Amazon.com Review

The vivid hues of the Monet French press will brighten up your morning toast or after-dinner coffee in style. A gleaming dome caps the traditional stainless-steel frame, and the colored handle and knob provide accent. Simply add your favorite coffee (using the handy, color-coordinated measuring scoop included), pour boiling water over, and let sit for a few minutes. Pressing the plunger with its fine mesh screen presses the grounds to the bottom, leaving rich, robust coffee ready to serve. Though pieces are top-shelf dishwasher-safe, hand washing is recommended. If you sometimes brew coffee for one, consider also getting a 3-cup press. --Cynthia Nims ... Read more

Features

• Measuring scoop included
• Makes 3 to 4 mugs of coffee
• Stainless-steel frame and lid with plastic handle and knob;
• Stainless-steel filter, rod, and screen
• Easy-pour spout, easy-grip handle

Features

• Rubberized comfort grip handle
• French press features unbreakable polycarbonate carafe
• Frame and lid are durable plastic
• Stainless steel filter rod and screen
• Lid with built-in filter

Features

• Stainless steel double wall insulated carafe keeps coffee hot for hours
• Rubberized comfort-grip handle
• "Flavor Shield" keeps coffee from becoming too strong or bitter
• Stainless steel filter rod and screen assembly

Features

• Rubberized comfort grip handle
• French press features unbreakable polycarbonate carafe
• Frame and lid are durable plastic
• Stainless steel filter rod and screen
• Lid with built-in filter

Features

• Microwave-safe. Unbreakable
• Gravity flow filter instantly dispense brewed coffee
• 18 ounce capacity

Features

• French press features unbreakable polycarbonate carafe
• Stainless steel lid and frame
• Stainless steel filter rod and screen
• Lid with built-in filter

Amazon.com Review

Indulge your personal taste with this handy little French press coffeemaker. Use it at home or take it along to office or school and brew coffee precisely as you like it rather than settling for what you get out of the machine (shudder). Compact (7-1/2 inches high), for carrying in purse, briefcase, or backpack, but sturdy, it's made of tempered glass and durable plastic, with stainless-steel press and bands. A big handle facilitates pouring through its pert little spout. Rinse it out or run it through the dishwasher. --Fred Brack ... Read more

Features

• 7-1/2 inches high
• Makes 3 cups of fresh coffee by French press method
• Ideal for office, school, or home
• Made of tempered glass and durable plastic, with stainless-steel press
• Carry in purse, briefcase, or backpack

Features

• Rubberized comfort grip handle and knob.
• Stainless steel lid and frame
• German borosilicate glass carafe
• Stainless steel filter rod and screen
• Flavor Lock stops the brewing process for fresh pressed flavor

Reviews (1)

Better than a Bodum 8-Cup for same price
I've been doing about a week's of research to decide which French Press to buy. I went to the store and looked at both the Bodum and this model, and decided on this model because there is a very easy-to-use lever at the top that closes the filter basket off from the coffee, when you're done pressing/steeping. While the coffee still gets cold within an half-hour or so, I don't feel bad or nervous that the grounds in the water are going to make the second cup of coffee less delicious than the first fresh cup. The Bodum model did not offer the lever/switch option. It's too bad Bonjour does not offer a photo of this lever mechanism, because in my opinion it's tha mechanism that makes this pot superior.

There is also a second filter at the spout, another feature that I do not believe is part of the Bodum model.

One more superiour feature is the pot handle. The handle on this pot is much nicer to hold than the Bodum equivalent (the Bodum one was hard plastic, kind of skinny; this one is a thicker, easier to grab, and nicer to hold in the hand, which might be helpful before that first cup in the morning.

FYI: I checked, and Bodum replacement beakers fit into this carafe holder, if you happen to break your container.

Also: Don't be cheap and get the plastic/non-breakable polycarbonate beaker -- plastic might impart a taste to your coffee. If you're going to this much effort to buy a French press, get the glass beaker.

SIZE: After much discussion, even though 95 percent of the time I'm the only coffee drinker in the house, this seemed to be the best compromise in size. This "8-cup" brewer holds about two large morning mugs worth -- you can make a single portion for one easily, but this has the capacity to make two American-sized morning servings.

If you got a set of coffee cups and saucers with your dishware set, this hold about 6 cups of 6-oz size cups of coffee -- the perfect size for after-dinner entertaining, if you have guests over for dinner.

The 3-cup brewer was basically for a single person only, and would never be useful for even a couple.

12-cups -- that's a big size that you might use for entertaining only. It's a little big to wield for daily use.

IN GENERAL ABOUT FRENCH PRESSES: I have lived in a ton of old-fashioned apartments in San Francisco, where sinks did not have a garbage disposal. If you do live in a place where you can easily rinse out the French press pot grains down the drain, I would not recommend buying a French Press -- too much work to clean out the drain! But if you have an easy way to dump grinds out when you're done, a French Press is elegant, space efficient and delicious.

