Customer Reviews

Chef's Choice 695 Electric French Press, Black

5 star:		(19)
4 star:		(8)
3 star:		(4)
2 star:		(6)
1 star:		(7)

 

 

I have purchased (and agrily returned) four of these products. The reason I've been angry is the same as the rest of the reviewers....great product which makes great coffee but leaks! I finally removed the glass container from the unit, cleaned off the cheap silicone that they use to seal it to the heating element, and re-sealed it with a high-temp gasket maker that I purchased from a auto parts store. NO MORE LEAKING!!! If Chef's Choice would simply use a better silicone sealer, this product would fly off the shelves. I've been using my new and improved press for 6 months now with no problems.

like another reviewer here, i had my unit about a year before a leak developed between the black plastic housing and the glass carafe, near the base.

i used mine once-a-day like clockwork. it boils water tremendously fast so it works great for tea as well. but, now water will slowly drip out of the leak even when it's cold and not being used.

it's unfortunate because if you use filtered water, this is the purest way to make coffee. and i can't see fit to buy a replacement if it's going to cost me $... a year...

I live on a boat - everything I own needs to have at least two functions, so I thought this electric french press would easily cover my need for boiling water and a fresh cup of coffee. Unfortuantely, my experience has followed the other reviewers'. Yesterday, after just over one month of use, the carafe started leaking. I am very disappointed and will not be replacing the unit. Its back to the old stove top kettle for now...

Having just inadvertantly dropped my coffee maker, I'm back to buy another! This unit has provided the greatest advance in the quality of my daily coffee--ever. And I used to import my own green beans and roast them each morning! I have had NO problems with leaking or malfunctioning. It seems obvious that, should a leak develop, a simple application of a high-temperature silicone gasket would be an easy fix.

I bought two of these for Christmas gifts (one for myself too). The idea of being able to heat water so fast and in the pot you are going to make coffee in is wonderful - BUT - like most of the other reviews posted here, leaks started within 6 months of use. Too bad this seems to be a common problem. I am getting ready to send mine back to the company for a "fix" - wonder how long that will last? I wouldn't buy another unless they fixed the design flaw.

Nice idea, but it leaked within a couple of months. Wouldn't spend the money on it again.

My wife and I used this press 1-2 times per day for about 9 months and loved it -- and then the base began to leak.

An incredible convenience (boiling in the same pot as pressing), but we are back to our standard glass press until a new version of the product is released.

Especially disappointing at the price.

This is the second one we've had. The electrical element in the pot burned out in the first one. Now the second one leaks after four months of use. I concur that it's a great idea but a faulty design. I hope someone gets it right eventually because my husband loves it.

I loved the French Press until it began to leak. I received it in January 2002 and by September it was leaking around the base. The seal completely disengaged from the base one morning spilling all of the hot contents. I would love to know a way to reseal the carafe.

This item does all it advertises and the coffee taste great... and of course the brand of coffee means a lot too for good taste. This item is easy to use, clean, and its features of the instant boiling base is great not only for coffee. All positive for this unti except for one thing......the price. I believe ... is somewhat high.