French Press Coffee without a PhD
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- If you want to make a perfect cup of coffee at home use a French press. Coffee at a coffee shop can be hit or miss (lots of misses). The keys to making a great cup of coffee are using freshly ground beans and water that's hot, but not too hot. The ratio of beans to water is subjective to taste, find what's right for you--there is no wrong way! And experiment with different beans; where the beans are from and how they are roasted can make a HUGE difference...sample grinding different beans to find what makes you happy.
Over the years I've made coffee every which way there is to make coffee, and using a French press is the easiest, quickest, and most reliable way to brew the perfect cup.
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How To Make French Press Coffee:
Measure your water and bring it to a boil.
Coarsely grind coffee beans and add to the pot (use whatever ratio of beans to water YOU PREFER...I like strong coffee, and use a ratio of 1 Tbsp whole beans for every 4 oz. of water)
Once water boils, set aside uncovered 1 minute to cool. You don't want to use boiling water...in one minute it will be just right.
After one minute, pour water over beans.
Stir.
Cover and let brew for 4 minutes.
After 4 minutes, slowly plunge the filter through the coffee.
Pour and drink and enjoy.
That's all there is to great coffee. Keep it simple.
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This was just what I wanted, simple no bullshit, no scales, no thermometer instructions. You were even polite enough to edit out the politics! What more could I want?
I like Steve Jobs explaining me how to make coffee
😂😂😂🤣
Bruuuuuhhh he does look like steve
I just watched a bunch of fancy pants how to use your French press vids and laughed so hard after watching this one.. Thanks for calming my shit.. I was freaking out for a moment thinking--I ain't cut out for the French press haha!! But I think I'm good.. Thanks for the tips ;)
yeah...it's definitely not rocket science...finding and fresh grinding coffee beans you like is the thing that's gonna make the most difference
DAMS indistress you took the words out of my mouth!
Ha! I was thinking the same thing! Also, I like my coffee first thing in the morning and was thinking that I'd be too sleepy to mess with timers, pre-heating the glass pot and weighing out beans.
Me too!! I'm happy I found this less pretentious video.
Yes, he makes it easier for me to understand.
This is what I needed. lol. The Dad approach. Not the science coffee sissy approach.
Jeremy Camp yeah those Sissys...using the science and whatnot
😂😂😂
mate. i love your style so much. You're so right about taking the mess out of coffee - this is coming from a barista with 10 years experience (I have a moustache, but don't wax it). Your approach is so refreshing. "BOOM"
At what point do you add the whiskey?
Before and after
And in between
This is the one slightly unnoticed comment that deserves more.
😂
Do people do that??
Imagine how better that coffee could be if he had a PhD.
Rofl this was the best French press tutorial I’ve ever seen
I just started using my french press again. Yum....and.........BOOM, BOOM, AND B O O M! Now ya got me doing it! BOOM! :-)
I like this guy. "it's not the end of the world!"
ive watched 10 french press videos and this is the best one tbh lol
Dude I like your vibe! I feel like you would be a cool guy to hang out with lol. I've been using an aeropress for some time, but I'm tired of going through the motion 4-5 times a day for 4-5 cups, gonna go by a French press now.
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That grind is exactly why you should get a burr grinder.
I just bought the exact same coffee maker in a thriftstore today for 2 bucks, and this is the perfect instructional vid to make a perfect cup o'Joe. Thank you !!!
Omg the coffee grinding face! My 3 yr old laughed so hard!
I love this video, im getting my first french press today and all of the other tutorial videos seemed so intimidating, like if i didn't do it super well the coffee would be ruined. Nice to see it dosen't have to be such a finely tuned process
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Just got me a french press, been watching videos for an hour, this is the best instructions ive seen.
Thanks for watching!--and thanks for the kind comment....hope you have a great holiday and new year!
Follow to figure out how to make a really crappy cup of coffee. I love camping coffee. Instant. Crappy coffee is still good. I'm not judging. But this is not how you French Press. Just do instant.
excellent, just plain down to earth instructions. If I might make 1 suggestion: Don't use a metal spoon when stirring the grounds in the hot carafe. The metal on glass can crack it. I speak from experience. I use a long plastic milk shake spoon now. Again, thanks.
LOL. I no longer stress about my grind size. This coffee therapist has set me free.
