Bodum Columbia Thermal 48-Ounce Stainless-Steel Coffee Press
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Bodum Columbia Thermal 48-Ounce Stainless-Steel Coffee Press
Customer Review: Excellent with or without power...
Summary: 5 Stars
We've been upgrading our hurricane kit this year (in Florida) to include a small butane stove and a new coffee-production method. We had thought about a Melita drip maker, but found this Bodum press, instead. Excellent choice!
Whether you heat the water to boiling on your regular stove or over an alternate source, once you steep the grounds and then press, the coffee is marvelous, and stays warm for as long as it takes you to drink the pot. After 2004 when we had 3 hurricanes here and only instant coffee, this will be a big improvement.
We still use our Cuisinart brewer during the week, but this Bodum is now our weekend coffee-maker. Boiling the water takes a bit longer than just flipping the switch on an automatic brewer, but the coffee tastes much better with the press. And if you have lost your electricity but still can boil water, it is a lifesaver!
Customer Review: Great Coffee!
Summary: 5 Stars
I have had my press for some time now and I love it. Coffee stays warm for about 2 hours, after that amount of time it needs to be reheated in the microwave. I really love how easy it is to clean. It comes out of the dishwasher looking like new every time. Although it does drip a bit, that only serves as a reminder to slow down and enjoy the delicious coffee it produces. I really love the look of this press and the fact that I cannot break it. Customer Review: Finally a french press I can't break!
Summary: 5 Stars
This is my fourth, and hopefully last, french press coffemaker. I've been very happy with all of the previous ones I owned, but they all had one flaw: They were made of glass. It turns out glass is quite easily breakable. In addition, when broken, glass is rather sharp and pointy.
French press number 1 nearly removed my ring finger when it went.
French press number 2 tried to do me in with a slash across the wrist.
French press number 3 jumped off the counter when I walked by and tried to scare me to death by exploding on the floor behind me.
I'm pretty sure I could throw french press number 4 (this one) at a brick wall and only cause minor damage.
As far as coffemaking goes, this pot provides excellent results. I was very pleased to find this has a slightly finer filter than the glass ones I had before, resulting in less sediment at the bottom of the cup.
This is not a thermos... it won't keep coffee warm for 5 days. But, it does keep it warm for an hour or two, which is longer than you want to have coffee sitting for anyway!
Customer Review: Coffe Press Perfection
Summary: 5 Stars
In a word: Fantastic!! Makes EXCELLENT coffee, smooth pressing, no grounds, keeps brew nicely hot (for a couple of hours), easy to clean, and LOOKS gorgeous... attributes in order of importance! Just ordered another as a gift!Customer Review: Suprisingly Good
Summary: 5 Stars
Frankly I have a large Bun displacement method coffee maker and it makes a full pot in around 3 minutes. So I didn't really need a coffee pot. I bought this one because I'm trying to lose a few pounds and I like (shudder) flavored coffees as an alternative to dessert. (Does this work? Sorta, sorta not.) I just wanted a coffee press so I wouldn't taint my regular coffee maker's pristine coffee-flavored coffee only filter.
But this press is SO wonderful I'm considering getting another one for regular coffee to put in my office. The press works beautifully. I've used regular grind blends (it's supposedly a no-no but it works fine) and have had wonderful results. The really big plus in addition to all this is that it is a breeze to clean. The Stainless steel assures that 1) there is no fragile glass to break like regular presses (one of the reasons I had never bought one- I'm clumsy in a way that illustrates all the princples of physics) 2) the coffee stays warm for several hours (not piping hot, drinkably warm- I like this) 3) it cleans with warm water and polishes up with a dry towel- very easily.
A cup of coffee is pretty big priority for me in my life. I'm not particulary proud to say this but there it is. I love this press and found it to be worth the money. I am not, however, a coffee maven I'm just an avid consumer. So consider the source. But I love this press.