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Bodum Columbia 8-Cup Stainless-Steel Thermal Press Pot at Utensils Store
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List Price: $107.00
Our Price: $69.95
Your Save: $ 37.05 ( 35% )
Availability: Usually ships in 1 to 2 months
Manufacturer: Bodum
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Average Customer Rating:  
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Batteries Included: 0
Binding: Kitchen
Brand: Bodum
Color: silver
EAN: 0727015302799
Feature: French press makes coffee directly in thermos
Is Autographed: 0
Is Fragile: 0
Is Memorabilia: 0
Label: Bodum
Manufacturer: Bodum
Material Type: stainless steel
Model: 1308-16
Publisher: Bodum
Size: 8-cup
Studio: Bodum
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Features
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French press makes coffee directly in thermos
Holds 34-ounces, nearly seven 5-ounce cups
Keeps coffee hot for two hours
Made of stainless-steel polished to mirror-finish
Safe to use in dishwasher
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Absolutely Beautiful and Functional
Comment: I absolutely love this press pot. In addition to keeping my coffee piping hot, it looks gorgeous on my counter.
Customer Rating: 
Summary: French Press Coffee Maker
Comment: The only reason I wouldn't give this a 5 star is that some of the internal plunger/filter apparatus was made of plastic. Our reason for purchasing this item was to get away from plastic parts in our coffee maker. Our glass French press had all stainless steel parts (also from Bodum), fortunately these parts were interchangeable so we merely retired the plastic parts, along with the old glass pot, and now our coffee is plastic free and the Stainless-Steel Thermal Press works GREAT!
Customer Rating:
Summary: We've saved $$$ in the first year alone
Comment: I bought this back in May 2007. I prefer to wait and post my reviews on kitchen tools and appliances later, so that I can report on the durability.
The Bodum 8-Cup provides enough coffee for my wife and I to start our morning. We use extra large coffee mugs(check out my review of the fantastic Pfaltzgraff Mystic Coffee Mugs), so we get two full mugs with each pot.
Other reviews cite problems with the filter but that's not been my experience. Like other buyers, I was taken aback by the initial cost of a stainless-steel press pot but I didn't want to go through the experience of another glass pot. Every glass pot I've owned before has broken and the last one nearly cut the back of my wife's fingers as she was cleaning it.
We stopped buying coffee at stands when we bought this press pot. At $2-$4 a cup, we've saved hundreds of dollars in the first year alone.
I then bought the Thermos Nissan 34-Ounce Stainless-Steel Vacuum Insulated Briefcase Bottle (another great product -- see my review) and started taking a second pot of coffee to work.
The Bodum stainless-steel press pot is durable, produces great-tasting coffee and helps us save money.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Even Better!!!
Comment: I've been using the traditional Bodum French press for a while.
Although....I must say that without the instant hot water maker, I'd be using a coffee pot though... Nuking the water for a French Press takes too long, and basically makes me want my coffee maker back. But I digress.
This is without a doubt, the KING of the French press. It's shiny and pretty to have in the kitchen. I've gotten several compliments on it. It's also very easy to clean since there are now only two parts to this. The plunger and the pot. And I'm a guy. I like things that clean easily. Less is definitely more to me. The traditional French Press has fragile glass. I'd gone through 3 of the glass inserts before buying this one. They don't tell you that if you don't take the glass inserts out over time, that the housing will eventually rust and make rust spots on the glass carafe. But this one, piece of cake. I'm sorry I bought the glass carafe first. This one is the king! Coffee is excellent. Stays hot enough to have several cups hot. Winner!
Customer Rating:
Summary: Great Coffee
Comment: I use this whenever I am working from home, and my larger Chemex 10 Cup Coffee Maker when I am filling a thermos for work. (I need more coffee when I go into the office because I have the best coffee there and thus have to share!)
This is a great way to make coffee! The french press style of brewing is much easier then my chemex and the coffee is just as good! Sure, with a french press you do sometimes get a small amount of fine grounds in your coffee (which never happens with the chemex) but it is a small price to pay for the convenience. Also, the second filter in the pour spout keeps out a lot of the worst grounds. If you find you are consistently getting obnoxious amounts of coffee grounds in your coffee then you are probably overfilling the french press. Try less water next time; that should alleviate the problem.
One reviewer complained that the coffee will cool in this french press. This is true but it does not occur nearly as quickly as it would if you left the coffee in a glass french press (or in the chemex for that matter). I find the coffee to remain at a drinkable temperature all morning. (On the other hand, I don't like my coffee to be piping hot when I drink it as that mutes the flavor.)
My biggest complaint is that I always drip coffee. It spills when I pour it and it leaves a ring on the desk every day. Nobody else has complained of this though so maybe it's just me.
Another complaint is that sometimes you think it's empty, because no more coffee comes out, but there is still another cup or two hiding in there. You need to play with the plunger to coax out the last cup. If it were just a swallow I wouldn't care; the last swallow out of a french press can be kind of chewy anyway ;-). But there's often a whole mug of coffee hiding in there!
These two things detract enough from this press that I give mine four stars instead of five.
Now go drink coffee and be happy!
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Editorial Reviews:
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The new Columbia line combines stunning elegance of form with the best materials for perfect function. The double-walled stainless steel thermal press keeps your coffee or tea hot for more wake-up calls than you'll ever need.
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