Discount Coffee Cup Press
Are you looking at getting a coffee press, but are discouraged by the high prices that you find everywhere? Well, here at Coffee Press Cup we’re always looking for a deal, especially when it comes to coffee, and we’re happy to share with you the best ways to get yourself into a fairly priced coffee press. A coffee press or french press as it is sometimes known is a device for brewing coffee that doesn’t require a filter and therefore allows you to extract much more flavor out of your coffee grounds than if you ran them through a conventional coffee maker.
Coffee presses aren’t traditionally found at your local department store, although occasionally you will find a selection. Places like Bed Bath and Beyond will generally carry coffee presses, but these can cost a hundred dollars or more. There is no reason to spend that kind of money on a coffee press when you can get one that does the job just as well for as little as twenty bucks. However, there are a few things you should consider before you just go out and buy any coffee press. We’ll go through the things to look for to help you make the best, and most frugal decision about buying your coffee press.
The first thing to consider is the material that it is made of. Many people believe that stainless steel coffee presses make better coffee than those made out of plastic or other materials, but this is a personal choice, albeit one that you’ll have to make before you purchase your coffee press. You can get coffee presses made of glass, partially stainless steel, plastic or all stainless steel. One thing to keep in mind that coffee presses don’t come with grinders so if you want to grind your own coffee beans then you’ll need to get a grinder. You can often find grinders that are sold with the coffee press and quite often they match.
The next thing to consider is how much coffee it will make. If it just you, and you don’t require an entire pot of coffee first thing in the morning then you should be okay with a 3 cup coffee press, which will make approximately 3 eight ounce cups of coffee. This will vary according to taste of course: a person that likes super strong coffee may be able to only get two and a half, or just two cups of coffee out of the press, while someone that drinks their coffee very weak may find it easy to get four cups out of one brewing. If you need more coffee than three cups then you can get a larger coffee press such as an 8 cup coffee press, or even as large as a 12 cup coffee press.
Getting a coffee press at a discount can be as easy as shopping online. Coffee Press Cup found coffee presses brand new for around $20 bucks, or up to $30 or $40 for larger presses. You can also find great deals on coffee presses by shopping at flea markets and thrift stores, often finding extremely high quality presses for very low prices, if you know what to look for of course.
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How to Use a Coffee Press Properly
Coffee Press Cup is your place to find out everything you need to know about coffee, and how could we leave out how to use a coffee press. If you are looking for the perfect cup of coffee, like we are at Coffee Press Cup, then this is the method to choose. Coffee Presses are also known as French Presses and what they basically are, are machines that allow you to brew a pot of coffee without using the filter to strain grounds and therefore strain out taste. They were invented in France in about 1850, and the use of a coffee makers press can turn your morning coffee into a whole new tasting experience.
Many are stainless steel coffee presses which many claim have better taste than presses made out of other materials and they work by depressing a plunger that strains coffee grounds from the coffee. You can get coffee presses in many different styles and sizes including a 3 cup coffee press and an 8 cup coffee press. The first thing you need to know is that your coffee grounds should be fairly large and even, so keep this is mind if you are grinding the coffee grounds yourself. Next, prepare your water. You should boil your water, and then let it cool, because if your water is too hot you will lose some of the taste.
Pour the hot water over the coffee grounds and make sure to get all of them wet, adding coffee grounds and water to how much coffee you want to make. Also, you’ll want to stir your grounds a bit to make sure that they are distributed evenly and that you get the best cup of coffee possible. When you are done stirring put the top on the coffee press but don’t press the plunger down yet. You do this to make sure that you retain the heat while the coffee is steeping, or extracting the flavor.. If you are using a 3 cup coffee press then give it about two to two and a half minutes to steep. If you are using an 8 cup coffee press then let it steep for about four minutes.
Lastly, press the plunger slowly keeping it even all the way down. This will allow the coffee to move past the plunger and for the coffee grounds to move downward to the bottom. If you move too fast then you’ll get coffee grounds in your coffee. Keep reading Coffee Press Cup for more informative and interesting articles, because after all, we’re all about coffee here at Coffee Press Cup.
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A History of Coffee
Here at Coffee Press Cup we love coffee, and since you do too, we wanted to share the history of coffee, which is an illustrious and fascinating subject for any coffee drinker. Coffee is first thought to be discovered by the Ethiopians (yes the starving ones your mother told you about) which they found to be a stimulating and energizing substance. However, there is little credible evidence of the plant growing in Ethiopia earlier than the 1600’s, and discovery of coffee is based upon the story of Kaldi, who was a goat herder in the 9th century, who supposedly discovered the substance we know today as coffee. However this story wasn’t printed until 1671 and may in fact have no merit in reality. The first actual evidence is found in fifteenth century Arabia. There are records that the monks there used coffee, and from there it was spread through to trade to Egypt, Armenia, Persia, Turkey and Africa. Coffee later spread to Italy from which it spread to Europe and the Americas.
The coffee bean is contained in Coffee Berries, the fruit of a few species of a small evergreen bush. There are two common species, Coffea robusta and Coffea arabica with other less popular species grown in nations like Asia and Africa. The seeds get their flavor by varying degrees of roasting, and are then ground and brewed, after being picked and dried and processed, a process which most are familiar with. Coffee has been important in many societies. It was used in some religious ceremonies in Yemen and Africa, and was eventually banned by those not of the cloth. It was also banned by Turkey in the seventeenth century.
Coffee came to North America around the colonial period, but it was not popular among the colonists at first, at least not garnering the attention that it had procured in Europe. However, coffee became more popular during the Revolutionary War and again after the War of 1812, because the British had closed tea imports temporarily, which gave the new Americans a taste for coffee, and its popularity grew. The Civil War in America secured coffee’s place as the beverage of choice for Americans and is exported by African Countries and out of Central America.
Today, over 50 percent of Americans drink coffee on a regular basis and it is widely available at any grocery store or supermarket. Coffee now comes in a variety of roasts and flavors with speciality coffees like Machiatto, Espresso and Romano available at your local Starbucks and other coffee stores. Many prefer to drink their coffee straight, savoring the bitter flavor while others prefer to drink it with sugar, cream, honey or other additions. All we know, here at Coffee Press Cup is that coffee is one delicious drink, no matter how you prepare it!
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