How does a French Press work? What are the mechanism behind it? Mainly, how does it stop the water from contacting the coffee once it’s pressed down.
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It doesn’t entirely stop coffee from contacting the water but it stops enough of the water so it doesnt mix as much anymore. It does this by using a thin mesh filter.
It’s just a sieve with very, very tiny holes. The water (now coffee) passes through the holes and the relatively large clumps of ground coffee is pushed to the bottom.
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