Bodum Bistro Nouveau French Press Coffee Maker, 12 Cup, 51-Ounce

We have this Bodum french press for about six months now, and we absolutely love it!! It is so easy to put in the coffee grinds, water, let it steep and then press your coffee. I love that you can use any coffee grinds you like (we like Maxwell House Hazelnut) and we make awesome lattes with the concentrated coffee. The plunger can be unscrewed apart, so it's easy to wash really well. You can also wash it without taking it apart and it gets clean. I love that you don't need any other accessories, like filters, k-cups, etc - I don't even know what they're selling out there now.I am always scared the glass part will break - it is made of thin-ish glass (think of a beaker in a science lab) but in a house where we break about a dish a week, this one's still around!!!I would recommend this press to ALL coffee lovers!

French pressed coffee is sooo good and Bodum makes a fine product. The press 'innards' are easy to clean, the handle is big enough for my husbands hand and the knob at the top makes removing the lid easy. This would make a great gift for newlyweds or students (especially when they are "cramming" for exams) or for your best friends birthday.

I love French press coffee. This is a classic French press, in a 1.5L size, which is ideal for 2 people (the more common 1L size is too small for us). I like it because its just a glass carafe without the metal legs or carrier, which look nice but make for harder cleaning. This has a metal mesh screen, all the parts unscrew for easy cleaning. The handle occasionally loosens and needs to be tightened, which is easily done with a screwdrived. The carafe is a standard size, so can be replaced easily if broken. My only criticism (minor) is that the smaller 1L size comes (or used to come) with a cork base to sit it on, so the heat doesn't damage a counter, and this one does not. So I put it on a cork trivet instead - not a big deal. I use it every morning and it makes great coffee.

Gluing plastic on something that contains very hot liquid is a TERRIBLE idea. But I guess it's cheaper. I got one of these french presses, the filter came off because it was glued. I returned it and got a replacement. And this time the handle is coming off.Awful, cheap design. Bodum can do better for sure (I have a smaller Bodum that's perfect), but they tried to make a cheaper product probably. Avoid.

I bought this to replace a nice purple Bodum Bean 51-ounce french press that I dropped an broke when I was on crutches after surgery.I wanted to stay with this larger size. I use this for brewing satisfyingly large amounts of custom blends of tea beverages that are a mixture of teas, herbs, elixirs and adaptogens.To be frank, I had mixed feelings about all the plastic in the way with the Bean press, and after an unsatisfying attempt to replace the Bean press I settled on this more classic design.Considering its simplicity, It seems numbingly overpriced, and it works about as well as any other press.Reducing it to 3 stars, for me, is the handle design.While it looks stylish, I find the handle to not be ergonomic in any way and I'd replace it with a better design in a heartbeat.This design deficiency is magnified by the greater weight of the filled 51-ounce flask - it's a minor challenge for me to hold it and pour it.A beefier design would work much better, at least for me.A replacement flask, (as has been mentioned), is easy to find and easy to swap in - a nice feature that will doubtless come in handy.

This French press is perfect for making more then enough coffee for larger groups. I had a smaller French press, the 8-cup and me and my roommates (2) always found ourselves needing to make an additional pot to satisfy our coffee appetites in the morning. Finally, I purchased this one and we have more than enough for the 3 of us. So much better than drip coffee, we can't drink anything else. Simple, solid design. Love this product.

I hesitated to buy this because of the price and other issues i had with smaller versions. But it was worth every penny!!! I will say that a piece of the plastic on the lid was broken when it arrived, but it doesn't effect the use and was probably a product of poor packaging. Would definitely recommend

Perfect for making tea. Easy to handle