How to make a caffe latte at home (without an espresso machine) using a french press – part 1 of 2

25 comments

1. ray5961 on September 4, 2010 at 10:09 pm

   @susanzgreenwald - Thanks! I’m going to be posting another video down the road showing how to make an espresso macchiato using a La Pavoni Europiccola pre-millennium machine :-)

2. barbosabill1 on October 23, 2010 at 11:44 am

   Does the sort of french press you use make all the difference? Im getting sludge and tiny bits in my cup even on a coarse grind =(

3. ray5961 on October 23, 2010 at 10:51 pm

   @barbosabill1 – As long as the french press has a screen on it, then it should be okay. It sounds like the issue could be your grinder; this could be especially true if you are using a high speed blade type grinder. Try grinding some coffee & dump it out on a paper plate to see how consistent the grinds are. That will tell you a lot. The grinder I use in the video produces very good/consistent grinds. Sludge is from overly fine powder in the grind that gets past the screen in the press.

4. barbosabill1 on October 25, 2010 at 2:01 pm

   @ray5961 – Thanks Ray, my grinder is a bit cheap and nasty so the Kyocera has now been ordered :-)

5. ray5961 on October 25, 2010 at 10:57 pm

   @barbosabill1 – the Kyocera is very good and should make a big difference on flavor. I would also suggest finding some fresh roasted beans if you can and/or order some from some place like espresso zone dot com. The Lavazza or Miscela beans are very good. Whole Foods also has a nice Kona coffee bean. With the Kyocera, make a few marks so you can duplicate the settings. See my other videos for more details on the grinder. I’ve made a few modifications to mine recently.

6. ranzywanzy1231 on February 8, 2011 at 4:23 pm

   can u do a video about where and how u put ur camara?

7. kkjgg112391 on March 5, 2011 at 5:05 pm

   All that effort down in a few gulps–amazing.

   Most complicated coffee I’ve ever seen.

8. ray5961 on March 5, 2011 at 6:57 pm

   @kkjgg112391 – lol :-) Don’t knock it until you try it – it’s actually pretty good coffee! This video outlines the original method I used when I first started drinking coffee. I wanted to learn about coffee & coffee beans from the ground up, so I started using a very simple method. I have since switched to drinking straight shots of espresso, but this method in the video is still a very good backup method and results in an outstanding caffe latte that many of my friends still rave about.

9. ray5961 on March 5, 2011 at 6:59 pm

   @ranzywanzy1231 – I just use a tripod. The camera is a little Sony DSC-W70 with a 2 gig memory card.  Let me know if you have any specific questions. Thanks! :-)

10. kkjgg112391 on March 6, 2011 at 5:24 am

    @ray5961 Though yeah, you’re right. Quality over quantity as they always say. I’ll try it anyway though we don’t have fiji water here. XD

11. ray5961 on March 6, 2011 at 5:58 am

    @kkjgg112391 – Any water is fine, although I would avoid tap water if you can :-) My girlfriend buys water that is 79 cents for a gallon; sometimes I use that and it’s fine. Anyway, this method for making coffee is pretty good. When you are not making a video of it, it actually doesn’t take much time at all. Wham-bam, 6 or so minutes, and you are done. Once you get the method down, it’s pretty fast and easy to repeat. I use an espresso machine now, but the French Press works very well also

12. kkjgg112391 on March 6, 2011 at 7:20 am

    @ray5961 Hahaha, I was abotu to say I’d use s. pellegrino XD

    Yeah I’ll certainly try it out I bought this awesome bur grinder from braun very consistent so far.

    But out of laziness I’m still using my Tassimo–go figure.

13. ray5961 on March 6, 2011 at 5:53 pm

    @kkjgg112391 – a good burr grinder definitely goes a long way when it comes to coffee flavor & mouth feel.

14. bellamama157 on July 1, 2011 at 5:12 am

    This is the most THOROUGH tutorial I have ever seen on making coffee! It looks great…are you an engineer by chance? Too bad Fiji water is no longer available due to the volatile political/business environment there. It was my favorite water too!

15. ray5961 on July 1, 2011 at 8:22 am

    @bellamama157 – Thanks. I have a back ground in electrical and mechanical engineering and physics (classical and quantum). But I’m self taught in those areas, so no real formal training per se. The coffee doesn’t turn out half bad using that method, although I would use milk now instead of half and half (which I think I used in that video). I use the La Pavoni now (check my other videos). It makes amazing coffee :) Thanks again for the comments. Always appreciated! :)

16. channelsearoad on July 26, 2011 at 2:16 am

    This is the most thorough video on coffee making! Really well done, and so specific. I am impressed!  Thanks for making the video.

17. hackerrena on July 29, 2011 at 12:57 am

    i want :3

18. vermouth07 on August 22, 2011 at 11:08 pm

    Great video I watched it several times you have inspired me to purchase a hand mill grinder :-) Thanks!

19. Nogert on October 14, 2011 at 12:01 am

    How do you spell ‘kia-sarah’ ?

20. ray5961 on October 14, 2011 at 6:21 am

    @Nogert – Kyocera

21. malloryjune7 on November 6, 2011 at 5:28 am

    i admire your passion:)

22. ray5961 on November 6, 2011 at 11:06 pm

    @vermouth07 – Thanks! Yeah, that little Kyocera CM-45cf hand grinder is very good. It turns out very good quality grinds – and for a fraction of the cost of the higher priced professional grinders. I still use it nearly every day. The cup on the bottom broke in half (when it slipped out of my hands), but I super glued it back together. I’ve been in the market for an high end grinder, but frankly it’s hard to beat this little hand grinder for the price.

23. 1khalil9 on December 11, 2011 at 6:19 pm

    this guy is serious

24. Omega320 on December 19, 2011 at 7:08 am

    Awesome, and everything is so clean, how you clean your french press? it looks like new.

25. ray5961 on December 19, 2011 at 2:37 pm

    @Omega320 – Just take it all apart each time and clean it in the sink.

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