Hi Rob, yes, the fine grind is essential to get the grounds to settle.  With coarser grinds the grounds do settle, but enough will float to be bothersome.  Mind you, the coffee is still great, just a little chewy sometimes.

mcneely

---- Rob <becida@COMCAST.NET> wrote:
> I've been using the one cup funnel rather than the French press just
> because of the cleaning issue. I have boiled it in the pot (cowboy
> coffee) when that's all I had, I'll have to try it with the fine
> ground coffee. I do miss the aroma.
> When I saw Mark's photo my first thought was that I do the pouring in
> the sink, I've poured too much water before and the sink is a great
> place for the that mess.
>
> Rob
>
> At  2/22/2011 09:43 AM, Dave Mcneely wrote:
> >---- "Mark L. Hineline" <hineline@OCOTILLOFIELD.NET> wrote:
> > > On Feb 22, 2011, at 7:27 AM, John C... wrote:
> > >
> > > > Man! I can almost smell the coffee brewin' inside that bus !!!
> > >
> > > http://ocotillofield.net/blog/2011/02/22/coffee-in-the-westfalia/
> >
> >Nothing beats coffee on a cold morning.  Tea is great later in the
> >day, for those that like it (I do, especially when camping and it is
> >cold, but it has to be coffee in the morning).
> >
> >To each his own so far as making coffee is concerned.
> >
> >My wife, who doesn't drink coffee, keeps a French press at home and
> >one in the camper.  When she makes coffee, for some reason, she uses
> >the thing, which is a pain to clean.  The coffee is good, but lacks
> >something -- maybe the aroma of the coffee brewing.  Or maybe just
> >my prejudice toward my way.  I don't complain though.  Anyone who'll
> >make coffee for someone else while not drinking it herself is a jewel.
> >
> >mcneely

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David McNeely