Review on ☕️ Secura 50-Ounce Stainless Steel Insulated Coffee Press with Extra Screen - French Press Coffee Maker by Cristina Wicomb

I've been using my new coffee machines for a few weeks and I'm very happy with them. Mm, nothing beats a good cup of coffee. My 8 year old Cuisinart automatic drip coffee maker with thermograph broke down so I started looking for automatic drip coffee makers. My old machine was a Cuisinart with a built in grinder, but I gave up grinding beans with the machine after a few months because for some reason I found the brewed coffee was filling up the entire shelf and cabinets. and the floor, and I have a huge mess to clean up. It was something to do with the grinder and didn't happen every time but I was scared of it so it never overflowed again when I stopped using the grinder. When I was going through the reviews of every thermographic auto dripper I could find, this was the first thing I looked for and in fact a lot of people have complained that this happened to them due to some stupid design flaw. It looks like most of them had this problem, so they were excluded from consideration. Pretty much a Zojirushi car remained, but it's expensive and had other issues that made me hesitate. So I kept looking. It's taken weeks and I've decided that if my Cuisinart stops working I'll just live with Instant because I can't decide. It was so embarrassing. I also looked at presses but it was so hard to solve because people pointed out problems in the reviews. I finally gave up the glass press because someone said their press exploded when the plunger was pushed, resulting in third degree burns. The slightest possibility that this would happen to me was enough to say no. I finally settled on this press because of the 1500ml size and the rave reviews. I also bought a Melitta 10 cup manual drip coffee maker just in case, thinking maybe there's something I don't like about the press, like cleaning it or something. I love coffee maker! Finally I have the recipe and the technique, and it turns out a delicious coffee. I ditched my old Cuisinart grinder and bought a Cuisinart grinder with burrs. I set it to the coarsest grind and pour it onto a piece of wax paper. When the water boils, I immediately pour it into an empty saucepan and let it heat for a minute. I pour the water back into the kettle and check the temperature of the water. The water is cooled to about 200 degrees. I put ground coffee in a pot, start the timer for five minutes, add water, wait 30-45 seconds and stir. Then stop insisting and dive in. I immediately pour into cups and pour the rest of the coffee into a vacuum carafe. It's quick and easy to do. As for cleaning, it's not as difficult as I thought. I don't like wasting water so I warm it up a bit in the microwave. In the meantime, I run the plunger mechanism under a faucet to flush out as much base as possible. I take it apart and put the parts in a small bowl in the sink. The long flask/cap is washed and dried. I empty the grounds from the pot into the trash can and wipe the rest off with a paper towel. I pour hot water into a bowl and saucepan and add dish soap. After washing, I wash and dry all parts and put the butt parts on the windowsill for a more thorough drying. I didn't time it, but I can tell you that the entire cleaning process takes about five to six minutes. As for Melitta, she makes great coffee too. I set the grind level in the middle between fine and medium. I've found that the brewing process itself takes longer than the pressing because you have to stand and pour water into the filter, which takes about ten minutes. I tend to get distracted when I'm leaving to do something else and may forget to come back for more water. On the other hand, cleaning is much easier. The cone and lid are dishwasher safe, but I simply hand wash and dry the pot. I like that my hand is put in to clean it. I also like that the lid can be taken apart for thorough cleaning. This has always bothered me with Cuisinart, the thought of all this crap accumulating in the lid is horrible. I even called them once to complain about it. I'm so glad I got rid of it. In conclusion, I would like to say that the press makes coffee faster and easier, but it takes longer to clean. The Melitta manual dripper takes longer to brew coffee, but is easy to clean. In addition, Melitta makes a little more coffee than a press. Either method is worth the time and effort for great coffee. Also, both devices were very cheap and should last for years without building up disgusting dirt inside that you can't clean.