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Geeks and caffeine go together like my fingertips when I'm super-gluing something together. While the casual reader may wonder what the heck a coffee maker is doing in the Technology section, the hardcore geek knows that coffee is like having that last spare health potion handy when you're fighting the final boss... without it you can't survive.
Coffee... Proof That God Loves Mankind
With so many varieties, so many roasts, so many blends... coffee culture has become like wine or beer among fans. It's not just the caffeine that we like, it's the amazing flavors, the intoxicating smells, and prestige of drinking it our way. Starbucks has made coffee a $1.1 Billion dollar industry. In the U.S. alone it's estimated that about 107 million people drink this delicious and addictive black brew. Health risks of caffeine and health benefits of anti-oxidants aside, I'd like to tell you the best way (objectively) to drink a cup-o-Joe. The French Press.
The French Got Something Right
They can't win a war (unless it's a civil war), and their rifles may be dented from being dropped; but the French know how to brew a fantastic cup of coffee. Coffee has been percolated, boiled and paper filter brewed but each of these processes for extracting a drinkable cup have their flaws. Either the end product is overcooked or it's had some of the best parts filtered out, or worse yet there is particulate floating around in your cup.
Probably most commonly, you're used to drinking coffee that's been brewed and filtered. If you had a good cup, it was filtered with a wire mesh filter, because that won't soak up as many of the natural oils that are produced in the roasted bean. The advantage of the french press is that it filters the grounds of the coffee without soaking up the oils in the coffee, then presses out the flavors to produce a killer cup of coffee.
So What's The Big Deal About THIS Press?
Most French Presses that I've used rely on a flat screen mesh filter with a gasket lip to press the grounds. The problem is, the single filter often does a poor job of filtering out all the grounds. The result is a grainy muck at the bottom of each cup. A seasoned french press user learns to ignore the last sip as a seasoned beer drinker learns not to drink the wort at the bottom of a craft brew.
The Espro press is designed to make a better cup. Espro uses a micro-double filter. It keeps grounds out, and lets the aromatic oils in. There are currently 2 models on the market, a 4-cup (30oz) model, and a single cup (8oz) model.
I had the privilege of reviewing the single cup press, and I was highly impressed! (Pun not intended). I fired up MW3 on my PS3 and sat down to a delicious cup of Tanzanian Peaberry coffee- my current roast choice, and I was surprised that to the last drop, my coffee was grit and grain free. I fell in love.
The Espro press did everything it advertised, and I'll never tolerate another grain of ground in my cup again. I thought I was pretentious about my coffee before! Throw out your old press, donate your coffee pot and re-gift your Keurig. This is the only way to drink coffee. My only constructive criticism is to add a lid that you can turn to pour so you can keep your coffee hot as you drink it.
Would I recommend this product? Absolutely yes! You can pick one up on our Amazon link up top, or by visiting the Espro Website here: www.espro.ca
Pardon me while I go grab a cup of coffee, Casi Cielo has just returned to the shelf at Starbucks.
