Customer Reviews

BonJour French Press Monet 3-Cup, Polished Stainless Steel

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I use my coffee press for loose tea and I love it. I make tea with this press at least once a day. It is also great for coffee and is nice to have on hand for when my father visits and wants his one cup. When I buy my coffee I tell the coffee expert at my local market that it is for a french press so that he will give me a coarse grind. But the tea is where this product really shines. It has a strainer at the pouring lip so that I'm drinking tea and not spitting leaves. It brews the perfect mug in less than 5 minutes and because it is clear glass I can easily moniter how dark my tea will be. I have been using my press for nearly 5 months now and will be ordering more for when I entertain. Hand washing is very easy and the used leaves go easily down the garbage desposil.

If you like a tiny cup of coffee like many Europeans do, this is a great little unit. But if you like an American-sized cup or mug of coffee (8-12 oz.), don't be misled by the ad touting it as a 3-cup unit. We returned it for a larger model because as cute and nicely made as it is, it barely makes one good-sized cup.

The fact is that this french press coffee maker only servers one (1) cup of coffee and not 3 as in the manufacturer's description. This is expensive for a one (1) cup coffee maker!

I received the Bonjour Monet as a gift. It was not the French Press I had been hoping for but I must report that I love this product! I am completely new to French Press coffee so I have no previous experience to use as a benchmark. That being said, I am completely thrilled with this little pot. I am the only one that drinks tea or coffee in our home, and I only drink one small cup in the morning at that, which is probably why the 3-cup (actually 8 oz.) size works perfectly for me. The gifter that purchased it knew this about me, and figured correctly that it would suit to a tee. She chose the Bonjour over others because of the sturdy-looking screen/plunger and the added splatter guard and pouring screen attached to the lid. I have made several cups of coffee and tea and have had absolutely zero problems with escaping or renegade grounds or leaves. I really enjoy the whole "press process" and appreciate that it forces me to slow down for the experience! I'm still trying to find an easy method of extracting the sludge-like grounds out of the bottom of the press -- that aspect is the only negative thing I experience, though that would be true of any french press, regardless of the maker.