The Modern Press -- from Adnart

The Modern Press. Inside you can see the "infuser" for making coffee or tea.

Coffee and tea drinkers, rejoice! Our new BFF has been born. The Modern Press. Look at her up there in all her pretty green and clear glory. 

This pretty cup you see goes by the name "The Modern Press," which is the most awesome product for a coffee lover. It's unique and makes having coffee quicker and easier than ever. The Modern Press can be used for tea or coffee.   I'm going to show you how this baby works..

Check out the top in the picture above before we proceed.

 There's the clear lid that snaps closed. You'll also see the green "stick thingy," which is used to pull up/down on the filter that's placed above the coffee grounds in the cup. The cup had a sticker on it warning to make sure the clear lid is down when you pull up on the green stick. This is a very good warning because if you don't, it'll break and that apparently is very common.

Closer-up of the close-up.

In the bottom of the cup is the attachable carry-on string it comes with. It simply attaches to the little nub you see in the photo above, on the green part, sticking out. This allows you to carry it on your wrist. And it does work well, I've used it to carry my coffee around with no spills or problems. Handy, right? I told you Adnart was genius.

Now check out what's happening in the photo above. See the silver "stick" that's attached to the filter. That is where the party's at. You see, this filter is what keeps the coffee grounds from floating around in your coffee. It holds the down, but the mesh filter  (called the "infuser") allows your coffee to basically brew and infuse your water. 

Genius, right?

Here you can see more photos of the infuser itself. 

How you use the Modern Press is very simple. It's basically only a 3 step process and takes about half the time it would to make coffee in a pot.

1. You simply add your coffee grounds first, straight into the cup. 

2. Next, you take the infuser, and stick it in. The edges of the mesh filter scrape down the sides of the cup, so all those coffee grounds go down to the bottom, where they're held down by this mesh thing.

3. And lastly, you simply pour your boiled water into the cup -- remember keep the mesh thing in the cup and on top of the grounds. And that's all. Your coffee will "brew" right there in the cup! 

* For tea, you'll follow the same instructions, only you'll add tea leaves and not coffee grounds. 

Here you can see the Modern Press in-action:

Looks like a cup just sitting there with coffee grounds in the bottom, huh? It's actually brewing! P.S. the color of the coffee is due to me adding my 1 creamer.  

 

You can add more or less coffee grounds to customize how much coffee you get, unlike when you get coffee from a store where it's been made in a pot, you don't know how much coffee grounds were used.

Below, you can see the filter/plunger being held up, allowing the grounds to move around down there:

At about the half-way mark on the cup, you can see the side of the infuser, where I lifted it to show the grounds floating. You can pull up and press down on the infuser to "squish" the grounds or let them float a little. It won't cause the grounds to mix into the coffee you're drinking. That's why I love it!

This design works really well. In fact, better than I imagined. When I seen the Modern Press, I knew we'd go together like mashed potatoes and meatloaf, but I did have my wonders about how it'd work. I was delighted to see that my coffee wasn't filled with grounds, but that the filter did in fact keep them pressed to the bottom.

I was even happier to taste that the coffee is perfect. I wasn't sure the grounds would really seep well into the water, but again, I should've known better than to doubt Adnart's products.  

Once the water begins to turn to coffee, I like to give the cup a shake (with lid closed!) to make sure the coffee is distributed evenly throughout the water.

To make sure I get the most out of my coffee grounds, I like to press the filter stick thingy down, then pull up, and back down. Just to make sure. It's kind of fun, too, to watch all the magic happen in there! 

The Modern Press features a double wall, which means it'll help keep your drink warm. I personally prefer my coffee cold usually, so I just leave the lid unscrewed for a while and it cools off. Once cooled, I can add ice if wanted.

Specs:

The Modern Press can also be used just as effectively for tea. Oh, and I love the nice colors you can choose from. The green is my favorite, but it also comes in blue, red or grey.

The Modern Press is plastic, has a stainless steel infuser and holds 16 oz. / 480 mL. I like to call it "my coffee making cup."

Adnart has by far the most fabulous, on-the-go -designed bottles and cups. They have a silicone water bottle to choose from (how awesome is that?!), the ones I've featured here on my blog, a neat little tea cup that tilts and has a silicone infuser that hangs on the side to place your tea leaves in and allow it to steep right there! And more of course, but those are just a few of the awesome designs.