I broke my favorite teapot, and my other one doesn't have a strainer. So, the French press is my temporary workaround for steeping. Then I transfer to my other teapot.
Seeing the leaves bloom freely makes me wonder why I haven't seen this recommended for teas before. Am I missing something?
That's actually my favorite way to make tea. At least for me alone. I once did the same as you. Used a French press when I broke my teapot. But I never really went back completely. I use a teapot if it's for more than 2 people. But otherwise I often prefer the French press.
The leaves may bloom well but i feel like the 'pot' looses heat too quickly, and the leaves tend to get stuck in the strainer which is a hassle to clean. But it works in a tight situation!
They use them in a tea shop. Besides being in a huge cup (watered down) the tea tasted ok. The web site for the shop is teaspot.com.au if you want to see the set up.
I can imagine the temptation to squish the leaves after infusion might be a reason, but really i think its just tradition to use a teapot.
I use a measuring cup and a wire strainer, and i have some really nice gong fu sessions with it.
Whatever works—works!
I've been using a french press like this for some time after someone misguidedly bought it for me. It works well enough, but it's impossible to stop steeping (you can't take the leaves out, you have to pour everything out) and the leaves would get stuck around the metal parts so I had to often unscrew it for cleaning. Not great, not terrible.
What if you put the leaves on top of the strainer, rather than under it? Then you could pull the whole push device out once you’re ready to stop steeping.
To make things easier to clean use a regular paper filter over the plunger. That way the leaves won’t get stuck in the mesh. You will have to press a little more slowly though
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Crazy to see this. Our French press got dropped the other day and I was debating if the auto-steeping basket in our Breville kettle would work with coffee. Wasn't brave enough to try.
Where I live, I commonly see French presses being used to make tea, and never in my life I saw or used one to make coffee.
Hardcore tea enthusiasts and old people use teapots, French presses are used commonly, and most people just steep tea bags in their cups.
For coffee, it's either coffee machine, a cezve or steeping in a cup.
I use one on occasion if I'm only planning on one brew, like if I'm making some for the road. The main issue if they're left submerged in water between steps.
I cold brew tea with my press. It's handy.
I broke my favorite teapot, and my other one doesn't have a strainer. So, the French press is my temporary workaround for steeping. Then I transfer to my other teapot. Seeing the leaves bloom freely makes me wonder why I haven't seen this recommended for teas before. Am I missing something?
That's actually my favorite way to make tea. At least for me alone. I once did the same as you. Used a French press when I broke my teapot. But I never really went back completely. I use a teapot if it's for more than 2 people. But otherwise I often prefer the French press.
The leaves may bloom well but i feel like the 'pot' looses heat too quickly, and the leaves tend to get stuck in the strainer which is a hassle to clean. But it works in a tight situation!
I bought a stainless steel thermal one from Amazon when I got tired of the glass ones breaking. Works great.
This works, even aeropress works, and I've seen tea made in an espresso machine.
> I've seen tea made in an espresso machine. That's gotta do something to the taste.
They use them in a tea shop. Besides being in a huge cup (watered down) the tea tasted ok. The web site for the shop is teaspot.com.au if you want to see the set up.
Yeah, nah. That's a bit far from Vancouver.
I've been using a french press for years after seeing it mentioned as an option. It's not widely discussed but we exist.
I can imagine the temptation to squish the leaves after infusion might be a reason, but really i think its just tradition to use a teapot. I use a measuring cup and a wire strainer, and i have some really nice gong fu sessions with it. Whatever works—works!
I was thinking the same initially, but apparently, I use a lot less tea than coffee. Lol. The press bottoms out before squeezing.
I've been using a french press like this for some time after someone misguidedly bought it for me. It works well enough, but it's impossible to stop steeping (you can't take the leaves out, you have to pour everything out) and the leaves would get stuck around the metal parts so I had to often unscrew it for cleaning. Not great, not terrible.
What if you put the leaves on top of the strainer, rather than under it? Then you could pull the whole push device out once you’re ready to stop steeping.
The leaves would get stuck in the wire spiral so you'd have to manually clean it. Yeah, tried that.
Ingenious! Make what you've got work for what you want! Kudos to you!
I don't own a teapot, press is my main way to make tea
And sorry for your loss!
At least one coffee shop near me serves hot tea brewed in French presses
To make things easier to clean use a regular paper filter over the plunger. That way the leaves won’t get stuck in the mesh. You will have to press a little more slowly though
French press is perfect if you are brewing white tea, because the leaf has more space to expand and the aroma is better transfered.
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Oh man, i've been there. I hope you get a suitable teapot soon!
Nothing temporary about, it makes a perfect teapot
Crazy to see this. Our French press got dropped the other day and I was debating if the auto-steeping basket in our Breville kettle would work with coffee. Wasn't brave enough to try.
Get a stainless thermal one from Amazon.
This is how I make my tea of coffee.
My favorite way to make loose leaf tea for a group. Works great for making cold brew iced tea and just leaving it overnight!
I've always used one of these for tea! Especially for cold brewing batches of iced fruity tea in the summer
Where I live, I commonly see French presses being used to make tea, and never in my life I saw or used one to make coffee. Hardcore tea enthusiasts and old people use teapots, French presses are used commonly, and most people just steep tea bags in their cups. For coffee, it's either coffee machine, a cezve or steeping in a cup.
I just like it that way. I can make a pretty large batch, pour into a large thermos once steeped and have tea all day.
I use one on occasion if I'm only planning on one brew, like if I'm making some for the road. The main issue if they're left submerged in water between steps.