My glass French press seems to be leaking/breaking soon so this was great to see!

It’s very reasonably priced, I think I paid less than $30 for it.

Lol this is my exact setup

You should take a look at the Frieling french press. I have had mine for 14 years. I have only had to get a small replacement part once. It is expensive, but it feels heavy and solid as a rock.

I've been considering buying a larger one also for when my wife or guests want coffee, this looks like a great option with a 44 oz size. Thanks for the recommendation!

That's look like a fancy and usefull setup. I need the same right now. Do you know where we can find them in Europe please?

Yeah I have the 36oz one (brushed stainless steel) and it is great for two large cups of coffee. I did buy the upgraded filtration system they offer direct on the Frieling website. I am not really sure it was worth it for the extra $14 bucks (I think it used to be $8, back when I bought it). Anyways, huge fan of this brand and anytime I have guests over and make coffee, they always comment that its one of the best cups of coffee they have ever had.

Broke my glass French press camping. Replaced with the Mueller and I'm much happier camping and at home. I love that its double-wall insulated too.

Yeti cups will outlive us all. Our great grandchildren will bash zombies skulls in with them and their drink will still remain the same temperature

Yes, it’s very well made. I love how the top where the rod slides through to press is sealed so water doesn’t get in there when you wash it. I also feel safer putting this in the dishwasher.

A buddy of mine had one with ice water in his beater truck when the truck caught fire. The whole interior burned up and the lid melted a good bit, but he put the cup in a dishwasher and got a new lid. It looked brand new after.

I was really expecting you to say that the drink was still cold.

I totally was too lol I bet it still has water in it at least

I love that French press. It’s an absolute tank

Lol same here brother.

Usually prefer glass for food stuff, even if it needs replacing sometimes. I've never had one fail without "help".

After my partner broke my glass French press I got a similar stainless setup, but I got a 1L Stanley vacuum bottle and a 950mL Paderno (Canadian Tire high end house brand) insulated press. Just enough room in the bottle for cream, which rocks.

Smarty-pants like us will never be without hot coffee, I could kill somebody with either of these and still use them the next day.

The buildup to it was so cool!

You can buy yeti straight off their website, I boight their roadie cooler. There are no other rotomoulded coolers for sale in europe as far as I know, so it was the only choice (in US I think there are cheaper alternatives).

For the Yeti mug, you can check out Stanley mugs too, very similar and maybe a bit cheaper, also saw it in supermarkets here in Europe... m

If I wanted to separate myself from drip/kcup coffee, what should be my entry point? I was thinking either french press or pour-over. What would be better for a beginner?

For even better value, get the Ozark cups from Walmart. Essentially the same as the Yetis for way less.

Pour over will taste just like the k cup or better if you do it right, but there’s a learning curve.

French press is not as filtered usually and has a bolder taste and usually has more sediment in it.

Both are great just depends how you like your coffee.

I recommend aeropress as it’s a hybrid of both and really hard to mess up. Makes delicious coffee and super easy to clean.

I know, I have heard those stories too. The ice did melt though, and most of the water evaporated. The lid was basically molten plastic and most of it dropped into the water and was still there when he got it back.

I got a Stanley double-insulated stainless steel french press about a year ago after my Bodum had a plastic part break. Not sure if it's BIFL yet, but it's all metal and Stanley as a brand has served me well. Plus it keeps the coffee I don't drink in the morning warm well into the afternoon.

same!

Great, I will definitly buy the pair and use it at least 15 years. No. I will buy 2 set and I'm done for life. Stainless steel is life. Thanks man and thanks OP.

I bought this same steel one after breaking my second glass one, going on about 5 years strong so far! I expect to have this one the rest of my life.

My dad was a boilermaker who did shutdowns at paper mills and we also farmed. I still have his old green Stanley thermos that he always used for coffee. It's dented and scratched, but still works great after over 40 years of abuse.

