Rating  - Even Better!!!
I've been using the traditional Bodum French press for a while.
Although....I must say that without the instant hot water maker, I'd be using a coffee pot though... Nuking the water for a French Press takes too long, and basically makes me want my coffee maker back. But I digress.
This is without a doubt, the KING of the French press. It's shiny and pretty to have in the kitchen. I've gotten several compliments on it. It's also very easy to clean since there are now only two parts to this. The plunger and the pot. And I'm a guy. I like things that clean easily. Less is definitely more to me. The traditional French Press has fragile glass. I'd gone through 3 of the glass inserts before buying this one. They don't tell you that if you don't take the glass inserts out over time, that the housing will eventually rust and make rust spots on the glass carafe. But this one, piece of cake. I'm sorry I bought the glass carafe first. This one is the king! Coffee is excellent. Stays hot enough to have several cups hot. Winner!
Rating  - Great Coffee
I use this whenever I am working from home, and my larger Chemex 10 Cup Coffee Maker when I am filling a thermos for work. (I need more coffee when I go into the office because I have the best coffee there and thus have to share!)
This is a great way to make coffee! The french press style of brewing is much easier then my chemex and the coffee is just as good! Sure, with a french press you do sometimes get a small amount of fine grounds in your coffee (which never happens with the chemex) but it is a small price to pay for the convenience. Also, the second filter in the pour spout keeps out a lot of the worst grounds. If you find you are consistently getting obnoxious amounts of coffee grounds in your coffee then you are probably overfilling the french press. Try less water next time; that should alleviate the problem.
One reviewer complained that the coffee will cool in this french press. This is true but it does not occur nearly as quickly as it would if you left the coffee in a glass french press (or in the chemex for that matter). I find the coffee to remain at a drinkable temperature all morning. (On the other hand, I don't like my coffee to be piping hot when I drink it as that mutes the flavor.)
My biggest complaint is that I always drip coffee. It spills when I pour it and it leaves a ring on the desk every day. Nobody else has complained of this though so maybe it's just me.
Another complaint is that sometimes you think it's empty, because no more coffee comes out, but there is still another cup or two hiding in there. You need to play with the plunger to coax out the last cup. If it were just a swallow I wouldn't care; the last swallow out of a french press can be kind of chewy anyway ;-). But there's often a whole mug of coffee hiding in there!
These two things detract enough from this press that I give mine four stars instead of five.
Now go drink coffee and be happy!
Rating - Hot Pot
Having used a French Press for more years than I care to remember, I wouldn't make coffee any other way. The only downside was breaking the glass beakers. For this reason, I bought the stainless steel pot. It keeps the coffee hot a little longer than glass and longer still under a homemade "coffee cozy." However, don't buy it if you are looking for something to keep the coffee hot for hours. It may say eight cups but it really only fills two good size mugs, maybe three. Eight cups would be the old-fashioned 4-ounce size cup complete with saucer. The press is excellent with very good fit. I'm thrilled to not have to replace any more glass beakers. After time, that gets to be kind of pricey as well as a pain.
Rating - Bodum coffee press
I have broken at least a half dozen coffee presses over the years and finally got fed up and bought a stainless steel model. This press works great! No amount of dropping will damage it. The only small complaint is that it is not as insulated as I was expecting. The coffee gets cold in about the same amount of time as a glass press.
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