Tom's Everyday French Press Coffee

Tom's familiar, sweet French-press coffee, made to his preference.

Ingredients and equipment

1 tablespoon Folgers ground coffee (Classic Roast pictured; Black Silk is another variety Tom uses)
Approximately 18 ounces water, heated to boiling, for the small French press
Approximately ½ teaspoon Sweetz Monk Fruit & Stevia liquid sweetener per cup (measured as three half-filled droppers from a separate unmarked dropper)
2 tablespoons Great Value Original powdered coffee creamer per cup
Small French press

How it's made

Put 1 tablespoon of coffee grounds into Tom's small French press.
Heat water on the stove and pour into the press.
Let the coffee steep for 2 to 5 minutes.
While it steeps, put approximately ½ teaspoon Sweetz Monk Fruit & Stevia and 2 tablespoons powdered creamer into Tom's cup.
Press the French-press plunger halfway down, lift it back up, press halfway down again, lift again, then push the plunger fully down.
Pour the coffee into the prepared cup.
Use a handheld frother to mix across the bottom of the cup three or four times, then raise and lower the frother to make foam on top.
Rinse the frother and French press. Turn the clean frother on briefly to spin off excess water.

Why this is Tom's coffee

Tom drinks this coffee routinely and prefers his familiar small French press even though a larger one has been purchased for him. The household is using stove-heated water while the usual water carafe is being replaced.

Tom has a strong sweet tooth. The combination of monk fruit and stevia provides the sweeter flavor he prefers, which is why that blend is used rather than changing his coffee to something less sweet.

The dropper itself has no graduated markings. Three separate half-droppers were measured together at approximately ½ teaspoon; this amount is approximate, not a manufacturer dosing instruction. The French press is filled with approximately 18 ounces of water; the amount in each individual cup is not recorded.

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