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Dec 20, 2023 · After brewing and drinking over 75 pots of coffee, we think the cleverly designed Espro P3 is the best French press for making a bold yet balanced brew.
Jun 7, 2023 · To find the best French press coffee maker, we tested nine different models from the likes of Bodum, Espro, Freiling, and Varia.
- The Winners, at A Glance
- The Tests
- What's The Best Temperature For Coffee extraction?
- What's The Right Grind Setting For French Press Coffee?
- How to Use A French Press
- What We Learned
- The Criteria: What to Look For in A French Press
- The Best French Presses
- Other French Presses to Consider
- The Competition
The Fellow Claracombines innovative design with excellent heat retention. With its sleek matte finish, double-walled chamber, and weighted handle, the Clara proves that the folks at Fellow understand what makes a French press brewer great. The Espro P3is probably the most “innovative” of the models we tested. The filter is a two-layer mesh cage mea...
Brewing Tests: We made coffee with all of the presses using a standard recipe of 40 grams of coffee per 600 grams of water (1:15 ratio), stirring the coffee after one minute, and then plunging afte...Heat Retention Tests: We pre-heated each French press, and then brewed a batch of coffee. We checked the temperature right away with an instant-read thermometer, then again at five minutes, and fin...Usability and Cleanup Tests: We evaluated how easy each French press was to use and tested any unique design features. We also cleaned each French press by hand multiple times throughout tesitng.Coffee is made by extracting soluble components (simply put, the flavors) out of ground coffee using water. The National Coffee Associationstates that the ideal brewing temperature for coffee is between 195°F to 205°F. Anything hotter than 205°F will result in over-extraction, which causes bitter, acrid, and unpleasant flavors. Anything cooler than...
Almost all French press recipes call for you to grind your coffee on the coarsest setting possible, but that's not what we recommend. There are two reasons: First, every grinder’s coarsest setting is different; second, you can increase extraction when you grind just a teeny bit finer. When it comes to determining the right grind setting, your best ...
For the best French press brews, we assembled all of our pro advice into a simple recipe that’s easy to follow and yields delicious results every time. You’ll need a kettle to heat your water, a digital gram scale, a timer, and something to stir the coffee with (a wooden spoon works well). While you can use pre-ground coffee, we also recommend grin...
Higher Brew Temperatures Extracted Sweeter Coffee
Across the board, insulated French presses that maintained a higher brew temperature extracted sweeter coffee. Both the Fellow Clara French Press and Coffee Gator French Press Coffee Maker only dropped around 20ºF over a four-minute brew time, and they both showed pronounced sweetness compared to uninsulated models that had more temperature loss. By maintaining a temperature closer to the ideal 195ºF to 205ºF range, insulated French presses were able to mimic the brewing conditions of high-en...
Insulated French Presses Kept Coffee Hotter for Longer
Most insulated French presses stabilized their temperature between 165ºF to 180ºF for a good 20 minutes after brewing, keeping the coffee hotter—and fresher. While there’s always the risk of the coffee in the French press continuing to extract the longer it sits (leading to a bitter finish), coffee’s natural acids start to break down when it cools off causing it to taste more sour. We found that coffee from insulated French presses was more pleasant to drink for up to 40 minutes than non-insu...
Unfortunately, Pretty Ceramic French Presses Weren't Worth It
Most French presses are pretty basic-looking (some even border on unappealing-looking), so we understand the allure of an attractive ceramic model. We included Le Creuset's French press in our testing lineup, but were woefully disappointed. Despite the brand's reputation for quality, ceramic is simply not a good material for a French press. Ceramic, more so than glass or insulated carafes, pulls the heat out of the water, causing coffee to drop drastically in temperature over the course of br...
A great French press has to make excellent coffee. It should be easy to use and clean and also should keep coffee hot and maintain that temperature for long periods of time. We also don't have a preference for thermal over glass French presses: Insulated models will keep your coffee hotter for longer, but glass is cheaper and easier to clean.
What we liked: The Clara gives you everything you need to brew beautiful coffee. It even comes with a wooden spoon so you can stir your grounds after the initial bloom. No scale to measure coffee? No problem! There are fill lines etched inside the brewer to indicate how much coffee and water to use (we'd still use a scale if you can because volume ...
While these models weren't our top picks, they still did well in our testing. 1. Bodum Tribute Coffee Press: This French press is well-built and stylish and performed well in tests, but the Fellow edged it out due to better heat retention. 2. Sterling Pro French Press Coffee Maker: The Sterling Pro worked well and made a fine cup of coffee. But, un...
Bodum Brazil: The Brazil is a slightly more affordable French press from Bodum. We ordered one to test how well a French press could froth milk, but as a French press, this model fell short and cou...Jan 9, 2024 · The best French press overall: Espro P3 ; A great French press that’s worth the splurge: Espro P7 ; How we tested ; Other French presses we tested
We researched the highest-rated French Presses on the market and put together 11 diverse contenders to determine which produced the best brews. Our coffee aficionados used the four most important consumer metrics to make a final determination — filtration, ease of use, insulation, and quality of construction.
May 21, 2024 · We tested more than 20 of the best French presses, including the Bodum Chambord, Espro P7, and Fellow Clara, to find the best French press coffee maker for your home setup.
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Jun 20, 2024 · The ideal French press is stylish, easy to use, and produces exceptional coffee. We tested the top picks to use for your daily coffee.
