French Press versus Drip coffee makers

[Theron]

This morning I tried my French press and my Cuisinart drip simultaneously,
with 2TB medium ground coffee to each 5 oz cup. I let the coffee sit in the
French press for six minutes at 200F before I pressed and drank coffee. To
my surprise, the drip coffee was more flavorful.

Questions re: French Press
1. How long do you extract?
2 Do you press the plunger at the beginning of the cycle or at the end?
Does it make any difference?
3 How coarse a grind do you use?

I was using Costco Seattle Mtn Columbia Aribica beans, that were medium
roasted minutes before I purchased them. I'm generally happy with that,
though there is some batch to batch variability, as one would expect. The
price is certainly right, at $4/lb.

Do any have a favorite coffee from Costco?

Thanks,

Ed Theron