I love coffee. I don’t drink it everyday but when I do, nothing is better. I was curious about the perfect french press technique and I found this video from the 2007 World Barista Champion, James Hoffmann.

Videocast #2 – French Press Technique from James Hoffmann on Vimeo.

Coffee gets unjust blame for health problems but in reality is just the seed of a plant. How can this be harmful? Yes it can be over-roasted potentially creating problematic enzyme destruction and protein denaturation (especially in decaffeinated beans). But if you are going with a high quality product you needn’t worry. Bask in the pleasure that your cup of coffee is helping your liver ward off cirrhosis, cleaning gallstones out of your gallbladder, reducing your risk for parkinson’s, ridding your teeth of dental cavities, reducing your colon cancer risk, treating headaches, and boosting your mood.

Enjoy your coffee black, don’t steep for more then 4 minutes, and avoid unfresh drip coffee. Avoid any sugar and dairy products as well (this includes artificial dairy!). Coffee will begin to acidify after 10 minutes so drink it quick while it is alkaline and always make fresh coffee. And skip the Starbucks blended drinks – all the processing destroys any health benefits of the coffee itself and it’s about the health equivalent of eating a Mcdonald’s hamburger.