Original: Because the coffee grounds remain in direct contact with the brewing water and the grounds are filtered from the water via a mesh instead of a paper filter , coffee brewed with the French press captures more of the coffee 's flavor and essential oils , which would become trapped in a traditional drip brew machine 's paper filters .
Simplified: Because the coffee grounds are in direct contact with the brewing water , coffee brewed with the French press gets more of the coffee 's flavor and essential oils . These usually are trapped in a traditional drip brew machine 's paper filters .