French Press review for kayrharris

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Here's Fanny! · #1 Post by **Here's Fanny!** » Fri Jul 25, 2008 8:47 pm

I can't find my World Market thread without actually looking for it, so I'm just starting anew.

I've used it a couple times now and I think once I get over the learning curve (yes, I have a learning curve for pouring hot water into a glass jar, ha!) I might like it.

My biggest problem is forgetting about it and by the time I get back to it, it's a bit on the crunchy side. I think I'll have to pretend that I'm making light to medium coffee and then I'll end up with what I wanted in the first place.

Also, I get a black sludge at the bottom of my cup (sort of looks like if you dumped too much hot chocolate mix in your cup before you added the water). I've tried my Hawaiian Kona coffee and some Seattle Company sample bricks I recently got in the mail, so I think I'm going to have to go for a coarser grind next time I go to the supermarket.

Ritterskoop · #2 Post by **Ritterskoop** » Fri Jul 25, 2008 9:11 pm

I always get the black sludge. I think it's just part of the deal.

It goes well in the dispos-all, or on a compost heap if you want to start one.

kayrharris · #3 Post by **kayrharris** » Fri Jul 25, 2008 9:21 pm

black sludge is part of it. it says use coarse ground, but I prefer the regular stuff. Then again, I like my coffee very strong.

It will get easier and better.

ulysses5019 · #4 Post by **ulysses5019** » Fri Jul 25, 2008 9:31 pm

kayrharris wrote:black sludge is part of it. it says use coarse ground, but I prefer the regular stuff. Then again, I like my coffee very strong.

It will get easier and better.

And you wonder why you get migraines.

kayrharris · #5 Post by **kayrharris** » Fri Jul 25, 2008 9:58 pm

They say caffeine will help get rid a migraine. It's NOT the coffee that causes it. Now chocolate is a different story........

kayrharris · #6 Post by **kayrharris** » Fri Jul 25, 2008 10:00 pm

Good grief, Dan.

Is your avatar a squirrel with a puppy head?

AnnieCamaro · #7 Post by **AnnieCamaro** » Fri Jul 25, 2008 10:03 pm

kayrharris wrote:Good grief, Dan.

Is your avatar a squirrel with a puppy head?

I think that's a beaguirrel.

ulysses5019 · #8 Post by **ulysses5019** » Sat Jul 26, 2008 7:56 am

Some people prefer Le Figaro in the morning or Le Monde for supper. But I'm a sports guy so it's L'Equipe for moi.

kayrharris · #9 Post by **kayrharris** » Sun Jul 27, 2008 7:56 pm

ulysses5019 wrote:
kayrharris wrote:black sludge is part of it. it says use coarse ground, but I prefer the regular stuff. Then again, I like my coffee very strong.

It will get easier and better.
And you wonder why you get migraines.

Thank you for mentioning migraines!! I haven't had one in weeks and have had one all day today! I'm so over medicated right now it's ridiculous, however, it has finally eased up.

Evil Squirrel · #10 Post by **Evil Squirrel** » Sun Jul 27, 2008 8:00 pm

kayrharris wrote:
ulysses5019 wrote:
kayrharris wrote:black sludge is part of it. it says use coarse ground, but I prefer the regular stuff. Then again, I like my coffee very strong.

It will get easier and better.
And you wonder why you get migraines.
Thank you for mentioning migraines!! I haven't had one in weeks and have had one all day today! I'm so over medicated right now it's ridiculous, however, it has finally eased up.

Should I fetch Billy Mays?

kayrharris · #11 Post by **kayrharris** » Sun Jul 27, 2008 8:12 pm

Thanks so much. Haven't figured out which of his products would help except maybe the Samurai knives......my mood is quite dark when I have a migraine.

Have you seen this Billy Mays Parody?

http://www.billymays.org/

Billy Mays · #12 Post by **Billy Mays** » Sun Jul 27, 2008 8:17 pm

kayrharris wrote:Thanks so much. Haven't figured out which of his products would help except maybe the Samurai knives......my mood is quite dark when I have a migraine.

Have you seen this Billy Mays Parody?

http://www.billymays.org/

WOW! WHAT AN INCREDIBLE OFFER!!! I'LL TAKE IT!!!!

Here's Fanny! · #13 Post by **Here's Fanny!** » Mon Jul 28, 2008 8:40 am

Since two of you mentioned the black sludge is normal, I figured I'd live with it. So when I was trying it again with that in mind, I washing off the brown foam that gets on the spoon and realized that the foam and sludge remind me of instant coffee. I haven't had that for so long that I didn't even connect it.

So I ground some at the store yesterday and am going to give that a whirl. Most of my loose is espresso grind and that just isn't going to work. My Kona is not quite that fine, but not by much as that's for cappucinio.