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Brand: Bodum
Category: Kitchen

List Price: ~~$107.00~~
Buy New: $69.90
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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

180 reviews
Sales Rank: 8694

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

Customer Reviews:

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Good product - bad advice May 4, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful

If you like French presses you'll probably like this. Unlike glass it is unbreakable. I prefer the filter design on this one. The glass ones have several parts and are fiddly to clean and re-assemble. The Columbia has a one piece filter so is easier to clean and assemble and it works just as well as the the multi part filters. The insulation helps maintain the water temperature while you brew.

I took one star off because using the maker to store the coffee after brewing is a bad idea. Why? because with the grounds still in the coffee it continues to brew resulting in over extracted bitter coffee. Better to pour the coffee in to a separate carafe after brewing. The folks at Bodum know this; shame on them for saying that this will serve as a carafe after brewing.

Another thing to keep in mind is that when they say it holds 34 oz that means it holds 34oz of water when filled to the brim without the grounds. I've found that it actually makes about 30oz of coffee.

That said, after over a year of use, I liked it well enough that when I broke my big glass press I replaced it with the the bigger Columbia. A very nice product overall.

2 out of 5 stars

Pouring is a pain April 17, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful

I got this because I broke a glass press pot on our granite countertop. This one does not break; that is the good news. My problem with this one is that when I pour, I get perhaps 2/3's of the coffee out. Then it stops or pours out very slowly. I tip it back upright, swirl it around, pour again. I repeat that process several times in order to get most of the coffee out. That, as they say, is a pain. I plan on moving back to the glass beaker form and being a little more careful.

5 out of 5 stars

Beauty, functional for every day March 28, 2008
This pot isn't brain surgery - it's just a coffee pot that makes good quick coffee, same way, every time. I use it every day in my studio. It's simple, durable, great style and worth the price.

5 out of 5 stars

Very Durable March 6, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

My press works great, and makes very very good coffee. Coffee cools down much slower than it does in a glass press. Durability and visual appeal is excellent as well. Mine works great, there were no problems with fit or finish. Cleaning the press was easy too. If you don't plan on drinking the pot in a couple of hours, you will have to transfer it to a thermos for a hot cup later.

5 out of 5 stars

As good as a press can get. March 3, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

No press is perfect at keeping coffee hot for hours - but this one gives a valiant attempt. No other press works as well and looks as great as this one. It cleans to a shine everytime and makes great coffee. Pair this with a cheap electric kettle and any dorm room can make the best coffee in the world. And keep it hot while you write a review for amazon... glass presses would have been very cold by now ....

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