Bodum 8 Cup Cafetiere

Bodum first started in Denmark in 1944 and it was not until 1958 until the first French Press came to be on the market. They have sold over 50 million of these products worldwide and they are now very well known in the uk mainly for their quality.

I do not know how old my friend thinks I am but a selection of perfumes for Christmas Pressie is not my cup of coffee so back to Boots whence it came and I got a refund on a card.
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...put extra money towards a Bodum Cafetiere as a Treat.

There is no packaging with this, you just buy the product straight for the shelf. When I was in the store there was a 4 Cup Cafetiere and an 8 Cup French Press Cafetiere. Been a coffee lover I opted for the 8 Cup one.

As I looked through the shelves of the store there were cheaper ones and to be honest they did look cheap, the plastic looked flimsy and I would not ... more

Bodum first started in Denmark in 1944 and it was not until 1958 until the first French Press came to be on the market. They have sold over 50 million of these products worldwide and they are now very well known in the uk mainly for their quality.

I do not know how old my friend thinks I am but a selection of perfumes for Christmas Pressie is not my cup of coffee so back to Boots whence it came and I got a refund on a card.

Talking of Coffee, my favourite drink, I was mooching around Boots thinking what could I spend this on and the sale had just started and I came upon this shelf that had Cafetieres on it.

On the shelf, all the Cafetieres had been reduced and I thought brilliant, I will put extra money towards a Bodum Cafetiere as a Treat.

There is no packaging with this, you just buy the product straight for the shelf. When I was in the store there was a 4 Cup Cafetiere and an 8 Cup French Press Cafetiere. Been a coffee lover I opted for the 8 Cup one.

As I looked through the shelves of the store there were cheaper ones and to be honest they did look cheap, the plastic looked flimsy and I would not trust using some of them.

I then had to make a decision did I want the lid to be in black or grey.

The Cafetiere comes complete with a measuring spoon for your coffee and the base which is chrome and also the lid and press is one.

Now lets take a look at the lid, it is a heavy duty lid with a black bobble on top that is your press to push down. Attached to this is the chrome rod that goes through your lid and is attached to the coffee press. The Coffee press is made up of 3 components, one is holding it all together a chrome circular base, the next thing is a wire mesh to stop all the coffee getting through to your drink. Around the top of this mesh is like a spring all around the circular edge which protects your lid from damaging the net.

The glass jar is circular and holds 8 cups of coffee but if your a mere commoner like me, then it makes 4 mugs of coffee, well one day I will be refined I hope. The glass container is quite heavy and made of strong glass.

This is what made me go for this particular Cafetiere is that the stand in which the Coffee Glass Jar sits in is chrome with a black handle attached to it. The Chrome band is around one inch thick around the jar and has four pieces of chrome leading down to its feet. Now I have a very expensive Oak Table and my main fear of Cafetieres in Chrome would be most of them would scratch my table. But with this model, the feet are folded over and underneath the jar to create a soft metal base and then it is joined by welding in the middle.

To use this product is simple, measure out how much coffee you want and boil a kettle and let it cool down a bit as it recommended not to put boiling water straight into it, let it stew for five minutes. Then you put on the lid and press the black bobble on top of your lid. As you do this, this secures the lid and presses the coffee down to the base and then you can pour your coffee. It takes me about 10 minutes to make a lovely fresh cup of coffee and it is well worth the wait.

Now you cannot get away from the fact that this is a Bodum product as it states it on the label, and is impressed on the side of the lid and the chrome holder. Oh and it is also on two stickers on the Cafetiere itself.

Warnings-Mine and Bodum
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1) Do not use Boiling Water on it.
2) Always make sure the is properly pressed right down as if it isn't scolding coffee could get out.
3) Be very careful when you come to wash this product as I have found the suction so strong of the press that it will lift the glass container out by itself, so I would same make sure you hold the glass container and the chrome base.

To wash it is easy, swill out all the residual coffee first, it is amazing how many bits is compressed inside. Then I leave all mine to soak in luke warm water for about 10 minutes.

I love this and I am so glad I bought it, not just for the quality but it is a great cheap little product. Well here comes the best bit, Boots had lost the bar code for this product and I know it retails at around £15 but as it had no code and no tags, she let me have it for the cheapest Cafetiere price in the store, so I got this for £3.75

Now they do normally have little tags on them with little bits of information but mine was missing but as a use of Cafetieres, once you have used one, you can use another.

Bodum is available at most Hardware Stores and Supermarkets and Boots. This is certainly where I would have been quite happy to pay £15.

I fill mine up at night before coming on here at 11pm to read and rate and it keeps me going for quite a while.

I used to have coffee makers and was debating whether or not to buy one but Cafetieres suit my life style a lot more, plus it is easy to carry from room to another. I would recommend this product to anyone who likes the fresh smell of coffee.

For more information, take a look at Bodum.Com

Karen 

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