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I don't use this coffee press to make coffee, believe it or not. to 1/2 hr, pushing the press handle down and then up every so often, and finally down when I'm ready to transfer the tea to another pitcher. Now I take a big pitcher (about 2 qts), pour in the tea, and fill the rest of the pitcher up with cold tap water. I boil the water in a glass teapot. Enough tea for a day or two for my husband and I. I place 7 or 8 tea bags in the coffee press. I make my daily pot of iced tea with it. I don't have to worry about handling the hot teabags.
Once the water has boiled, I pour it over the teabags until the coffee press is full. I let it simmer for 20 min. Voila. The coffee press is lightweight, easy to clean, and very nice looking.
I fell in love with press coffee at a friend's house--it's frothy, almost creamy compared to drip coffee.managed to break the carafe while washing it, but went on to Amazon and found the same french press as hers as well as a replacement carafe for the one I broke. A week later, I fixed the old one and kept it, gave her the new one and we both were happy with new pots and yummy coffee.
Product looked good at first glance, but then I saw that the glass carafe was broken. I decided it was too risky to try again, worrying that even if it arrived successfully the glass would break too easily. I returned it and received credit.
It's as good as one would expect from this type and brand. My only complaint is that they tout the advantage of having another screen that slides in place of the spout as it's poured, but it would have to be a tight seal to actually work as a screen, and it's not. It's just a gimmick. Aside from that it performs as expected.
I usually wash the carafe in the dishwasher (taking care where I place it, of course) and there's not a single chip or crack in it. As with the coffee, though, it's best not to leave tea sitting in the press as it will get stronger and the taste of the tea will be ruined.
If they are too fine, you will end up with a cup of sludge. It is also important to note that the longer the press sits with coffee and water in it, the stronger the drink will be.
The first thing to note when using a French press is that it's extremely important to grind the beans to the correct degree. The mesh in the filter is so fine that it does an excellent job of keeping small leaves out of my cup and in the bottom of the press.
However, if used correctly, this press makes an excellent cup of coffee that I find far superior to cups made by drip coffee makers.My true love, though, is tea and I love to use this press for my tea. I have a nice Bodum glass teapot but I actually prefer using my Bonjour press when I make loose tea.
I make sure to empty the press completely once my tea has brewed in order to avoid this problem.I've owned this model for years now and have never had a problem with it. This is a wonderful product.
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