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Postby tinseljim on Fri Oct 30, 2009 6:49 am

I just realised something - something everyone else has already noticed probably!

If the spout was 1/4 the way up the FP with more FP body above it then we wouldn't have nearly the mess with the FP pull. Instead all the grounds would go up top. Something like this:

http://www.panik-design.com/acatalog/St ... e_Pot.html

But with a FP plunger installed.

Would this work?

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Postby sweaner on Fri Oct 30, 2009 8:29 pm

Interesting. It looks like the press from this one could fit that pot:

http://www.panik-design.com/acatalog/St ... n_2d01_2d3
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Postby cannonfodder on Sat Oct 31, 2009 10:50 pm

Interesting. A coffee pot with a bottom pour spout instead of a top mounted spout or lip like a carafe. You could pull the plunger to just above the water line and decant your brew without having to pull the plunger all they way out..
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Postby tinseljim on Sun Nov 01, 2009 8:08 pm

I know right.

But how do we get it below £159/$260 ?!
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Postby dialydose on Thu Nov 05, 2009 3:02 pm

For similar results, with less mess and work you could use the Clever coffee maker. Sweet Maria's sells them for about $12 and they make an awesome cup of coffee.
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Postby Psyd on Thu Nov 05, 2009 5:42 pm

tinseljim wrote:Would this work?



I see serious problems with water/coffee/grounds being ejected at worst, or grounds being 'stored' there until the first pour, at best. Either when you push or pull.
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Postby The_Left_Hand on Thu Nov 05, 2009 6:07 pm

Psyd wrote:I see serious problems with water/coffee/grounds being ejected at worst, or grounds being 'stored' there until the first pour, at best. Either when you push or pull.
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A slide to close off the spout until it's needed would work handsomely.
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Postby Gime2much on Thu Nov 05, 2009 6:18 pm

Anyone mentioned the Bodum Tea press pot? The basket for the tea leaves/ground tea is removable after steeping and you can forgo pressing if you want. I'll try a pot later tonight and test it out.

Personally I prefer my press pot just the way it is otherwise would make vac or pour over.
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Postby cannonfodder on Sat Nov 07, 2009 10:45 am

I have seen those Bodums before and thought about that. Some of the tea kettles have a sleeve that sits in the top of the pot. Think pasta pot with the mesh liner that goes in a large pot of water. You could fill the inner sleeve with coffee, fill the pot and let it steep. The few I have looked at had a pretty large screen made for whole leaf tea. If you tried using it with ground coffee, I think you would end up with a pot full of sludge. It looks like a lot of the coffee would float out of that tea sieve.
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Postby JohnB. on Sat Nov 07, 2009 12:19 pm

I think the Hario Mitzudash water brew pot would make a good Press style brew.
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I have used the Finum Brewing Baskets brewing right in my travel mug or a carafe. Same grind & steep time as press pot but the grounds lift right out when you are done brewing & no bitterness.
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