FRENCH PRESS

THE FRENCH PRESS IS A PISTON COFFEE MAKER INVENTED BY TWO FRENCHMEN (MAYER AND DELFORGE) IN 1852. IT WENT THROUGH DIFFERENT DESIGNS OVER THE YEARS, WITH THE ITALIAN FALIERO BONDANINI APPROPRIATING IT TO CREATE THE MELIOR BRAND. THEN THE COFFEE MAKER WAS WIDELY POPULARIZED IN EUROPE BY THE BRITISH COMPANY HOUSEHOLDS ARTICLES LTD. AND THE DANISH COMPANY BODUM.

THE MODERN COFFEE MAKER CONSISTS OF A NARROW CYLINDRICAL GLASS CONTAINER WITH A LID AND A PLASTIC PLUNGER THAT FITS SNUGLY INTO THE CYLINDER AND A NYLON FILTER. THE FRENCH PRESS PRODUCES RICH, VELVETY COFFEES WITH A SPECIAL ELEGANCE. AS WITH EVERY METHOD, THE DEVIL IS IN THE DETAILS: TO PERFECTLY EXPRESS A COFFEE WITH A FRENCH PRESS, BE SURE TO FRESHLY GRIND YOUR COFFEE COARSE.

RECIPE FOR 2 PEOPLE :

BRING 500G OF WATER TO A SIMMER AND COARSELY GRIND 30G OF COFFEE.

PLACE THE FRENCH PRESS CONTAINING THE 30G OF COFFEE ON A SCALE AND WEIGH IT.

PRE-INFUSE BY POURING 60G OF WATER AND WAIT UNTIL 30 SECONDS.

POUR THE WATER UP TO 500G AND PUT THE LID ON WITHOUT PRESSING.

WAIT UNTIL 4 MINUTES AND THEN SLOWLY PRESS THE FILTER.

SERVE IMMEDIATELY SO AS NOT TO DEVELOP BITTERNESS IN THE COFFEE.