I bought a French Press a while back and I love it. It gives me exactly what I'm looking for as far as ease of brewing and flavor. But, I still haven't got around to buying a grinder yet. I was using store bought pre-ground coffee, and found that some particles were going through the mesh. In order to get a good drink, I needed to pour my coffee through a filer before it went into my Thermos. Wanting to eliminate this step, I got some beans from a local coffee house and had them grind it for me for a French Press. Insanely, I found that I still needed to run it through a filter, and there was even more fine particles in this grind than store bought. A B&B member sent me two bags of coffee, that he bought and had ground for me for FP, and I had the same issue with those bags. This has me feeling very dismayed.
I was getting ready to purchase a Cuisinart DBM-8 Burr Grinder, after having it recommended to me from a few folks on B&B and at work, but now I'm wondering if I need to go a step (or a few) better to get a more consistent grind?
What do you recommend for a grinder for French Press? Ideally, I'd like to stay under $100, but if I need to spend more, I would. No more than $200, for sure.
Any ideas are welcome. I know there are manual grinders too, and I'm not opposed to those. I just want something that works.
I was getting ready to purchase a Cuisinart DBM-8 Burr Grinder, after having it recommended to me from a few folks on B&B and at work, but now I'm wondering if I need to go a step (or a few) better to get a more consistent grind?
What do you recommend for a grinder for French Press? Ideally, I'd like to stay under $100, but if I need to spend more, I would. No more than $200, for sure.
Any ideas are welcome. I know there are manual grinders too, and I'm not opposed to those. I just want something that works.