If you live in an old city with no garbage disposal in the kitchen, I would recommend a moka pot or a neopolitan-style coffee pot (stove-top espresso pot) instead, where it's just an easy basket of grounds to dump, if you want a European style coffee that's better tasting than drip-style or instant. ... Read more

Amazon.com Review

The vivid hues of the Monet French press will brighten up your morning toast or after-dinner coffee in vivid style. A gleaming dome caps the traditional stainless-steel frame, and the colored handle and knob provide accent. Simply add your favorite coffee (using the handy, color-coordinated measuring scoop included), pour boiling water over, and let sit for a few minutes. Pressing the plunger with its fine mesh screen presses the grounds to the bottom, leaving rich, robust coffee ready to serve. Though pieces are top-shelf dishwasher-safe, hand washing is recommended. If you sometimes brew coffee for a crowd, consider also getting an 8- or 12-cup press. --Cynthia Nims ... Read more

Features

• Measuring scoop included
• Makes 1 mug of coffee
• Stainless-steel frame and lid with plastic handle and knob
• Stainless-steel filter, rod, and screen
• Easy-pour spout, easy-grip handle

Amazon.com Review

The stylishness of brushed stainless steel is an ideal contemporary accent to the classic French press. Simply add coarsely ground coffee, pour boiling water over, and let sit for a few minutes. Pressing the plunger with its fine mesh screen presses the grounds to the bottom, leaving rich coffee ready to serve. Compared to coffee brewed through a paper filter, which traps more of the beans' oils, pressed coffee maintains a maximum of robust flavor. Pieces are dishwasher-safe, but hand washing is recommended. If you sometimes make coffee for a crowd, consider getting an 8- or 12-cup press as well. --Cynthia Nims ... Read more

Features

• Measuring scoop included
• Makes 1 mug of coffee
• Brushed stainless-steel frame and lid with plastic handle and knob
• Stainless-steel filter, rod, and screen
• Easy-pour spout, easy-grip handle

Reviews (3)

Excellent Coffee, easy, and cheap.
Very easy to use and is very well made. Thought it seems low-tech this press makes coffee superior to the automatic drip or filter coffee makers with all the electronic gizmos. The only negatives is it takes a little more effort to clean after you brew but it is worth the tiny bit of extra effort.

Real Coffee Just Right
This is a very easy to use alternative to those drip coffee makers. Makes a rich full flavor cup of coffee, fast and much less expensive than those trendy coffee shops. No more waiting in long lines for a great cup of coffee.

An essential for every coffee lover.
The essential for every coffee lover. The perfect way to brew gourmet coffee for one. Compact and easy to use, a must have for the coffee connoisseur. ... Read more

Features

• Rubberized comfort-grip
• German borosilicate glass carafe
• Stainless steel filter rod and screen
• Lid with built-in filter

Amazon.com Review

The vivid hues of the Monet French press will brighten up your morning toast or after-dinner coffee in vivid style. A gleaming dome caps the traditional stainless-steel frame, and the colored handle and knob provide accent. Simply add your favorite coffee (using the handy, color-coordinated measuring scoop included), pour boiling water over, and let sit for a few minutes. Pressing the plunger with its fine mesh screen presses the grounds to the bottom, leaving rich, robust coffee ready to serve. Though pieces are top-shelf dishwasher-safe, hand washing is recommended. If you sometimes brew coffee for one, consider also getting a 3-cup press. --Cynthia Nims ... Read more

Features

• Measuring scoop included
• Makes 5 to 6 mugs of coffee
• Stainless-steel frame and lid with plastic handle and knob
• Stainless-steel filter, rod, and screen
• Easy-pour spout and easy-grip handle

Features

• Rubberized comfort-grip
• German borosilicate glass carafe
• Stainless steel filter rod and screen
• Lid with built-in filter

Features

• Rubber gasket for 6-cup BonJour Milano Stovetop Espresso Maker
• Measures 2-7/8-inch outside diameter; 2-3/16-inch inside diameter

Features

• Double wall insulated
• Brushed stainless cup, mirror finish stainless saucer
• Stay cool handle

Features

• Rubberized comfort-grip
• German borosilicate glass carafe
• Stainless steel filter rod and screen
• Lid with built-in filter

Features

• French press features unbreakable polycarbonate carafe
• Stainless steel lid and frame
• Stainless steel filter rod and screen
• Lid with built-in filter

Features

• Double wall insulated
• Brushed stainless cup, mirror finish stainless saucer
• Stay cool handle

Features

• Rubber gasket for 3-cup BonJour Milano Stovetop Espresso Maker
• Measures 3-3/16-inch outside diameter; 2-1/12-inch inside diameter

Features

• Rubberized comfort-grip
• German borosilicate glass carafe
• Stainless steel filter rod and screen
• Lid with built-in filter