Lowest New Price: USD $58.49
Features :
- 12-ounce thermal press for brewing coffee or steeping tea
- Double-walled stainless-steel construction keeps beverage hot
- Elegant rounded design with polished chrome finish
- Small convenient size; ideal for home or office
- Patented safety lid secures carafe and prevents spills; dishwasher-safe
The Columbia Thermal Coffee Press is the perfect solution for the coffee lover that wants to enjoy quality coffee over time. With the Columbia, you can keep your coffee hot for approximately two hours. The Columbia is made of durable double wall stainless steel. The double wall provides the insulation it needs to keep the coffee hot over time. With it's easy grip handle it is a pleasure to pour. Using a coffee press provides one of the most flavorful and balanced cups of coffee you will experience. It is easy to use too - just add coarse ground coffee, fill with hot water, stir, place the lid on and wait 4 minutes. After 4 minutes, press and enjoy. The 3 Cup Columbia is great for the office or when you just want one cup. The 3 Cup press is 12 oz and yields 3 - 4 ounce cups of coffee.
Customer Reviews
Love It. (2010-05-01)
I absolutely love this french press. It is small, making about one mug at a time, but whether this is a bad thing it is up to you. The size makes it convenient to take anywhere. It is great for camping and road trips-- no need for gas station coffee! The best thing about it? It isn't glass, so it doesn't break. Especially great for movers and travelers. You'll never be a victim to bad coffee again! This french press truly creates one perfect cup of coffee at a time.
Nice quality (2010-01-23)
Very nice quality tea press. Smaller than anticipated.
Only holds 1 cup of tea.
well built (2009-12-30)
Strong well built coffee press. There are no glass parts to break. Stainless Steel 3 peice simple design. Only draw back is the price.
Great little press pot (2009-12-21)
I like the sturdiness of the all metal construction, and that I don't need to worry about breaking the glass carafe, which has happened to often to me in the past.
The double insulation keeps the water hot while it brews. As others have noted, the lid isn't insulated so you can't "store" coffee in it, but you really shouldn't anyway.
It makes a full coffee mug per pot. I may get the 17oz next so I can share a cup with someone.
Not quite perfect - but close (2009-11-29)
This is basically a well-designed press pot. The handle is comfortable, allowing a secure grip, and the spout pours well, without dribbling as you stop pouring.
It serves my needs quite nicely, producing 8 or 10 oz of coffee - enough for two regular cups or a small mug. If I want a 16 oz mug, I brew the coffee double strength and top up the mug with near-boiling water.
If I rinse out the pot with tap-hot water and use water which has just boiled, the coffee brews at an ideal brewing temperature of just over 200 F. The double-wall construction means that the coffee stays close to that temperature for the 3 or 4 minutes coarse-ground coffee requires to brew. Since brewed coffee deteriorates in a matter of minutes, this pot is an ideal size. If I want a second cup, I brew a fresh pot, thus avoiding taste-deterioration and the off-tastes associated with stewing coffee.
The only negative with this pot is the fact that the filter is about 1-1/4" above the internal base when the plunger is fully depressed. This means that the last of the coffee does not pour properly. - It dribbles out, putting more sediment in the cup if you want to get that last drop.
Come on Bodum. How much extra would it cost to lengthen the plunger rod by about ¾". Even my inexpensive 12 oz glass press pot (non-Bodum) leaves only ½" above the internal base. I wouldn't mind the plunger knob sticking up a bit when fully depressed. Also... How about releasing a version mid way between this size and the 34 oz version?
This pot would merit 5 stars if Bodum were to lengthen the plunger.
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