I bought a French press when I was in Germany. I have considered buying one for a while and noticed this one in a window while walking to dinner. This one liter model was less expensive than I was able to find similar, smaller presses for on Amazon. The press is just one piece of the coffee making puzzle. I didn't have a coffee grinder or a thermal carafe to hold the coffee after brewing, so I went out yesterday on a hunt for the appropriate equipment. I wanted a red coffee grinder since I use red as the primary accent color in my kitchen. Yes, it's all about the color. I found this KitchenAid model at BrandsMart USA. While there I also picked up this black thermal carafe. They only had black, white and steel carafes, but I'll keep an eye out for a decent red one at a good price.
This morning was my first occasion to put all of the equipment to use. I don't doubt that the placebo effect had something to do with it, but I found the coffee I brewed to taste much better than the coffee produced with my automatic drip coffee maker. I enjoyed several cups along with my breakfast of multi-grain bread and butter, and a bowl of mixed fruit. While dining I listened to Fiona Apple's Extraordinary Machine. I picked it up yesterday along with a few other discs from Rowan's while I was on my expedition for equipment.
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You've got to post a pic of your kitchen with red appliances.
The appliances are black. I have red storage canisters, toaster oven, rug (under the table in the breakfast room), and now coffee equipment. I also have the Chock Full O' Nuts can mentioned in a previous post sitting on the counter since I like its colors.
Why would you buy a French Press in Germany?? Wouldn't you want a German press??
That would probably make some sense. When we were in Greece, I had something called Greek coffee. We'd refer to it as Turkish coffee here. I learned that you shouldn't call it Turkish coffee in Greece.
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