I have had a french press for years sitting in the cabinet and not until I watched your video did I have any idea what in the heck to do with it. I now make the best coffee that I have ever made with that thing and I am going to impress my friends with your spaghetti squash and creamed kale recipes! Thank you!
Great video 👍...love the humor. I've been wanting a French Press and you just clinched it for me. Thank You.
Those grounds are making James Hoffmann cringe somewhere.
Looks great boss! I make my press every night and it makes me SO Happy. I grind my beans just a little finer than yours but nowhere near as ground as you would for a regular coffee machine. I loved watching this cuz early on I had such a hard time with it!
So my girl got me a French press & I said to my self " Wonder if boy Chef Buck has a vid on this gadget?" Cause I LOVE me some coffee ☕️ & I want to make it perfect 👌 Of course he has a vid👍 Forever fan buddy lol Thanks as always
OMG! I’m falling asleep.
Oh NO, he isn't really using an electric grinder is he????
Boom Shakalaka..laka... Boom Shakalaka..laka... lol
So how many cups of coffee (measuring by an actual coffee cup) did you get? It looks like you got about 4 cups, 2 cups each? My wife and I are using a drip coffee maker and grind our own store-bought beans. We drink two or 3 cups each out of a 10-"cup" pot, but she uses a large mug while I use regular sized coffee mugs. We bought ourselves a burr grinder for Christmas. Before that we had a blade grinder similar to yours. The grind DOES make a difference, we noticed that right away! Overall, a good video for those wondering about how to use a French Press, and just want a good cup of regular Joe w/o all the snobby bs of coffee connoisseurs.
My kuerig quit on me today. I have one of these I bought years ago that I just hucked in the back of my cupboards. I have adhd and that's just the kind of thing we do. I used it today tore open a couple McDonald's kcups. Omg it was a really good cup of coffee. I didn't even follow the four minutes or wait for the water to cool. The coffee was slightly fine. Cream made it smooth palatable and good. I can't wait to try this with full beans ground in my magic bullet. You saved me a ton of money on a new coffee maker lol. Shit I have all this free space on my counter top. Bye bye kuerig.... I think this would be good for loose green tea too.
yeah, I've come to prize counter space as I get older (and especially as we move into dinkier and dinkier apartments)....got rid of the microwave a few years ago and haven't missed it.
I just got one in an office grab bag. I made my first pot and it was yucky! You've inspired me to try again!! I will not give up until I get the perfect pot !!!!! Great video !!!!
French Press in an office grab bag sounds like a win!
Dear Chef Buck, I love your personality and your kitchen. Thanks for making this easy for me to learn.
Best thing is; those french press pots are cheap!
The French press he used is at Walmart and I bought it this morning when my electric coffee maker broke and I wanted hard-core espresso type and it cost 19.88 at Walmart. It is an amazing cuppa coffee you can make it super dark or light make it like you want and it will never break there’s no electrical system that can go wrong
Loved this video! Easy peasy without the phd. :) Plus loved the dynamic between you and your wife.
Excellent presentation and fun to watch. Thanks for answering a lot of questions I've had for years.
That was hilarious. Thanks for confirming I've been using my French press correctly.
OMG I FOUND YOU!
i saw this video years ago, and ever since IVE BEEN SEARCHING HIGH AND LOW to find it again.
i never forgot it. my fav french press video, the coffee looks so good and awesome results. thank you
Thank you so much for cutting the b.s. on this. You two make a great team! I think I have been steeping a little too long but it doesn’t taste bitter or anything. Fun video.
Yep, that's how I do mine. Simple and damn good. Thanks for just a straight explanation.
I had a french press. But then i had a revelation. Why not just stir it up in the pitcher then pour it through a filter and skip the plunge? And awsome. no grit. just brewed delicious clean coffee. I let it sit 5 minutes just because i'm strange that way.
I use the fine mesh metal filter that comes standard with most drip coffee makers and pour through it into my coffee cup. If there's any grit the filter will catch it, and all you gotta do after is run water through it to clean it out. You don't even have to waste a paper filter.
Stays hotter in the French press. You want that last cup hot.
Might as well just brew via pour-over at this point. I know, in my college days and in a pinch, I just stuff a coffee filter on top of my coffee thermos, toss grounds in filter, then slowly pour just boiled water over the grounds so it drips into the cup. Takes a few extra minutes but least messy method without a brewer. (and coffee tastes good this route too). Plus, introducing a paper filter does mess with some of the coffee bean oils you get from French pressing
Ur a lil chatty but thanx
Oh boy you talk too much.
