The glass carafe is dishwasher safe. Note :place on the top rack of the dishwasher. However, the very nature of any glass product makes it more vulnerable to being damaged while in a dishwasher. Scratches and chips do occur.
As there are only a few components in the French Press it’s easy to disassemble and wash.
The filter mechanism has layers. These can be opened up to remove coffee residue that may have become lodged within the mechanism.
Remove the borosilicate glass carafe from the chrome housing support.
Tap bottom of the carafe gently to loosen coffee grounds. If they stubbornly refuse to budge, a wooden spoon or plastic spatula (not metal) helps to remove those stuck.
If you have a compost bin – great! Coffee grounds are great for compost or add to a worm farm. They Otherwise put in bin.
Separate components, lid, plunger – filter screens and discs and rinse well all well. Use a soft cloth or nylon brush to remove coffee residue. A little soap can be used but make sure you rinse well after cleaning to remove all soap.
Baking soda can be used instead of soap or for hard to remove coffee grounds.
The manufacturer recommends towel drying metal items immediately.
For a quality brew, every time, it’s important to clean the French Press well with a thorough cleaning regularly. Bitter tasting coffee can come from old grounds and debris that become trapped in the filter. Generally between the filter and metal part of the plunger.
It’s not hard to clean properly, doesn’t take long and you’ll be repaid with consistent great tasting coffee.
No. 1 Remove used coffee
grounds
Grounds shouldn’t be put down the sink or garbage disposal. Dispose of in the bin or ideally compost or add to your worm farm.
Coffee grounds and compost
Coffee grounds help to make quality compost by adding nitrogen to the composting materials. By the way coffee filters from a drip filter machine can be added to compost too.
Considered a ‘green material’ despite their brown appearance, they sit alongside grass clippings and food scraps as ‘green’.
But to have a healthy compost bin that creates the necessary heat to break down the waste there has to be balance. In fact a 1:4 ratio, ‘green’ to ‘brown’ materials like dry leaves and newspapers to make nutrient rich compost.
Coffee grounds help to make quality compost by adding nitrogen to the mix. By the way coffee filters from drip filter machines can be added to the compost as well.
Valuable for their contribution of adding nitrogen, magnesium, potassium, calcium and trace minerals to the composting mix.
Coffee Ground Fertilizer Tea
If you don’t have a compost bin … yet, coffee grounds can be used to make a liquid fertilizer for garden plants. Dilute 2 cups of grounds in a 5 gallon bucket of water. Leave to steep overnight or for a few hours to make the ‘tea’.
This can can used in a spray bottle to spray on leaves and plants as well as a fertilizer for the soil.
Feed the worms
Earthworms love coffee grounds. By adding grounds to compost materials, when the fertilizer is mixed with the garden soil an ideal environment is created to attract earthworms to the garden. Earthworms play an important role in soil health. Providing aeration and nourishment to the soil as they move through.
Worm Farm
Just as the worm farm will benefit from adding Old coffee grounds can be recycled with kitchen scraps recycled to feed and nourish worms. Castings from the worms are simply the processed matter creating an organic fertilizer and a juice or liquid fertilizer.
As compost breaks down it becomes a rich, organic material to add to soil as fertilizer. The benefits to soil are many. Improved water retention, improved drainage, improved aeration of the soil and encourages earthworms which themselves nurture a healthier soil.
The role old, used coffee grounds play in this process is that of encouraging micro-organisms valuable to healthy plant growth.
How to use Baking Soda to clean a French Press
Good old fashioned baking soda is handy to keep in the kitchen cupboard. It’s cheap and works a treat as a cleanser.
Use it instead of soap for hard to remove coffee grounds. It’s ideal when you need extra ‘fire power’ to clean coffee stains from the French Press.
- Dispose of coffee grounds. Rinse the French Press beaker and components thoroughly with hot water.
- Fill the beaker with warm to hot water and add approximately 1 tablespoon of baking soda. Using a sponge or very soft brush, swirl the water gently to clean inside the beaker.
- Place the press on top of the beaker and ‘plunge’ several times to loosen debris and completely clean off stubborn grinds.
- Rinse carefully thoroughly
- Dry all parts with a soft towel. It’s particularly important to make sure all metal components are completely dry before storing.
French press parts can be placed on a kitchen towel allowing them to dry out thoroughly before putting away.
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- Always check manufacturer instructions for the best practice for their individual products. Recommendations will vary depending on the materials used in the products
- Don't use metal scourers, metallic pads, steel brushes or harsh cleaning products as they can damage the product
How to use white vinegar as a cleaner
The ratio to use is 50/50; water : white vinegar.
- Throw away (or compost) old coffee grounds. Rinse beaker and components with hot water.
- Add warm water and white vinegar to the beaker. Place the plunger on top and press down, carefully. Leave to sit for approximately 30 seconds.
- Plunge up and down several times (about a dozen) to loosen off the hard to move debris.
- Throw out the dirty water.
- Vinegar makes glass sparkle. So use a small amount of the vinegar to wipe over the outside of the glass.
- Rinse well to remove all traces of the vinegar.
- Allow to dry thoroughly using a soft, clean dry towel.