Titanium French Press

I've owned two Bodium French presses in the past. Both of them made good coffee but both were broken by roommates. These were traumatic events for me so I gave up on this method of making coffee. This French press is indestructible. I don't live with roommates anymore, but I wish I had owned this back then. This press makes a smoother cup of coffee then the Bodiums. The polyester filter really helps filter out the fine grit that would otherwise pass through the metal mesh. Another benefit is you can boil water in the vessel while in the field. I'm very happy about this purchase.

I purchased this coffee press many years ago at REI ( paid more for it) and have taken it with me on all my travels and will do so in the future. It's light, has folding handles and makes very good coffee. It's survived many years of use. I tested small traveling espresso machines recently, this remains the one I will take with me on my travels.

Great product, very good design. I purchased mine in December 2010 for $61.94 (total cost). I have used it about every week and multiple times per week since then (it is now July 2018), and is still going strong. Clean gently and enjoy.

Just an f.y.i. - To anyone who thinks this press is too small to brew two large cups of coffee. There is a very simple solution that I’ve been using for many years with [small] French Presses. . .

1) Boil enough water for two LARGE cups of coffee.

2) Put enough coffee grounds into the press to make two LARGE cups of coffee (you can use 4 scoops of coffee if your cups are large, or if you just like strong coffee).

3) Pour water over the coffee grounds, wait a few minutes, and press coffee.

4) Pour even amounts of freshly brewed coffee into both cups.

Of course your two large cups will only be half full of coffee.

Are you ready for my trick?

5) ADD MORE HOT WATER TO EACH CUP.

You can brew the coffee strong enough for two large cups, and then ADD MORE HOT WATER to the cups to bring up the water level.

It’s not magic, it’s simple logic.

Thus Snow Peak’s coffee press is not too small to brew two large cups of coffee. I just got done brewing two cups for me and a friend. They were actually a bit too strong for my taste - which goes to show that you can make two large cups - or maybe even three small cups.

(Note: Youou will need to boil your water in another container, but I always have a dedicated cooking pot for boiling water. So this trick won’t work if the coffee press is the only thing you have to boil water in.)

Thank you Snow Peak for making such a great product. :)

This is a great product for fresh coffee on the trail. I use it with the Hotlips (fits perfectly) and drink the coffee straight from the press, saving the weight in my pack of an extra cup. After pressing down the screen-plunger just pull it out. The coffee grounds stay on the bottom. I've never drunk grounds with this method. It's the perfect size for 2 cups of coffee, my minimum daily requirement. The only reason I didn't give it 5-stars was because of the shape. It is too narrow and tall. It should be wider and shorter to sit on the burner in a more stable manner, not be so top heavy and boil faster.