TLDR: The French press (aka cafetiere) is the simplest, most flavor-packed way to brew coffee that actually tastes like coffee. Especially when you are using flavored beans worth their salt (or cinnamon, or chocolate, or blueberry).
Why the French Press Is the Outlaw's Brew Tool
Most brewing methods are control freaks. Paper filters strip oils. Pods sterilize flavor. The French press is pure rebellion in a carafe.
Add coarsely ground coffee, pour over hot water just off the boil, let it steep for four minutes, then plunge. The metal filter does not block the good stuff - it lets the coffee's natural oils and fine flavor particles shine through. That is why French press coffee has a rich, heavy body and depth that drip machines can only dream about.
Flavored Coffee Meets the French Press
If you are brewing flavored coffee, the French press is your secret weapon. While many methods mute subtle flavor notes, the French press enhances them. The metal mesh lets the infused oils from our 24-hour flavor process make it all the way to your cup - exactly where they belong.
- Cinnamayhem - cinnamon roll chaos that blooms in the press
- Blutality - chocolate blueberry flavor so fierce it is practically a felony
- French Vanilloutine - vanilla so smooth it is worth losing your head over
How to Brew Like a Bad Teddy
What you need
- A French press
- Coarse ground Bad Teddy beans (whole if you are grinding fresh)
- Hot water at 200 F / 93 C
- A timer and a rebellious streak
Steps
- Add coffee: Use about 1 tablespoon per 4 oz of water. Go stronger if you like your coffee like your opinions.
- Pour and bloom: Add just enough hot water to saturate the grounds, wait 30 seconds, then fill to the top.
- Steep: Let it sit for 4 minutes. Do not stir.
- Plunge slowly: Press the plunger down with steady pressure.
- Drink immediately: French press coffee is best fresh. Do not let it sit.
Why Bad Teddy Beans Rule the French Press
Spray-on flavored coffee falls apart in a French press. Coatings dissolve and leave a chemical aftertaste. Bad Teddy takes a different path. Our beans spend 24 hours immersed in carefully balanced flavor infusions designed to penetrate deep into the heart of every bean. When you plunge, you release real flavor - not residue. The result is a cup that is bigger, bolder, and more authentic than anything you can brew through paper.
Ready to Taste the Revolution
Ditch the paper filters and the fake vanilla. Embrace the press. Brew with beans that were built for flavor freedom.
Start with our fan favorite French Vanilloutine and discover what happens when rebellion meets refinement.
Bad Teddy. Good Coffee.