Review on ☕ ESPRO P1 French Press - 12 Ounce Double Walled Stainless Steel Vacuum Insulated Coffee and Tea Maker in Matte Meteorite Black by Mike Cooper

Perfect for a few months but I can no longer use it and I will buy it again. This design was a great solution to work with since I was moving and couldn't find time to use a regular coffee maker. And it kept my coffee hot long enough for me to pour before my shift and as long as the lid was on it stayed hot until I wanted to drink it a few hours later. Also, it didn't leak at all. But after a while all the pads stretched out or something like that and it became very difficult and messy to use and then impossible. As the coffee was ready, it became increasingly difficult to push the plunger. It's then *really* difficult to pull the plunger out to drain and clean it. I had to work so hard to pull it out that it suddenly broke free and flew out, throwing wet coffee around - great fun getting to work with it quickly and unobtrusively. It's also difficult to grab the lid to get enough leverage for it, so it hurt my fingers and became completely frustrating and stressful. Sometimes the lid (not a cap but a drinking lid) would not unscrew without pouring hot water over it. Sometimes I've asked someone stronger than me to try to remove the lid or unscrew the plunger, but I mean how doable is it to keep looking for stronger and stronger colleagues to knock over my coffee mug? That's too much effort and I'm looking for a solution to make coffee at work easy and uncomplicated.