Planetary Design Table Top Stainless Steel French Presses 48oz Green Tea

A better mouse trap

This review is only for the Planetary Design 32oz Table Top Stainless Steel French Press in Mocha. I cannot vouch for any other Planetary Design product.

Okay – so like most probably reading this I am a researcher. I tend to like to see real world users and what they think about a product rather then all the mindless marketing hype companies push out.

I don’t think I’d put myself in the coffee connoisseur category but in life there are just a few things you can’t skimp on and one of them is coffee. So when I initially started looking into getting a coffee press I kept seeing Bodium as the dominant product on the market but then I started digging in a little and reading how their product appears to have gone down hill and that people are tasting PLASTIC in their coffee?! That is simply not acceptable and in my humble opinion a potential long-term health hazard. And it seems that most others I came across either break quickly, the plunger guts don’t last, or…

Best french press on the market

We’ve made coffee by french press method every day for more than 10 years. Because we use it every day, sometimes twice or 3 times a day, we need something pretty sturdy. We’ve had many different brands, and all had something that we hated – too fragile, didn’t keep coffee hot, didn’t filter grounds well, wasn’t big enough, etc. For the last 5 or 6 years we’ve had stainless steel Bodums, which had their problems (mainly, didn’t filter grounds very well and the plunger portion would break easily) but it was the best we found. Until now…

This press is FANTASTIC! It does exactly what it should do – we have no complaints and we have no recommendations for improvement. It is easy to clean, it holds the perfect amount of coffee, keeps it hot, cleans well, it is made VERY well (i.e., not too fragile for everyday use!) and is an excellent price. We are going to get a second one so that we have two around when we have guests. We love everything about this french…

Excellent press

I have purchased then returned three presses before ordering and keeping this one. The double wall construction and excellent design make for great cup of coffee. The screen design is of particular note as it’s proper fit and ability to keep grounds from getting past ensure no one get a surprise in their last swallow. I do recommend you let the coffee sit for a minute or two after pressing to allow the sentiment to settle out, but this is common in most presses.

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