Chemex vs. French press, I switched after 3 weeks of side-by-side tests

I ran a little experiment last month, 6 days total, making the same beans both ways. The Chemex gave me a cleaner cup, but it took 8 minutes with the kettle and filter fuss. The French press was done in 4 minutes, but I kept getting sludge in the bottom of my mug. I picked the press because I value my morning sleep, and honestly the sediment stopped bothering me after day 2. Has anyone else made the jump and then gone back when guests complained about the grounds?

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abbyg6021d ago

My roommate once called my French press sludge "muddy disappointment" and I almost cried into my mug. Kept using it anyway because the extra 4 minutes of sleep mattered more than my dignity. Then I tried pre-grounding finer and using a coarser filter screen, which fixed like 80% of the grit without losing the speed. Honestly, the only person who ever complained was that same roommate, so I just started hiding the press when they visited. Sleep wins every time, even if my teeth feel like I chewed a beach.