Greg Who Cooks
Executive Chef
@PF: Flipping over the filter didn't change anything although I'm sure I would have to do it for months to see if it prevented the side falling over problem.
@TL: I guess my problem with the French press was that I grind my coffee fine... Okay I remember seeing the vacuum coffee makers in coffee shops. By the time I started paying attention they had all switched to drip, because I presume the drip machines take less time and labor to make a pot. I agree that percolator recirculation of already brewed coffee is a big negative. I suspect but can't prove that the coffee gets more bitter the longer you run it.
I have one really big insulated coffee cup (easily two normal cups). I use it as my water measure, filling it to the tippy top and pouring that into the coffee maker. When the coffee is brewed I pour the whole pot right into the coffee cup. The moist grounds soak up just enough that the coffee level in the cup is low enough to not present a spilling danger.
@TL: I guess my problem with the French press was that I grind my coffee fine... Okay I remember seeing the vacuum coffee makers in coffee shops. By the time I started paying attention they had all switched to drip, because I presume the drip machines take less time and labor to make a pot. I agree that percolator recirculation of already brewed coffee is a big negative. I suspect but can't prove that the coffee gets more bitter the longer you run it.
I have one really big insulated coffee cup (easily two normal cups). I use it as my water measure, filling it to the tippy top and pouring that into the coffee maker. When the coffee is brewed I pour the whole pot right into the coffee cup. The moist grounds soak up just enough that the coffee level in the cup is low enough to not present a spilling danger.