Love this! My first attempt at FP was on the weak side, after watching your simple approach, I adjusted and perfect! Just too bad you're taken ;)
p.s. the day I think about buying a scale to make coffee is the day I switch to tea!
oh yes even Nescafe gets a better taste if you prepare it that way!
hahaha, but slightly more serious: Chef Buck, did You ever taste true French coffee, means beans cum chicory blended?
No joke - I know it may sound to many like a sacrilege to mix this amazing and precious hand selected and individually roasted and hand ground fair trade coffee beans from that special garden in El Salvador with the roasted roots of any ordinary flowers ... but the taste is great - soft, smooth, no bitterness nor oily taste ...
+bangalorebobbel I used to live off of cafe au lait made with chicory coffee when I lived in New Orleans...that's where I've had the best coffee in my life...pretty sure my insides are still the color of an old coffee pot.
oh mais oui oh la la, sorry I totally forgot you guys have also kind of French cuisine et culture there ... cafe au lait in New Orleans ;-)
I was raised on coffee and chicory brewed in one of those tall white pots with a rag for a coffee filter (grandma's). Good Lord, that coffee could put hair on your chest. Grandma switched to strong coffee instead of ExLax when her MD told her she was addicted to ExLax. Yowzaaaaa.
you my man win in life
Hey Chef! I JUST made your Scandinavian egg coffee! Drinking it NOW. WOW it's so smooth! I REALLY want to learn ways to make my coffee smoother! I want bold smooth coffee!
Use a burr grinder.
BEAT MY MACHINE!
I heat my water in the microwave just under 3 minutes in my coffee mug. I use about 4 tablespoons of decaf coffee ( I'm caffeine sensitive btw). While the water and grounds are brewing in the press, I microwave the creamer in my mug for 30 seconds. ******@@@And BOOM! Easy way to make coffee.
I would love to find some whole bean decaffeinated coffee, But I'll have to order it online one day as I can't find them at any stores.
One thing tho, shake and pulsate the blade grinder when grinding. It will help make it a little more even.
After watching your daughter make expresso, I decided to watch this too as my drjp maker might be kaput. Really enjoyed both videos and how light hearted you and your family make them.
I had a French press back in the day.. got lazy over the years and went the commercial route even went as far as a drive thru. but ya know what? I want to go back to quality coffee drinking again. there's nothing like fresh ground coffee beans steeped just minutes later. cuz that shit on the shelves is any ones guess how long its been sitting there. that's why we cant get it to taste like "Siren". Anyways..... yeah man.. that's it.. time to log on to amazon to get me a French press delivered and get er done.. .. thanks for the great vid. duce's!
I use fine coffee in my French press. It's not a big deal. You just get a lil of the fines resin at the very back end of your cup. Best example when you use a metal filter instead of a paper filter. Trust me it doesn't ruin your coffee. In fact that's why some people use the metal filters cause they like a lil fines resin. Mine comes out fine..
great video, lol. love the humor. spot on. I just got a French press but don't have whole beans yet so I used some bagged stuff. It turned out a lil bitter for me after only 3 mins so I think the suggested ratio might be a little to much. 1 rounded tablespoon per 4oz but that's for already ground. You are saying the same ratio but with whole beans which obviously wont convert to 1tbsp of ground.
Loved your video, dude! Very down to Earth without the BS most people put out. Keep up the good work!
-HOWEVER - what you do or how do you prevent the annoying little grounds that will inevitably end up in my coffee cup? I love french press coffee what those little grounds drive me nuts. is there a way to prevent this?
Chef Buk,save me some of that wine you call coffee, better have me some hazelnut creamer when I get there. (luv from Houston Texas.Oh!!! Mrs Buk dont eat all those cookies.
Super instruction. Chef Buck and camera girl make the best "how to" videos....
No jerking around with a 20 minute-20 step process to make a damn cup of coffee. Beans, grind, boil, press and pour, enjoy. Nice!
Thanks for keeping it simple, and giving the tablespoon measurements. Ain’t nobody got time to whip out the triple beam just to make a cup!!!
