This 20 dollar -French press is the only way I make tea

When I switched from a steadfast coffee drinker to a steadfast tea drinker in the mid-1930s (TLDR: I liked coffee; I didn’t like coffee), there was a coffee equipment that I brought with me: my French favorite press.

I love something warm in my mug when I sat down at my desk in the morning when I get up for lunch a few hours later. Obviously, the constant break to brew individual cups would not cut it. Likewise, none of the delightful teapots that I had collected over the years seemed to keep more than a refill.

I was averse to buying a new tea gadget, so I turned to my trustworthy old Bodum 34-Usen-French press. That was 10 years ago and I haven’t looked back since then.

Why do tea in French press?

Apart from the fact that the French Bodum press would hold exactly the amount of hot drink that I enjoy in one morning (which is about four large cups), it quickly became clear to me that making tea in my French press had a few other advantages.

First, I generally prefer in general Loose leaf tea Via tea bags and an important step when brewing loose sheets is that these leaves have plenty of space to swirl while they are steep. A French press offers this with space to replace, and sleepy as my teaber leaves in the French press, while they have become steeply to a welcome part of my morning routine.

Secondly, I think it’s great that the fine mains filter of the piston – which was expressed for finer ground coffee outside – does not separate the leaves from the tea, so that I do not extend small plant matter out of my cup forever while I wrestle. The press also gently presses the leaves on the bottom of the carafe without squeezing, so that I do not end with an excessive tanny (read) brew.

After all, I find the cleaning of the glass carafe and the piston of the French press much easier than any tea string that I used. It is easy to draw the tea leaves out of the carafe with a spoon or even my fingers, and the piston flushes off slightly. The piston can also be easily broken down into three parts if bits get stuck between the filter layers.

How I do tea in my French press

To make tea in my French press, I first measure about 1 1/2 tablespoon of loose tea in the carafe (use more or less tea, depending on how strong you like). Then I fill the carafe with a short, boiling hot water and steep the tea leaves for three to five minutes.

When the timer starts, I dip the tea brass and pour my first cup. The rest is poured into a thermos capsule so that it stays hot until I am ready for more.