French Press, nice to meet you again!

Equipment

Breakfast with Kaya (egg+coconut jam) toast. I'm Singaporean!

Residue at the bottom of the cup

After Aeropress-ing for more than a month, I heard my poor Bodum calling out to me. The poor thing was covered with layer of neglect. Yeap, so I brought it out and used it today!

I took 2 scoops of coffee beans using the Bodum scoop, which is much smaller than an Aeropress' and grinded coffee with my Hario turned 10 clicks away from the tightest configuration. 300ml of hot water was added to the device and steeped for 4mins before pressing. The plunger went down easily. Too easily, I think. I'll grind the beans 8 clicks away from the tightest configuration next time. By the way, not much bubbling and "foam" was observed. Does this mean the coffee really isn't fresh?

I noticed that the coffee made by the french press had a glistening layer of oil on the surface. Perhaps the psychological effect of the visuals, I felt the coffee tasted slightly "creamier" than an Aeropress-ed one. All in all, the end result was acceptable and still good.

However, the Starbucks blend isn't doing very well with us. My husband stopped asking for coffee recently because his right thumb started trembling uncontrollably. He has vitamin B-12 and D deficiency and we thought that maybe coffee isn't good for his condition. So, it's just me now.