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Not great shipping either. Not a well made product. Overall disappointed. Bought a bunch as gifts. Many arrived broken and most friends said they lasted a month. No protective packing inside box at all.
Get one today. 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 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. 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. Get three or so, and you'll always have a clean cup for some fresh coffee. No coffee maker taking up space on the counter top, and no hours of pressing/making pods, or any of that.
The inner and outer containers are welded together at the top. This can happen with any double-walled vessel. With use, it's almost inevitable that small cracks will occur in the weld seam. In my opinion, success or failure, satisfaction or dissatisfaction, depends a lot on technique. If it takes much more than this when you're making coffee, the screen is getting plugged. During washing it's possible a tiny amount of water may leak into the space between containers.
The plunger doesn't go clear to the bottom because there needs to be room for the grounds underneath it. It doesn't easily flow through the filter screen because the screen is now clogged with fine particles. 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. How well do I like mine. I use creamer and sweetener. After you've enjoyed the coffee above the filter, there will be liquid trapped below the plunger.
Here's mine: 99% of my use is for coffee. I simply add both ingredients to the grounds before adding hot water. If the foam is too high it will go over the top edge of the sealing surface of the inner container. 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. The water will turn to superheated steam, build up pressure, and soften and deform and ruin the inner container. What happens is that foam and grounds will get above the plunger and into the filtered coffee when you set the plunger in place. A French press does not like coffee dust. A burr grinder, especially when it is set to coarse, makes much less dust.
The inner container walls are tapered for manufacturing, so the lip contact is much less when the plunger is at the top. By slowly pressing and retracting, kind of teasing it, the plunger will eventually reach the bottom. You can feel an obvious difference with a clean screen. The foam carries coffee grounds with it. It will clog the filter screen and make the plunger hard to depress. 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. It makes a difference.
It sounds complicated, but it only takes a few seconds longer than using a direct push. I grind a small quantity of beans for each use. Thirty minutes after filling it will still be warm, but certainly not hot. So when you add water be sure everything stays a short distance below the sealing surface.
I gave 4 others for Christmas gifts this year. A blade grinder will create coffee dust. This is why you don't want to microwave it. However, it's definitely not the same quality of insulation you get from a thermos where liquid will stay hot for hours.
I've been using my travel press for about 2 years. In fact, when hot water is added you may actually hear creaking noises or a pop as the inner container expands slightly. Initially I used a blade grinder, but have since switched to a burr grinder. Try operating the plunger with plain water first and get an idea of how much force is required to push the plunger.
Normally, these do not affect the function of the mug. It's nowhere close to overflowing the container, so it's easy to overlook this detail. This will help rinse fine particles off the screen. I decided to add my comments after reading some of the reviews here.
If this happens, retract the plunger a bit so liquid goes back the other direction through the screen. After pouring in the water and stirring I find that a 'coffee foam' forms at the top.
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. You can't ask for better coffee. 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. 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 use course grounds and do not fill it past an inch from the top, just like the instructions say. 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 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 add the coffee grounds, then the water, let it steep and then pour it into a regular coffee mug. I am so sorry I didn't come to Amazon ahead of time to read these reviews; I would have saved myself $20. Please save your money. I hate it.
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. This was an impulse buy at Whole Foods a couple of months ago. This Coffee Press STINKS. I don't even drink out of the plastic cup.
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