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I thought I'd broken the glass until I determined that it was the ridiculously sharp edge on the "retaining plate" or whatever you call it. I didn't know this until I unscrewed it in order to hand wash the press. It's also going to seriously dilute their image of European quality. Parnagian above saw--rust underneath the band after a relatively short period of time. I guess we'll buy the "Chambord" to replace it--it's allegedly still made in France. Soon I looked down as I was washing and found two different fingers bleeding.
My wife bought this assuming it was made in Europe; after this mishap we examined the package and found it was made in China. We also saw the same results that E. Even worse, however, the metal plate holding the mesh in place was extremely sharp. It had made two cuts at least 3/4" long.For an otherwise-respectable brand like Bodum to release a cheap Chinese product with such a blatant quality and safety problem is a pretty serious lapse.
I'm moving onto the Bonjour "unbreakable" presses. This morning I shook the grounds out of the carafe into the trash and when I rinsed it I noticed it had a crack running from the base all the way up the carafe. Let me start by saying that I love French Pressed coffee, but these Bodum glass carafes are not built to last. I'm not banging them around in the sink or over the trash can or anything crazy like that. This one didn't last 2 months and our prior Bodum press carafe only made it 10 months.
This double wall press keeps your Java fresh for about an hour. I have a few Bodum Coffee presses, but the problem with many is that they don't keep the coffee hot for very long. Long enough to get the first cup of caffeine injected into your systems and go back for another cup to sip on.
This lasted me less then a month, after it shattered in my hand from being tapped light against the counter top. Also, coffee gets cold super fast, I would buy a more insulated press that's a little more durable.
OK, I'm only guessing at this combo, but the base metal is definitely steel because all the external metal parts attract a magnet. In the past, the metal parts were all highly polished stainless steel. The Bodum Young that was selected as a replacement is cute, but looks like something someone else returned: the plastic caddy is already scuffed, and the red, rubber overmold has black showing through from the underlying ridgid plastic in one spot. Great counter appeal and even better coffee, but washing it by hand after each day's use resulted in what looks like rust between the metal band and the glass after only two weeks. So much for their interest in customer satisfaction or quality. The Bistro's external metal seems to consist of a thin layer of chrome over mild steel.
Most dissapointing of all was that an email request for guidance sent directly to Bodum did not even get a response. I've had several french presses from Bodum over the past 20 years, and this is my first dissapointment. I can't imagine how bad it would look if it had been run through the diswasher.Whoever was responsible for specifying the materials must have got a reward for saving a few pennies. And no part of the Bodum being replaced attracts the magnet (most commonly available stainless is not ferro-magnetic).KlinQ.com - the actual supplier - didn't want it returned, and grudgingly sent me a replacement.
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