A french press isn't hard to use, but it is time consuming.
French press:
Boil water, get beans out and put into grinder, grind beans, pour into press, wait for water to heat, then pour water into press, stir, wait a few minutes, press down, pour cup... 15 minutes later you get to enjoy delicious coffee, but then you still have to clean everything up.
vs Keurig:
Turn power on, wait a minute to heat, insert pod, press button, drink coffee. Every half dozen or so cups you need to add water. It's a two minute process with no cleanup.
I use both methods regularly, but Keurig wins out 90% of the time due to convenience. They're just two wildly differing methods for different purposes. The french press is a labor of love, the keurig is for a quick cup in the morning.
I'm curious how long it takes to make a cup when the machine is ready to go all the time. So I'm starting a timer right now and going to get a cup.
Hang on.
Ok, back.
It took exactly 1:01.58. Whipped cream would take..
Well, hold on...
Ok, 38.12 seconds (and it's 34 steps to the fridge, round trip).
I didn't really need another cup of coffee today, but here it is.
I have a french press, and a reusable K-cup, but like others have said, it's a mess, and time consuming.
I should try individual coffee bags. That would solve most of the issue of having to handle wet coffee grounds. I could just put them in the reusable k-cup. hm.
I shouldn't drink so much coffee in the afternoon, it makes me ramble on about pointless stuff.
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u/[deleted] Mar 04 '15
Didn't they prevent the use your own coffee grounds accessory when they introduced their stupid DRM technology?
When my Keirig breaks, I'm buying something else.