The Multi Functionality Of The French Press

The coffee plunger, alternatively known as the French press/cafetière à piston has 3 functions (possibly even more with new innovation)

• Brewing & Filtering coffee grounds from the infused water.
• Milk frothing & texturing
• Brewing of loose tea.

Brewing of loose tea
The french press can effectively replace a tea infuser, but there are a couple of cons to it.

• This is only suitable for lighter teas that do not require a long brew time.

• Loose tea happens to be very fine, thus brewing for too long may result in a bitter tasting tea.

Milk Frothing & Texturing

• The french press is capable of pumping air into milk, this results in the milk doubling in volume.

• The rubber at the bottom of the glassware will allow you to tap the milk. Tapping is the process of popping large air bubbles to ensure for a smooth textured milk. This is done by knocking the milk on a counter/ surface. 2

Hug in a mug
Roasted marshmellow - before addition of milk

After addition of milk

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