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Bought a bunch as gifts. Not great shipping either. Many arrived broken and most friends said they lasted a month. Not a well made product. No protective packing inside box at all. Overall disappointed.
To me this is a dream come true, after time spent with a pod brewer that made weak coffee (despite pods so packed with coffee that I could barely close the lid), and drip & percolated coffee giving bitter results in huge volumes that get stale or burned as they sit.On the financial and environmental fronts - you don't need a filter with this unit, so all you buy is the cup and your coffee (if you truly love coffee, you already have the grinder). I couldn't give five stars only because of the slightly messy clean-up of this cup.but I've got to say, this product makes it well worth the effort. No coffee maker taking up space on the counter top, and no hours of pressing/making pods, or any of that. Get three or so, and you'll always have a clean cup for some fresh coffee. ;)I like strong coffee, and can essentially make a non-bitter, espresso-trength coffee flavor that keeps the warmth for a couple hours with this cup. You dispose only of grounds, and if you're a gardener, you have a use for those too.I haven't tried loose leaf tea yet, but that's next on my agenda.I absolutely love this french press travel cup. Get one today.
I simply add both ingredients to the grounds before adding hot water. If it takes much more than this when you're making coffee, the screen is getting plugged. If you're really desperate for that last tablespoon or 2, swirl the coffee around to rinse the fines off the underside of the filter and you should be able to be able to tip it and get the rest of the liquid to flow through. After you've enjoyed the coffee above the filter, there will be liquid trapped below the plunger.
So when you add water be sure everything stays a short distance below the sealing surface. By slowly pressing and retracting, kind of teasing it, the plunger will eventually reach the bottom. Here's mine: 99% of my use is for coffee. A French press does not like coffee dust. The inner and outer containers are welded together at the top. It will clog the filter screen and make the plunger hard to depress.
This will help rinse fine particles off the screen. The foam carries coffee grounds with it. Try operating the plunger with plain water first and get an idea of how much force is required to push the plunger. I grind a small quantity of beans for each use. A burr grinder, especially when it is set to coarse, makes much less dust. However, it's definitely not the same quality of insulation you get from a thermos where liquid will stay hot for hours. It sounds complicated, but it only takes a few seconds longer than using a direct push. This can happen with any double-walled vessel.
I decided to add my comments after reading some of the reviews here. It makes a difference. With use, it's almost inevitable that small cracks will occur in the weld seam. I use creamer and sweetener. After pouring in the water and stirring I find that a 'coffee foam' forms at the top.
This is why you don't want to microwave it. The inner container walls are tapered for manufacturing, so the lip contact is much less when the plunger is at the top. If this happens, retract the plunger a bit so liquid goes back the other direction through the screen. Initially I used a blade grinder, but have since switched to a burr grinder. The water will turn to superheated steam, build up pressure, and soften and deform and ruin the inner container. In my opinion, success or failure, satisfaction or dissatisfaction, depends a lot on technique.
If the foam is too high it will go over the top edge of the sealing surface of the inner container. You can feel an obvious difference with a clean screen. Thirty minutes after filling it will still be warm, but certainly not hot. The plunger doesn't go clear to the bottom because there needs to be room for the grounds underneath it.
I've been using my travel press for about 2 years. It's nowhere close to overflowing the container, so it's easy to overlook this detail. What happens is that foam and grounds will get above the plunger and into the filtered coffee when you set the plunger in place. During washing it's possible a tiny amount of water may leak into the space between containers. I gave 4 others for Christmas gifts this year.
In fact, when hot water is added you may actually hear creaking noises or a pop as the inner container expands slightly. A blade grinder will create coffee dust. I would call this an insulated mug from the standpoint that you can easily handle it when it's full of hot liquid without getting burned. If you just force the plunger, especially when it's close to the top, the sealing lip will distort and you will force grounds past the lip, bypassing the filter screen. Normally, these do not affect the function of the mug.
It doesn't easily flow through the filter screen because the screen is now clogged with fine particles. How well do I like mine.
You can't ask for better coffee. I have never had any problems with grounds getting into the coffee. This travel French press is perfect for everyday use, especially on the go. I find this perfect for going to work in the mornings, all you need to do is bring a mason jar or some other microwavable container along so that you can heat the water in the microwave, then pour it in. I use course grounds and do not fill it past an inch from the top, just like the instructions say. After it brews, I press it, mix in sweetener and creamer, and then fill the remaining inch of space with more hot water to make it completely full. This saves you from drinking cold coffee brewed at home or the stale office coffee.To the people that have given this product bad reviews because they are eating coffee grounds: use course grounds only and do not fill it more than an inch from the top before pressing. You can always add more water later.
I then scrap out as many "floaters" as I can manage and still end up with a cup full of coffee grinds.Very poor design execution. I don't even drink out of the plastic cup.
I am so sorry I didn't come to Amazon ahead of time to read these reviews; I would have saved myself $20. This Coffee Press STINKS.
This was an impulse buy at Whole Foods a couple of months ago. I have tried every different way of plunging I can think of, but grounds still escape the filter.
I use it on a medium grind coffee, and have tons of coffee grounds in my cup of coffee EVERYDAY. I hate it.
I add the coffee grounds, then the water, let it steep and then pour it into a regular coffee mug. Please save your money.
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