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Anonymous wrote:Get a 2-cup French press. Try to get something better than Bodum, which seems to be all they sell at the grocery stores and is a lightweight piece of crap.
    You can grind your beans at the store. Try that. Once you find you like coffee, there's always time to get your own grinder later.
    On the store grinder, set the grind for "coarse." This is not an absolute requirement. I have both a drip coffee maker and a French press, and I set my grind at "Electric Perk," which is about halfway between, so I can use both. Works fine.

You put the grinds in first, then the hot water, then insert the lid and move the plunger to the surface of the water & grinds. Wait 3-4 minutes. Then press the plunger down slowly. Rotate the lid so the pour-filter is at the front, and pour.
    Experiment with the quantity of grounds to find what you like, and don't be afraid to use a lot. Try starting with 3 rounded soup spoons at first, and go up or down from there.

Welcome to the coffee world. I think you'll like it.

We use a Bodum stainless steel French press and have been happy with it.

What brand(s) do you recommend over Bodum?[/quote]

That's just the problem.  I don't know any other brands, because every store around here sells nothing but Bodum.  It seems like a monopoly.  (Granted, I haven't tried hard, like looking in kitchen stores.  I've just looked all over the grocery store displays, which are large and have lots of sizes and shapes, and they all seem to be the B brand.)

I'm a single coffee drinker who likes the 2-cup size because it makes one perfect large mug.  Years ago, I found a 2-cup French press in a tea shop that was perfect.  Good heavy bottom, sturdy, solid feel to the plunger, never leaked, didn't get grounds into the brew.  Sadly, I broke the carafe a couple of times, and the replacement carafe was kind of hard to find.  Finally I gave up and bought a Bodum replacement at the store.  The basic 2-cup was lightweight and flimsy by comparison.

Not wanting that, I bought a sturdier insulated model -- it only came in the 8 cup size, not 2, which is a bummer, but it was the only sturdy heavy model I could find.  In response to your question, I looked to check the brand -- turns out it's Bodum.  They're inescapable.

So it turns out not all their models are lightweight and flimsy, just the 2-cup size.  The size I want.  And I have no idea what brand the sturdy one I liked was.  I went back and asked at that tea shop and they didn't sell it anymore.

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