French Press
法压壶
Brewing MethodsDefinition
A full-immersion brewer in which coarse coffee grounds steep in hot water for about four minutes, after which a metal mesh plunger is pressed down to trap the grounds at the bottom of the carafe. Because the mesh is porous, oils and fine particles stay in the cup, giving French press a heavier body and rounder texture than paper-filtered methods.
Etymology
Despite the name, the earliest plunger design was patented in 1929 by Italian designer Attilio Calimani and only later refined in France. The French label stuck through marketing rather than origin; in France the device is usually called a cafetière or presse à piston.
In use
It is the default brewer for an easy large batch, so people say they will just do a press when they want four cups with almost no equipment fuss.