French Pressed Coffee

Last weekend we made a quick trip up to Wisconsin so we could have a day trip down to the IKEA in Chicago with Jon's mom and dad. Our realtors from Minnesota promised us money for a new TV once we got into our new house, and we were finally settled in enough to make that happen. Their stipulation was that we needed to get something that we wouldn't normally get for ourselves: a flat screen TV. That meant we needed a new piece of furniture to put it on. And that meant we needed to take a trip to IKEA.

We did find a stand for our TV. Actually, it was a clearanced out dining room buffet that we drilled a few holes in to convert it to a TV stand. It works great, but best of all, we got it for less than half price! More on that in another post another day...

While we were at IKEA, we also picked up their bargain of the day--a french press for coffee. We are big Alton Brown fans, and we recently watched his Good Eats episode on coffee. He explained that the best way to drink coffee is pressed because allowing the boiling coffee to sit in the beans rather than just run through helps them take in better flavor. Well, boy was he right! Man, if you haven't tried this yet, you've got to! Our poor coffee pot has been neglected! And I must say that I don't even have to add as much sugar and cream anymore! It's THAT good! :) Give it a try!



Add the coffee grinds and boiling water to the press. Put the lid on and let sit for 3-5 minutes.



Slowly press the filter down to the bottom...



...and enjoy! :)