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Broken · 08-10-2011, 12:38 PM

Gonna buy one so I need to know which ones are good.

Thanks

Mad Dawg · 08-10-2011, 01:02 PM

I've used a Bodum Chambord for the past 6+ years. Still doin' the job for me.

bigmike787 · 08-10-2011, 01:17 PM

Definitely Bodum. They have them in a huge variety of sizes, styles, colors and materials.

Cigary43 · 08-10-2011, 03:09 PM

There are a lot of different ones out there and I have about 4...one is from IKEA which surprisingly is a very good one...as good as any $20 FP out there. If you are prone to accidents don't get a glass one...plastic works fine as I have 2 of those. I keep one for travel as well since we travel a lot.

big ben · 08-10-2011, 03:28 PM

I have a couple different ones. The one I use the most came from ROSS for $5. Works beautiful.

thebayratt · 08-10-2011, 07:11 PM

I have a Bodum Ive had for almost a year now and love it. Just have to remeber its a glass vessel.
I have dropped it once on the grass and it didn't break.... next time I may not be so lucky!

jgbutler · 08-10-2011, 07:36 PM

I used a Bodum Chambord initially but after breaking the glass vessel, instead of replacing it I ordered one of these in the 51oz size......

http://www.bodum.com/us/en-us/shop/d...?showsize=true

They weren't this high though then. I think I paid around $60 for mine. Works great and no worries about breaking anything.

Mad Dawg · 08-10-2011, 07:41 PM

I got my Chambord from CBC. The blurb on the web site said it came with a glass carafe. When it got here, I took it out of the package, and found out the carafe was actually polycarbonate. Seconds later (literally), I dropped it. No problem. At some point later on, I bought a glass carafe for it. Used it once, like to have burned the crap out of myself. Washed it, put it back in the box, put the box in the cupboard, where it sits today.

Unfortunately, they don't make the polycarbonate carafes any more. You can get an insulating/padding sleeve for some of the current sizes, which I think is a great idea.

grtrx · 08-10-2011, 10:26 PM

big issue I see is less the brand and is more the size. I don't much like french press to sit around for long, prefer to make a couple of cups at a time. Like other I have several sizes and brands, Not too crazy about the bodum travel FP I have but it does work.

a search as amazon finds the bodum FP and several other brands in a variety of sizes in polycarbonate

bigmike787 · 08-11-2011, 06:41 AM

Someone mentioned it above, but you can find French Presses in all sizes at Ross Dress for Less. They have a section where they sell dishes, kitchen stuff and misc. crap. That's usually where you can find a french press for just a few dollars.

08-10-2011, 12:38 PM	#1
Broken Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 952	Recommend me a good French Press Gonna buy one so I need to know which ones are good. Thanks __________________ "Enjoy every sandwich"-------Warren Zevon Proud member of the 2007 Robusto 8

08-10-2011, 01:02 PM	#2
Mad Dawg Administrator Herf Dog Herf God Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Republic of Texas Posts: 34,198	I've used a Bodum Chambord for the past 6+ years. Still doin' the job for me. __________________ Gone, But Never Forgotten. ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ That which does not kill me....has made a grave tactical error.

08-10-2011, 03:09 PM	#4
Cigary43 Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Atlanta,Ga. / San Diego, Ca. Posts: 469	There are a lot of different ones out there and I have about 4...one is from IKEA which surprisingly is a very good one...as good as any $20 FP out there. If you are prone to accidents don't get a glass one...plastic works fine as I have 2 of those. I keep one for travel as well since we travel a lot. __________________ Drink 'til she's cute, but stop before the wedding.

08-10-2011, 03:28 PM	#5
big ben Club Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Edgewater, Florida Posts: 1,544	I have a couple different ones. The one I use the most came from ROSS for $5. Works beautiful. __________________ Go STEELERS!!!! Member of the 2006 Noob Coalition (06NC) RIP Myron cope, a Steeler Legend "I believe the game is designed to reward the ones who hit the hardest. If you can't take it, you shouldn't play." Jack Lambert.

08-10-2011, 07:11 PM	#6
thebayratt Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Pascagoula MS Posts: 275	I have a Bodum Ive had for almost a year now and love it. Just have to remeber its a glass vessel. I have dropped it once on the grass and it didn't break.... next time I may not be so lucky! __________________ Its not about cost.......... its all about taste! http://nicetightash.com/

08-10-2011, 01:17 PM	#3
bigmike787 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Austin, Tx USA Posts: 1,324	Definitely Bodum. They have them in a huge variety of sizes, styles, colors and materials.

08-10-2011, 07:36 PM	#7
jgbutler Herf Meister Join Date: May 2004 Location: Weatherford, OK Posts: 6,101	I used a Bodum Chambord initially but after breaking the glass vessel, instead of replacing it I ordered one of these in the 51oz size...... http://www.bodum.com/us/en-us/shop/d...?showsize=true They weren't this high though then. I think I paid around $60 for mine. Works great and no worries about breaking anything. __________________ "The most futile and disastrous day seems well spent when it is reviewed through the blue, fragrant smoke of a Havana cigar." - Evelyn Waugh

08-10-2011, 07:41 PM	#8
Mad Dawg Administrator Herf Dog Herf God Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Republic of Texas Posts: 34,198	I got my Chambord from CBC. The blurb on the web site said it came with a glass carafe. When it got here, I took it out of the package, and found out the carafe was actually polycarbonate. Seconds later (literally), I dropped it. No problem. At some point later on, I bought a glass carafe for it. Used it once, like to have burned the crap out of myself. Washed it, put it back in the box, put the box in the cupboard, where it sits today. Unfortunately, they don't make the polycarbonate carafes any more. You can get an insulating/padding sleeve for some of the current sizes, which I think is a great idea. __________________ Gone, But Never Forgotten. ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ That which does not kill me....has made a grave tactical error.

08-10-2011, 10:26 PM	#9
grtrx Contributing Editor Herf God Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Naperville IL Posts: 44,532	big issue I see is less the brand and is more the size. I don't much like french press to sit around for long, prefer to make a couple of cups at a time. Like other I have several sizes and brands, Not too crazy about the bodum travel FP I have but it does work. a search as amazon finds the bodum FP and several other brands in a variety of sizes in polycarbonate __________________ "Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts." - Sir Winston Churchill "A sick thought can devour the body's flesh more than fever or consumption." - Guy de Maupassant

08-11-2011, 06:41 AM	#10
bigmike787 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Austin, Tx USA Posts: 1,324	Someone mentioned it above, but you can find French Presses in all sizes at Ross Dress for Less. They have a section where they sell dishes, kitchen stuff and misc. crap. That's usually where you can find a french press for just a few dollars.

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