Originally Posted by somnambulant
Hey Jeremy, how much coffee do you put in your press? Do you just have the smaller single-cup Bodum? It says to put one scoop in, but I generally find that kind of weak. I fill the water up to the bottom of the metal band holding on the handle.
the bodum i have came with a scoop to measure with; it looks roughly tablespoon-sized (from a measuring spoon set) . i usually do two heaping spoonfulls of those and then grind the beans coarse from there, then fill to the top of the metal band. coffee geek says to try stirring it with a chopstick before you press it down; that seems to bring all the nice oils to the surface. i think i have a "6 cup" french press which actually ends up filling 1.5 of the giant sized mugs that i stole from the cafe when i used to work at indigo.