On Fri, 15 May 2009 13:36:01 -0700, Mark Thorson >
wrote:

>blake murphy wrote:
>>
>> so, how many people here use a french press? am i correct in thinking
>> there are no paper filters involved? are they difficult to keep clean?
>
>I used to have one. They are a fast way to make
>good coffee. There will usually be a little
>sediment at the bottom of the cup, but that's
>okay.
>
>I no longer use it because I broke the glass,
>but even if I hadn't, I would avoid it. Coffee
>contains the diterpenes cafestol and kahweol, which
>raise LDL (bad cholesterol), but paper filters
>absorb nearly all of these diterpenes.

That's bullshit, coffee is actually good for you, I'll find the
actually study and post the link

>
>Here's a link to an article in the British Medical
>Journal on the subject:
>
>http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/313/7069/1362
>
>I believe the term "cafetiere coffee" means the
>same thing as French press.