How does press pot work ?

[planitdad]

Can someone save me from having to ask this in the restaurant? We have Kona ADR for upcoming trip and I've never used one of these. I read a post where someone caused one to overflow or something? Please enlighten me! Thanks!

 

[BillSears]

My waiter/waitress has always pressed it down for me. However after having it at WDW a few times I bought myself a pressed pot for at home. Just apply firm slow pressure to the plunger and you will be fine.

 

[northriver]

I make coffee every day at home with a press pot. It is a glass pot, you put the ground coffee in the bottom of the pot. Then add your boiling water. Then you put the plunger part that has a screen to keep the coffee grounds out of the top. They will do all of this for you before they bring the pot to your table. After you let the coffee steep for a few minutes, you slowly press down the plunger. Make sure you press straight down because if you press down at an angle the grounds will get into your coffee. As you press down, the screen pushes all of the coffee grounds to the bottom of the pot leaving the coffee on top.

That said, I don't recommend the press pot at Kona. Their regular house coffee is a Kona blend and honestly it is supurb and costs a fraction of the price of the press pot of pure Kona. I think the press pot was nearly $10, that is way to much for a couple cups of coffee IMO. I've had their regular coffee on several occasions and I highly recommend it. It is the same blend they serve at the little coffee/pastry stand there.

 

[BELLE AND BUZZ]

We were at Kona Cafe on Friday a.m. just before we checked out of the Poly, and we had the press pot. It was strong -- a bit too strong for me. BUT......we had a regular cup of Kona coffee every morning, and it was the best coffee we ever had!!!! My husband would get 5 coffees every morning for all the adults in our party, and it was fabulous!!!! So.....for me, I would go with the Kona coffee. It's the best!!!