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The press works fine and makes having good coffee on camping trips quick and easy. Overall, this is an excellent French Press in that it does very well what it is supposed to do -- make good coffee and keep it warm. Moreover, the cup keeps the coffee drinkably warm for as long as anyone would want to carry it around. Contrary to other reviewers, from course grind through medium grind, I have never had the first ground bypass the screen. I have yet to experiment with finer grinds, so make no statement in that regard. In agreement with other reviewers, the handle attachment is flimsy and quickly became loose on mine, but that seems to be a pattern with all single-attach point handles of this nature. Designer suggestion: moulding the handle as part of a threaded top would solve all the physical complaints associated with this cup.
I checked out the web site, and there are a number of errors in the written English they use.So they didn't pay attention in grade school. However, I am not impressed with the written material from the company. I have decided to buy one of these for use when I travel, which is nearly all the time. I just hope they paid attention when they learned how to design and manufacture coffee presses.P. I hope they are better at making coffee presses than they are at writing.For example, the specifications declare that the deskpress is "Winner of the Specialty Coffee Association of America." I doubt that they now own that association. I figure they won some award from the association, but not the entire thing.Also, they use commas where there is no pause in human, speech. S. My rating is made up out of whole cloth, as I haven't yet recieved my Desk Press.
It's a coffee press/mug - of course it gets stains inside. It's stainless, solid, has a great handle and I've taken it with me through many countries. But, alas, it's plastic (which is already a negative) so they would break periodically as well. Oh well, I still do like the large capacity.
My wife and I both love it. I wanted to like the Bodum because it was cheap, the size was ideal and it closed tight. Wash it out. I highly recommend. It's actually not as heavy as I feared it might be.
I've haven't found anything that holds coffee that doesn't need the occasional hard scrub.Only negatives I have to report are minor (I'm buying a second one of these for my wife)- I wish it fit in a standard cup holder in the car. I have yet to find anything better and the price is more than fair given the expected life of this product. And, they're far too hot to hold once full.Then I found this little baby from Planetary Design and haven't looked back. I just wish it would fit in the cup holder.- Secondly, like the other reviewer wrote, I wish the press top (there are two - one is for the press and one is just a regular top) fit just a bit tighter - like with snap or something - maybe a screw top instead. The design is solid and I plan to have it for a few more years at least.
I see the comments about the coffee staining inside - what's that about. Let's just say you don't want to chug that last mouth full too fast. It's well made so it will be around for a while.
The stainless steel design keeps coffee very hot for a long time. I was tired of carrying a thermos to work and either drinking mediocre coffee or wasting it because it got too cold to drink. The second screen at the drinking slot ensures no grounds get through. I was looking for a single service French press that would make coffee making at work simple. I came across this mug and knew right away it would be perfect. It allows me to make fresh, hot coffee on demand. I would highly recommend this mug.
Not only does this make a dellicious cup, but it does so with zero hassle. I use this mug every single day and it's been the single purchase of the year that has brought me the most happiness. Other french presses have given me bitter cups with grinds to chew. As an outdoor guide, I brew a cup every morning from a camp stove. I've passed through all different types of systems, including other french press mugs (ahem, Bodum). I've never had a single grind pass in to my mouth. Bliss.
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