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Just realized I'm torn between a French press and a moka pot for my daily cup
I've been using a drip machine for years and wanted to try something with more body, so I grabbed a $25 French press and a $30 moka pot from a shop in Portland last weekend. The French press gives me a fuller, oilier cup but the cleanup is a pain, while the moka pot is quicker but can taste bitter if I'm not watching the heat. My wife says the moka pot smells better in the kitchen, but I keep reaching for the press. Which one would you keep if you could only have one?
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ben_ross5127d ago
I kept my moka pot and sold the press after about 6 months of going back and forth like you. The trick with the bitter taste is to pull it off the heat the second you hear that first gurgle, and use preheated water in the base so the grounds don't cook while it heats up. That alone killed the burnt flavor for me. The cleanup on a press is what got me too, all those grounds down the sink and the whole rinse routine every morning. Idk, if you keep reaching for the press then maybe that's your answer, but the moka pot wins once you dial in the heat thing.
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