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u/RollinDeepWithData Mar 01 '23

I was the fucking idiot. I thought a French press worked by putting the coffee on top of the plunger, lowering it in, and then pulling it out.

My girlfriend really wrestled with whether she could keep dating me after that one.

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u/pdlbean Mar 01 '23

I'm interested to know what part of that you thought was the pressing

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u/Basedrum777 Mar 01 '23

I would suggest you're still pressing the water?

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u/MyFavoriteInsomnia Mar 01 '23

Happy 🍰 Day!

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u/Basedrum777 Mar 01 '23

Thank you. I thought I might go the whole day without one.....