I don't even think you need the french press. My method for making fantastic coffee is simple
Buy fresh-roasted beans
Grind, then immediately..
Throw in a standard drip coffee-maker.
Have my morning shower.
Enjoy
Not bad. Agreed on fresh-roasted beans being the most important factor. The smell of stale preground coffee drip brewed can ruin my day, but fresh ground brewed the same way isn't so bad.
Still, I prefer the pourover/Aeropress style and if given the option will the standard drip machine as a pourover conversion. Just swing open the filter basket, put the coffee in a standard filter, and pour over hot water, letting it drop down into the carafe or a mug. Make it concentrated and top off with water.
no stirring? I always stir while the water is seeping through my pourover.
i should probably do some taste testing on that myself, but it seems most logical that you need to stir at least once, to make sure all the coffee gets wet.