These are stainless steel, doesn't leech anything into your coffee like plastic or other materials might

Me too I bought it for camping and it took over the kitchen.

Mueller is made in Austria I believe so you should be able to find that French press.

Mine broke in like 2 months, the threading for the plunger failed and it turned into garbage. Good luck with your French press though, I hope you don't have the same issue as I did. It was nice while it worked

Same, I'll never go back to a glass french press. Keeps your coffee warm for a long time as well.

I've had this one since 2020 and it's still going strong: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07VFFZF7H/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

It’s a great French press. Works great for camping.

Ugh yeah I just finally bought a new French press 2 weeks ago, my glass one broke 3 months ago and I spent a few months buying coffee every morning until I finally got a new one.

I’m a bit of a coffee nerd. Pour over will def be the better cup. But it is much more difficult to achieve a perfect pour-over cup than a French press. Firstly you are going to want fresh beans for pour over, but you will also need a good grinder ($100+). This is hugely important and I didn’t believe it was such a big deal when I first started. Basically any grinder can do a decent fine grind but only a few good ones can do a chunky corse grind that is good for pour over. If you want to go this route I recommend the Chemex carafes and their paper filters.

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.

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

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.

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?

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

Got the same one. Just needs new metal filters

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

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!

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!

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.

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.

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.

Same exact thing happened to us. So sad.

My $9 Walmart Ozark trail cup has held up just as good as my yeti. I won my yeti at a work event. They are just about equal in quality.

I went with one branded "Highwin". I can't remember all the details of my purchase, but I think I bought it on eBay at a lower price than the Mueller. It looks exactly like the Mueller. So, I convinced myself that I wasn't going to pay more for a name. The quality seems good, and will probably last a lifetime. An extra mesh filter is included.

Mine has a good seal so haven't run into that yet

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I’d like to buy my husband a new one we got him one a few years ago but it’s small.

Love this sub for random needs!

I have one stainless vacuum kug from stanley, I think I paid 20€ and am very happy. Keeps coffee hot for way longer and it's comfortable to hold (does not get hot outside like a cermaic mug does). Need to try it out in the summer but I guess it's main use is also to keep drinks cold...

I have this exact French press , absolutely fantastic.

Yeti stuff is overpriced and really only beats Ozark Trail in one catagory: impressing your lame bouji friends

I've been down this road. I grew up drinking percolated coffee, then when I moved out on my own I bought a drip pot. Replaced it with a Keurig and bought a Keurig for work. Got tired of how expensive K cups were then moved back to drip. Messed around with a lot of different types of beans and grinders and such, got really into that. Then I discovered French press and tried probably 25 brands of coffee (all preground now, I don't have the time to grind myself anymore and deal w/ making French press). I've settled on Primos brand medium ground and that's what I use now.

French press is not hard, it's just a bit of work and requires some attention.

I keep a small mesh strainer next to the sink. Add a little water to the leftover grounds, swish, pour into the strainer, then into the trash (or compost if you have it).

Broke two glass french presses before switching to a metal one.

Pretty sure they're all made in one factory and rebranded. I have the same one and it is a Sterling Pro. It's under a ton of brands.

OP: mEtAl iS bUy It fOr LiFe

I have a Frieling that has been doing great and used daily since 2019.

My yeti doesn’t keep coffee hot for very long anymore. Daily use for about a year. Wouldn’t consider Yeti as a BIFL item.

Mine's going strong after 7 years, I think it will last many, many more.

Thanks for your insightful comment.

I got an insulated bottled from ASOBU and it's the best water bottle I've ever owned. I guess that their coffee mugs are as good.

I might have to buy one soon. That and their beer bottle cooler, they seem great!

Hey. That’s the sentiment I was sharing!

My ten year old 30 oz yeti fell off of the scaffolding I was working on 38 feet in the air. Landed on concrete. Put the lid back on and am still using it today. Almost indestructible.

I've used the same duo for 7 years. Sturdy and functional.

