Review on Coffee Gator French Press Coffee Maker: Insulated Stainless Steel Manual Brewer for Home & Camping - with Travel Canister - 4 Cup Serving, Large Size, Gray (34 fl oz) by Nicole Bryant

When I moved to Auckland five years ago and didn't drink coffee, I thought all those coffee snobs were just huge jerks. I mean, it's *just* a cup of coffee. Well I had another baby and coffee is my morning blood now. Bay Area culture invades your taste buds and takes your taste experience to a whole new level, creating even more jerks, which ironically I now wear a badge for. I currently have your standard automatic drip coffee maker from my days when I was cheaper than Foldgers, one of those Italian espresso coffee makers, and I broke not one, but TWO French Bodum presses. Oh yes, and I have Pour Over Equipment (DCHE: +3EXP). OH WAIT! And I have an aeropress (my badge now flashes neon lights in a hypnotic swirling pattern - a beacon of absolute coffee rush). I need two cups of coffee to be a decent human being, and when you're trying to get three kids out the door it's no joke messing around with the Aeropress, especially if your partner wants a cup of coffee too. Enter the need for a French press. Except we have three kids and I'm freaking clumsy so it didn't work out very well for us. Act II: The coffee alligator gracefully dances onto the stage I call "my bar". I ordered it because it doesn't break, shine or leave fingerprints, plus it promises to keep my coffee warm for 32 minutes. I didn't actually order it, expecting a better cup of coffee than my standard French press, but OMFG - it delivers. In fact, even the hubs agree that this morning we had the best cup of coffee we've ever had in this house. I can't follow the tee off instructions every time (remove foam after 4 minutes, then leave on for a few more minutes - uh, not when you have 3 kids who leave the house at different times and you need to clean on your bra , before the landlord comes at 9am to fix your bathroom). So if you don't follow the directions exactly, you'll still end up with a large cup of strong AF coffee in the morning, leading other people to think you're too passionate about everything. but if you can actually follow directions (say, on a lazy Saturday morning), your taste buds will be captivated by the smooth deliciousness that is Coffee Gator's product. Also, I have no idea what the little glass jug is for. - It looks like it can't handle more than 4 tons of coffee and is better suited for storing your marijuana (that is, if you live in California, Colorado, Oregon, Washington or another legal weed state). But, hey - who do I see in a bottle of gifts?