Brewers

French press

From R 395.00 VAT included

A plunger in borosilicate glass with a stainless steel frame and a fine mesh filter. The 350 ml size makes one large mug; the 1 L size makes four. Coarse grind, four minutes, press slowly and pour it all out. It is the simplest way to a full-bodied cup, at home or at the braai.

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About this product

The plunger is where most of us started, and it still makes a full, round cup with very little fuss. Ours has a borosilicate glass beaker in a stainless steel frame, and a mesh filter that keeps the grounds in the pot.

Details

Sizes: 350 ml (one large mug) or 1 L (four mugs)
Materials: borosilicate glass beaker; stainless steel frame, lid, plunger and mesh filter
Dimensions: the 350 ml is about 17 cm tall and 8 cm across the glass; the 1 L is about 23 cm tall and 11 cm across
In the box: the press, with the filter fitted
Care: take the filter apart now and then and rinse each layer; the glass and the steel parts go in the dishwasher

How we brew it

Grind coarsely, like rough sea salt. Use 60 g of coffee per litre of water.
Pour water at 94 °C over the grounds and stir once.
Put the lid on, with the plunger up, and wait four minutes.
Press slowly and steadily.
Pour all of it out at once, so the coffee does not keep brewing in the pot.

For the 350 ml press, that is 20 g of coffee and 330 g of water. Our Sundowner Dark Roast and Koppie House Blend come ground for the plunger if you have no grinder.

Borosilicate glass takes boiling water, but not a sudden chill: let it cool before you rinse it in cold water.