NYC_Crema Senior Member Joined: 13 Oct 2004 Posts: 1,504 Location: New York City Expertise: I love coffee
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Posted Mon Nov 8, 2004, 10:26pm Subject: Anyone tried the Bodum plastic travel French Press Pot?
I can't recall the name and a CG search on "bodum plastic" doesn't bring much. Before I dive into the CG archives trying to see if there is anything on this, I am wondering if anyone has first hand experience with this (new?) item from bodum. I see it at bedBath&Beyond for about $9. It is your regular french press, but it is made out of plastic (hence, for "travel") and the filter is one piece and made out of plastic I believe (and the screen is metal I think). The clear plastic container says something corny on it like "enjoy fresh coffee anytime" (geez, I wish they resisted doing that) and the top is black plastic and has a spout to drink from.
I'm thinking of bringing this to work, where I am in this one office only 2 times a week. I'm afraid a glass one would break and is also too annoying to carry back and forth if needed. Furthermore, a one-piece filter is really easy to clean. This would be used in a short time: warm up cup, heat water, mix and wait (steep), then pour into a regular cup and drink. I wouldn't drink out of that contianer for a long time (so I'm not concerned with how it does 30 minutes after being 'pressed').
THanks, I really want to get this and probably will, so if no one responds, then I'll be the first. Now, I can grind in the morning right into the FP, bring it to work, pour some hot water from the good ol' water cooler (its got a hot water switch!) and enjoy!!!
Posted Tue Nov 9, 2004, 5:51am Subject: Re: Anyone tried the Bodum plastic travel French Press Pot?
I don't know if this is the one you are refering to, but I use a Bodum 'Brazil' when I travel. I'm not sure that it is unbreakable, but it has survived the baggage handling gorillas so far. I travel almost every week and it has held up well (along with my Bodum mini-Ibis kettle, which is definitley not unbreakable). I just pack them real well. The Zassenhaus Turkish mill also travels well (covered in bubble wrap).
I use one of those soft side insulated lunch boxes to carry it all in. I don't need the insulation for keeping anything warm, it just provides extra padding to the items inside, which I cover with bubble wrap.
I know why travel presses are "a bad one" ... This isn't really for traveling, but to to take to the office back and forth and not worry about broken glass (incase it breaks).
I'm going to buy this and see what happens... Only 9 bucks. I spent more on coffee!
espressoperson Senior Member Joined: 9 Jul 2004 Posts: 114 Location: Philadelphia Expertise: I love coffee
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Posted Tue Nov 9, 2004, 12:28pm Subject: Re: Anyone tried the Bodum plastic travel French Press Pot?
I have the travel press you're referring to. It sez "Give up bad coffee for good!" I leave it at work and bring in premeasured portions of coffee for use at work every day. It works fine.
I also have another bodum travel press that has the rubber holding ring around the middle and is slightly larger. On that one the Plastic neck kept popping off allowing the filter part to tip and make a muddy mess. I called bodum and they sent me a stainless steel neck to replace the plastic one. This has solved the problem. (I asked for an extra stainless neck for the smaller press but haven't needed to use it yet. )
I prefer the smaller press because it is more compact than the large one. And I don't notice a temperature difference between the two even though the larger one is more insulated than the smaller one.
However, my favorite travel press pot is still the classic glass one with all stainless 3 part filter. I use just the glass beaker that I squeeze into a blue foam pop can holder. Protection and insulation. And it can be used in the microwave in case there is no other way to heat water, or no cup or kettle available to heat water.
expobar Senior Member Joined: 25 Mar 2004 Posts: 3,003 Location: .
Posted Tue Nov 9, 2004, 3:28pm Subject: Re: Anyone tried the Bodum plastic travel French Press Pot?
espressoperson Said:
I have the travel press you're referring to. It sez "Give up bad coffee for good!" I leave it at work and bring in premeasured portions of coffee for use at work every day. It works fine.
Thats what I meant in my original post. I wish they resisted the urge to put that on it, and just keep it clear or with a logo. I guess they want people to notice its just not another coffee carrying tumbler.
I'm going to buy it tommorrow, give it a shot. I just want something non-glass.
espressoperson Senior Member Joined: 9 Jul 2004 Posts: 114 Location: Philadelphia Expertise: I love coffee
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Posted Wed Nov 10, 2004, 10:13am Subject: Re: Anyone tried the Bodum plastic travel French Press Pot?
NYC_Crema Said:
Thats what I meant in my original post. I wish they resisted the urge to put that on it, and just keep it clear or with a logo. I guess they want people to notice its just not another coffee carrying tumbler.
I'm going to buy it tommorrow, give it a shot. I just want something non-glass.
To me, even worse than the cutsey double entendre saying, is that big red and white bodum block down the side. I hate paying for something that is an advertisement for a company. If they want me to advertise for them, then gave it to me for free. Maybe then I wouldn't mind.
When I bought it I was hoping that all that writing on the sides were in the form of decals that I could peel off. Not so :-(.
Geof_B Senior Member Joined: 10 Oct 2004 Posts: 4 Location: Madison, WI Expertise: I live coffee
Posted Fri Nov 12, 2004, 6:37pm Subject: Re: Anyone tried the Bodum plastic travel French Press Pot?
Greetings all.
To continue the conversation on the plastic travel FP a little further, anyone out there have any comments on the flavor of the coffee made in a plastic FP? Assuming that the pot itself is a high quality Lexan-type plastic from which you shouldn't get any residual plastic flavor, all of the plastic travel FPs I have seen have a run of the mill HDPE filter. These tend to stain, hold odors/flavors, and can leave a residual plastic taste in the beverage.
Any case, Having tried one of these along with a small, portable, hand-crank grinder on a few camping trips, I was convinced that the flavors of the coffee were not ideal when made in this press compared to my trusty glass Bodum at home.
espressoperson Senior Member Joined: 9 Jul 2004 Posts: 114 Location: Philadelphia Expertise: I love coffee
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Posted Fri Nov 12, 2004, 8:02pm Subject: Re: Anyone tried the Bodum plastic travel French Press Pot?
Geof_B Said:
Greetings all.
To continue the conversation on the plastic travel FP a little further, anyone out there have any comments on the flavor of the coffee made in a plastic FP? Assuming that the pot itself is a high quality Lexan-type plastic from which you shouldn't get any residual plastic flavor, all of the plastic travel FPs I have seen have a run of the mill HDPE filter. These tend to stain, hold odors/flavors, and can leave a residual plastic taste in the beverage.
Any case, Having tried one of these along with a small, portable, hand-crank grinder on a few camping trips, I was convinced that the flavors of the coffee were not ideal when made in this press compared to my trusty glass Bodum at home.
My first choice for travel is still my blue-foam protected glass press with stainless filter. Easy to clean in any work or travel situation. Also takes up less space than the plastic travel presses.
As for the bodum travel press, I believe the filter mesh is stainless steel, not hdpe or nylon. But it is imbedded in a plastic frame with a silicone ring around the outside to create a seal around the edge. I find it harder to clean than the all-stainless filters in the glass presses. But if I make the effort to clean it really well the coffee it produces is fine.
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