Mat Maessen wrote: > > 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. > Mat - I use the white filters because they are a tad cheaper... but I also eliminate the chlorine from the water by filling gallon jugs from the tap and letting them sit a few hours before using the water.
I'm too much of a klutz to use the French press... I'm so glad Trader Joe's came to my 'hood in NY because I can get wonderful New Mexico Pinion coffee in the bean. THE TJ's Colombian is nice, too. ann > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
