"Steve Pope" > wrote in message
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> Steve B wrote:
>
>> I saw a French press on sale at Starbucks for $16, iirc.
>> Quite a mechanism.
>
>> Explain to me why one of these might be better than what I
>> am using, which is a simple Melitta cone with a fine mesh wire
>> basket plus one #4 paper filter, so I can just keep adding
>> grounds, and get a couple of free cups by the time the metal
>> one is full.
>
> 80% of coffee afficiandos would prefer filter coffee to French press.
>
> I do not know what you mean by "keep adding grounds". Do you
> mean you add ground coffee without emptying the filter?
>
> Steve

Yep. Hasn't killed me so far.