The french press is a brewing method that using a plunger with a fine mesh filter that when force is applied, pushes the coffee grounds to the bottom of the carafe leaving you with a unique coffee. Interestingly enough, the french press was actually patented by an Italian designer named Attilio Calimani in 1929. The french press requires a coarse grind on the coffee. Too fine and the plunger won't plunge very easily and/or the finer grounds will go through the mesh filter. Th