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What Is French Press Coffee?

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These days there are so many different types of coffee to choose from.  The coffee section of a menu is often just as long as the food menu.  Whether it’s different flavors or different styles, if you’re only a casual coffee drinker, you might be confused.  One of the coffee types we get asked about a lot is French press coffee.  To help you make a proper decision, let’s go through exactly what French press coffee is. 


How French Press Coffee Is Made


Simply put, Frech press coffee is brewed using a French press.  Makes sense, right?  To further explain the actual process, the water is heated to just below boiling (right around 200 degrees Fahrenheit) and then poured into the pitcher.  The coffee grounds are fully submerged in the water, which enables the water to extract the flavor components.  A mesh plunger is then pressed, which pushes the water through the coffee grounds and enables you to pour the coffee out. 


French Press Coffee Pros & Cons


Pros

  • A French press is a manual coffee maker, and many people consider it to be the simplest way to brew coffee.  

  • It doesn’t take long at all to brew a cup, so it saves time, especially if you’re in a hurry in the morning.  

  • French press coffee is known for having a rich flavor and a full body.  

  • There are no paper filters or capsules, which makes this style of coffee less wasteful and more environmentally friendly.  

  • A French press is very portable and doesn’t require much storage space. 


Cons

  • Coffee beans need to be coarsely ground to be used in the French press.  This means that you can’t use regular pre-ground coffee or espresso-ground coffee.  

  • Even though making the coffee is a very fast process, cleaning the French press is very time-consuming.  

  • It’s not uncommon to have some coffee grounds end up in your cup. 


Visit Our Breakfast Restaurant For French Press Coffee


If you’re in Darien, CT; New Canaan, CT; Rye, NY; or surrounding areas, visit our breakfast restaurant in Old Greenwich, CT!  At Sweet Pea's Baking Company, we provide French press and many other styles of flavorful coffee to residents throughout these areas. 

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