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Brand: Bodum
Category: Kitchen

List Price: ~~$107.00~~
Buy New: $59.95
You Save: $47.05 (44%)

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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

181 reviews
Sales Rank: 1823

Color: silver
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Fragile: No
Batteries Included: No
Size: 8-cup
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.3
Dimensions (in): 8.7 x 6.9 x 5.3

MPN: 1308-16
Model: 1308-16
UPC: 727015302799
EAN: 0727015302799
ASIN: B00005YY9X

Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days

Features:

•	French press makes coffee directly in thermos
•	Holds 34-ounces, nearly seven 5-ounce cups
•	Keeps coffee hot for two hours
•	Made of stainless-steel polished to mirror-finish
•	Safe to use in dishwasher

Accessories:

•	Bodum 5410-01USA Mini Ibis 27-Ounce Electric Water Kettle
•	Konitz K103 Coffee Bar Cappuccino Cups and Saucers Set of 4

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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
The new Columbia line combines stunning elegance of form with the best materials for perfect function. The double-walled stainless steel thermal press keeps your coffee or tea hot for more wake-up calls than you'll ever need.

Amazon.com Review
Ideal for home or office, this French press coffeemaker doubles as an insulated thermos so coffee stays hot and fresh for up to two hours. The pot holds 34 ounces (1 liter), nearly seven 5-ounce cups, and can be used for brewing tea as well as coffee. It's made of stainless steel polished to a mirror-finish, has a large, comfortable handle, and is dishwasher-safe. The lid seals in heat remarkably well and turns to prevent heat from escaping through the spout between pours. The pot stands 8-1/2 inches high, including the plunger top. --Fred Brack

Customer Reviews: Read 176 more reviews...

5 out of 5 stars

We've saved $$$ in the first year alone August 2, 2008
I bought this back in May 2007. I prefer to wait and post my reviews on kitchen tools and appliances later, so that I can report on the durability.

The Bodum 8-Cup provides enough coffee for my wife and I to start our morning. We use extra large coffee mugs(check out my review of the fantastic Pfaltzgraff Mystic Coffee Mugs), so we get two full mugs with each pot.

Other reviews cite problems with the filter but that's not been my experience. Like other buyers, I was taken aback by the initial cost of a stainless-steel press pot but I didn't want to go through the experience of another glass pot. Every glass pot I've owned before has broken and the last one nearly cut the back of my wife's fingers as she was cleaning it.

We stopped buying coffee at stands when we bought this press pot. At $2-$4 a cup, we've saved hundreds of dollars in the first year alone.

I then bought the Thermos Nissan 34-Ounce Stainless-Steel Vacuum Insulated Briefcase Bottle (another great product -- see my review) and started taking a second pot of coffee to work.

The Bodum stainless-steel press pot is durable, produces great-tasting coffee and helps us save money.

5 out of 5 stars

Even Better!!! June 23, 2008
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!

4 out of 5 stars

Great Coffee May 22, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

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!

4 out of 5 stars

Hot Pot May 18, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

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.

4 out of 5 stars

Bodum coffee press May 15, 2008
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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