Bodum Java

Pros: ease of operation, durable, dishwasher-safe
Cons: none

My husband and I in the last few years have begun to indulge in a weekend ritual. It is our special time to relax in the morning with our favorite French press coffee . During the work week, we have the usual, boring drip coffee, as my...

Pros: Really good coffee! Really easy!
Cons: Cools down too quickly A pain to clean

It's a pain in the neck (or maybe even lower) to make good coffee for one person. Most drip machines want you to make at least four cups, and I have no idea what I would do with ten cups that others make. Those that do make two cups just don't make...

Pros: Makes some of the best coffee you will ever drink
Cons: Only makes two expensive cups of coffee every 8 minutes

This has not been a good year for coffee makers in our house. After our coffee maker of 5 years bit the dust we purchased the w orld's worst coffee maker before quickly moving on to a ...

Pros: Superlative coffee, if you do it right
Cons: None

In the old American cowboy tradition, a handful of grounds is tossed into a pot of boiling water, preferably in an speckled enamel coffee-pot set over a campfire at sunset by a booted, Stetsoned, chaps-wearing cowboy with his trusty steed tethered nearby...

Pros: Perfect coffee, every time you brew.
Cons: Takes time to brew (but it's worth the effort).

I have been interested in owning a French press coffee brewer since I first saw one being used back in 1996. It belonged to my friend Brian, who always had a cup of coffee right before exercising.

I never bothered to buy a coffee press up...

Pros: Inexpensive method for producing high quality coffee.
Cons: Difficult to clean. Not entirely automatic like drip-machines.

There are several types of French-pres/press pots on the market. This particular model is quite standard and has provided me with years of useful service. I have heard stories of pots chipping/cracking, filters ripping, etc… however, my experience...

Pros: This makes a great pot of coffee with the strength I like.
Cons: You have to take the time to clean this properly.

Like I said, I like a strong cup of coffee. For years I have used all sorts of drip machines with varying degrees of success. I have also bought my cup of coffee in various outlets and have been sadly disappointed on more than one occasion.

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Pros: A one-handed monkey can use this.
Cons: The glass is fragile.

I've never been a big coffee drinker. I always liked the aroma more than the beverage. But in recent years, I've taken on a new career path where people are forced to work weird hours and feign being alert and creative. Coffee plays a big part in that...

Pros: This is a great looking product that brews a utterly luscious cup of coffee!
Cons: Somewhat fragile, must be cleaned well,a slight learning curve involved, takes a little time.

I'm no stranger to good coffee. 15 years ago I was good friends with a woman who was full blooded Italian with parents who were right off the boat. They were a wonderful and beautifully alive family; not a one of them over 5'8" nor under 250lbs. And, ...

Pros: Easy to use, easy to wash, durable, looks classy, perfect for one cup of coffee/tea
Cons: Makes only one cup of coffee or tea. Parts are made of glass (breakable)

My sister bought my dad one of these Bodum Chambord coffee makers for Christmas last year. Well, at least I think it's a Bodum Chambord coffee maker as there isn't a logo anywhere except for a little oval with "BonJour" written inside on the bottom of...

Pros: Makes delicious coffee
Cons: only makes about 2 good sized cups

Having always had coffee made from a drip coffee machine, I had no clue what I was missing. That is, of course, until my husband and I were invited to a dinner party.

The hostess was great and had done an excellent job with everything....

Pros: Very easy to use, makes GREAT tasting coffee!
Cons: Can't think of any.

I tend to get a little obsessed with quality sometimes. When I buy steak, for example, not any piece of meat will do -- I go out of my way to look for the piece with just the right amount of marbling. It becomes a sort of quest. So it is with coffee....

Pros: Inexpensive way to exhibit a little class--plus the best cup of coffee!
Cons: You will want to upgrade your coffee brand to the finest beans.

I own two French presses, both Bodum, one 4-cup and one 2-cup. I bought them at the end of a long and drawn out search--I was enjoying some terrific cups of coffee at fine restaurants and wondering why, no matter what great beans I bought, I could never...

Pros: easy to use, a good coffee
Cons: no

This coffee machine, the Bodum "Chambord" French Press, is, for me, the most simply you can find on the market. And I don't say that because it is French. It is very easy to use. I've used it for more than 5 years. I bought my first Bodum...

Pros: Quick, easy, easy cleanup, marvelous coffee
Cons: Fragile

We first experienced the French press way of making coffee at our favorite restaurant here in Reno. We like to enjoy a good cup of coffee after dinner. One evening, our server brought out a press, told us to let it brew about three minutes, and pour. It...