BonJour 8-Cup Maximus French Press, Polished Stainless Steel

by BonJour

Product Features

• Maximus design features a polished stainless steel finish, borosilicate glass which resists shock and breakage
• Features patented Flavor Lock Filter System shuts off the brewing process to retain fresh pressed flavor
• Stainless steel mesh filter in lid reduces sediment in your cup
• Includes an acrylic scoop
• 8 Cup capacity

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 6.5 x 4.8 x 10.5 inches ; 3 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0001K17YM
• Item model number: 53348
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #66,018 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)

Product Description

Bonjour's Maximus 8 Cup French Press combines classic beauty with revolutionary innovation. It features the patented Flavor Lock Filter System and filtering lid to reduce sediment in your cup. The Flavor Lock Filter system shuts off the brewing process to retain fresh pressed flavor. Designed with a polished stainless steel lid and frame, borosilicate glass carafe, stainless steel filter, rod and screen as well as an acrylic scoop. The Borosilicate glass resists shock and breakage. 8 cup capacity.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

79 of 80 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Better than a Bodum 8-Cup for same price, June 9, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: BonJour 8-Cup Maximus French Press, Polished Stainless Steel (Kitchen)

I've been doing about a week's of research to decide which French Press to buy. I went to the store and looked at both the Bodum and this model, and decided on this model because there is a very easy-to-use lever at the top that closes the filter basket off from the coffee, when you're done pressing/steeping. While the coffee still gets cold within an half-hour or so, I don't feel bad or nervous that the grounds in the water are going to make the second cup of coffee less delicious than the first fresh cup. The Bodum model did not offer the lever/switch option. It's too bad Bonjour does not offer a photo of this lever mechanism, because in my opinion it's tha mechanism that makes this pot superior.

There is also a second filter at the spout, another feature that I do not believe is part of the Bodum model.

One more superiour feature is the pot handle. The handle on this pot is much nicer to hold than the Bodum equivalent (the Bodum one was hard plastic, kind of skinny; this one is a thicker, easier to grab, and nicer to hold in the hand, which might be helpful before that first cup in the morning.

FYI: I checked, and Bodum replacement beakers fit into this carafe holder, if you happen to break your container.

Also: Don't be cheap and get the plastic/non-breakable polycarbonate beaker -- plastic might impart a taste to your coffee. If you're going to this much effort to buy a French press, get the glass beaker.

SIZE: After much discussion, even though 95 percent of the time I'm the only coffee drinker in the house, this seemed to be the best compromise in size. This "8-cup" brewer holds about two large morning mugs worth -- you can make a single portion for one easily, but this has the capacity to make two American-sized morning servings.

If you got a set of coffee cups and saucers with your dishware set, this hold about 6 cups of 6-oz size cups of coffee -- the perfect size for after-dinner entertaining, if you have guests over for dinner.

The 3-cup brewer was basically for a single person only, and would never be useful for even a couple.

12-cups -- that's a big size that you might use for entertaining only. It's a little big to wield for daily use.

IN GENERAL ABOUT FRENCH PRESSES: I have lived in a ton of old-fashioned apartments in San Francisco, where sinks did not have a garbage disposal. If you do live in a place where you can easily rinse out the French press pot grains down the drain, I would not recommend buying a French Press -- too much work to clean out the drain! But if you have an easy way to dump grinds out when you're done, a French Press is elegant, space efficient and delicious.

If you live in an old city with no garbage disposal in the kitchen, I would recommend a moka pot or a neopolitan-style coffee pot (stove-top espresso pot) instead, where it's just an easy basket of grounds to dump, if you want a European style coffee that's better tasting than drip-style or instant.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My new tea maker, May 12, 2007

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Gabby "Mag" - See all my reviews

This review is from: BonJour 8-Cup Maximus French Press, Polished Stainless Steel (Kitchen)

I am a big tea drinker. Before I purchased my French Press I used to brew one cup at a time. I tried to get two cups out of one bag so I would put my tea bag in another cup until I was ready to brew again. Since I have the French Press I brew all my tea at one time. If I want two cups I know that they will both taste the same. I can use the left over tea to make iced tea.

I really like it and it is easy to clean.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great product, March 16, 2007

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G. Knox (Livermore, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: BonJour 8-Cup Maximus French Press, Polished Stainless Steel (Kitchen)

Easy to use, good quality, simple to clean. Would buy again if replacement was ever needed.