So I have recently discovered the french press coffee maker and I am in love with it. I was wondering what kind of coffee I should use? Strong? Mild?

Has anybody ever used one? It's so easy (and cheap) and it makes the coffee frothy and rich.

I'm rubbish with "real" coffee. I have some really nice instant from Israel - a massive jar that's been in my cupboard since January! It will never run out...

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Well, at the family home we have Nestle coffee - Nescafe I think - and I hate it. Personally, my ex Franchesca made the best fucking coffee imaginable and now I have tasted REEAL coffee even starbucks crap just tastes like dishw ater.

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Starbucks is essentially just coffee-flavoured water.

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I bought a percolator in spain recently, I'd never seen one before, but then I only just started drinking coffee so they're probably rather common place.

anyway, yeah it's amazing, I bought some douwe egberts cause it was on sale at tesco and I'm getting the hang of making something passable.

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I buy the Fair Instant brand coffee, only for fairtrade reasons really. I don't think there is all that much difference in taste between instant coffees unless it's a really cheap crappy one. I keep meaning to get out my coffee maker and start buying beans again.

I recently got this Nicuraguan (sp?) instant coffee that was on offer and I really liked it, so I'm going to try other coffees from South America. I've read that South American coffee is considered 'inferior' by experts, but I don't care, I liked it. I also plan to look in to how to make an espresso/buy a special machine if necessary.

Fascinating - in Starbucks they were selling South American coffee - in the bunk for the coffee it stated it 'goes down easy'. Maybe that is just my interpretation of it though.

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i am particularly fond of my little espresso machine. a lovely super dark roast brewed as thick as road tar.

i love percolators
& not the electric whores

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oh that brings back so many childhood memories! my grandparents used a percolator for years. i swear it was the happiest noise in the world.

use a dark roast

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I have only ever had one coffee. I had a peppermint mocha thing one christmas. It gave me a headache and I had to go home.

i loved the coffee in vanuatu, in 5 days between dad and i we went through two packets. that good.

i don't mind instant though, if we're being honest, sometimes i prefer it. of course nescafe.

best way to have coffee is with a little vanilla and milk.

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i can't usually use instant. it doesn't taste right to me. but i have no problem keeping some on hand for baking or something. it didn't work so well in the waffles though