I don't know how hot the water gets with a HotShot, but what you need is water slightly lower than the boiling point. I would think the hot shot would work well if it makes enough almost-boiling water at a time. I measure out the amout of water needed in the French Press carafe and then pour that amount into my electric tea kettle. Then, I grind the coffee and put it in the bottom of the carafe. When the water boils, I wait about 45 seconds and pour it into the carafe, on top of the coffee. I stir and allow the coffee to steep, covered, for 4 minutes. Then I plunge the grounds to the bottom of the pot with the French press plunger, pour the coffee and enjoy! Penny
On 2/18/14, jan brown <[email protected]> wrote: > You measure the amount of coffee you want to use and put it in the > bottom of the press. Pour the water on top of a coffee using a finger > or however measuring works for you. The instant on hot water ought to > work unless you like it hotter. Wait maybe twenty five seconds and > slowly plunge the press top plunger down until the bottom of the > plunger connects with the top of the body of the machine. Don't wait > too short a time or plunge quickly or you will have grounds all over > the place. I have done that many times. I always did my plunging in the > sink, just for that reason. > Have fun. > Jan > _______________________________________________ > Cookinginthedark mailing list > [email protected] > http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark > _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list [email protected] http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
