Bodum Chambord 8-Cup Coffee Press

The one thing it has going for it is the ability to make one of the finest tasting cups of coffee you've ever had.

If you value convenience over quality, if you typically get your coffee out of a can, if you actually like coffee made according to the directions on the side of the can, if you ever drink instant coffee, this is not the coffee maker for you.

If you're willing to sacrifice time, convenience, and economy for the sake of a wonderful, rich cup of coffee, you will not be sorry about purchasing this coffee press.


For real coffee lovers   August 11, 2002
 8 out of 9 found this review helpful

No, it doesn't really make eight cups of coffee. Yes, it takes more effort and work both to make the coffee and clean up afterward. But ... the taste of coffee from a coffee press far surpasses coffee from a coffee maker that tastes stale and burnt after 10 minutes. The coffee in this press is not filtered, which means you drink the REAL thing--you get the full, genuine flavor of good-quality coffee beans (and bad, if that's what you choose to buy).

Highly recommended if you're genuinely interested in real, full-flavored coffee, rather than Americanized coffee-water.


Bodum a winner!   June 18, 2002
After searching high and low, I came across this fine coffee maker. The Bodum Cambord 8-cup coffee press is a breeze to use and makes a fine cup of coffee.

The pros:
- easy to use
- easy to clean
- delicious coffee
- wonderful presentation with it's classic design

The cons:
- 8 cups isn't really 8 cups. They count a cup to be 4oz so it's more like 4.

You really can't go wrong with this one!


Not Enough!   February 23, 2002
 15 out of 27 found this review helpful

I bought the "8" cup coffee press before Christmas to replace a press that had broken.
To me eight cups was plenty; however, I did not realize that the definition of a cup was four ounces. This may be correct for cooking, but when you pour a cup of coffee you expect more.
If I knew that the press was this small, I would not have purchased it. At the time a larger model was not offered.
I now have to purchase the larger one to handle my needs.
I would recomend that Amazon use a more realistic description for those of us who are not that familar with measurements.


Be Careful   February 20, 2002
 11 out of 31 found this review helpful

This is a nice product, BUT it is not "8-cup" capacity. It is 32 oz., which in my book has always been 4 cups. If you need 8 cups this is not the item to order.