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French press coffee=OMG

post #1 of 62
1/7/10 at 11:40am
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This is probably the best coffee i've ever had. So good.
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post #2 of 62
1/7/10 at 11:41am
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post #3 of 62
1/7/10 at 11:42am
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Let me be happy damnit.
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post #4 of 62
1/7/10 at 11:47am
just curious, what beans are you using?
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post #5 of 62
1/7/10 at 11:48am
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just curious, what beans are you using?

It doesn't matter. The French press provides all the flavor.
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post #6 of 62
1/7/10 at 11:53am
Baby steps
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post #7 of 62
1/7/10 at 12:01pm
Did you know that coffee from a French Press raises your cholesterol? I kid you not. Can't remember why, read the report too many years ago. Probably something the drip filters remove...along with the flavour.

Edit: Culprit = essential oils called "terpenes." Also a flavour component.
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post #8 of 62
1/7/10 at 12:05pm
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Did you know that coffee from a French Press raises your cholesterol? I kid you not. Can't remember why, read the report too many years ago. Probably something the drip filters remove...along with the flavour.

Let me guess the study's protocol:

100 people were split into two groups, with one group consuming drip coffee and the other from a French press for 90 days. Both groups went about their daily activities and ate ad libidum. After 90 days, the French press group had on average an LDL score 3.7 points above the drip group.

We conclude that French press coffee may raise cholesterol.
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post #9 of 62
1/7/10 at 12:07pm
Tomorrow, Conne discovers toast.

lefty
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post #10 of 62
1/7/10 at 12:08pm
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Originally Posted by Piobaire View Post
Did you know that coffee from a French Press raises your cholesterol? I kid you not. Can't remember why, read the report too many years ago. Probably something the drip filters remove...along with the flavour.

Edit: Culprit = essential oils called "terpenes." Also a flavour component.

heh, my in-laws asked me the other day what my cholesterol numbers were, and I gave them the blankest stare I could muster. I don't think they were too happy with my willful ignorance.
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post #11 of 62
1/7/10 at 12:23pm
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Let me guess the study's protocol:

100 people were split into two groups, with one group consuming drip coffee and the other from a French press for 90 days. Both groups went about their daily activities and ate ad libidum. After 90 days, the French press group had on average an LDL score 3.7 points above the drip group.

We conclude that French press coffee may raise cholesterol.

Actually, it's pretty legit. Look up terpenoids.
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post #12 of 62
1/7/10 at 1:43pm
Have you eaten a pear, before?
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post #13 of 62
1/7/10 at 1:51pm
I'm guessing you mean cafestol and kahweol. Cool stuff.
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post #14 of 62
1/7/10 at 2:49pm
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heh, my in-laws asked me the other day what my cholesterol numbers were, and I gave them the blankest stare I could muster. I don't think they were too happy with my willful ignorance.

I usually just say "hey, it doens't matter, you are going to die first!" when they ask me stuff like that
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post #15 of 62
1/7/10 at 2:52pm
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I usually just say "hey, it doens't matter, you are going to die first!" when they ask me stuff like that

This is quite true, barring unfortunate incidents with buses and planes and whatnot.

One of the ongoing tugs-of-war involve Mrs. T's decision to be cremated (when she passes on). Her parents are aghast, and they start butting heads with her once that word comes up. It's like...ehm, you'll both be long gone anyway, you won't have a say in this. For added morbid fascination: they have plots for the both of us.
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