No burr grinder or narrow spout kettle for me either. No scales, no Communist la-dee-da Lilith Fair music in the background. Maybe a few seconds longer on the grind dude. But otherwise no problem. I pour some of the hot water into the mug to heat it up too.
this Canadian elder (81) is excited to find your french press coffee 'how to'. and my quick run through the recipes on your site . This where I am pitching my tent.
I think the normal way if you drizziling boiled water on coffie makes it more strong.
Perfect..simple, easy to understand. I want a French Press now. This guy is hilarious. I want him to be my uncle.
Great video. In the food world nothing breeds OCD and folklore faster than coffee how-to’s. Thanks for cutting through the crap.
whose parents are these
This was great! Thank you so much. Made my first cup of French Press Coffee today. I'll never make coffee any other way again! 😁
I'd go seven to eight seconds on the grind. Been doing this for years. And drink it black.goes real well with cereal with blueberries, and a sliced orange, and start using nonfat milk on your cereal. Recently I got hooked on frosted shredded wheat...I gotta ween off of it somehow....
Thank you for the easy instructions for using a French press to make my coffee. Love the coffee grinding face you made, I sure that makes all the difference :D
Chef Buck you have my subscription. First Video and i hope to see more!
As a fully credentialed coffee snob with a coffee snob job I couldn’t decide whether I was more stressed out or amused by this... you’ve pretty much got us nailed, spot on and I love you for it. And if the way you make coffee makes you happy, I’m happy you’re happy -deep breaths, anxious moustache twiddling-
we use a french press but having no garbage disposal is a pain for cleaning it and we just want to buy ground coffee. should we use a pour over or mr coffee machine? plus we need at least 2 large cups made.
I only used my French press for 2x and it already cracked the glass. I don’t know was it the hot water that cracked it or wat?
Only way to making real cup of coffe. Take a small pot, add some coffe ans water, heat until the foam appears, the pot on the table (like angry german after schnaps) and pour the coffe in your cup.
My French fell on the ground today. I'm now sad about the brokenness inside of me knowing i can't make coffee.
The only thing i do differently is in the pour - i find if you pour your water directly onto your beans, you get a burnt taste. Maybe this is just me, but i cant stand this, so i tip my pot to the side and pour my water into the side of the grounds.
What if I like my coffee cold? It can’t sit on the grounds. Can I pour it somewhere and refrigerate?
And now you spread lies about the irrational possibility that coffee can ever be "too strong"????
As soon as she said cray cray, I posted this and stopped watching. Shame, because the guy had an entertaining personality.
I just got a French Press machine and had no idea how to use it. This video made what seemed like a very scary process seem like no sweat at all. Thanks.
perfect. no scales. exact instructions and measurements. plus....comedy routine.
A tablespoon of coffee to 4 ounces of water? You’re not making coffee, you’re making rocket fuel!
The Mcarthyism era comment that got static'd out cracked me up hahahaha. Do you ever mess with an Aeropress?
try different approaches for yourself and see. Folksy is fun but you have to see by trying what is good or not.
haha...what a clown. .keep me smiling. ..merry coffee Christmas Chef
Kawę robię w ten sposób : Na 200ml gorącej wody daję 10 g kawy i parzę ją 35 sekund, następnie przelewam przez sito i jest gotowa do picia. Wtedy nie jest gorzka i kwaśna.
Wypróbuję Twój pomysł na parzenie kawy.
I just watch 6 other videos that demonstrated how to make french press coffee the "scientific way" but this was soooo much better!!!
I just made the best ever .but i cant tell you how i did it . Your recipe makes ok. Bitter. I bet you add cream.
Hey Steve jobs, it is important that all the grounds are uniformly consistent
You just stepped on thin ice with the beard thing! Watching the rest to see if you redeem yourself!
Well title does say with a PhD..lol I have Phd Pretty heavy diet..Love you both you make me laugh
I wish you guys were my neighbors... I would come visit you just for fun 💜
I keep getting sludge at the bottom of my cup. I may need coarser grinds?
This is the best no-bullshit how-to-french-press coffee video on the internet. Subscribed
First! Have you tried an English press? Better tasting with a British accent. Cheers
Quick question .. what size is your French presser .. I like that size
don't forget, the beans dont matter, its the cup size that matters, smaller cup = better coffee. Got it.
I learned a few pointers. Thanks. And, thanks to the both of you for the smiles.
I use bagged pre ground coffee. I have you beat on the not giving s shit dad approach.