You don’t have to spend a bunch of money on a yeti cup, get the same thing at Walmart for $6

That's... too smart!! Definitely something I'll look into!

You’re clearly a person of class and grace, thanks.

I've had 3 Yetis crap out on me. Would not recommend them at the price they charge and definitely not BIFL quality.

What exactly happened to them? I’ve had good luck with the brand, my wife has bought a lot of their cups (she gave me that one). I also have some of the old can coolers I won in a contest at work 10 years ago and those things are amazing, rock solid and really keep a can cold.

They all lost the vacuum that acts as the insulator and were functionally just metal cups from then on. Wouldn't keep anything cold any longer than a normal cup would.

Nah actually there is a big difference ein the offbrands to the real thing. I worked at a place that engraved them. It's hours of cold drink different

my employer bought us all Yeti cups most leaky coffee cup top Ive ever owned

Well not from my experience. I’ve tested them side by side with ice over night. I didn’t engrave anything though. Not sure why I would need a cup engraved with anything?

This is the way. I broke two glass carafes before I learned my lesson. Literally everyone breaks theirs, start with stainless.

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Companies get them engraved often for employees. Engraving of those style of cups are incredibly common and don’t effect the integrity it’s all laser etching.

Their water bottles are pretty great and worth the extra $20 durability wise. Everything else tho I mostly agree.

We have one by gator that is great as well

I went through a glass French press every few years. I was so stoked when I realized they made stainless steel ones. Going on probably a decade with mine now.

Not that’s it’s worth the extra price, but I am not a fan of RTICs lid at all. The rubber seal folds over, and the small vent hole seals when you flip the mouth opening closed. When there is really hot liquid in there it causes the air to expand and push up on the lid.

This is a particular nitpick but something that has seriously bothered me with the one I have haha

OP: I like this cup and has done me well Commenters out of the woodwork: ACKCHUALLY

I'm with you. We have replaced the decanter of glass press once in 10 years. It cost 12 dollars at Macy's. Not a big deal. Also my husband hates the taste of coffee and steel

Same here.

Nice, that thought never even crossed my mind. But glad to hear they are least we're helpful when you called in about it. Hopefully the new one lasts for years like it has for others.

Glad I didn’t put a Rolex in the photo too, you’d have really raked me over the coals.

that would be for /r/BIFV, buy it for vanity

Ozark Trail, by chance? Have one and it is amazing.

I have both and agree with both! Mueller has been used daily for years though, and I’ve had to replace the mesh filters a few times but overall 10/10 would recommend them both!

Yes. How much did you pay for yours, if I may ask?

Yeti Press

I've been aeropressing into this johnny for 10 years now and still works great. I love knowing I can throw it in a bag with my laptop and know that it will be leak proof. Liquids stay hot for at least 12 hours if you want. . .https://www.amazon.com/Thermos-Ounce-Vacuum-Insulated-Travel/dp/B0039SLSU6/

That could make your coffee taste less than ideal, if you are storing the brewed coffee in there. French press needs to come off the grounds after the brew or it will over extract. I suppose if you mean it keeps it hotter during the brewing time, you’re right about that. But then if it is hotter in the cafetière it will brew slightly faster too.

My double wall stainless steel French press is amazing. Keeps a full press hot for an hour. About 10 years old and zero signs of wear.

RTIC or ozark trail brands exactly the same as Yeti at half or less than the cost

Favorite French press, makes me so happy to use it

I’ve broken two French presses in my life. I need this.

The Freiling French Press doesn’t have a great vacuum seal to keep things hot but it’s all metal and very well built. I’ve used mine every day for 15 years or so.

I have the exact same Yeti cup. Great stuff!

Well a typical French press only makes three or four cups worth of coffee at a time anyway, so that's not going to sit around all that long, especially if you're not the only coffee drinker in the house.

