I like the look of that one.

Do you have a CostPlus Worldmarket near you? They used to sell a good assortment, but in general their variety of products seems to have declined over the past year. :(

We do not have one. I was hoping Macy's might have it in store, as they have a 20% printable coupon right now, but no such luck. :( I guess it's time to see who has the best cashback option. :)

Frankly, the Aeropress is great for someone like that. I can lean on it with all my weight (typically do) and it has survived years of that abuse every day.

I ordered one. We'll see how Mr. Kipper likes it, and how I like it. I figure that if nothing else, he may take that into the woods with him, and I'll buy and keep a stainless one at home.

Bodum measures "cups" as 4oz cups and so their 3-cup size means it holds 12oz of liquid (including what is used to brew the coffee grinds) so in reality, you get only 9 to 10-oz of actual coffee which is only a smidge more than an 8-oz US mug. For minimum 2 whole mugs of coffee, the best Bodum size is the 8-cup (32-oz) size you've got there in the stainless version. The 4-cup (16-oz) will yield just a mug and a half.

They don't make anything bigger than 16oz in their polycarb french press tumbler style but depending on how you like your coffee the tumbler has its own problems too.

I usually travel with a mini dual voltage travel kettle and either a reusable filter or some paper filter pockets so that I can make either coffee or tea. For coffee I just put the grinds in the filter, pour hot water over it and let it brew. With the reusable filter, it's very similar to french press as you get all the fragrant oils in the coffee. With the kettle, boiling water is quick and I make my coffee by the cup. If I use the room coffee maker, I make the hot water first then dunk the filter of grinds into the carafe.

Thanks for the explanation about cups for Bodum! That makes sense and explains why we didn't get much.

I tried the Aeropress this morning and wasn't thrilled with it. I felt as if the coffee mug was going to go sliding, and the volume of coffee was really low.

For me, I have to have a product which doesn't require filters, pods, etc and I believe that the French press is it (unless there are any other suggestions)

I see that Starbucks has a new plastic version, but again I highly recommend either metal, or glass for home use.

Thanks for the review, kipper.

I'm thinking the Aeropress may be returned or sold on eBay, unless Mr. Kipper wants it for when he travels.

You can buy replacement glass liners from Bodum.

We considered that, but then we considered Mr. Kipper's philosophy that brute strength is better, and figured that perhaps glass is a bad idea. :D

Aeropress returned to Macy's. We picked up a Bonjour "virtually unbreakable" french press, and so far, it's not bad.

+1 for the aeropress

Sorry you didn't like it, kipper, hope you like your new gizmo.

The Aeropress was worth a try, although, perhaps the look Mr. Kipper gave me when I started describing it should have been enough to convince me that I'm not coordinated enough to use it. :D

I had decaf last night before bed, and full strength this morning. :)