Thread: Coffee

PaulKidd, The Bodum is a brand name. If your press looks like a glass mug with a handle and has a funny looking lid with a plunger hande that you push straight down with a funny metal mesh and spiral contraption on the inside that holds the coffee down when depressed, then you have the same thing as the Bodum french press.
Here in Australia we just call 'em Plungers. Like a womans bra, they come in a variety of cup sizes.

I love my coffee, but these days I stick mostly to decaffinated.

Mick

Quadruple espresso for breakfast every morning with a little steamed milk and chocolate sprinkles on top. A great start to the day

Rancillio Silvia and a big commercial grinder that works really well oh and not forgetting great fresh beans from my local coffee merchant free delivery too

ian

Mick..."Plunger" it is! Makes fine coffee.

After several attempts, I've finally settled on an "all
stainless steel" plunger. A friend of mine brought it
to me from Germany.

Previous glass models broke, plastic ones were garbage,
and the only other versions I've seen were either just
plain junk or the filter was just not fine enough for my
choice of grind.

Thanks for the post, mate!

Paul

G'day Paul, I have a variety of plungers as well. The one I like best is a glass Bodum single cup job. Having said that, I use one of those 'Drip-u-lator' things...Like you see in those nasty fast food places. It drips the water through the coffee, through a filter of one sort or another and on into the pot. I have a couple of those 'cowboy' perculators as well, just small ones, as they travel well on a motorbike.


Mick

I learned this "cowboy coffee" recipe from a real cowboy
cook, while working for a pack outfit in Colorado:

A #10 can full of water...call it a "billy"...about 2 liters
Bring it to a boil
Toss in a big handfull of ground coffee and a pinch of
salt...plus any egg shells left from breakfast
Let it boil for about a minute
Remove from fire
Throw in a dash of cold water
Wait a few minutes to let things settle
Enjoy.

For me, that's Cowboy coffee!

It may not be as "fine" as coffee brewed in some sort of
fancy apparatus, but it sure is good!

All the best,
Paul

Beauty! You can count on that one being given a go next time I'm out bush. Thanks Paul.


Mick

Mick....You can even try it at home.

But the wood fire, the fresh air, and a "bush" setting
makes it all the better.

In fact, it probably doesn't even work, except in the
bush.

But it's worth a try, right, mate?

Paul

You betcha!


Mick

French press...the only one fer me ! Paul...curious. You mentioned your glass press containers broke.When using a french press,the grind should be very coarse.If you use a fine grind A)it won't brew right and B)The fine grind will cause pressure when plunging. Not sure if you knew that ,just passing on info my friend.Also to Mick...this reminds me of my haste in replying to you about tea and brewin instead of boiling haha we brew coffee,we boil tea...my face are red now garsh what can I say,sometimes my brain just quits on me !