Thanks...I think?

[Haber Dashing]

So thanks to you fine gentlemen I went out and purchased my first french press, the 8 cup Bodum. I also ground up some 8 o'clock Colombian coffee, and after 4 minutes of steeping it was ready.

I have to say I am extremely surprised. After the first pour I looked in the cup and the only way I could describe it is the coffee looked alive. The first taste was extremely strong to me, so I put some cream and sugar in it, much less then I normally do. After the first pot, I find I don't need the cream and sugar any more and I can drink it straight.

Its so...different...the coffee is slightly chalky, but in a good way. Its almost chocolaty and the bitterness is mild and the flavor gets better as I get closer to the bottom. In short if I can make this super crappy 5 dollar grocery store crap of coffee palatable without cream and sugar, how much better would a fine freshly roasted and ground coffee from a high quality source taste?

Thanks a lot guys, so now that my interests have been peaked I guess I am going to get started on a whole new AD kick. Do you guys ever stop????

 

[Shane]

So thanks to you fine gentlemen I went out and purchased my first french press, the 8 cup Bodum. I also ground up some 8 o'clock Colombian coffee, and after 4 minutes of steeping it was ready.

I have to say I am extremely surprised. After the first pour I looked in the cup and the only way I could describe it is the coffee looked alive. The first taste was extremely strong to me, so I put some cream and sugar in it, much less then I normally do. After the first pot, I find I don't need the cream and sugar any more and I can drink it straight.

Its so...different...the coffee is slightly chalky, but in a good way. Its almost chocolaty and the bitterness is mild and the flavor gets better as I get closer to the bottom. In short if I can make this super crappy 5 dollar grocery store crap of coffee palatable without cream and sugar, how much better would a fine freshly roasted and ground coffee from a high quality source taste?

Thanks a lot guys, so now that my interests have been peaked I guess I am going to get started on a whole new AD kick. Do you guys ever stop????

No.

 

[Carlin]

*highfive!*

Time to get some freshley roasted coffee! I get mine from a local whole foods, but I know there are some good mail order ones.

And about the stopping? Shane answered it well.

 

[jrowen]

Congratulations! I knew I loved my FP from the first cup of coffee that came out of it. I had a similar experience. From the FP, I can drink a good quality coffe black... and really enjoy it! "Hey.... this tastes.... good?!?!" Which is outrageous, for me. I've never had a drip coffee I could say the same about.

- Jason

 

[chrking]

If one wants to try this is Bodum the best......or is a french press a french press ?

All I have seen at Coffee Bean is the Bodum variety so maybe that is the top of the line ?


Thanks!

Chris