We used to French press, but the coffee would always dip to slightly below ideal temperature by the second cup, so when our last carafe broke we never bothered replacing it. She drinks drip now and I use an Aero.

I Keep it even warmer on my woodstove in the morning, piping hot refill.

It's possible that over extraction could occur quickly, so the use of a thermal carafe to maintain the coffee's temperature would only be beneficial if you transfer the pressed coffee into it. This means that the statement about holding in the french press for a "long time" does not align with the importance of preserving the quality of the coffee. Imho.

I have the Amazon rip off version of this French press and Ozark trail version of this cup, combined cost of 27 dollars and also BIFL

I've found that putting them in the dishwasher is a tossup. Once air (or heaven forbid, water) breaks the vacuum seal, they perform the same as a normal cup.

So long as you hand wash only they seem fine. But I don't have time for that so I stick to a normal bottle. Also they're bulky for the volume of liquid they hold.

I bought 1, lost it and bought two more,

First one for 5.99 next 2 for 7.99 each.

I'm pretty sure Yeti and Ozark Trail are made in the same warehouse. I've got an old one that's solid. I prefer hydroflask but they're not cheap either.

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A air layer would work very well for insulation as well but now I'm curious if yetis truly have a vacuum and how much of one.

Kind of the main reason I've stuck with Yeti is their Hotshot cap.
Just needs a little modding to get a handy carry ring

Think it depends on how much coffee youre making, I prefer French press but typically make coffee for two people

Either the red paint they use is susceptible to wearing out too fast, or I just use my red ones more often

They’re expensive sure, but they absolutely are BIFL.

Was grey but it looks more rugged that way. Wife got me a silver one and another painted tall one.

FYI I literally did this process for a while (actually with this exact French press) and still had issues with the very fine grounds causing a blockage that required snaking, so YMMV.

As a child I was severely burned by a glass French press that broke/exploded. I am still scarred on half my upper body. I would recommend not glass haha

Had the french press 3 years now after I had a glass one break not sure if it's bifl yet but it's pretty great

That’s the purpose of the plunger. Depressing the plunger at the end of the brew compresses the grounds at the bottom of the container to prevent overbrewing.

Another happy Freiling owner here since 2014. Nothing but good things to say about it.

Pull the plunger 3/4 of the way up and spray some water on to it. The water will pool on the top of the plunger, and when you pull it the rest of the way up, it travels through the screens and removes a good deal of the grounds stuck to it. Pull it fully out, hold it sideways and spray the rest of the grounds stuck on the underside into the container. Take it outside, swirl it a couple times, and launch the grounds onto the lawn. Go back inside, take the plunger apart and spray the last few remnants that were trapped in the screens.

Ya i just mentioned it because I've dealth with every brand. Won't say I tested them all but Ive gotten quite a few free ones over the years of lots of brands

That’s not true. The plunger is not impermeable and the grounds are still wet.

I've had that same press, I didn't care too much for it but it's possible I wasn't doing something right with it

Now I need one of those French presses. I’m always afraid to break my glass one!

NGL I had to give that Mueller press to my neighbor (who LOVES IT) because the metal on metal factor gave me the deep willies and made my teeth hurt every time I heard it.

Has anyone else had that experience? It was enough to make to reconsider a fragile glass press and treat it with kid gloves.

I love my stainless steel French press! I also recommend considering a stainless steel pour over cone: for a single cup it’s quick, easy, and makes an even tastier coffee in my opinion. I mostly use my French press for cold brew these days

If we're talking BIFL coffee accessories, I'm mighty partial to my Bialetti for my morning affogato

The big thing for me with yeti vs off brand is the seals.

I went with off brand stuff for a few years and the results were always awful. Not the actual metal container themselves but the seals . Most of them you can’t even take off and clean properly , so after a few months they’re disgusting or if you take the seals off you can’t get them back on. Yeti’s make that way easier. I’ll never use another brand , so long as the quality holds up.

Been using that same French press pot for several months now and so far fantastic.