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It won't make two 12 ounce cups of coffee, which is what two Small coffees at Coffee Bean or StarBucks would be. That's two 8 ounce cups of coffee. Buy the larger one if you and your SO are big coffee drinkers or if you want to make coffee for when you have groups over. This is a great french press, the only problem is that it isn't 5-6 cups. it makes about 16 ounces of coffee when filled to the brim (due to the volume of coffee in the pot, you can't put more than about 16 ounces of water in the pot with the coffee grounds). 8 ounces is perfect for a regular sized coffee mug, but it still isn't much coffee.
I was reluctant to spend that much for it but I'm glad I did. Great for two good size "cups" of coffee. It's my first Press. It's worth it.
I am using-up some gifted Seattle fine grind coffee and am surprised to see very few grinds in my cup (I will buy courser coffee grinds in the future).OH.I would appreciate the liquid capacity would be noted in ounces rather than the number of cups it holds (coffee cup measurements differ). I do hand wash the pot and strainer with liquid soap, warm water and a good rinse after each use. I had to do further research to get the actual liquid capacity of about 23 ounces. I am more than happy with my perfect cup of coffee (took me three tries of measuring the coffee, brewing time lengths and slow plunging to get that perfect cup). I do feel a little guilty about spending so much money on this frivolous gift for myself, although I don't worry about breakage, malfunction and the coffee is very good.maybe after a couple of years the guilt will go away.Thank you AMAZON for all the reviews and thank you AMAZON for this quality item.jane To date there is no wear on the mesh nor any residue grinds in the mesh.
This in no way took away from my giving this item a 5(+) rating--the quality is definitely there. After researching and reading all the Amazon reviews about the various "french press coffee brewers", I chose the Frieling 0103 pot. Can you see the smile on my face.I am an instruction follower so I am experiencing no problems. This pot holds 2 of my coffee cup sizes, not the mentioned 5-6 cups.
Briefly----after drinking coffee every way possible including from a C-Ration can with C-4 for heat---I have arrived at nirvana---best coffee---even makes cheap Folgers Dark grind taste great---will last forever the way it is built---on my list of gifts for people I really like---
a great product that works as described--makes a nice 2 cups of coffee and is easy to clean--looks good and appears very durable--I wish there was a larger size available-
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