Today I learned

[cjsmith]

...not to let French-press coffee sit on the grounds an extra minute. Oh my dear sweet ghods, people.

Comments

[hitchhiker]

heh :) i've done it and not noticed that much difference but i'm guessing your palate is a lot more sensitive to these things

[siliconshaman]

Depends on what you're making with it..if you are. Sometimes you need the extra bitterness to offset the sweetness.

[wcg]

Yeah, it can get pretty intense.

[weofodthignen]

That's the way I like it (for "an extra minute", read "squeeze after I do a couple of chores and remember I haven't had my coffee yet")—but then I like truck-stop coffee.

[noelfigart]

I sympathize about being Princess and the Pea about coffee. I totally am and I often wonder if I'm shooting myself in the foot with that.