Thermos Nissan 34-Ounce Vacuum Insulated Stainless-Steel Gourmet Coffee Press
by Thermos Nissan
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Thermos Nissan 34-Ounce Vacuum Insulated Stainless-Steel Gourmet Coffee Press
Customer Review: Makes a good cuppa joe
Summary: 4 Stars
My wife knew I wanted a press and got me this one for Christmas. Is it the best press I've used? No. Does it make a good cup and is it worth the price? Yes indeed! Press coffee has better taste than any other brewing method, but I've always found that you end up with some fine sediment in the bottom of your cup, and this one is no different. Another review here suggested putting a single layer paper coffee filter between the grinds and the press. It takes a little longer to press, but you end up with great tasting coffee and no sediment. Others have complained about heat retention. I always fill the carafe with hot tap water while my coffee water is boiling and that helps. We always finish the carafe before it would have time to lose heat anyway - the 34 oz size is only about 2 commuter mugs full. Overall I'm really happy with this product, and the old drip coffee maker is collecting dust on a shelf. Oh yeah, remember to let it brew for 4-5 minutes before pressing! Customer Review: Very happy with this item
Summary: 4 Stars
I really like this coffee press. I end up zapping my coffee in the microwave anyway, so wasn't looking for something to keep it warm for hours, just long enough to pour into my cup! I love the fact that I can't break any more glass parts! It's really easy to clean too. My only niggles are that it lets more coffee grinds through, so I use a tea strainer when I pour the coffee, and you can't see how much is left in the pot (because there is no glass which I would otherwise break!).Customer Review: Decent Press with one complaint
Summary: 4 Stars
The Press works well, bottom line. However, it does tend to drip as you pull away the coffee cup from the press. That said, one must prepare for the drip. For the price, I would recommend it!
Customer Review: leaving coffee in the press
Summary: 4 Stars
i don't see why anyone would want to leave coffee sitting in the press with the grounds after the coffee is brewed. sounds like a recipe for acidic nastiness to me. i would pour it directly into a thermos upon brewing it. my reason for wanting stainless steel double walls would be for durability.Customer Review: Thermos Nissan Insulated Stainless Steel coffee press
Summary: 5 Stars
This makes typical "French press" coffee. That is to say it makes a fairly flavorful cup, by reason of leaving a significant portion of the grounds in the coffee. That generally gives you more flavor. I have tried unscrewing the filter portion from the press, and put a paper filter (one that claims to let a certain fraction of the flavor elements through). Yes, it works and not badly, either, but It was a bit of a pain. I use the press with a Bodum water-heating pot, which boils enough for my cup (17 ounces) in under 2 minutes. While it is boiling, I get the pot ready, put in a couple measures of coffee, when the Bodum pot clicks off, I pour the water into the press and over the grounds.
4-5 minutes later, I press the filter down, pour the coffee into my cup, add apartame, 2% milk, and empty the press. (The user has to disassemble it to clean the filter, after use.) I am a convert to this method after trying out a small fortune in percolators, coffee brewers, espresso makers, even the Aeropress maker. This is permament, not subject to breakage like the glass presses, nor to cooling down before it brews, and it makes the coffee fresh each time. I got mine in September 2006, and it is still working today, exactly as delivered.
No more burnt/carbonized coffee, from leaving it sit on the electric heat pad of a coffee machine, EVER!
Fresh hot coffee, on demand. (You CAN wait 6 minutes, can't you, or 8 minutes, if you want to share?).