CoffeeUnbreakable French Press - Never Be Without a French Press Again!
French Press Coffee Makers typically have glass bodies, sometimes these glass bodies are contained in a metal cage to keep the fragile glass a bit safer, but still the carafes may crack from use. These simple yet elegant coffee makers are very popular among coffee aficionados and they suffer when their French Press is out of commission. The answer is the Unbreakable French Press.
What Makes Them Unbreakable
The materials used to construct a press vary widely. As discussed above the typical French Press has a glass carafe, which for obvious reasons is breakable. The other components also have issues as well. Plungers which is actually the press of the coffee maker tend to break as do the screens that separate the grounds from the coffee when the plunger is depressed.
The plunging makes for an interesting display when the carafe is glass but it is not very durable. An Unbreakable Press is much more durable, but not as aesthetic, much more functional looking. Typically the unbreakable variety is made from heavy gauge stainless steel. Some models are double walled stainless steel, a layer of stainless steel on the outside and some type of insulated material on the inside. Each part is made from stainless steel. The plunger is made from stainless steel and so is the mesh filter at the bottom of the carafe that catches the coffee grounds. This makes for a very durable item that will last for many years.
Cost
Unbreakable French Press is another way of saying more expensive than traditional but they are well worth the extra cost.