Bodum Shin Bistro 8-Cup Coffee Press - Chrome - Accessories

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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
"Bodum's Coffee Maker Double Wall Glass SHIN BISTRO keeps coffee hot and aromatic for two hours" is a hitting headline for most of us who suffer from regular disturbances in our stressful lives. Truely, it is the double wall glass technology that accounts for the stunning news.The double wall glass coffee maker SHIN BISTRO keeps the excellently brewed coffee hot and aromatic for nearly two hours. A highly sophisticated production process leads to this stunning thermo-effect: the inner beaker is machine-blown whereas the outer beaker is mouth-blown perfecting the balance between insulation and product stability. The patented safety lid prevents the squirting of liquids. It features a black stay-cool non-slip rubber handle. The body is made of high-tech, ultra-light, heat-resistant borosilicate glass. All parts are dishwasher safe.

Customer Reviews: Read 1 more reviews...

2 out of 5 stars

Handsome Design but Poorly Engineered August 28, 2008
I've had several french presses from Bodum over the past 20 years, and this is my first dissapointment. Great counter appeal and even better coffee, but washing it by hand after each day's use resulted in what looks like rust between the metal band and the glass after only two weeks. I can't imagine how bad it would look if it had been run through the diswasher.

Whoever was responsible for specifying the materials must have got a reward for saving a few pennies. In the past, the metal parts were all highly polished stainless steel. The Bistro's external metal seems to consist of a thin layer of chrome over mild steel. OK, I'm only guessing at this combo, but the base metal is definitely steel because all the external metal parts attract a magnet. And no part of the Bodum being replaced attracts the magnet (most commonly available stainless is not ferro-magnetic).

KlinQ.com - the actual supplier - didn't want it returned, and grudgingly sent me a replacement. The Bodum Young that was selected as a replacement is cute, but looks like something someone else returned: the plastic caddy is already scuffed, and the red, rubber overmold has black showing through from the underlying ridgid plastic in one spot.

Most dissapointing of all was that an email request for guidance sent directly to Bodum did not even get a response. So much for their interest in customer satisfaction or quality!

5 out of 5 stars

Cannot live without August 12, 2008
After fine-tuning the art of coffee, temperature, and steeping time, this is something i will never want to live without. purchased over a year ago and still working wonderful after daily usage and numerous camping trips. When this one no longer works we will probably buy the thicker glass insulated one as coffee does tend to drop temperature slightly fast. Would recommend to anyone who loves great coffee.

4 out of 5 stars

easy coffee December 21, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

It is easy to use. I can have a good cup of coffee in 10 minutes.

5 out of 5 stars

Amazing way to make coffee! October 1, 2007
8 out of 8 found this review helpful

This product is my first coffee press, and I love it! It is perfect for me since I am a college student and don't really share my coffee with my roommates. This press makes about 2-3 cups of coffee. The description does say 8 cups, but that is 8 FRENCH cups, which are MUCH MUCH smaller than the cups here in the U.S.

It makes just enough coffee to have a little in the morning and some later during the day OR enough to fully fill up my travel mug.

Since I had never used a French press before I was a little apprehensive about working the plunger, but after reading the directions, everything worked out great! I was able to make coffee in under 10 minutes (first I boiled my water in a tea kettle, and then poured it right into my press). I had thought using a press would take even longer than a conventional coffee maker that drips the coffee, but it was faster! The drip coffee makers take forever to drip the liquid, while the pressed coffee was ready in a few minutes after boiling the water.

This French press is also very easy to store and transport around. (I take it to my boyfriend's house since I don't always finish my coffee in the morning.)

5 out of 5 stars

Oh, you mean a Bodum! May 22, 2007
5 out of 5 found this review helpful

There's quite honestly no better way to brew a cup of coffee than a French press. Drip machines, percolators, the travesties which are coffee-pod machines, and whatever is going to come out next all produce muck at once bitter and insipid in comparison to press-brewed coffee. Press-brewed coffee is both stronger and less bitter than either its drip-brewed or percolated counterparts: more flavour is extracted from the grounds while the less-soluble bitter oils, so easily dissolved by flowing water, remain ensconced in the grounds while steeping, and hardly enter the coffee at all with the single motion of plunger through grounds at the end of the brew.

And Bodum is the premier maker of coffee presses for a reason: impeccable quality, the proverbial "stunning good looks," and reasonable price. No, a Bodum is not the cheapest press you can find. It is, however, the best. There's a reason why, when I tried explaining the concept of a French press to my Swiss friend (as surprised as I was that she hadn't seen one before), she suddenly exclaimed, "Oh, you mean a Bodum!"

This particular press is stylish and functional as any in the Bodum line, and thanks to its simple lines and stainless accents, fits into any kitchen (trust me: you'll want it on display). The mechanism works smoothly without the catching and scratching between screen and beaker common with cheap presses.

Screen construction is conscientious as well: though you ought to clean it immediately following use, I know myself: I don't. However, nary a spot of rust ever show up on the screen, and the steel components are highly-polished, so coffee residues are easily removed without scrubbing. Using such a low-maintenance press approaches the running of the ubiquitous (and quite blasphemous, in my less-than-humble opinion) electric drip coffee pot.

If you regularly make coffee for only one person, I'd recommend Bodum's matched three-cup press. However, if you usually require coffee for two or more, this is the press to get.

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