Others say...

"ubreakable but not perfect"
I bought this coffee press after breaking a glass one. The plastic construction is great, especially for someone as clumsy as me.

The reason I didn't give it 5 stars is because of the mesh filter. The one-piece plunger construction is convenient but I find that it's easy for grounds to get around the rubber edge of the mesh.

"BonJour Hugo"
Bought this to supplement a Stainless Steel unit we use from "Next Day Gourmet" (apparently no longer available). This one is obviously not quite as substantial but works fine for our needs. The top on the BonJour doesn't lock on like our other unit but other than that we're satisfied with the performance.

"Unbreakable, yet it broke!"
So disappointed! I had a terrific glass french press for 9 years, until I accidentally hit it to hard against the waist basket to get the grounds out. I thought I'd be smart and buy this unbreakable one. The beaker itself is not glass, and thus unbreakable, but the plunger parts are made of plastic, unlike the stainless steel parts in my old one. To my surprise, after about 10 uses, the plastic cracked into several pieces for no apparent reason. Now I am shopping for another one, and will probably go back to glass, hoping that all the parts will be of decent quality.

"Better than breaking"
I have had 4 glass french presses and all have broken.

Either buy this or Bodum's metal Columbia line. I chose to go cheap, bought this product, and I'm not disappointed. The previous reviews (you can read below) echo my experience.

10 steps for great coffee:

1. Buy whole beans from a good source.
2. Freeze them in your freezer (this preserves the essential oils that make great coffee).
3. Grind them when you want to make coffee. A cheap spice/coffee grinder works fine. The grind should be chunky, not powdery. Put it in the french press.
4. Use a press, like this one. (duh)
5. The press requires boiled water-- boil it in a kettle (one with a whistle) and pull the kettle off heat... when it ceases to make any whistle/gurgle/chortle noise, That's about the right temperature for the french press.
6. Pour it in the press.
7. WET the plunger and insert in the press, just above the level of the liquid.
8. Set a timer for 4-5 minutes.
9. After time is expired, push the plunger down SLOWLY to the bottom.
10. Pour and enjoy!

Gotta go, the timer just went off.

"best press i have owned"
This French press is my third. It the the best one yet -and THE CHEAPEST, and MOST RUGGED. A few weeks ago mine got knocked off the kitchen table and hit the floor, and thanks to the rubber base and the sturdy construction it survived. No more Bodum for me, Bon Jour from now on.