As the title said, I’m looking for a stainless steel french press. So far the only producer that actually makes them in Europe seems to be Stelton (Denmark). Bodum looked good, but they do have a factory in China and don’t clearly disclose in the webshop where the specific product is made. Additionally Amazon lists the Bodum Columbia as “Made in China”. Scanpan is another European brand, but the TOGO line is made in China unfortunately.

So I’d be happy to get any pointers for brands to look at.

Edit: The options so far are

  • Stelton EM77, stainless steel cylinder, 80€, made in Denmark
  • Bodum Douro, stainless steel cylinder, 170€, made in Portugal

All other options (WMF, other Bodum models, Bialetti, Paderno) seem to be produced in China or the US.

I didn’t expect it to be this difficult to find viable options.

  • Señor Mono@feddit.org
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    My french press’s case was broken, and I 3D printed something new. Looks shaby after some time and all those presses you post make me envious 😡.

    Bit common… 160€ for a french press 😆

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      The most “affordable” option seems to be the Stelton EM77 for 80€. That’s for completely stainless steel, no glass cylinder. I honestly didn’t expect it to be this difficult and expensive to find something.

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    Instead of a French press, I might recommend the Clever Dripper. Sold by a Canadian company.

    It provides the best parts of a French press (immersion brew) with the best parts of a pour over (wide mouth for easy pour control, paper filter for a clean cup). It makes approximately 450 ml and dispenses out the bottom directly into your mug.

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      Thanks for the suggestion! I’m not actually making coffee in my French Press, but tea. I just learned to love the versatility and form factor of the press, and it still allows to brew the occasional cup of coffee. Edit: The product is also made in Taiwan, so doesn’t fit any of the criteria.

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        This company also sells a similar method for tea called the Handy Brew. So you might be able to find a bottom pour tea brewer that’s manufactured in Europe. I’ve gone through some options but I can’t find where the alternatives are manufactured.

        Here’s a glass tea kettle from a German company

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    Are you looking for stainless kitchen ustensile ? On selton website, i found various product related to cooking, coffee…

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      I don’t want to be rude, but have you read what I wrote? As I said, Stelton is so far the only brand I could find that has a stainless steel french press made in Europe.

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        Well, i didn’t understood at first, that’s your other answer that helped me. As i said earlier i went to the website of Stelton and tried to decipher what you wrote. I was lost.

        The french in its name is confusing and it’s not a popular product in France. So in fact it was just the name of a coffee press…