The Ultimate French Press Technique

Why HN readers recommended it

HN commenters swear by it as the best way to make French press coffee, and cite its 16:1 water-to-coffee ratio.

This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.

Video & recommendation details

Creator / channel

James Hoffmann

Topic

french press coffee

Format

tutorial

Level

general

HN recommenders in dataset

3

HN mentions in dataset

4

Recommendation years in dataset

2023–2024

These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.

From the original HN conversations

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• Then you should probably check out Hoffmann's "ultimate french press technique" [VIDEO] IMO it produces the best coffee I've ever been able to make in a french press.

• I've had a lot of success with James Hoffman's method[1] for making coffee with a french press. Good coffee and with a larger french press you can make enough coffee at once for at least two people. You only need a french press and optionally …

• I was also quite disappointed with my aeropress. I think it’s OK coffee just it didn’t match the hype/expectation. I find the James Hoffmann french press technique - basically stir, break the crust, and let time and gravity do the work produces a far nicer …