The Ultimate French Press Technique

To those arguing in the comments about this method: For the fullest tasting coffee with the least amount of effort, I prefer to chew the beans directly. Amazing caffeine boost and no cleanup required.

30gr medium coarse grounded Coffee + 500 ml water + leave it 4 minutes + mix a bit, remove foam and fines + let it rest 5 or + minutes + After that, press the filter just until the surface and pour the coffee through it (without pressing the plunge all the way). Just a reminder for myself, as I always come back to this video 😁

Thanks James. I used this tutorial to make coffee at a friend´s house, he uses his French press every morning, and has done so for the last 10 years for his morning coffee, After tasting it my friend said this was the best coffee he had ever drank out of that French press and asked me what coffee was I using,(thinking I had brough my own beans) when I said "the one next to your coffee machine" he could not believe it was only technique. Camilo and myself are both very pleased with our coffees and it is thanks to you sir.

Six year old video and it still makes an impact. I've increased my beans to 70g/L and use your technique here every morning. Thank you James! Outstanding!

Grind medium 30g to 500g water Sit for 4 minutes Stir crust and then scoop up foam and coffee bits off the top Wait 5-8 minutes Plunge just to underneath the surface and pour gently and carefully.

The music you chose puts me in the mindset that you're an astronaut recording a message for your children and telling them the work you're doing is important but you don't know when or if you'll come back home.

I so appreciate this video. I'm a coffee noob who's finally decided to graduate from instant to the real deal. I agonized for months over what brewing method to use... the amount of equipment required, the taste I'm supposed to get from it... I finally settled on French press because of its simplicity, the kind of flavor to expect, and the absence of requiring paper filters. I brewed my first cup of coffee in my new French press this morning following your advice and it turned out so clean, bright, and beautiful. No sludge or debris. I know you say this method takes patience, but it's really not that big of a deal when you're busy prepping breakfast at the same time. Thank you for sharing this method. No more weak, bland instant. Now its on to finding the exact brand of coffee that I like the most. :)

In the first week of meeting one another, he sent me this video and told me this was how he made his coffee. He was really excited about it too. He really loved his coffee like this. I memorized the steps for him, I watched this over and over. I wanted to make him coffee like this one day. We don't talk anymore, its been a while since I last got a text from him. We don't talk anymore. I still know how to make this damn coffee. I miss him so much.

I have made exclusively French press coffee for years and tried this method this morning. It was quite literally the best cup I’ve ever made

I trust a man in his thirties with grey hair and retro glasses knows his coffee

The soundtrack really makes it feel like James is teaching us his French press technique after the apocalypse.

I’ve been a daily coffee drinker for the past 25 years and always assumed I was making it correctly because it tasted ‘ok’. I never imagined that by making some small tweaks and following your process would make me fall in love with my daily pleasure all over again. Thank you for your educational and entertaining content.

Suggested activities while you are waiting - - Read the newspaper - Make breakfast - Make a pot of tea

He doesn't even recommend pressing a French press, this guy is a madman!!

Anyone else love coming back to these old videos? It is fun to see the difference in production values to his new ones. Both good, both interesting, both educational. But the experience shows.

This was the best French press coffee tip I’ve seen in decades. I’ve always loved the deep, rich, full bodied flavor but despised the sludge I’d encounter at the bottom of my mug. His theory forgoing the plunge makes total sense and I haven’t seen any sludge since then

Me: 2x playback speed Him: Step One: Don’t be in a hurry Me: 😞

I've watched this too many times to still not know what the second spoon is for.

Thank you James for this brewing method! It lifts my morning coffee to a higher level: a slow morning ritual to start softly into the morning, more time to prepare my breaktfast simultaneously (in the past I brewed only 4 minutes) and in the end it tastes way more delicious! Thank you... and of course for your time and content!

I've been watching your videos for about two weeks. Started with your newer stuff, but eventually I found this. French press has always been my preferred method. I've read about how to make a good press, and I thought I was basically doing things right. I wasn't wrong but wow there was so much more I could do. I haven't been able to get a hold of decent coffee yet, but just with grocery store beans this has already changed my coffee life. Thank you so much.