After keeping my French press put away in a cabinet for a long time, I've been reaching for it more and more lately as a break from paper filtered coffee. There's an interesting idea in this post: using a metal filter and a mix of coarser and finer ground coffee to get a little more of that texture in a pour over.
The Argument for a "Dirty Cup" of Coffee
Natia Simmons argues that sometimes a "clean cup" of coffee isn't the best cup of coffee.
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