Fairly good
It is true that the filter is kind of cheap and that you have to make sure that you use some type of mesh filter when pouring your coffee in to your cup to prevent granules from getting in there. I drink my coffee pretty much right away so I haven't tested it to see how long it will keep the coffee warm. Overall, it works pretty much the same as any other french press...I mostly use it to steep tea. I saw something I thought was an even better idea (at the Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf) in the retail section. It was a glass Bodum French Press with rubber barriers on the outside of the press. I just like the idea of glass, I think my coffee kind of tasted a little different in the stainless steel...it makes me wonder if the inside was lined ... Read More
Just what i wanted
works great keeps coffee hot long enough for me let stand for an hour and it was still hot. filter works ok but will un screw if you mess with it left coffee in it for a few days to season the stainless and get rid of the metallic flavor from the first pot
Use carefully, ground do slip through the screen
I was dis appointed the first several tries with making coffee with this press because the coffee grounds seemed to make its way past the screen into the coffee. The thermos is not great at keeping the coffee hot for long. After a while I was able to make coffee (Less grounds in coffee) with this press by slowly and carefully plunging the press. If you want a good press and can due without the thermos go with Bodum. If your really counting on the idea of your coffee staying hot with the thermos style, you might be disappointed a little.
would recommend with a caveat
Very well constructed with no glass parts to break..easy to travel with.
Using regular drip ground coffee does leave grounds in the coffee....it will work better with a coarser grind that will not get through the filter.
I wish it was a great review
Wow. I fell in love with a french press. It was one of the great conversions of my life. Then my french press broke. So I purchased another one. And then I planned a camping trip. Afraid of another broken heart, I mean carafe, I decided to take the plunge and buy an unbreakable french press.
The screen didn't fit rightly! I got grit in my coffee! Oh no!
Then I got an idea, an epiphany. I tried it, and it worked! I used an old screen on my new press. AAAHHH. Good coffee. Bad situation turned out okay, this time. But not everyone has extra french press parts just lying around. I wish it could be a great review, but it is NOT.
