Choosing a French Press Coffee Maker

The first thing you’ll need to begin brewing great french press coffee is a french press coffee maker. There are literally hundreds of different kinds out there and choosing the right one depends on a couple of different factors. Is it just for yourself or do you need to make coffee for more than one person regularly? Do you like to make coffee for your friends after a nice dinner? What’s your budget?

Here are a few recommendations for the best french press coffee makers depending on how you want to use yours:

Individual French Press

Bodum New Kenya 12-Ounce Coffee Press

Most of us don’t put down more than 12 ounces of coffee in a single sitting, so this is the perfect choice for solo brewing. This french press is durable and looks great and is very easy to disassemble and clean.

French Press for Two

Bodum New Kenya 17-Ounce Coffee Press

This is the basic standard model for making about 3 cups of french press coffee. This french press is extremely durable, even with the glass cup. The glass is replaceable if it ever breaks, and everything is easily cleanable after use.

Large French Press

Bodum Chambord 8-Cup Coffee Press

This french press is a big one, allowing you to brew up to 8 six ounce cups of french press coffee at a time. This makes it great for gatherings and dinner parties, or even offices. This press is also metal instead of plastic because of the increased weight of the coffee in it, making it a very durable french press coffee maker.

Steel French Press

Bodum Columbia 8-Cup Stainless-Steel Thermal Press Pot

Not only a beautiful french press, this 8-Cup Stainless Steel French Press is also amazingly practical and durable. This can brew up to 8 cups of french press coffee and is also thermal insulated so the coffee you make in it can stay hot for up to 2 hours, making it great for offices or dinner parties where all the coffee isn’t used at once.