It’s a myth, no need to wait in a French Press. I also thought it at the beginning as newbe with it, but there are no differences, except that the coffee isn’t hot anymore waiting several minutes. the pressure of your hand is enough to extract the aroma of the coffee, similar to the pressure do it the water pressure in an italian expresso can, the difference that there the water pression is against the coffee, not the coffee against the water in the french press.
It’s a myth, no need to wait in a French Press. I also thought it at the beginning as newbe with it, but there are no differences, except that the coffee isn’t hot anymore waiting several minutes. the pressure of your hand is enough to extract the aroma of the coffee, similar to the pressure do it the water pressure in an italian expresso can, the difference that there the water pression is against the coffee, not the coffee against the water in the french press.