broke my Bodum French press

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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

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