broke my Bodum French press

[tuqqer]

What Ombligo said.

Stainless Steel (insulated) french presses rock.

The Nissan is good, and there are others on Amazon that will also work really well.

They're a joy to use. Hot coffee an hour later. Super easy to clean. Never break.

[MacJeepster]

I use and love the Aeropress every day, but it's a one-cup-at-a-time device.

The plus is it uses cheap paper discs that filter out the sludge that seems to slip past the french press mesh screen.

Based on advice I received on this board, just ordered a 10-cup Melitta carafe that uses No. 6 cones for when I want to make more than a cup or two. It was only 10 bucks.

http://www.amazon.com/Melitta-Cone-Filte..._2?ie=UTF8&qid=1357946692&sr=8-2&keywords=melitta+coffee+maker

[RecipeForDisaster]

When I still lived at home, my mom would accidentally break a French press or two per month. I got really tired of replacement beakers and found that Target and Starbucks sold a Bodum with a plastic 'bubble shield'(as I call it)over it. It insulates the hot coffee, and major bonus: keeps the glass from breaking from the outside(you can still break it from the inside). I definitely prefer the taste of coffee brewed in glass-unfortunately, I can taste the difference if metal or plastic are involved. I have another Tupperware model French press that also has a protective plastic casing over the glass-they definitely keep the coffee hotter, and *knock on wood* since I've moved, none have broken. I prefer the Tupperware model, actually. Nowadays I use a single serve French press(tiny!)with a quilted cozy over it for protection and warmth.

I'm not seeing mine in a search for the Bodum model, but even this amount of plastic would help(minus the bubble over all the glass like mine) http://www.amazon.com/Bodum-Kenya-34-Oun...B000YYSBO4

rfd

[August West]

Wouldn't letting the grounds linger in the hot water add to the bitterness of the coffee? Wouldn't it be better to press the coffee, then put it into an insulated container?

[Fritz]

Nissan looks like a good choice for stainless.
But I'm kinda think the aero because we have coffee drinking guests so seldom (losers).
I prefer the glass as well. Just some cloddy thing today.
I've had the Bodum for 5 year or so til I broke one last year.

[RecipeForDisaster]

I just like the insulation so the coffee is very hot when it's done brewing and I can drink it. Without the extra layer, it's not quite my preferred temperature when ready to drink... those brewing minutes equal lost heat. I don't leave any coffee in there for later drinking-you're right that the taste would suffer if you let it linger much.

In the summer, I do a cold brew in the fridge using the a full French press and drink that over a few days-in that case, since the coffee never sees heat, it's delicious down to the last sip.

I have one really strong, hot, excellent cup of coffee and don't go back for more-YMMV.

[M>B>]

Starbucks or =.

[Mac-A-Matic]

You know, you don't have to buy a completely new press - you can just buy the replacement glass from Bodum or a well-stocked coffee shop.

[Fritz]

yea, but at that price..........

[RecipeForDisaster]

Yeah, that's how I got my 'bubble' one-went looking for replacement beaker and found that the new, better French press was $5 more than just the beaker.