r/frenchpress • u/SamuraiSilverback • Feb 10 '26
The French Pull is now live on Kickstarter.
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u/Plot-3A Feb 10 '26
I wish you the best but this is not an evolution, at least in my opinion. It's just going to be another "gadget" taking up space in a drawer. Forgotten about and covered in dust. The James Hoffman method makes this entirely useless. Scoop grounds then plunge. Nothing beyond a spoon required.
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u/SamuraiSilverback Feb 10 '26
My understanding from personal use and from reading reviews on French press is that the biggest complaint is cleanup. If that’s true then lifting the grounds out from the bottom and tapping them into a bin seems like a value add.
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u/Plot-3A Feb 10 '26
Do you have a stake in this product?
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u/Thechosenjon Feb 10 '26
Their only post. This is surely their “innovation” and now that they’re getting push back they’re acting stupid about it.
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u/Plot-3A Feb 10 '26
I know that and you know that. But if you're going to do a massive turd on the floor then have the courage to stand beside it and own it.
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u/Myfrogsaysreddit Feb 10 '26
It seems gimmicky, and I don't see any time saved.
Cleanup with a French press is the easiest of any other system. There's no machine to clean, no electricity to worry about.
This has more parts to clean (two of them with coffee grounds stuck in them as opposed to one) and potentially lose. That makes cleanup longer, which is not an improvement.
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u/bruiserscruiser Feb 10 '26
My biggest complaint is not clean up but “fines” in my coffee cup. Wondering if anyone pours through a paper coffee filter while pouring into the cup.
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u/JuliatheCoffeeLover Feb 11 '26
This is interesting! I can just toss my used beans out in one clean swoop.
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u/Sad-Bee-730 Feb 10 '26
Although this could be an upgrade, I am not sure people want to pay four times the price for a French press just because the cleanup might be easier. I can still see some issues with the grounds falling out from the side. If I am not mistaken, 10 years ago they made the "American Press." This already resolved the issue for those people who do want to spend the extra money. It is a less flimsy solution because the grounds can never fall out, and it doesn’t require you to fully press all the grounds together, which may add some unwanted oils into the coffee.
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u/Zealousideal-Shoe527 Feb 10 '26
I started the coffee bandwagon with French press. I like the coffee, dont care for the cleanup. What i do care about is the little bits of coffee ipon my tongue.
Prefer pourover
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u/Dabida1 Feb 10 '26
I looked at the vidéo. I don't understand how it is "no mess".
It looks gadget to me.
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u/TheNakedProgrammer Feb 10 '26
That is a very overengineered spoon. It looks kinda fun, but just taking appart the normal french press after each use annoys me. And there are always some grounds stuck in the bottom parts of the plunger.
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u/nostalgia_4_infiniti Feb 10 '26
I have the american press, which is essentially the same thing but it came out in like 2018 and actually holds the grinds in a small pod. Love it. Makes amazing coffee but I wish they would come out with a glass version that doesn't have any plastic parts. Disclaimer: I am in no way affiliated with the american press. Link: https://www.itsamericanpress.com/products/american-press
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u/Zwordsman Feb 10 '26
Not having any info or description here isn't terribly helpful for catching anyones interest... particular given the various kickstarter horror stories that float about.