Bodum Red Chambord 8-Cup Coffee Maker Review

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This small french press makes 1.5 cups of coffee, not 8. It is handy an easy to clean. The glass and plunger are even dishwasher safe!

The red is not as pictured. It's more of a brassy-coppery red which does not match other red appliances.

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I have had this coffee press for about a year and I love it. Recently the top was put in the dishwasher. The review says it's dishwasher safe. Now the red is pealing off. It looks pretty ugly.

Amazon was great but they really need to fix the description. Amazon sent me a label and I sent back the coffee maker and they replaced the coffee maker right away with one day shipping.

The new coffee maker has a label that says the top and the red holder should be washed by hand. The plunger screen and the glass pot can be washed in the dishwasher.

update: I received the replacement and have only had it about a month. It was never put in the dishwasher and only washed by hand, yet the red on the top is starting to peel. Really disappointed.

After corresponding with 4 different people at Amazon they finally agreed to take it back. This time I had to pay for the shipping. I believe this is a manufacturers defect and I don't think I should have to pay for the shipping. I has a one year limited warranty against manufacturing defects. I wrote to Bodum at their website and never heard from them.

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I bought this french press for my wife, who swears that it is a much better method than using an automatic brewer. I personally think that it takes a bit longer and the taste difference is negligible; however, this review will contain none of my slight anti-french press feelings!

It's a beautiful, and solidly constructed piece of coffee equipment. There are three essential pieces; the glass, the metal holder container/handle, and the top/plunger/mesh filter. The mesh filter does a pretty good job of making sure you won't be drinking little bits of ground coffee, and the top is splash proof, going completely over the glass. I personally think that the glass and metal parts fit together a little bit too snugly, having to force it in a little; that could have just been a fluke, however.

Cleaning the Bodum French Press is very simple. Although the product description on Amazon states that it is dishwasher safe, which I totally disagree with. I have noticed, however, that the "Product features," portion of the description states that it is not dishwasher safe. Having put this product through the dishwasher, I can assure you that it is NOT dishwasher safe, and the paint will chip and/or wear.

Overall I think that the Bodum French Press is a pretty solid product, and worth the buy if you, like my wife, are in love with the design.

Pros

+Very attractive design

+Easy to use, and clean.

Cons

-Conflicting reports of being dishwasher safe. The one time we ran it through, it came out with some chipped paint.

-You may not consider this a con, but I think the glass fits a bit too snugly into the metal piece.

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This coffee maker looks great, makes excellent coffee, and comes with detailed suggestions for brewing the perfect cup. The suggestions include how to care for your coffee maker thereby prolonging its natural life. Yum!

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Great product and very easy to use. Coffee stays warm for a good amount of time so haven't regretted buying the sleeve. Also 8 cups is great size for 2-3 people. Very happy with this product, did take a while deciding but with the research done I am very happy with the decision.