Kitchen method1:30September 23, 2026
From whole beans to French press: Dr. M’s coffee routine
Dr. David Musnick demonstrates his whole-bean French-press routine, including filtered water and a four-to-five-minute wait before pressing. Pause the method card to keep the steps beside your brewer.
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The method below follows the demonstrated batch. It records the steps Dr. Musnick shows without turning the fill level of his grinder into a universal coffee-to-water ratio.
Ingredients shown
- Whole coffee beans
- Filtered water
French-press method shown
What he uses: whole coffee beans, grinder, French press, hot filtered water, stirrer.
- Grind the beans for about four to five seconds in the grinder shown.
- Transfer the ground coffee to the French press.
- Add almost 16 ounces of hot filtered water for the demonstrated batch.
- Stir well and put the lid on.
- Wait four to five minutes, then press and pour.
No coffee weight or water temperature was specified. The grinder fill level is equipment-specific and is not a universal brewing ratio.
