I've been making non-instant coffee with a French press in the mornings, and the quality has been so inconsistent! I did some research, and someone said it's like baking: you have to be super exact with your measurements, and the timing of things. Hmm, maybe that explains it.
How good are you at making coffee? Or do you just go with instant or a coffee machine...
honeydew / 7504 posts
Yup - I am really awesome at popping a K-cup into the thing and pressing Start. 
papaya / 10343 posts
Another k-cup groupie 
Although for a period of time I did use a french press and I think I made good coffee there too.
hostess / wonderful watermelon / 39513 posts
I've never made it. DH uses a Keurig for his coffee.
wonderful pear / 26210 posts
I don't like coffee from a French Press, call me strange. It was always off tasting, no matter what kind of grounds I used.
I like Folgers in a drip machine best.
blogger / wonderful cherry / 21616 posts
We use a french press and DH is a pro. He makes me coffee every morning.
pomegranate / 3580 posts
Despite working at Starbucks in college, I'm terrible at using regular coffee machines. I can totally rock a latte, but the regular old drip machines never taste consistent for me. I'm pretty good with a french press though!
cantaloupe / 6171 posts
I used to make great drip coffee, but we don't even own that type of coffee pot anymore, we switched to Keurig and then Nespresso since I only drank 1 cup in the am and dh didn't use to drink any (he's addicted to cappuccinos now...)
nectarine / 2690 posts
I use a regular coffee maker, and I'm pretty good at making it. I like mine a little strong though, so some people may not like it.
nectarine / 2085 posts
I am not patient enough in the mornings to make really excellent French press coffee, so I try to leave it to my husband, because he does. His coffee is amazing, but it's like a tea ceremony is going down in the kitchen while he's doing it. It really matters how you pour the coffee, stir the coffee, etc. etc. I completely lack the patience for all of that first thing in the morning.
Do you have a burr grinder? That's the first step.
pear / 1812 posts
I think I'm excellent. We use an aeropress, which is kind of similar to a French press.
pineapple / 12053 posts
I make great coffee with a French press. Still haven't figured out the chemex proportions exactly!
A key is fresh grinding good beans each morning. Yum.
pear / 1998 posts
I don't drink much coffee, but my husband is a connoisseur. He has two coffee pots and usually makes his in a Fresh Press. Like Birdofafeather mentioned, he grounds his beans fresh and uses filtered water.
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