Bodum34oz Chambord French Press Coffee Maker, High-Heat Borosilicate Glass, Stainless Steel, Black – Made in Portugal

Bought as a housewarming present.recipients love it. As replacement parts can be bought easily it is a present that will always last.

I have been using mine since June and I am very happy with it. Bodum advise using wood or plastic spoons rather than metal which can scratch or chip the glass causing it to crack the thin heat resistant glass when you pour the very hot, but not boiling water in. The glass beaker has the following warnings printed on it: read instructions before use, not for stove top use, children and hot fluids should be kept apart, hot fluids must be handled with care, always use coarse ground coffee, always stir before pressing down, using a plastic or wooden spoon not metal, before pressing down ensure that safety lid is in the correct position, press down very gently. Their instructions list spare parts with part numbers for their 3,4,6,8 and 12 cup models. The top is shiny chrome matching the metal frame. It incorporates a filter which allows the coffee through while allowing the top to grip the glass preventing it from falling out when you pour the coffee out. A good idea. They recommend using coarse ground coffee to avoid letting the grounds out into the cup. Getting the right size maker is not too easy. Coffee measures are given in cups, fluid ounces, ml, dl and litres, but not mugs. A standard cup is 125 ml. So 3 cup = 375 ml, 4 cup = 500 ml, 6 cup = 750 ml, 8 cup = 1 litre, 12 cup = 1.5 litre. I drink my coffee in mugs. A standard mug is 275 ml. (3 cup) and the large mug that I use is 450 ml. So I needed the 4 cup model. The recommended ratio is half to 1 rounded tablespoon of coffee per cup. I use Lavazza Oro 100% Arabica coffee, a timer set to 4 minutes and the Kitchen Craft Stainless steel coffee 15 ml (1 tablespoon) measuring spoon from Amazon. Don't be tempted to make do with an ordinary spoon to measure out the coffee. The larger surface area of a conventional tablespoon means that when heaped you will have 22 g of coffee, but when level you will have just 5 g. This is a huge variation and you will not get a consistent strength. Using a proper hemispherical spoon designed for powders such as coffee will give you 8 g of coffee when level and 11 g when heaped. This is much less variation, which will give you a much more consistent strength.Leave boiling water to stand for 2 minutes to prevent scalding the coffee which spoils the flavour. I pour the boiling water into my mug first, then onto one heaped spoon of coffee. This procedure gives me the correct amount of water, warms the mug, and takes the water down from boiling, helping the flavour and not stressing the glass so much. With just one fully heaped measuring spoon of coffee per large mug I get nice strong consistent coffee. I thought I had cracked the glass beaker on mine by not heeding the instructions about metal spoons and using water that had not been allowed to cool for long enough. Several on-line retailers provide spare beakers. The cheapest I found was from John Lewis for £8 plus £2 delivery. Their 5 cup 600 ml beaker fits perfectly. Happiness.

Back story: Yesterday we bought some ground coffee from Costco that had rave reviews, but remembered we no longer had a cafetiere after our clear-out of frustrating belongings before moving house. (The cafetiere we dismissed was from Sainsburys about 8 years ago. It looked nice, but the spout was so rounded that so much coffee was wasted with it being impossible not to pour without it dribbling down the cafetiere - this also meant always having to pour drinks over the sink.Back to yesterday: The Costco we were in didn't sell cafetieres, and being a Sunday, other shops were soon closing. So, remembering the amazing Amazon delivery service, I searched for the cafetiere with most and best reviews.Today: It arrived in time to wash it up for making after-lunch coffees, all in tact and well-protected in the packaging.Easy to wash, looks smart, and more importantly pours accurately! The cafetiere recommends using course-ground coffee, and the coffee we bought yesterday is fairly fine, but had no problem with it getting blocked or with granules passing through.I hope this lasts us many years!

Classic quality cafetière. Bodum the original and still the best. Bought the top of the range at a sale price. Works perfectly and with the Blue Mountain coffee I bought with it. It produces beautiful coffee when you want a change from espresso, cappuccino or lattes 😉

This cafetière is a classic shape, but has had a slight upgrade from the original design, as the lid part now has an “emergency” filter and (if you rotate the lid 180 degrees from that) a small tab which completely closes off the spout. This extension does slightly slow the rate of cooling, so is a good idea. The only downside to the addition is that the filter now has its highest point about one inch lower than before. If you need to really fill your cafetière as much as possible (to the bottom of the spout) the plunger now rests below that level, and putting it in without thinking about it can result in boiling hot coffee grounds being squirted out of the spout.The glass remains the standard shape which means that in the event of you breaking it, spares are readily available, and replacing the glass is very easy, even for people with dexterity problems. Buying in replacement parts is better for the environment, and the broken glass can be put in the “glass and metal recycling” bin in most areas. It's also easier on the wallet.Construction quality remains good. The mesh of the filter on the one I bought does seem to stick out more than I remember my older set's filter doing. However, I'm sure that it will bed in and work as well as those on my older units. Over all, I recommend this product to anyone who needs a large cafetière at a good price.

Used once and was definitely smoother tasting than my other cafeteria. Love it. Nice looking. Easy to clean. I just rince under the tap soon after use. Easy to use. Just delicate, hope I don't break it! Was expensive for me but other reviews says it's one of the best.

I've been going to get one of these coffee makers for some time, now I've done it and I'm so glad I did. It's a simple item that works...it looks good, it's easy to use and easy to clean, unlike my old percolator. You couldn't ask for more! Now, there's never a shortage of reviving, restorative, comforting coffee available, and it was a good price, too!