.

[@OrangeProductionOC]

I have a Finalpress and I usually brew in a 250ml mug which make a really great coffee. After using finalpress, I never need to use any other coffee brewers. This YT guy is just trying to get views..

[@michaelrhodes6983]

Dang Matteo, sort of wished I found your vid before the $50 purchase but oh well, I followed you so hopefully I can make that back with your suggestions.

[@matteofromtheswamps]

Are you using the device? Did you find a way to make a good cup of coffee?

[@michaelrhodes6983]

I have it, it's in the box and I am definitely looking to return it after the review. I appreciate that you attempted to make it proper, it was the strength and the remaining grounds in the filter that has me second guessing it. @@matteofromtheswamps

[@SavagePZZA]

"It gets loose once you start to use it more" Bro, what are you doing with your life❓that shiz was HILARIOUS 😂

[@Spahija42]

🤣 I was thinking the same thing!

[@mister8765]

So it’s a coffee teabag.. mmm… don’t think this is for me. Too watery and weak. But I only drink espresso so that’s what I’m used to.

[@eeeaten]

great review, thank you

[@lifelies]

Thank you for such review, finally a correct one

[@StudioOwlNYC]

You didn't brew it right! I LOVE my Finalpress and always take it with me.. You were supposed to pre-wet the grounds in the filter first for a clean cup of coffee... You mentioned about the box but you didn't show the actual inner box with their logo... And that piece is not broken, you were supposed to screw it tight. That area is where you access to the springs... Not an honest review...

[@ARNJeremy]

There is nothing in the FP instructions about “pre-wetting” grounds.

[@OrangeProductionOC]

@@ARNJeremy I have a Finalpress and there is a suggestion about pre-wetting. Maybe you have the older version. I use my Finalpress everyday and I simply LOVE it!

[@jessicas4295]

Inner box? Mine came in the same box as this dudes. 🤷‍♀️ No branding or anything and I got it off their kockstarter

[@plasmatronic]

Finalpress works great for me, but the provided instructions and help videos are definitely inferior. I suspect many who hate it either: 1) have a cheap knockoff (Amazon sells both branded Finalpress devices and cheap copycat garbage); 2) have the v1 Kickstarter version; 3) haven't or are unwilling to tweak amounts coffee or brewing time: 4) post to boost a competitor they work for (like AeroPress). I don't pre-wet the grounds (and don't see that info in the instructions), but I do deviate from the instructions for my v2 device: I grind to 4/medium, add more coffee (about 1/4 below the top of the microfilter), swirl/dunk/plunge for about 4 minutes or more until the coffee mostly obscures the Finalpress chamber sitting in it, The result is a fine cup of coffee.

[@rynovoski]

@@ARNJeremy It's at the bottom. I missed it myself. It says "Tips for a very strong cup of coffee: After the first step, let the grounds bloom in the filter before proceeding to the next steps. Also consider choosing a dark roast with finer grounds." That said, it doesn't make a ton of difference.

[@davidfoxrn]

Fact: Those things cost $5 in the Philippines.

[@sk4lman]

If it worked, it wouldn't need kickstarter.

[@kenshinjenna]

That's a very narrow-minded view. I've acquired a lot of great things from Kickstarter/Indiegogo. You just have to ask yourself whether or not a product "scratches a niche itch" and you have to either have a background that allows you do evaluate the product on scientific merits or the product has tobe extremely thorough about what they're doing, why it is special, and how you use it - ideally with thorough as-close-to-uncut as possible demonstrations.

[@jcpindo]

thanks to you Matteo

[@thomask1424]

Thanks, you saved me $40.

[@LynnYoung-x7v]

Yes, very disappointed. I bought two and hope to get my money back

[@ianmcintosh6457]

Too much water . Should have weighed to beans to water ratio.

[@VictorVictor-hq7ui]

Just use a Cafetiere instead.

[@pauljellybeanjones5740]

I wish I seen this before I wasted money,the product really does not work so disappointed

[@tsmackenzie9065]

this product does not work. Tried several times, different variations... waaaaaay tooo weak, under brewed.

[@matteofromtheswamps]

I know.

[@MACTEP_CHOB]

Maybe it is better for some tea ;)

[@williamgallagher2813]

Equivocaciones en las instrucciones son fatales.

[@EdricMicallefFigallo]

Mi tengo la mocha Bialetti.

[@matteofromtheswamps]

Bravo

[@krissmodaf7187]

Thx to u i kept m'y money

[@Vincent_McFly]

Creo que no la estás usando de la forma correcta, quizás donde más se han equivocado los fabricantes es en el papel de instrucciones. Debes presionar unas 5 veces al sumergir en agua, luego revolver un poco, esperar 4 min y volver a presionar unas 5 veces, si no ves muchas burbujas al presionarla las primeras veces, entonces lo estás haciendo mal porque no se alcanza a mojar todo el café. Me parece un poco fake esa falla donde se te "rompe" el aparato. Un análisis superficial en conclusión.

[@vn01208503]

These products are just rebranding product in china. I have seen tons of these selling without name or different name. Cost 50$ is outrageous as they only sell for 10$ or less

[@frank_ferrante]

Quindi può andare bene solo per farci il tè

[@frank_ferrante]

E forse è pure caro per il tè