this post was submitted on 20 Dec 2023
47 points (91.2% liked)

Coffee

2248 readers
4 users here now

The Magical Fruit

The Oromo people would customarily plant a coffee tree on the graves of powerful sorcerers. They believed that the first coffee bush sprang up from the tears that the god of heaven shed over the corpse of a dead sorcerer.

founded 4 years ago
MODERATORS
top 15 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[–] Crackhappy@lemmy.world 10 points 11 months ago

Lol. It's like putting a spoiler on a Hyundai.

[–] Roekoee@kbin.social 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Well it might look like a French press, but from what I could gather, it works more like a vacuum brewer. It is overengineered for sure, but it does look nice to use. I'm sure it would make some more interesting coffee then french press, since there actually is some pressure on the coffee from the vacuum.

[–] narwhal@lemmy.ml 4 points 11 months ago

I'm interested to see/read the reviews. But in terms of pressure, I'm assuming that it's not too much different from aeropress.

[–] albert@lemmy.sysctl.io 4 points 11 months ago

As a 9barista owner (and lover) this is right up my alley

[–] dragnucs@lemmy.ml 2 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Make want to have it. Having used regular french presses, I find this to not be over engineered. Very practical. Makes preparation and cleaning easy.

[–] narwhal@lemmy.ml 6 points 11 months ago

If you're interested, this paper filter for French press should help with cleaning up: https://timemore.vn/product/timemore-coffee-paper-filter-french-press/

[–] The_Jewish_Cuban@hexbear.net 3 points 11 months ago

Nah just get a mesh bowl of some sort, fill the press up with some water, pour through the mesh into the sink, and you're done. Same amount of low effort clean up for 10 bucks

[–] reddthat@reddthat.com 2 points 11 months ago

When you're already giving 100% but work says you need to give 110%:

[–] psmgx@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

Man they were kidding about over engineered.

As the first YT comment says "how could we get someone to pay $500 for a French press?" (And an aeropress)

[–] pdxfed@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Such a great callout. Have had my bodum for 15 years with the same simple metal filter and no ground beans in my coffee...how much is this monstrosity, $400?

[–] narwhal@lemmy.ml 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] dragnucs@lemmy.ml 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Where did you get this price? It is not listed on their website.

[–] WilloftheWest@feddit.uk 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

That really is over-engineered. Did no one at the company give a moments thought to accessibility? The number of small, smooth, twisty interlocking parts on display looks like a nightmare for anyone with any sort of dexterity issues. The able-bodied also tend to take the ability to twist things for granted; why have a twist-up plunger when it looks like it services as a regular plunger?

[–] narwhal@lemmy.ml 1 points 11 months ago

For leverage against the vacuum pressure, it seems.