I bought an aeropress about 8 years ago after I broke my French press. Got a metal filter for it about 5 years ago. True BIFL, I don't use other methods anymore unless I need coffee for more than 4.

I'd suggest checking out any sort of "Clever Dripper" style of product if you're wanting to give pour over or french press a go. I love the idea of french press, but REALLY can't stand the sediment. I use my french press a couple times a year and always think I'll be fine with the sediment... and I never am.

Pour over is my personal favorite taste wise, but definitely takes a bit more finesse and effort. More so than I'm sometimes willing to put in at 5:30 in the morning when my alarm goes off.

Imo anything like the Clever Dripper is a perfect middle ground. It's an immersion brew, BUT it's paper filtered so you don't have to deal with the sediment/silt of a french press. It also takes less effort than a pour over. I tend to do what James Hoffman recommends, and it pretty much always works out well.

I'd say the only real downside to it is that you can't make quite as much as you can in a larger french press, but pour overs also tend to have that "issue" depending on what you're using. If I'm making coffee for more than just myself, though, I tend to use my drip machine.

Has anyone else had kinda middling results from Mueller products? I bought a Mueller juicer and it was pretty shoddy in terms of, well, everything.

FWIW: I'm NOT a Yeti-hater by any means. I just think their products are a bit on the expensive side when there are so many other brands just as good. On a rare trip to a Walmart in 2015 I saw some stainless steel insulated mugs just like the Yeti mug pictured in this post. The 20 oz mug was $5.99 and the 32 oz mug was $7.99. I've checked them side by side with Yeti mugs. Besides small shap differences, they are the same!

Same thing happened to mine. When I called the company for a replacement plunger they were out of stock, so they just sent me a whole new French press. I've been babying this one, but I'm worried it'll happen again. It does make great coffee though!

The Stanley cups all have an actual lifetime warranty, I have both and prefer those tbh

Got the same one. Just needs new metal filters

My old lady gave me the Yeti for Xmas actually, so I just went with it.

You may want to look at the PlanetBox, it's got a 5 year warranty. Stainless steel, well reviewed.

https://www.planetbox.com/

One of my yeti cups paint came off but it’s still a beast

It's also a taste thing; I gave away every metal cup I had because of it.

I think it is something to worry about, maybe not for one press, but a whole kitchen. Like it or not, there's nothing against glass, even what you would call negligible, besides durability. There's a reason scientific apparatus are made from it. It's not even expensive. Just be careful with it.

If you travel with your coffee materials, or if you have kids, there are other considerations.

Definitely get a Yeti mag slider lid if you want a fun fidget to annoy your coworkers and/or roommates with though!

I love my French press. I have a glass Bodum one as well as a steel insulated one from Starbucks.

I found the steel one at a thrift store for $6. I've had it several years now. I take it camping as well.

The screen is the weak spot in the design but hopefully it can be replaced or repaired some day.

Interesting, maybe they are made for the western market and not sold locally or sold under another name.

I prefer Stanley by a wide margin. Go check out the comparison tests between yeti and ozark trail (Walmart in house brand). Spoiler: they are the same product.

I went with this particular one because it had excellent reviews. One of the biggest things I didn't like about the French press I had before was that the filter would not always form a good seal and grounds would not all get pushed down. I specifically wanted to avoid that issue. Several reviews I saw indicated that this one did not have that issue, which I can confirm it does not.

Or an artic for half the price. The only difference between it and the Yeti is a divorce.

Looks nice, I had been using a glass Bodum one for the previous 7 or so years without issue. Tossed it when I decided to treat myself to the one shown in this post after it felt superior and held up for the first month. Mistakes were made

I just scoop out as much as I can with a spoon then I put some water in it to loosen up any grounds that are still stuck. I have a little plastic cup that I cut the bottom out of and glued a French press filter onto after plugging the hole in the middle, so the water drains out into the sink and I can whack the cup on the inside of the garbage can to get the grounds out. There are usually just a few left after a couple of whacks and I don't mind washing those down the sink.

The French press looks exactly like my generic one... I can't say what more you're getting with the brand name...

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I love French press coffee. My only issue is how to clean all the grinds without washing them down the sink. I end up just making a mess trying to clean with paper towels. Anyone have a good technique?

88 micrograms of nickel being leached after cooking tomato sauce for 2 hours is totally negligible. If you've already got a glass one of course no reason to switch, but this isn't something to worry about.

It's surprising but i couldn't find them in Austria. I had to buy a knockoff that was very similar except it only had one screen and the outside was powder coated a light blue. Bought it on Amazon.de

I don't disagree, it's not plastic.

But there does seem to be evidence the nickel and chromium can leech

Not an expert, but I just stick with glass anyway; it's very inert. My french press will probably last decades at the rate it's going. If you have kids, that's another story.