Pressed Coffee Recap

What are the two alternative names for pressed coffee?

• Plunger

• Carafe

• Pressure

• Cafeterie

What is the name of the glass or plastic container that holds the coffee?

What size of coffee ground should you use for pressed coffee?

• Super Fine

• Fine

• Medium

• Course

What is the ideal temperature of the water that should be used for pressed coffee?

• 60 degrees Celsius

• 70 degrees Celsius

• 80 degrees Celsius

• 90 degrees Celsius

• 100 degrees Celsius

Explain the 4:1:1 rule

Explain why it is not good to use a plunger that is chipped or cracked.

You have made a pressed coffee and the filter is dirty with old coffee grinds. What does this do to the flavour of the coffee?

• Taste weak and bitter

• Taste burnt and stale

• Taste weak and stale

• Taste stale and bitter

What does the word stepped mean when making pressed coffee?

Name two reasons why a plunger may be hard to push down when making pressed coffee.

A customer has complained that their filter coffee tastes gritty. Explain the possible reasons why this may have happened.