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This is my third one of these in 3 years. I guess if you need cream or sugar you've got to pour it in a cup. They tend to crack so I'm looking forward to the new stainless steel version. I use this Monday - Friday it allows me to drink good coffee at work. I'm a black coffee drinker so this works for me.
It's got a great cover for the spout so it's pretty leak proof. I didn't realize this with my first one, and it ended up cracking in the dishwasher. Still, I really love this mug. I love my Bodum French Press travel cup. Also, it fits perfectly into the cup holder of my car. It also works great for loose-leaf tea. It is so much more convenient than making a hole pot of coffee in the morning. The only qualm I have with this cup is that it is not dishwasher safe.
push plunger down, 3. (1. I tried different water levels, different grinds of coffee, different temperatures of water, and different speeds of plunging (the last and final was done so excruciatingly slowly that even if it had resulted in a mug of coffee without grinds I probably would still be returning the mugs).I've been drinking French Press coffee at home for many years, so I am accustomed to the inescapable bits of coffee bean you get in your cup. pour results through fine strainer).I'm going to return this item and keep looking for the perfect insulated single-serving French Press. Let me put it this way: if you don't mind sucking your coffee through your teeth, then spitting out the grinds before your next sip, then this mug could be the ticket. I gave two stars because this COULD be such a great product.
A great idea that could so easily be a four or five star product.Unfortunately, despite repeated attempts, I could not get these mugs to brew coarse ground coffee without having an unacceptable amount of grinds floating around in the brew. Brew coffee according to directions, 2. Perfect for my family, where my wife and I both drink different brew each day. Even the best result of the four or five attempts I made resulted in about 1-1/2 teaspoons grinds in the strainer I used to test the results. Bummer. Also perfect for camping.
This unit delivers very poor results.
Finally nice coffee on the move. A fantastic addition to my thermal mug collection.
Especially if you are partial to pressed coffee. Both cups are insulated and will keep coffee hot for an hour or so. It's about $8 but if the cup is still good, save the planet and buy a new filter. Once the coffee is made you have to add it through the drinking opening.
I have two of these, this one and the one that you can put photos in. I checked with the manufacturer and you can buy a replacement filter from their website. This press works pretty well. It's made of mostly plastic so I thought the first time I poured boiling water in it it would crack. You do get a few grounds, but that's true with just about any press. The one downside is adding cream and sugar to the travel mug.
One more note: The rubber on the filter will probably be the first thing to go. Tricky, especially for sugar and powdered creamer. You can add syrup to the grounds first as well. Great little mug for coffee on the go. It helps if you wait a few minutes after pressing to take your first sip. Didn't make any difference in the pressing or the taste. Not so.
I tried adding powdered creamer and sugar to the coffee grounds before brewing; worked fine. Keeps the grounds out and the coffee hot. They have had daily use for a month and still in like new shape. I keep one of these at work and I make the coffee in it and then pour it through a tea strainer into my mug.
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