I was so wrong about them. Really. The best way I can describe it is if you picture the flavor signature of coffee as an equilateral triangle.
The four-minute steeping process gives the hot water time to draw out the essence of the coffee (dripping through greatly hastens contact time with the grounds), and the mechanical metal filters don't absorb any essential oils of flavorings from the brew, so the entire flavor signature remains intact. Dripping through a bed of grounds and a paper filter, on the other hand, rounds off the points of that triangle, leaving you without the "leading edge" and "strong finish" that make you stand up and take full notice of the coffee. Did that help? I'm kinda new to it all, and these are just my observations. Respectfully, Adam Phillip Churvis President Productivity Enhancement > -----Original Message----- > From: Erika L. Walker [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, February 29, 2008 6:51 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Larry Lyons is a sweet, sweet man... > > You people are killing me. Now I have to get a french press and taste > this > nectar of the gods. > I've ground beans since forever. Love fresh ground coffee. Never tried > a > French press. > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:255231 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
