On 9/23/06, Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've been brewing coffee using the French Press method for years. I'm now ... > up and it seems that either the paper filters or the gold filters would be > easier to clean than the cloth. Any comments on using cloth filters?
I've never used the cloth filters, but I never liked the gold filters because of the cleanup factor, and I imagine the cloth filters would be even harder to clean, and you'd have to dry them out too. I use the standard disposable paper filters for my daily brewing. Cheap, easy, and cleanup is just a matter of tossing the filter and its contents when you're done. There are folks who swear by the non-bleached paper filters, but with the amount of chlorine in the water here, it doesn't seem to matter. When I want a REALLY good cup of coffee, I go back to the french press though. I tend to grind my beans quite a bit coarser for the french press, which seems to make a difference to the taste. There are bean types/roasts that I like a lot in the french press (Sumatra, Mattari), and some that I like better in the drip maker (generic french roast, jamaican blue mountain). There's a very different taste quality to a drip coffee, compared to a french press. Now, if I can just get my hands on some of the Yemeni Ismaili beans that a friend of mine had a while back. Those were good. And expensive. -Mat -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
