Manual coffee brewing methods are about the most economical way to make your cup of coffee at home. Two of the oldest, as well as most popular methods of brewing coffee manually are a French Press (or press pot) and a Stovetop Moka pot.
What we’ll try to answer in this post today, is the difference between these two brewing methods and which can result in a better cup of coffee.
French Press Coffee, What It Is and How It Works:
You’ve probably seen this type of coffee pot before. The pot with a filter press inside it. That’s known as the French Press or Press Pot. It’s a very simple method of brewing coffee manually by adding coffee ground and hot water and letting it steep for a few minutes before pressing down the coffee ground to stop the steeping process.
French Press results in a oily and full-flavored cup of coffee. Since you have control over when to stop the steeping, it’s totally up to you how strong you want the coffee to be. Most people would steep their coffee for 4 to 6 minutes, but if you prefer to leave it longer, it will result in a stronger but possibly bitter and more acidic cup of coffee.
French Press Pots are usually made of glass, and some are available in stainless steel which gives you more durability and keeps the temperature of your coffee hot longer. It’s a very simple gadget to use and clean. It doesn’t need a stovetop or electricity to work, so it’s quite portable and can be used anyway.
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Stovetop Moka Pot, What It Is and How It Works:
a Moka Pot is a traditional Italian coffee making tool that is used as an alternative to the more complicated Espresso machine. It is very simple to use, just by filling it up with water and coffee ground and placing it on a Stovetop, the process of coffee brewing starts.
Moka Pot doesn’t exactly make a shot of espresso, as espresso requires a high-pressure pump machine to make, but it makes coffee just as strong that is usually drank in the same quantity as espresso. So, it is the closest way to making espresso-like drink without a machine.
As it’s called stovetop moka pot, it requires a stovetop to make the coffee. And this is an important thing to keep in mind when buying a moka pot, make sure that the pot you’re buying is compatible with your type of stovetop (gas, electric or induction…).
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So, Which Is Best?
Between French Press and Moka Pot, there is no best or worse. These two methods are completely different and produce totally different cups of coffee. If you prefer to drink a larger cup of coffee that is more inline of a drip cup of coffee, then French Press could be more to your taste. But if you like your coffee extra strong and in smaller (European like) cups, a Moka pot should be a good choice for you. Either way, we believe both coffee brewing methods to be great and deserve a try.
How Does a Moka Pot Compare to Pod/Single Serve Espresso Makers?
A single-serve espresso maker, like a Nespresso for example, does not compare to a Moka Pot. Actually, a single-serve espresso maker is much like a traditional espresso maker, it produces an authentic cup of espresso. A single-serve espresso maker is an electric gadget with a pump , so you should expect a great cup of espresso from it with a lot of easy.
You can click here to learn about Nespresso’s single-serve espresso makers.
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