Product Description

Another great BODUM product, Dispatched within 24 hours with UK warranty

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #162667 in Kitchen & Housewares
• Brand: BODUM
• Model: 1924-16
• Dimensions: 4.70" h x 6.10" w x 7.90" l, 1.45 pounds

Customer Reviews

These are great!
Recommend them, although the review below says they break but that's probably because he didn't slightly warm the glass first, although it's safety glass, like any glass, quick temperature changes can cause the glass to shatter!

They look great and are much better than the cafetiere I bought from another shop.

Curate's egg original design with an inherent limitation
I used to own one of these but freecycled it so I could get a newer design.

Why does it have a design limitation?

Like the original, first cafetieres, it suffers from the simple limitation of the carafe having a steel frame. Why is this important? Because when the very hot (never boiling) water is poured into the carafe, the steel frame gripping the glass draws the heat away quickly, particularly if the carafe hasn't been warmed beforehand, resulting in the coffee rapidly cooling in the 4mins it needs to infuse. The result is a less flavoursome brew in addition to the liquor not being piping hot - important to emulsify the ideal thick Jersey or Gurnsea milk (or even cream).

The steel gauze and plunger assembly common to this technology can't really be helped but the metallic frame is today, a pretty, if limiting design

This can be worked around somewhat if the carafe is prewarmed, but that's just another hassle.

Better to buy the modern versions with Bakelite, phenolic or thermally resistant polypropylene frames such as the types in the other Bodum range.

For butterfingers, Bodum also make cafetiere's with shatter-resistant polycarbonate carafes, though glass is always the best option for abrasion resistance and inertness.

Conclusion?

Perhaps a good idea if you own a cafe, as it encourages customers to drink the coffee and go before it cools!

Very good
This is a very good cafetiere.

The capacity: It can certainly fill 8 espresso cups, the little ones. If you want to go for standard mugs, or breakfast cups, you'll have just over 2 units of either mug or cup. The choice is yours!

It is very unlikely the glass can brake because of a temperature shock, as it is special glass for this kind of circumstances. This is different if the glass is brutally manipulated or if there are strong strikes from within when spooning the coffee in the (just under)boiling water before waiting for 3 minutes and pressing.

When pressing the coffee, do not rush to pour it and wait a few minutes for the coffee to set and avoid the "mud" at the bottom of the cup.

Another way to avoid that "mud" is to grind the beans yourself on a coarse setting, so that the ground is not too fine. The ordinary ground coffee tends to be too fine for cafetiere (better for filter).

If not in a rush to drink the whole cafetiere, and worried about the coffee cooling, you can always use a teapot cover. It works really well to keep the coffee warm. Another way is to use a camping thermos bottle.